Reading FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Reading FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Coventry City FC 46 games · 95 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Dec Coventry City FC H 1–0 W 12 Nov Hull City AFC A 2–1 W 08 Nov Watford FC A 0–2 L 04 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–2 L 01 Nov Luton Town FC A 0–0 D 29 Oct Burnley FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 10 Dec Reading FC A 0–1 L 12 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–0 W 08 Nov Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W 05 Nov Watford FC A 1–0 W 01 Nov Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–0 W 29 Oct Blackpool FC H 1–2 L Key Stats
67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Coventry City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Coventry City FC0-152/–16-302/131-451/146-602/161-751/176+7/1■ Scored ■ ConcededTop Scorers (This Season)
Coventry City FCHaji Wright 17 G 1 A Brandon Thomas-Asante 13 G 4 A Ellis Simms 13 G 3 A Victor Torp 10 G 7 A Ephron Mason-Clark 10 G 6 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds Select Car Leasing Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Reading FC and Coventry City FC.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' Michael Rose needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 15 Yellow cards this season.
- 14' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom McIntyre is hanging Tom Holmes on the field on 14 minute.
- 19' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tyrese Fornah, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 29' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Callum Doyle.
- 34' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 39' Coventry City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 44' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 45' Jeff Hendrick was booked on 45.
- 50' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 50 minutes.
- 55' Coventry City FC is showing some good football. However, Coventry City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 57' Amadou Salif Mbengue puts Reading FC on the lead.
- 62' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Tom Holmes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 63' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 63.
- 67' Another change for Reading FC made on 67 minute. Tyrese Fornah leaves to be changed by Loum Ndiaye.
- 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 75' Josh Eccles is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
- 76' Naby Sarr is replacing Abdul Rahman Baba for the Reading FC side.
- 77' The whistle greets Ben Sheaf as he departs to be replaced by Kasey Palmer.
- 78' Jack Burroughs has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jake Bidwell on 78 minute.
- 83' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 84' Another change for Coventry City FC made on 84 minute. Jamie Allen leaves to be changed by Todd Kane.
- 89' Abdul Rahman Baba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 34 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 90' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.
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Lineups
Reading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Yakou Meite ↓ Lucas Joao 76'
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Tom Holmes ↓ Tom McIntyre 14'
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Andy Carroll ↓ Shane Long 67'
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Abdul Rahman Baba ↓ Naby Sarr 76'
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Tyrese Fornah ↓ Loum Ndiaye 67'
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Bench
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Shane Long ↑ 67'
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Lucas Joao ↑ 76'
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Naby Sarr ↑ 76'
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Loum Ndiaye ↑ 67'
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Tom McIntyre ↑ 14'
Coach Paul InceCoventry City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Jamie Allen ↓ Todd Kane 84'
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Jake Bidwell ↓ Jack Burroughs 78'
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Callum O'Hare ↓ Martyn Waghorn 84'
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Ben Sheaf ↓ Kasey Palmer 77'
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Bench
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Martyn Waghorn ↑ 84'
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Todd Kane ↑ 84'
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Kasey Palmer ↑ 77'
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Jack Burroughs ↑ 78'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lucas Joao 4 Matt Godden 3 Gustavo Hamer 3 Jamie Allen 2 Andy Yiadom 2 Michael Rose 2 John Swift 2 Dominic Hyam 1 Head to Head
Reading FC Form
Coventry City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.27 Reading FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.03 Coventry City FC xGI would bet for: Reading FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Reading FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.3Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Reading FC or Draw 72%Draw or Coventry City FC 58%Reading FC or Coventry City FC 70%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 14.1%0 – 0 12.3%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 9.2%2 – 1 8%2 – 0 7.7%1 – 2 6.5%0 – 2 5.2%2 – 2 4.3%3 – 1 3.4%3 – 0 3.2%1 – 3 2.3%Asian Handicap — Reading FC
Handicap Reading FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 12% 82% -1.5 18% — 82% -1 18% 22% 60% -0.5 40% — 60% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 17% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Reading FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.