Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Derby County FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Derby County FC
Mon 3 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joshua Laurent 45' Y
Y 82' Curtis Davies
Y 90' Nathan Byrne

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Derby County 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

4
1
5
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Derby County FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-03 Reading FC 2–2 Derby County FC 2021-09-29 Derby County FC 1–0 Reading FC 2021-04-05 Reading FC 3–1 Derby County FC 2020-09-12 Derby County FC 0–2 Reading FC 2020-06-27 Derby County FC 2–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Derby County FC H 2–2 D
11 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L
04 Dec Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
27 Nov Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W
23 Nov Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
20 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
Derby County FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Jan Reading FC A 2–2 D
30 Dec Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
27 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
11 Dec Blackpool FC H 1–0 W
04 Dec Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
29 Nov Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Derby County FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Derby County FC
0-15
–/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Reading FC and Derby County FC get this one started.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Derby County FC's shape.
  • 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 20' The travelling Derby County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Derby County FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 35' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 37' A goal from the Canada international Junior Hoilett! He fires home on 37 to make it 1-0!
  • 42' Derby County FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Joshua Laurent. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 46' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. Tyrell Ashcroft is withdrawn and Felipe Araruna gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Derby County FC have won 452 goals from 385 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 57' Junior Hoilett with the second goal in the match!
  • 57' A change in the Derby County FC ranks — Luke Plange exits the field as Colin Kazim-Richards enters on 57.
  • 62' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 65' Alen Halilovic makes way for Femi Azeez at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Reading FC.
  • 67' Time for substitution for Derby County FC. Jason Knight is replaced by Ravel Morrison.
  • 72' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 77' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Curtis Davies. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 86' Brilliant from the ! Colin Kazim-Richards makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 86.
  • 87' What composure from Colin Kazim-Richards! The Turkey international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 89' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. John Swift departs to be replaced by Mamadi Camara.
  • 90' Nathan Byrne was booked on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Derby County FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wayne Rooney

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
Tom Lawrence 3
Junior Hoilett 2
Colin Kazim-Richards 2
George Puscas 1
Mason Mount 1
Michael Olise 1
Sone Aluko 1

Head to Head

2022-01-03 Reading FC 2–2 Derby County FC 2021-09-29 Derby County FC 1–0 Reading FC 2021-04-05 Reading FC 3–1 Derby County FC 2020-09-12 Derby County FC 0–2 Reading FC 2020-06-27 Derby County FC 2–1 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2022-01-03 Reading FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2021-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-12-04 Reading FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2021-11-27 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Reading FC W 2021-11-23 Reading FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D

Derby County FC Form

2022-01-03 Reading FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2021-12-30 Stoke City FC 1–2 Derby County FC W 2021-12-27 Derby County FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2021-12-11 Derby County FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W 2021-12-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC L 2021-11-29 Derby County FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.38 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.23 Derby County FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Derby County FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC40% Draw29% Derby County FC31%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Derby County FC
60%
Reading FC or Derby County FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC28% Draw48% Derby County FC24%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 0
9.4%
1 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.8%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Derby County FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Derby County FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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