Saturday , 14 November 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
8 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 8.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

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
40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
4/5
16-30
2/2
31-45
4/5
46-60
6/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 4 G 1 A
Joseph Opoku 3 G 2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo 3 G
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Temperatures are rising at Madejski Stadium as Reading FC face off against Swansea City AFC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 2' Goal! Oliver McBurnie scores his 68 goal in 398 matches.
  • 7' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Swansea City AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 12' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 17' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 22' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jose Manuel Gomes might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 27' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Swansea City AFC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' Connor Roberts makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Swansea City AFC are in front.
  • 35' It’s high time Graham Potter made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Omar Richards made 394 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Magnificent from Mike van der Hoorn! That is 19 goals in 398 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 48' The Scotland Oliver McBurnie breaks the deadlock on 48 minutes. 0-4!
  • 53' Connor Roberts picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 58' Bersant Celina has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 61' The whistle greets Sone Aluko as he departs to be replaced by Daniel Loader.
  • 66' 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.
  • 67' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Callum Harriott gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Garath McCleary and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 73' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Oliver McBurnie exits the field as Courtney Baker-Richardson enters on 73.
  • 75' Modou Barrow catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 75.
  • 77' GOAL! Callum Harriott scores on 77. Assisted by Daniel Loader
  • 82' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Swansea City AFC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 85' Jay Fulton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nathan Dyer on 85 minute.
  • 88' Time for substitution for Swansea City AFC. Wayne Routledge is replaced by Cameron Carter-Vickers.
  • It finishes all square. Reading FC and Swansea City AFC share the spoils 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
Andy Carroll 3
Tom Ince 3
Yakou Meite 2
Hannes Wolf 2
Joel Piroe 2
Jay Fulton 2
Oliver Cooper 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.