Sunday , 16 August 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 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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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

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
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/1
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Reading FC host Norwich City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' Junior Hoilett has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 11' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 11.
  • 16' Andy Carroll has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 16 cards already picked up this season.
  • 21' Tyrese Fornah has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 372 appearances.
  • 24' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tom Ince on 24.
  • 29' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andrew Omobamidele made 368 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 39' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 44' Cuba international Onel Hernandez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 49' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 50' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Grant Hanley makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 55' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 60' Jeff Hendrick has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 60 minutes.
  • 64' Another change for Norwich City FC made on 64 minute. Aaron Ramsey leaves to be changed by Onel Hernandez.
  • 69' Josh Sargent needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Marcelino Nunez as he leaves the pitch. Kieran Dowell steps in for Norwich City FC.
  • 73' The whistle greets Teemu Pukki as he departs to be replaced by Danel Sinani.
  • 74' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. Tyrese Fornah is withdrawn and Ovie Ejaria gets his opportunity.
  • 79' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Norwich City FC's compact .
  • 83' Andrew Omobamidele picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' Poor challenge from Junior Hoilett. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Ben Godfrey 1
Michael Olise 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Emiliano Buendia 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Joshua Laurent 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.