Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 20 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Liam Moore 32' Y
Y 37' Ryan Yates
Danny Drinkwater 57' Y
Abdul Rahman Baba 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Nottingham Forest 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

2
4
2
Reading FC 8 games · Avg 2.1 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC 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

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
06 Nov Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W
02 Nov Millwall FC A 0–1 L
30 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L
23 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Blackpool FC H 2–3 L
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Nov Reading FC A 1–1 D
06 Nov Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
02 Nov Sheffield United FC H 1–1 D
29 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
24 Oct Fulham FC H 0–4 L
19 Oct Bristol City FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 4' Philip Zinckernagel puts Nottingham Forest FC on the lead.
  • 9' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 14' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 14.
  • 19' 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 Gaetan Bong suffering a number of foals already.
  • 24' 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.
  • 29' 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.
  • 31' Time for substitution for Nottingham Forest FC. Max Lowe is replaced by Gaetan Bong.
  • 32' The referee calls foul for Liam Moore. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 37' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ryan Yates on 37.
  • 42' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 47' Djed Spence needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 52' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 57' Danny Drinkwater is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 61' The supporters are chanting for Andy Carroll. He replaces Liam Moore on 61 minute.
  • 64' Goal! Scott Dann scores his 4 goal in 322 matches.
  • 67' Another substitution for Nottingham Forest FC to replace Joe Lolley by Tobias Figueiredo on 67 minute.
  • 72' The supporters are chanting for Tom Dele-Bashiru. He replaces Danny Drinkwater on 72 minute.
  • 74' James Garner has so much to prove this time. He replaces Philip Zinckernagel on 74 minute.
  • 79' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 79 minutes.
  • 84' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brennan Johnson, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 87' Abdul Rahman Baba is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Keinan Davis 2
Yakou Meite 1
Hillel Soudani 1
Tom Holmes 1
Hillel Soudani 1
Scott Dann 1
John Swift 1
Philip Zinckernagel 1

Head to Head

2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC 2021-03-13 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC 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

Reading FC Form

2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2021-11-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-10-30 Reading FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L 2021-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2021-10-20 Reading FC 2–3 Blackpool FC L

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-11-06 Nottingham Forest FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2021-11-02 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Sheffield United FC D 2021-10-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-10-24 Nottingham Forest FC 0–4 Fulham FC L 2021-10-19 Bristol City FC 1–2 Nottingham Forest FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.2 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Nottingham Forest FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC37% Draw30% Nottingham Forest FC33%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
63%
Reading FC or Nottingham Forest FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC25% Draw50% Nottingham Forest FC25%
Actual: Nottingham Forest FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
11.7%
1 – 0
10.1%
0 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
7.6%
1 – 2
7.4%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
3.1%
1 – 3
2.9%
3 – 0
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 20% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 19% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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