Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Reading FC vs Coventry City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 10 Dec 2022 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 29' Callum Doyle
Jeff Hendrick 45' Y
Y 63' Jamie Allen
Y 75' Josh Eccles
Amadou Salif Mbengue 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
4
Reading FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 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
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
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Select Car Leasing Stadium as Reading FC face off against Coventry City FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Coventry City FC's compact .
  • 14' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Holmes departs to be replaced by Tom McIntyre.
  • 19' The 27-year-old Tyrese Fornah has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 24' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andy Carroll is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Coventry City FC.
  • 29' That is a Yellow card for Coventry City FC. Callum Doyle will be fuming at that decision.
  • 34' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robins will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 44 minutes.
  • 45' Jeff Hendrick picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 50' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 55' Supporters expect more eagerness from Tom Holmes, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 2 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 57' Against the run of play, Amadou Salif Mbengue has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 62' Coventry City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' Jamie Allen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 63.
  • 67' Tyrese Fornah makes way for Loum Ndiaye at the 67 minute mark. A tactical switch from Reading FC.
  • 72' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Poor challenge from Josh Eccles. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 76' Reading FC ring the changes. Abdul Rahman Baba has done his job and it is now time for Naby Sarr to step up.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Coventry City FC! Kasey Palmer comes on to replace Ben Sheaf.
  • 78' Coventry City FC ring the changes. Jake Bidwell has done his job and it is now time for Jack Burroughs to step up.
  • 83' Coventry City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Coventry City FC. Jamie Allen is replaced by Todd Kane.
  • 89' 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.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Reading FC and Coventry City FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC 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

2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-11-12 Hull City AFC 1–2 Reading FC W 2022-11-08 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2022-11-04 Reading FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2022-11-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2022-10-29 Burnley FC 2–1 Reading FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC L 2022-11-12 Coventry City FC 2–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-11-08 Coventry City FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2022-11-05 Watford FC 0–1 Coventry City FC W 2022-11-01 Coventry City FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-10-29 Coventry City FC 1–2 Blackpool FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC42% Draw30% Coventry City FC28%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.3
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Reading FC28% Draw51% Coventry City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
12.3%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.