Thursday , 2 July 2026

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 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

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' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium!
  • 5' GOAL! Lucas Joao fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 9' Danel Sinani adds to his 0 season tally! Huddersfield Town AFC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 14' Abdul Rahman Baba has been relatively quiet despite scoring 4 goals in his last 406 appearances.
  • 15' Sensational shot from Daniel Ward. Huddersfield Town AFC is back in the lead.
  • 20' Tom Lees, a England , has 2 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' with the perfectly-timed delivery and George Puscas makes no mistake. 2-2!
  • 25' The deadlock is broken! Daniel Ward gets on the scoresheet on 25 minutes.
  • 26' A moment of madness from Andy Yiadom on 26 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
  • 31' 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.
  • 36' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Huddersfield Town AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 41' John Swift has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 45' Goal! Michael Morrison scores his 20 goal in 383 matches.
  • 50' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 52' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joshua Laurent.
  • 53' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Ward makes no mistake. 3-4!
  • 58' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Matthew Pearson made 382 appearances and scored 26 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 63' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 66' Huddersfield Town AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jonathan Russell is hanging Josh Koroma on the field on 66 minute.
  • 70' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Lee Nicholls.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Joshua Laurent is replaced by Junior Hoilett.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Danel Sinani is replaced by Josh Ruffels on 78 minute.
  • 80' Michael Morrison is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 82' Time for substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC. Daniel Ward is replaced by Jordan Rhodes.
  • 86' Tom Dele-Bashiru has so much to prove this time. He replaces Danny Drinkwater on 86 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.

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 Morrison 2
Matthew Pearson 2
Michael Olise 2
Josh Koroma 2
Lewis O'Brien 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.