Reading FC vs Swansea City AFC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

Reading FC

2 – 2

Full Time

Swansea City AFC

Sun 25 Apr 2021 · 11:00 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45+2' · FT 45+6'

Y 17' Marc Guehi

Tom Holmes 19' Y

Y 69' Jay Fulton

Overview

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

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

Match Details

Referee Steve Martin
Referee Geoff Eltringham
Referee Nick Greenhalgh
Referee Akil Howson
Referee John Brooks
Referee Simon Hooper
Referee Stuart Burt
Referee Simon Bennett

3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 10.3 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

Reading FC 10 games · Avg 3.9 goals Swansea City AFC

Last 5 meetings

2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2020-12-30 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Reading FC 2020-07-22 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC 2019-09-28 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Reading FC 2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D
21 Apr	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
16 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	1–1	D
09 Apr	Watford FC	A	0–2	L
05 Apr	Derby County FC	H	3–1	W
02 Apr	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Reading FC	A	2–2	D
20 Apr	Queens Park Rangers FC	H	0–1	L
17 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–2	D
13 Apr	Sheffield Wednesday FC	A	2–0	W
10 Apr	Millwall FC	A	3–0	W
05 Apr	Preston North End FC	H	0–1	L

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 wait is over. Reading FC get us underway at Madejski Stadium.
5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
10' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
15' Swansea City AFC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
17' Poor challenge from Marc Guehi. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
19' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tom Holmes.
24' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
29' Andy Yiadom has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
31' Against the run of play, Yakou Meite has scored! This game has turned on its head.
36' Swansea City AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
41' 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.
46' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
51' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
56' John Swift is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
61' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Swansea City AFC's compact .
64' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Liam Cullen by Andre Ayew on 64 minute.
65' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Yakou Meite is replaced by Alfa Semedo on 65 minute.
67' GOAL! Jamal Lowe fires home to make it 1-1!
69' Jay Fulton picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
74' Swansea City AFC is showing some good football. However, Swansea City AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
79' Tom Holmes has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 383 appearances.
81' Fresh legs for Reading FC! George Puscas comes on to replace Ovie Ejaria.
83' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Andre Ayew makes it 1-2.
87' Swansea City AFC ring the changes. Conor Hourihane has done his job and it is now time for Korey Smith to step up.
90' Lago Pontes Esteves adds to his 0 season tally! Reading FC lead 2-2 — and this changes everything.
What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Reading FC 2-2 Swansea City AFC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Yakou Meite ↓ Alfa Semedo 65'
6
Liam Moore
3
Omar Richards ↓ Sone Aluko 87'
29
Tom Holmes
10
John Swift ↓ Michael Olise 65'
8
Andy Rinomhota
17
Andy Yiadom ↓ Lago Pontes Esteves 81'
18
Lucas Joao
28
Joshua Laurent
33
Rafael
14
Ovie Ejaria ↓ George Puscas 81'

Bench

24
Sone Aluko ↑ 87'
9
Sam Baldock
47
George Puscas ↑ 81'
30
Alfa Semedo ↑ 65'
22
Luke Southwood
7
Michael Olise ↑ 65'
2
Lago Pontes Esteves ↑ 81'
15
Lewis Gibson
34
Dejan Tetek

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

9
Jamal Lowe
6
Jay Fulton
8
Matt Grimes
26
Kyle Naughton ↓ Connor Roberts 64'
15
Wayne Routledge ↓ Morgan Whittaker 64'
20
Liam Cullen ↓ Morgan Whittaker 64'
24
Jake Bidwell
14
Conor Hourihane ↓ Korey Smith 87'
44
Benjamin Cabango
1
Freddie Woodman
5
Marc Guehi

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oliver McBurnie	4
Andy Carroll	3
Tom Ince	3
Hannes Wolf	2
Joel Piroe	2
Jay Fulton	2
Oliver Cooper	2
Wayne Routledge	2

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2021-04-09 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2021-04-05 Reading FC 3–1 Derby County FC W 2021-04-02 Barnsley FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2021-04-20 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-04-17 Swansea City AFC 2–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2021-04-13 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W 2021-04-10 Millwall FC 0–3 Swansea City AFC W 2021-04-05 Swansea City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.3 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.56 Swansea City AFC xG

I would bet for: Reading FC or Swansea City AFC 73% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC34% Draw27% Swansea City AFC39%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

61%

Draw or Swansea City AFC

66%

Reading FC or Swansea City AFC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC24% Draw45% Swansea City AFC31%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.5%

1 – 2

8.7%

0 – 1

0 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

Actual

2 – 0

4.8%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.5%

3 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Swansea City AFC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	58%	—	42%
+1	58%	20%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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