Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Reading FC vs Aston Villa FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Reading FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sat 2 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 49' Glenn Whelan
Y 49' Anwar El Ghazi
John Swift 53' Y
Nelson Oliveira 55' Y
Andy Yiadom 62' Y
Y 87' Tom Carroll
Y 90' Conor Hourihane

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Aston Villa FC — Championship at Madejski Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Drysdale
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Matt Foley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
Reading FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-02 Reading FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC 2018-08-25 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Aston Villa FC H 0–0 D
29 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
19 Jan Derby County FC A 1–2 L
12 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W
05 Jan Manchester United FC A 0–2 L
01 Jan Swansea City AFC H 1–4 L
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Feb Reading FC A 0–0 D
26 Jan Ipswich Town FC H 2–1 W
19 Jan Hull City AFC H 2–2 D
12 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 0–3 L
05 Jan Swansea City AFC H 0–3 L
01 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Reading FC launch into their encounter with Aston Villa FC.
  • 5' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Aston Villa FC's shape.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Aston Villa FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 20' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jose Manuel Gomes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 25' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ovie Ejaria suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Glenn Whelan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 361 appearances.
  • 45' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 49' Aston Villa FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 53' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for John Swift.
  • 55' Poor challenge from Nelson Oliveira. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 60' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 62' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andy Yiadom.
  • 67' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Callum Harriott exits the field as Omar Richards enters on 67.
  • 70' Sone Aluko gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Lewis Baker and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' Yakou Meite is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nelson Oliveira at the 73 minute mark.
  • 74' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. Glenn Whelan departs to be replaced by Tom Carroll.
  • 79' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Aston Villa FC that had 361 games and scored 505 goals.
  • 84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 87' That is a Yellow card for Aston Villa FC. Tom Carroll will be fuming at that decision.
  • 89' The Aston Villa FC manager makes a substitution. John McGinn departs to be replaced by Mile Jedinak.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Conor Hourihane on 90 minutes.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Reading FC 0-0 Aston Villa FC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

Aston Villa FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Baldock 1
Sam Baldock 1
Ahmed El Mohamady 1
Ahmed El Mohamady 1

Head to Head

2019-02-02 Reading FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC 2018-08-25 Aston Villa FC 1–1 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2019-02-02 Reading FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2019-01-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2019-01-19 Derby County FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2019-01-12 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2019-01-05 Manchester United FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC L

Aston Villa FC Form

2019-02-02 Reading FC 0–0 Aston Villa FC D 2019-01-26 Aston Villa FC 2–1 Ipswich Town FC W 2019-01-19 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2019-01-12 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Aston Villa FC L 2019-01-05 Aston Villa FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC L 2019-01-01 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.77 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Draw 75% + Under 2.5 goals 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC42% Draw33% Aston Villa FC25%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 82%
18%
± 1.5 55%
45%
± 2.5 28%
72%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
58%
Reading FC or Aston Villa FC
67%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC26% Draw57% Aston Villa FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
15.6%
1 – 1
14%
0 – 1
10.8%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
4.9%
0 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
3%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 1
2.5%
1 – 3
1.3%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 11% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 24% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 17% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.