Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Select Car Leasing Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Reading FC and Norwich City FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 11' Sam Hutchinson is having his name booked by the referee on 11.
  • 16' Norwich City FC 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.
  • 21' Jeff Hendrick has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 24' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 24.
  • 29' 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 Nesta Guinness-Walker suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Goal! Grant Hanley scores his 9 goal in 368 matches.
  • 55' Josh Sargent needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' GOAL! Jeff Hendrick scores on 60.
  • 64' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Aaron Ramsey by Onel Hernandez on 64 minute.
  • 69' It’s high time Dean Smith made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 72' Kieran Dowell is replacing Marcelino Nunez for the Norwich City FC side.
  • 73' Another substitution for Norwich City FC to replace Teemu Pukki by Danel Sinani on 73 minute.
  • 74' Ovie Ejaria has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tyrese Fornah on 74 minute.
  • 79' The travelling Norwich City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andrew Omobamidele.
  • 86' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 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
Mario Vrancic 1
Jeff Hendrick 1
Teemu Pukki 1
Grant Hanley 1
Yakou Meite 1
Andy Carroll 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.