Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Reading FC vs Watford FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Watford FC
Sat 4 Feb 2023 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Amadou Salif Mbengue 32' Y
Y 64' Matheus Martins
Y 76' Hassane Kamara
Tom Holmes 84' Y
Loum Ndiaye 87' Y
Y 90' Joao Pedro
Y 90' Hamza Choudhury

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Watford FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

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

2
1
2
Reading FC 5 games · Avg 2.2 goals Watford FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-04 Reading FC 2–2 Watford FC 2023-01-07 Reading FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-11-08 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC 2021-04-09 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC 2020-10-03 Reading FC 1–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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 history
0% Clean Sheets
Watford FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Watford FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/3
46-60
–/2
61-75
1/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Watford FC
Amin Nabizada 3 G
Iker Bravo 1 G
Luca Kjerrumgaard 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC are looking to make home advantage count against Watford FC.
  • 5' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 10' The 32-year-old Daniel Bachmann has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Watford FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 25' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Slaven Bilic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 30' Ismaila Sarr doubles the advantage! 0-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 32' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 32.
  • 37' Amadou Salif Mbengue is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Watford FC so far.
  • 42' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Andy Yiadom made 385 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Ryan Porteous has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 48 minutes.
  • 53' Watford FC have won 399 goals from 366 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 56' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Cesare Casadei departs to be replaced by Tyrese Fornah.
  • 61' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 64' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matheus Martins.
  • 66' What a moment for Tom Ince! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 67' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Femi Azeez on, Junior Hoilett off on 67 minutes.
  • 71' Joao Pedro gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Keinan Davis and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 76' Hassane Kamara catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 76.
  • 80' What composure from Jeff Hendrick! The Ireland international strokes it home. 2-2.
  • 81' Tobi Adeyemo is replacing Matheus Martins for the Watford FC side.
  • 84' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. Shane Long is withdrawn and Yakou Meite gets his opportunity.
  • 87' Loum Ndiaye is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Joao Pedro.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Slaven Bilic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ismaila Sarr 3
Joao Pedro 2
Ryan Porteous 1
George Puscas 1
Shane Long 1
Kelvin Abrefa 1
Jeff Hendrick 1
Tom Ince 1

Head to Head

2023-02-04 Reading FC 2–2 Watford FC 2023-01-07 Reading FC 2–0 Watford FC 2022-11-08 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC 2021-04-09 Watford FC 2–0 Reading FC 2020-10-03 Reading FC 1–0 Watford FC

Reading FC Form

2023-02-04 Reading FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-01-28 Manchester United FC 3–1 Reading FC L 2023-01-21 Stoke City FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2023-01-14 Reading FC 2–2 Queens Park Rangers FC D 2023-01-07 Reading FC 2–0 Watford FC W 2023-01-02 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC L

Watford FC Form

2023-02-04 Reading FC 2–2 Watford FC D 2023-01-28 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-01-21 Watford FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2023-01-14 Watford FC 2–0 Blackpool FC W 2023-01-07 Reading FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2023-01-02 Norwich City FC 0–1 Watford FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.44 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.14 Watford FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Watford FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC43% Draw28% Watford FC29%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Reading FC30% Draw48% Watford FC22%
Actual: Watford FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 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
Actual
0 – 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.