Thursday , 2 July 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

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
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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Reading FC host Swansea City AFC — let the battle begin!
  • 2' What a moment for Oliver McBurnie! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 7' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 12' Over 12 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' Netherlands international Mike van der Hoorn has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' Joe Rodon is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
  • 30' The deadlock is broken! Connor Roberts gets on the scoresheet on 30 minutes.
  • 35' Omar Richards has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 40' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Swansea City AFC's shape.
  • 45' The deadlock is broken! Mike van der Hoorn gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 48' What composure from Oliver McBurnie! The Scotland international strokes it home. 0-4.
  • 53' A moment of madness from Connor Roberts on 53 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Swansea City AFC will be frustrated.
  • 58' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 61' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Sone Aluko exits the field as Daniel Loader enters on 61.
  • 66' Bersant Celina is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
  • 67' The referee has no hesitation. Tiago Ilori is booked for Reading FC — Yellow card on 67.
  • 72' Callum Harriott is ready to make an impact after coming on for Garath McCleary at the 72 minute mark.
  • 73' The whistle greets Oliver McBurnie as he departs to be replaced by Courtney Baker-Richardson.
  • 75' Modou Barrow picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Callum Harriott makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and Reading FC are in front.
  • 82' Andy Rinomhota, a Zimbabwe , has 31 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Nathan Dyer by Jay Fulton on 85 minute.
  • 88' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cameron Carter-Vickers is hanging Wayne Routledge on the field on 88 minute.
  • The final score is 1-4.

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
Tom Ince 3
Andy Carroll 3
Wayne Routledge 2
Liam Cullen 2
Lucas Joao 2
Yakou Meite 2
Hannes Wolf 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.