Reading FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Reading FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 46 games · 57 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Feb Watford FC H 2–2 D 28 Jan Manchester United FC A 1–3 L 21 Jan Stoke City FC A 0–4 L 14 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC H 2–2 D 07 Jan Watford FC H 2–0 W 02 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Feb Reading FC A 2–2 D 28 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L 21 Jan Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D 14 Jan Blackpool FC H 2–0 W 07 Jan Reading FC A 0–2 L 02 Jan Norwich City FC A 1–0 W Key Stats
20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history15% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Watford FC0-15–/116-30–/431-45–/346-601/461-751/476+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Reading FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
- 10' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 15' 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.
- 20' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 25' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 349 games and scored 321 goals.
- 30' Watford FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ismaila Sarr on 30.
- 32' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Amadou Salif Mbengue.
- 37' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 42' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 47' 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 Mario Gaspar suffering a number of foals already.
- 48' Goal! Ryan Porteous scores his 16 goal in 293 matches.
- 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Watford FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 56' The whistle greets Cesare Casadei as he departs to be replaced by Tyrese Fornah.
- 61' Supporters expect more eagerness from Joao Pedro, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 64' The referee calls foul for Matheus Martins. He receives a Yellow card.
- 66' What a strike from Tom Ince! The score is 1-2.
- 67' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Hoilett departs to be replaced by Femi Azeez.
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Joao Pedro. He replaces Keinan Davis on 71 minute.
- 76' It’s a booking for Watford FC player. Hassane Kamara gets a Yellow card.
- 80' Goal! Jeff Hendrick scores his 14 goal in 330 matches.
- 81' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Matheus Martins is replaced by Tobi Adeyemo on 81 minute.
- 84' Tom Holmes is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
- 86' The whistle greets Shane Long as he departs to be replaced by Yakou Meite.
- 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Loum Ndiaye on 87.
- 90' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- The final score is 2-2.
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Lineups
Reading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Shane Long ↓ Yakou Meite 86'
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Junior Hoilett ↓ Femi Azeez 67'
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Cesare Casadei ↓ Tyrese Fornah 56'
Bench
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11
Yakou Meite ↑ 86'
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Scott Dann ↑ 86'
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Tyrese Fornah ↑ 56'
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Femi Azeez ↑ 67'
Coach Paul InceWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Leandro Bacuna ↓ Ismael Kone 81'
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Keinan Davis ↓ Joao Pedro 71'
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Matheus Martins ↓ Tobi Adeyemo 81'
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Bench
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Britt Assombalonga ↑ 71'
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Joao Pedro ↑ 71'
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Ismael Kone ↑ 81'
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Tobi Adeyemo ↑ 81'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Ismaila Sarr 3 Joao Pedro 2 George Puscas 1 Shane Long 1 Kelvin Abrefa 1 Jeff Hendrick 1 Tom Ince 1 Ryan Porteous 1 Head to Head
Reading FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.44 Reading FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.14 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Reading FC or Watford FC 72%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.58Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 73% 27% ± 2.5 47% 53% ± 3.5 26% 74% ± 4.5 13% 87% Double Chance
Reading FC or Draw 71%Draw or Watford FC 57%Reading FC or Watford FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Watford FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.4%1 – 0 9.8%0 – 0 9.6%2 – 1 8.6%0 – 1 7.6%2 – 0 7.6%1 – 2 6.8%2 – 2 Actual0 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.1%3 – 0 3.6%1 – 3 2.6%Asian Handicap — Reading FC
Handicap Reading FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 21% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 71% — 29% +1 71% 17% 12% +1.5 88% — 12% +2 88% 8% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Reading FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Watford FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.