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

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Championship · 2022-23

Reading FC

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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 46 games · 64 pts (2026/27)

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

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

Events

Match Events

0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Reading FC and Swansea City AFC has kicked off!
5' It looks surprising Swansea City AFC does not make any changes. Steven Benda has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
10' Jeff Hendrick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 19 Yellow cards this season.
15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Benjamin Cabango made 140 appearances and scored 17 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Cullen, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Swansea City AFC that had 383 games and scored 472 goals.
27' It’s a booking for Swansea City AFC player. Oliver Cooper gets a Yellow card.
27' GOAL! Andy Carroll scores on 27.
28' Andy Carroll with the second goal in the match!
33' Andy Yiadom has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 47 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
40' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 40.
45' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
50' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
53' Goal! Tom Ince scores his 29 goal in 380 matches.
58' The whistle greets Jay Fulton as he departs to be replaced by Luke Cundle.
59' Liam Cullen has so much to prove this time. He replaces Joe Allen on 59 minute.
61' Armstrong Oko-Flex has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nathan Wood-Gordon on 61 minute.
65' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Yakou Meite is replaced by Abdul Rahman Baba on 65 minute.
66' Swansea City AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 66.
71' What a strike from Liam Cullen! The score is 3-1.
76' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Loum Ndiaye suffering a number of foals already.
77' Loum Ndiaye was booked on 77.
78' The Swansea City AFC manager makes a substitution. Matthew Sorinola departs to be replaced by Kyle Naughton.
80' Shane Long has so much to prove this time. He replaces Andy Carroll on 80 minute.
85' 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.
90' 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.
Full Time. Reading FC beats Swansea City AFC

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