Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Reading FC vs Norwich City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Norwich City FC
Tue 4 Oct 2022 · 19:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Hutchinson 11' Y
Tom Ince 24' Y
Y 83' Andrew Omobamidele
Junior Hoilett 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Norwich City FC — 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

3
3
Reading FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Norwich City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC 2018-09-19 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
01 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
17 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
14 Sep Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
04 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Sheffield United FC A 0–4 L
Norwich City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Oct Reading FC A 1–1 D
01 Oct Blackpool FC A 1–0 W
17 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D
14 Sep Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
03 Sep Coventry City FC H 3–0 W
30 Aug Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Norwich City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Norwich City FC
0-15
5/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
–/2
61-75
5/3
76+
1/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Norwich City FC
Mohamed Toure 5 G
Andre Brooks 2 G 2 A
Mathias Kvistgaarden 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Reading FC and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 11' Sam Hutchinson was booked on 11.
  • 16' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Norwich City FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 21' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Norwich City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 24' Tom Ince is having his name booked by the referee on 24.
  • 29' Tom McIntyre has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 34' The energy levels are beginning to show. Paul Ince might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 49' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' Grant Hanley is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 60' Jeff Hendrick adds to his 0 season tally! Reading FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 64' Norwich City FC make a change. Aaron Ramsey trudges off to be replaced by Onel Hernandez on 64 minutes.
  • 69' It looks surprising Norwich City FC does not make any changes. Aaron Ramsey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Norwich City FC team. Marcelino Nunez is replaced by Kieran Dowell on 72 minute.
  • 73' The whistle greets Teemu Pukki as he departs to be replaced by Danel Sinani.
  • 74' Ovie Ejaria is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tyrese Fornah at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Norwich City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 83' It’s a booking for Norwich City FC player. Andrew Omobamidele gets a Yellow card.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Junior Hoilett.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Norwich City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Dean Smith

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Teemu Pukki 3
Kieran Dowell 2
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Joshua Laurent 1
Mario Vrancic 1
Xavier Quintilla 1
Mario Vrancic 1
Jeff Hendrick 1

Head to Head

2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC 2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC 2019-04-10 Norwich City FC 2–2 Reading FC 2018-09-19 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC

Reading FC Form

2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2022-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-09-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Reading FC W 2022-09-14 Reading FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L 2022-09-04 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-08-30 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Reading FC L

Norwich City FC Form

2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2022-10-01 Blackpool FC 0–1 Norwich City FC W 2022-09-17 Norwich City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-09-14 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bristol City FC W 2022-09-03 Norwich City FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-08-30 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Norwich City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Norwich City FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Norwich City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC33% Draw29% Norwich City FC38%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.62
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
62%
Draw or Norwich City FC
67%
Reading FC or Norwich City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC24% Draw48% Norwich City FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
9.3%
0 – 1
9.1%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.4%
0 – 2
6.8%
2 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
5.2%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
3.1%
3 – 1
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Norwich City FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 61% — 39%
+1 61% 20% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Norwich City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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