Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 12 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Jake Bidwell
Y 29' Gustavo Hamer
Y 37' Dominic Hyam
Junior Hoilett 57' Y
Junior Hoilett 64' R
Y 72' Ben Sheaf
Tom Holmes 84' Y
Y 88' Ian Maatsen

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Coventry City FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
4
Reading FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC 2021-08-21 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2021-01-19 Reading FC 3–0 Coventry City FC 2020-10-30 Coventry City FC 3–2 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Coventry City FC H 2–3 L
09 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
29 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–4 L
22 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–4 L
19 Jan Luton Town FC H 0–2 L
15 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Feb Reading FC A 3–2 W
08 Feb Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
05 Feb Southampton FC A 1–2 L
29 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
25 Jan Stoke City FC H 1–0 W
22 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
83% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Reading FC have kicked off against Coventry City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' It’s high time Mark Robins made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 14' Jake Bidwell catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 14.
  • 19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Coventry City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 23' Against the run of play, Lucas Joao has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 28' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Coventry City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 29' Poor challenge from Gustavo Hamer. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 34' The travelling Coventry City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 37' Coventry City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 37.
  • 42' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 47' Gustavo Hamer is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 48' Michael Rose puts Coventry City FC on the lead.
  • 53' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 55' GOAL! Andy Yiadom fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 56' GOAL! Andy Yiadom fires home to make it 3-2!
  • 57' Junior Hoilett has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 57.
  • 62' Andy Rinomhota has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Red card for Junior Hoilett on 64 minutes.
  • 65' Ian Maatsen doubles the advantage! 3-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 66' Coventry City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jordan Shipley is hanging Jake Bidwell on the field on 66 minute.
  • 69' Yakou Meite is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Rinomhota at the 69 minute mark.
  • 70' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Yakou Meite comes on to replace Andy Rinomhota.
  • 72' The referee shows Coventry City FC player a Yellow card on 72.
  • 77' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 84' Poor challenge from Tom Holmes. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Another substitution for Coventry City FC to replace Ian Maatsen by Jamie Allen on 85 minute.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Tom Holmes is replaced by Kelvin Abrefa.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ian Maatsen on 88.
  • Full Time. Coventry City FC beats Reading FC

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 4
Matt Godden 3
Gustavo Hamer 3
Michael Rose 2
John Swift 2
Jamie Allen 2
Andy Yiadom 2
Dominic Hyam 1

Head to Head

2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC 2021-08-21 Coventry City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2021-01-19 Reading FC 3–0 Coventry City FC 2020-10-30 Coventry City FC 3–2 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC L 2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-01-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2022-01-22 Reading FC 3–4 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-01-19 Reading FC 0–2 Luton Town FC L 2022-01-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC W 2022-02-08 Coventry City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2022-02-05 Southampton FC 2–1 Coventry City FC L 2022-01-29 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-01-25 Coventry City FC 1–0 Stoke City FC W 2022-01-22 Coventry City FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.61 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.67 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Coventry City FC 74% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC35% Draw26% Coventry City FC39%
Actual: Coventry City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 3.28
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 63%
37%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 24%
76%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Coventry City FC
65%
Reading FC or Coventry City FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC28% Draw42% Coventry City FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
1 – 2
8.1%
2 – 1
7.9%
2 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
5.6%
1 – 0
5.4%
0 – 0
5.3%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
2 – 3
Actual

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 18% 64%
-0.5 36% — 64%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 18% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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