Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Luton Town FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Luton Town FC
Wed 19 Jan 2022 · 20:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Danny Drinkwater 89' Y
Lucas Joao 90' Y
Danny Drinkwater 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
3
4
Reading FC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Luton Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-01-19 Reading FC 0–2 Luton Town FC 2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC 2021-01-09 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC 2020-12-26 Reading FC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2020-07-04 Luton Town FC 0–5 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
04 Dec Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
Luton Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jan Reading FC A 2–0 W
15 Jan AFC Bournemouth H 3–2 W
11 Dec Fulham FC H 1–1 D
04 Dec Blackpool FC A 3–0 W
27 Nov Cardiff City FC H 1–2 L
23 Nov Nottingham Forest FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

42% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Select Car Leasing Stadium that hosts another battle between Reading FC and Luton Town FC.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Luton Town FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Tom Holmes needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' It’s high time Nathan Jones made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' 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.
  • 32' Tom Holmes has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 32 minutes.
  • 33' Tom Holmes does the damage! The net is bulging and Luton Town FC surge ahead!
  • 38' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 43' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joshua Laurent, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 58' Brilliant from the ! Allan Campbell makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 58.
  • 59' Lucas Joao has so much to prove this time. He replaces George Puscas on 59 minute.
  • 59' Allan Campbell with the second goal in the match!
  • 64' 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.
  • 68' The whistle greets Tom Dele-Bashiru as he departs to be replaced by Jahmari Clarke.
  • 69' Jahmari Clarke is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tom Dele-Bashiru at the 69 minute mark.
  • 70' A tactical swap from Luton Town FC — Henri Lansbury on, Jordan Clark off on 70 minutes.
  • 74' Fred Onyedinma is ready to make an impact after coming on for Cameron Jerome at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Luton Town FC! Gabriel Osho comes on to replace Allan Campbell.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Tyrell Ashcroft is replaced by Mamadi Camara on 80 minute.
  • 85' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 89' Danny Drinkwater catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 89.
  • 90' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Luton Town FC players.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Luton Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yakou Meite 4
Jack Marriott 3
Kasey Palmer 2
Tom Holmes 2
Allan Campbell 2
George Puscas 1
Alfa Semedo 1
Jake Richards 1

Head to Head

2022-01-19 Reading FC 0–2 Luton Town FC 2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC 2021-01-09 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC 2020-12-26 Reading FC 2–1 Luton Town FC 2020-07-04 Luton Town FC 0–5 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

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 2021-12-04 Reading FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D

Luton Town FC Form

2022-01-19 Reading FC 0–2 Luton Town FC W 2022-01-15 Luton Town FC 3–2 AFC Bournemouth W 2021-12-11 Luton Town FC 1–1 Fulham FC D 2021-12-04 Blackpool FC 0–3 Luton Town FC W 2021-11-27 Luton Town FC 1–2 Cardiff City FC L 2021-11-23 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.03 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Luton Town FC xG
I would bet for: Luton Town FC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC27% Draw29% Luton Town FC44%
Actual: Luton Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Luton Town FC
73%
Reading FC or Luton Town FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC19% Draw48% Luton Town FC33%
Actual: Luton Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
11%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 2
8.9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
4.4%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.1%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Luton Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 75%
-0.5 25% — 75%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Luton Town FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗

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