Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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' 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.

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
Matt Godden 3
Gustavo Hamer 3
Jamie Allen 2
Andy Yiadom 2
Michael Rose 2
John Swift 2
Dominic Hyam 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.