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

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

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Huddersfield Town AFC — 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

4
4
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 game is set. Huddersfield Town AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Against the run of play, Lucas Joao has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 9' Danel Sinani does the damage! The net is bulging and Huddersfield Town AFC surge ahead!
  • 14' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Daniel Ward makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Huddersfield Town AFC are in front.
  • 20' Huddersfield Town AFC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 23' GOAL! George Puscas fires home to make it 2-2!
  • 25' Daniel Ward has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 25 minutes.
  • 26' Andy Yiadom picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 31' Matthew Pearson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 36' With 0 assists to his name this season, Andy Rinomhota is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 382 games and scored 441 goals.
  • 45' A stunning finish from Michael Morrison — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 50' Huddersfield Town AFC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 52' Controversy at the stadium! Joshua Laurent argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 53' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Ward gets on the scoresheet on 53 minutes.
  • 58' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 63' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 66' Josh Koroma makes way for Jonathan Russell at the 66 minute mark. A tactical switch from Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Lee Nicholls. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 75' Reading FC ring the changes. Joshua Laurent has done his job and it is now time for Junior Hoilett to step up.
  • 78' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Josh Ruffels is hanging Danel Sinani on the field on 78 minute.
  • 80' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 82' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Daniel Ward has done his job and it is now time for Jordan Rhodes to step up.
  • 86' Tom Dele-Bashiru has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Drinkwater on 86 minute.
  • With this win, Huddersfield Town AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Ward 4
Lucas Joao 3
Yakou Meite 3
Michael Olise 2
Josh Koroma 2
Michael Morrison 2
Matthew Pearson 2
Ovie Ejaria 1

Head to Head

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

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.