Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Reading FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Reading FC
1 – 4
Full Time
Swansea City AFC
Tue 1 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 53' Connor Roberts
Tiago Ilori 67' Y
Modou Barrow 75' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Swansea City AFC — Championship at Madejski Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Dean Whitestone
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Mark Pottage
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.0 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
4
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 3.9 goals Swansea City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC 2018-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Swansea City AFC H 1–4 L
29 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Millwall FC A 0–1 L
22 Dec Middlesbrough FC H 0–1 L
15 Dec Rotherham United FC A 1–1 D
08 Dec Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L
Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Jan Reading FC A 4–1 W
29 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 2–2 D
26 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–1 L
22 Dec Hull City AFC A 2–3 L
15 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC H 2–1 W
08 Dec Brentford FC A 3–2 W

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' Welcome to Madejski Stadium that hosts another battle between Reading FC and Swansea City AFC.
  • 2' Oliver McBurnie has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 2 minutes.
  • 7' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 12' The travelling Swansea City AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 17' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Jay Fulton has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 22' Modou Barrow needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 27' Erwin Mulder has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 30' The Wales Connor Roberts breaks the deadlock on 30 minutes. 0-2!
  • 35' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' Mike van der Hoorn doubles the advantage! 0-3 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 48' Oliver McBurnie doubles the advantage! 0-4 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 53' A meaty challenge results in booking for Connor Roberts on 53.
  • 58' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 61' Another change for Reading FC made on 61 minute. Sone Aluko leaves to be changed by Daniel Loader.
  • 66' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 67' Tiago Ilori was booked on 67.
  • 72' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Garath McCleary by Callum Harriott on 72 minute.
  • 73' The whistle greets Oliver McBurnie as he departs to be replaced by Courtney Baker-Richardson.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Modou Barrow.
  • 77' What composure from Callum Harriott! The Guyana international strokes it home. 1-4.
  • 82' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 85' The crowd applauds Nathan Dyer as he leaves the pitch. Jay Fulton steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • 88' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Wayne Routledge is replaced by Cameron Carter-Vickers on 88 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Swansea City AFC players.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Potter

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
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

2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC 2018-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC L 2018-12-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2018-12-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2018-12-22 Reading FC 0–1 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-12-15 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2018-12-08 Reading FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L

Swansea City AFC Form

2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC W 2018-12-29 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wigan Athletic FC D 2018-12-26 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Aston Villa FC L 2018-12-22 Hull City AFC 3–2 Swansea City AFC L 2018-12-15 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2018-12-08 Brentford FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.12 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.06 Swansea City AFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 60% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC23% Draw24% Swansea City AFC53%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.18
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 39%
61%
± 4.5 22%
78%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
47%
Draw or Swansea City AFC
77%
Reading FC or Swansea City AFC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC17% Draw41% Swansea City AFC42%
Actual: Swansea City AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
1 – 2
9.5%
0 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 3
6.5%
0 – 3
5.9%
0 – 0
5.7%
2 – 2
5.3%
2 – 1
5.2%
1 – 0
4%
2 – 3
3.7%
1 – 4
Actual

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 5% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 12% 81%
-0.5 19% — 81%
+0.5 42% — 58%
+1 42% 22% 36%
+1.5 64% — 36%
+2 64% 18% 18%
+2.5 82% — 18%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
14% ✓
Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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