Thursday , 1 October 2026

Reading FC vs Sunderland AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Sunderland AFC
Wed 14 Sep 2022 · 19:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 62' Ajibola Alese
Andy Yiadom 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Sunderland AFC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

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
Reading FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Sunderland AFC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-14 Reading FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
27 Aug Millwall FC A 1–0 W
20 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Sep Reading FC A 3–0 W
05 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
31 Aug Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
27 Aug Norwich City FC H 0–1 L
20 Aug Stoke City FC A 1–0 W
17 Aug Sheffield United FC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Reading FC vs Sunderland AFC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Sunderland AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' Danny Batth has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 20' Ghana international Andy Yiadom has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' Anthony Patterson, a England goalkeeper, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 37' Sunderland AFC make a change. Ellis Simms trudges off to be replaced by Elliot Embleton on 37 minutes.
  • 39' Patrick Roberts adds to his 0 season tally! Sunderland AFC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' GOAL! Patrick Roberts fires home to make it 0-2!
  • 46' Abdul Rahman Baba has so much to prove this time. He replaces Loum Ndiaye on 46 minute.
  • 51' Sunderland AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 56' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 61' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Elliot Embleton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 62' Ajibola Alese picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 65' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yakou Meite is hanging Sam Hutchinson on the field on 65 minute.
  • 69' Brilliant from the ! Jack Clarke makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 69.
  • 71' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 71.
  • 73' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Patrick Roberts departs to be replaced by Jay Matete.
  • 78' Luke O'Nien is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Sunderland AFC tonight.
  • 83' Over 83 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 85' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michael Craig is hanging Lucas Joao on the field on 85 minute.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The final score is 0-3.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.95 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Sunderland AFC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Draw 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC27% Draw28% Sunderland AFC45%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.52
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Sunderland AFC
73%
Reading FC or Sunderland AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC17% Draw48% Sunderland AFC35%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 1
11.6%
0 – 0
10.1%
0 – 2
9.6%
1 – 2
9.1%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
5.5%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 2
4.4%
2 – 0
3.5%
2 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 14% 78%
-0.5 22% — 78%
+0.5 50% — 50%
+1 50% 23% 27%
+1.5 73% — 27%
+2 73% 16% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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