Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs Fulham FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Reading FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Fulham FC
Tue 1 Oct 2019 · 19:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+7'
John Swift 5' Y
John Swift 20' R
Liam Moore 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Fulham FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Robert Hyde
  • Referee Matt Foley
  • Referee Samuel Lewis
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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
2
Reading FC 4 games · Avg 4.5 goals Fulham FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-01 Reading FC 1–4 Fulham FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Fulham FC H 1–4 L
28 Sep Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
21 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
14 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
31 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 0–2 L
24 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–0 W
Fulham FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Reading FC A 4–1 W
27 Sep Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
21 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
14 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
30 Aug Cardiff City FC A 1–1 D
24 Aug Nottingham Forest FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between Reading FC and Fulham FC.
  • 5' John Swift has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 5.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jose Manuel Gomes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 13' A stunning finish from Tom Cairney — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 18' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' Poor challenge from John Swift. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Red card.
  • 25' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 26' Aleksandar Mitrovic adds to his 0 season tally! Fulham FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 29' Against the run of play, Aleksandar Mitrovic has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 34' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 44' Supporters expect more eagerness from George Puscas, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 46' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Barrett departs to be replaced by Lucas Boye.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 61' Ovie Ejaria is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' A goal from the England international Tom Cairney! He fires home on 67 to make it 0-4!
  • 69' The crowd applauds Anthony Knockaert as he leaves the pitch. Josh Onomah steps in for Fulham FC.
  • 71' Another change for Reading FC made on 71 minute. George Puscas leaves to be changed by Lucas Joao.
  • 71' Liam Moore picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 73' Fulham FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Aboubakar Kamara is hanging Tom Cairney on the field on 73 minute.
  • 76' Joe Bryan makes way for Maxime Le Marchand at the 76 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fulham FC.
  • 79' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Olise is hanging Ovie Ejaria on the field on 79 minute.
  • 84' It’s high time Jose Manuel Gomes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 89' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Yakou Meite makes it 1-4.
  • With this win, Fulham FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

Fulham FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Scott Parker

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aleksandar Mitrovic 4
Tom Cairney 2
Ovie Ejaria 2
Harry Wilson 2
Neeskens Kebano 2
John Swift 1
Charlie Adam 1
Ivan Cavaleiro 1

Head to Head

2019-10-01 Reading FC 1–4 Fulham FC

Reading FC Form

2019-10-01 Reading FC 1–4 Fulham FC L 2019-09-28 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2019-09-21 Reading FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2019-08-31 Reading FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC L 2019-08-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–2 Reading FC W

Fulham FC Form

2019-10-01 Reading FC 1–4 Fulham FC W 2019-09-27 Fulham FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2019-09-21 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2019-09-14 Fulham FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2019-08-30 Cardiff City FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2019-08-24 Fulham FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.13 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.16 Fulham FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 63% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC23% Draw24% Fulham FC53%
Actual: Fulham FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.29
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
47%
Draw or Fulham FC
77%
Reading FC or Fulham FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC16% Draw40% Fulham FC44%
Actual: Fulham FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.9%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.7%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 3
6.8%
0 – 3
6.1%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 1
5%
2 – 3
3.9%
1 – 4
Actual
1 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Fulham FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 93%
-1.5 7% — 93%
-1 7% 11% 82%
-0.5 18% — 82%
+0.5 41% — 59%
+1 41% 22% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 18% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓
Fulham FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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