Reading FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Reading FC

2 – 1

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Swansea City AFC

Tue 27 Dec 2022 · 17:15 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 27' Oliver Cooper

Tom Holmes 40' Y

Y 66' Harry Darling

Y 66' Benjamin Cabango

Loum Ndiaye 77' Y

Overview

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

Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Swansea City AFC 8 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

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

Reading FC 10 games · Avg 3.9 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2022-12-27 Reading FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC 2022-10-18 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Reading FC 2022-04-18 Reading FC 4–4 Swansea City AFC 2021-11-27 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Reading FC 2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Swansea City AFC	H	2–1	W
16 Dec	Birmingham City FC	A	2–3	L
10 Dec	Coventry City FC	H	1–0	W
12 Nov	Hull City AFC	A	2–1	W
08 Nov	Watford FC	A	0–2	L
04 Nov	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
27 Dec	Reading FC	A	1–2	L
17 Dec	Coventry City FC	A	3–3	D
10 Dec	Norwich City FC	H	0–1	L
12 Nov	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–0	D
08 Nov	Birmingham City FC	A	2–2	D
05 Nov	Wigan Athletic FC	H	2–2	D

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

0-15

3/2

16-30

2/–

31-45

2/2

46-60

3/1

61-75

2/–

76+

1/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	3 G	1 A
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A
Joseph Opoku	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC are looking to make home advantage count against Swansea City AFC.
5' Swansea City AFC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
10' Joe Lumley has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 386 appearances.
15' Luke Cundle, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
20' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
25' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
27' That is a Yellow card for Swansea City AFC. Oliver Cooper will be fuming at that decision.
27' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andy Carroll makes it 1-0.
28' GOAL! Andy Carroll fires home to make it 2-0!
33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
38' Harry Darling is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
40' Tom Holmes is having his name booked by the referee on 40.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
53' What a strike from Tom Ince! The score is 3-0.
58' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Jay Fulton exits the field as Luke Cundle enters on 58.
59' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Joe Allen has done his job and it is now time for Liam Cullen to step up.
61' Armstrong Oko-Flex is ready to make an impact after coming on for Nathan Wood-Gordon at the 61 minute mark.
65' Abdul Rahman Baba is replacing Yakou Meite for the Reading FC side.
66' The referee shows Swansea City AFC player a Yellow card on 66.
71' Brilliant from the ! Liam Cullen makes it 3-1 with a superb finish on 71.
76' Swansea City AFC have won 485 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
77' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Loum Ndiaye on 77 minutes.
78' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Matthew Sorinola by Kyle Naughton on 78 minute.
80' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Andy Carroll is replaced by Shane Long on 80 minute.
85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 385 games and scored 447 goals.
90' Tom McIntyre is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Swansea City AFC tonight.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Yakou Meite ↓ Abdul Rahman Baba 65'
3
Tom Holmes
17
Andy Yiadom
8
Jeff Hendrick
10
Tom Ince
2
Andy Carroll ↓ Shane Long 80'
23
Junior Hoilett ↓ Amadou Salif Mbengue 80'
1
Joe Lumley
24
Naby Sarr
22
Loum Ndiaye
5
Tom McIntyre

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

7
Joe Allen ↓ Liam Cullen 58'
4
Jay Fulton ↓ Luke Cundle 58'
8
Matt Grimes
13
Steven Benda
23
Nathan Wood-Gordon ↓ Armstrong Oko-Flex 61'
3
Ryan Manning
6
Harry Darling
5
Benjamin Cabango
17
Joel Piroe
29
Matthew Sorinola ↓ Kyle Naughton 78'
31
Oliver Cooper ↓ Jamie Paterson 58'

Bench

12
Jamie Paterson ↑ 58'
26
Kyle Naughton ↑ 78'
20
Liam Cullen ↑ 58'
1
Andy Fisher
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
18
Luke Cundle ↑ 58'
21
Armstrong Oko-Flex ↑ 61'

Coach Russell Martin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oliver McBurnie	4
Andy Carroll	3
Tom Ince	3
Oliver Cooper	2
Wayne Routledge	2
Liam Cullen	2
Lucas Joao	2
Yakou Meite	2

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2022-12-27 Reading FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC W 2022-12-16 Birmingham City FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2022-12-10 Reading FC 1–0 Coventry City FC W 2022-11-12 Hull City AFC 1–2 Reading FC W 2022-11-08 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2022-11-04 Reading FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-12-27 Reading FC 2–1 Swansea City AFC L 2022-12-17 Coventry City FC 3–3 Swansea City AFC D 2022-12-10 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Norwich City FC L 2022-11-12 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2022-11-08 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2022-11-05 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.7 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 62% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC47% Draw25% Swansea City AFC28%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.09

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	59%	41%
± 3.5	37%	63%
± 4.5	21%	79%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

72%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

53%

Reading FC or Swansea City AFC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC32% Draw43% Swansea City AFC25%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.6%

2 – 1

Actual

1 – 2

7.2%

1 – 0

6.9%

2 – 0

6.5%

0 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.5%

3 – 1

0 – 2

4.4%

3 – 0

3.6%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	10%	—	90%
-2	10%	13%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	20%	57%
-0.5	43%	—	57%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	16%	14%
+1.5	86%	—	14%
+2	86%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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