Wednesday , 30 September 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
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

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

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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Reading FC launch into their encounter with Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Chris Hughton might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 10' Nottingham Forest FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 14' The referee has no hesitation. Ryan Yates is booked for Nottingham Forest FC — Red card on 14.
  • 16' Lucas Joao puts Reading FC on the lead.
  • 21' 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.
  • 26' 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.
  • 31' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
  • 41' 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.
  • 46' A change in the Nottingham Forest FC ranks — Scott McKenna exits the field as Tobias Figueiredo enters on 46.
  • 51' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Nottingham Forest FC's shape.
  • 53' Michael Morrison doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joe Worrall, as he is very good at scoring at Madejski Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 60' Nottingham Forest FC make a change. Harry Arter trudges off to be replaced by Samba Sow on 60 minutes.
  • 65' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 70' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Nottingham Forest FC team. Lyle Taylor is replaced by Will Swan on 71 minute.
  • 74' Reading FC ring the changes. Yakou Meite has done his job and it is now time for Alfa Semedo to step up.
  • 79' Nottingham Forest FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 81' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. Michael Olise is withdrawn and Sone Aluko gets his opportunity.
  • 83' Omar Richards was booked on 83.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Lewis Gibson comes on to replace Omar Richards.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Sam Baldock on, Lucas Joao off on 86 minutes.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Cafu. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 2-0 the final result. Nottingham Forest FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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
Lewis Grabban 1
Sam Surridge 1
Ben Watson 1
Tobias Figueiredo 1
Michael Morrison 1
Lucas Joao 1
Yakou Meite 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.