Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Reading FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 3 Oct 2020 · 14:00 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+7'
Joshua Laurent 39' Y
Y 40' Ben Wilmot
Omar Richards 62' Y
Y 87' Joao Pedro
Dejan Tetek 87' Y
Y 90' Nathaniel Chalobah

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Madejski Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Graham Kane
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Gavin Ward
  • Referee Adam Crysell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
2
Reading FC 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-10-03 Reading FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Watford FC H 1–0 W
26 Sep Cardiff City FC A 2–1 W
19 Sep Barnsley FC H 2–0 W
12 Sep Derby County FC A 2–0 W
22 Jul Swansea City AFC H 1–4 L
18 Jul Blackburn Rovers FC A 3–4 L
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Oct Reading FC A 0–1 L
26 Sep Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
19 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D
11 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
26 Jul Arsenal FC A 2–3 L
21 Jul Manchester City FC H 0–4 L

Key Stats

20% Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
20% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Reading FC and Watford FC has kicked off!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Jamaica international Liam Moore has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 20' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 25' Ben Foster is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 30' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 35' Michael Olise is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Watford FC tonight.
  • 37' Another change for Watford FC made on 37 minute. Tom Dele-Bashiru leaves to be changed by Ken Sema.
  • 39' Poor challenge from Joshua Laurent. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 40' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Ben Wilmot.
  • 41' GOAL! George Puscas scores on 41. Assisted by Tom Holmes
  • 46' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 51' Joshua Laurent has been relatively quiet despite scoring 17 goals in his last 329 appearances.
  • 56' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Michael Olise is replaced by Tom McIntyre.
  • 62' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 62.
  • 67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 69' Femenia Far makes way for Tom Cleverley at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Watford FC.
  • 74' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Watford FC's shape.
  • 79' James Garner has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Glenn Murray on, Ismaila Sarr off on 82 minutes.
  • 84' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. Sone Aluko is withdrawn and Dejan Tetek gets his opportunity.
  • 87' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joao Pedro.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • Watford FC will have plenty to reflect on. Reading FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladimir Ivic

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.24 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.76 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC50% Draw30% Watford FC20%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 60%
40%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Watford FC
50%
Reading FC or Watford FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC31% Draw54% Watford FC15%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
15.9%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.6%
2 – 0
10%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 0
4.1%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 1
3.3%
2 – 2
3.1%
3 – 2
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Watford FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 25% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
47% ✗
Watford FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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