Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Reading FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 5 Dec 2020 · 12:30 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
R 14' Ryan Yates
Omar Richards 83' Y
Y 90' Cafu

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at Madejski Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Adam Crysell
  • Referee Daniel Leach

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

2
4
2
Reading FC 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-01-12 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-11 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 2–0 W
02 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–1 W
25 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D
21 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–4 L
07 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–3 L
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Dec Reading FC A 0–2 L
02 Dec Watford FC H 0–0 D
29 Nov Swansea City AFC H 0–1 L
24 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 0–2 L
21 Nov Barnsley FC A 0–2 L
07 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
13% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Madejski Stadium!
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Nottingham Forest FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 14' Nottingham Forest FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
  • 16' Lucas Joao is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the forward.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at Madejski Stadium. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 26' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 31' Over 31 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 36' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 41' Harry Arter is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Nottingham Forest FC tonight.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Scott McKenna is replaced by Tobias Figueiredo.
  • 51' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 53' GOAL! Michael Morrison scores on 53. Assisted by Michael Olise
  • 58' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 60' Samba Sow has so much to prove this time. He replaces Harry Arter on 60 minute.
  • 65' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 65.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Will Swan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lyle Taylor at the 71 minute mark.
  • 74' Alfa Semedo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Yakou Meite at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 81' Sone Aluko is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Olise at the 81 minute mark.
  • 83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Omar Richards.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Lewis Gibson on, Omar Richards off on 85 minutes.
  • 86' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Lucas Joao by Sam Baldock on 86 minute.
  • 90' Cafu was booked on 90.
  • It finishes all square. Reading FC and Nottingham Forest FC share the spoils 2-0.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Chris Hughton

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keinan Davis 2
Tobias Figueiredo 1
Michael Morrison 1
Lucas Joao 1
Yakou Meite 1
Hillel Soudani 1
Tom Holmes 1
Hillel Soudani 1

Head to Head

2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2019-01-12 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-08-11 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2020-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-11-25 Millwall FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC L 2020-11-07 Reading FC 0–3 Stoke City FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2020-12-05 Reading FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-02 Nottingham Forest FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-11-29 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Swansea City AFC L 2020-11-24 AFC Bournemouth 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-11-21 Barnsley FC 2–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-11-07 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.51 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC54% Draw27% Nottingham Forest FC19%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.31
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
46%
Reading FC or Nottingham Forest FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC36% Draw50% Nottingham Forest FC14%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.9%
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 0
12%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.8%
3 – 0
5.4%
1 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 25% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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