Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs Ipswich Town FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Reading FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Ipswich Town FC
Sat 10 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Modou Barrow 13' Y
Y 45' Luke Chambers
Y 86' Jordan Spence

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Ipswich Town FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Adrian Waters
  • Referee Ian Cooper
  • Referee Keith Stroud

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

1
1
Reading FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Ipswich Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-10 Reading FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–2 D
03 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
20 Oct Millwall FC H 3–1 W
06 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
Ipswich Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Nov Reading FC A 2–2 D
03 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–1 D
27 Oct Millwall FC A 0–3 L
24 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
06 Oct Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Ipswich Town FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Ipswich Town FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Gwion Edwards on 5.
  • 7' GOAL! Yakou Meite scores on 7. Assisted by Sam Baldock
  • 11' What a strike from Freddie Sears! The score is 1-2.
  • 13' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 18' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 18.
  • 23' Flynn Downes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Luke Chambers suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 38' 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.
  • 43' It’s high time Paul Clement made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 45' Ipswich Town FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Andy Rinomhota is replaced by Garath McCleary on 46 minute.
  • 51' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 56' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Tyler Blackett has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 60' The whistle greets Jordan Roberts as he departs to be replaced by Kayden Jackson.
  • 65' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Ipswich Town FC that had 358 games and scored 470 goals.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 77' Another change for Reading FC made on 77 minute. John O'Shea leaves to be changed by John Swift.
  • 82' It is a substitution in Ipswich Town FC team. Freddie Sears is replaced by Daniel Rowe on 82 minute.
  • 83' Marc McNulty is replacing Liam Kelly for the Reading FC side.
  • 84' Goal! Yakou Meite scores his 47 goal in 379 matches.
  • 86' Jordan Spence was booked on 86.
  • The final score is 2-2.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Ipswich Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Lambert

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.82 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Ipswich Town FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC46% Draw25% Ipswich Town FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.22
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Ipswich Town FC
54%
Reading FC or Ipswich Town FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC34% Draw42% Ipswich Town FC24%
Actual: Ipswich Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
8.9%
1 – 2
6.9%
2 – 0
6.6%
1 – 0
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.4%
0 – 1
4.8%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Ipswich Town FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 14% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 20% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 15% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Ipswich Town FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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