Reading FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Reading FC

3 – 4

Full Time

Huddersfield Town AFC

Sat 22 Jan 2022 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Andy Yiadom 26' Y

Joshua Laurent 52' Y

Y 70' Lee Nicholls

Michael Morrison 80' Y

Overview

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Reading FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Huddersfield Town AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Huddersfield Town AFC

Last 5 meetings

2022-01-22 Reading FC 3–4 Huddersfield Town AFC 2021-08-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 4–0 Reading FC 2021-05-08 Reading FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2021-01-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Reading FC 2020-07-07 Reading FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
11 Jan	Fulham FC	H	0–7	L
03 Jan	Derby County FC	H	2–2	D
11 Dec	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	0–1	L

Huddersfield Town AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
22 Jan	Reading FC	A	4–3	W
15 Jan	Swansea City AFC	H	1–1	D
02 Jan	Blackburn Rovers FC	A	0–0	D
30 Dec	Nottingham Forest FC	A	1–0	W
26 Dec	Blackpool FC	H	3–2	W
18 Dec	Bristol City FC	A	3–2	W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Reading FC get us underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
5' The Portugal forward Lucas Joao breaks the deadlock on 5 minutes. 1-0!
9' Magnificent from Danel Sinani! That is 30 goals in 40 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
14' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Huddersfield Town AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
15' What a strike from Daniel Ward! The score is 1-2.
20' 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.
23' The Romania George Puscas breaks the deadlock on 23 minutes. 2-2!
25' Daniel Ward has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
26' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andy Yiadom.
31' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
36' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Huddersfield Town AFC's shape.
41' Joshua Laurent is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
45' The deadlock is broken! Michael Morrison gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
50' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
52' Joshua Laurent has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 52.
53' Sensational shot from Daniel Ward. Huddersfield Town AFC is back in the lead.
58' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Huddersfield Town AFC backline.
63' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
66' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 66 minute. Josh Koroma leaves to be changed by Jonathan Russell.
70' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Lee Nicholls.
75' The crowd applauds Joshua Laurent as he leaves the pitch. Junior Hoilett steps in for Reading FC.
78' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Danel Sinani by Josh Ruffels on 78 minute.
80' That is a Yellow card for Reading FC. Michael Morrison will be fuming at that decision.
82' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Daniel Ward is replaced by Jordan Rhodes.
86' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Drinkwater departs to be replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Huddersfield Town AFC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

3
Tom Holmes
10
John Swift
8
Andy Rinomhota
17
Andy Yiadom
15
Danny Drinkwater ↓ Tom Dele-Bashiru 86'
4
Michael Morrison
18
Lucas Joao
28
Joshua Laurent ↓ Junior Hoilett 75'
21
Abdul Rahman Baba
47
George Puscas
22
Luke Southwood

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Daniel Ward	4
Lucas Joao	3
Yakou Meite	3
Michael Morrison	2
Matthew Pearson	2
Michael Olise	2
Josh Koroma	2
Lewis O'Brien	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

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 2022-01-11 Reading FC 0–7 Fulham FC L 2022-01-03 Reading FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2021-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC L

Huddersfield Town AFC Form

2022-01-22 Reading FC 3–4 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-01-15 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2022-01-02 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-12-30 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2021-12-26 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackpool FC W 2021-12-18 Bristol City FC 2–3 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.36 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.9 Huddersfield Town AFC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC27% Draw25% Huddersfield Town AFC48%

Actual: Huddersfield Town AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.26

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Huddersfield Town AFC

73%

Reading FC or Huddersfield Town AFC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC22% Draw42% Huddersfield Town AFC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted

3 – 4

Actual

1 – 1

10.8%

1 – 2

9.1%

0 – 2

6.9%

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

5.7%

0 – 0

5.4%

1 – 0

4.5%

0 – 3

4.3%

2 – 3

3.9%

2 – 0

3.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Huddersfield Town AFC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	8%	88%
-1.5	12%	—	88%
-1	12%	15%	73%
-0.5	27%	—	73%
+0.5	51%	—	49%
+1	51%	21%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	13%
+2.5	87%	—	13%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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