Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
0 – 2
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Sat 15 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Tom Ince 16' Y
Loum Ndiaye 34' Y
Tom McIntyre 49' Y
Y 60' Matt Phillips

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

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

2
6
Reading FC 8 games · Avg 1.9 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC 2020-02-12 Reading FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-08-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
07 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
04 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
01 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
17 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
14 Sep Sunderland AFC H 0–3 L
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Oct Reading FC A 2–0 W
08 Oct Luton Town FC H 0–0 D
05 Oct Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Swansea City AFC H 2–3 L
17 Sep Norwich City FC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Birmingham City FC H 2–3 L

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Reading FC and West Bromwich Albion FC is underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 16' The referee calls foul for Tom Ince. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 21' 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 Conor Townsend suffering a number of foals already.
  • 25' What a strike from Matt Phillips! The score is 0-1.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 34' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 34.
  • 39' 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.
  • 44' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 49' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 54' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 59' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 60' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matt Phillips.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Andy Carroll is replaced by Yakou Meite.
  • 66' Karlan Ahearne-Grant has so much to prove this time. He replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante on 66 minute.
  • 71' Okay Yokuslu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 52 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 72' Goal! Taylor Gardner-Hickman scores his 7 goal in 377 matches.
  • 73' Goal! Taylor Gardner-Hickman scores his 7 goal in 377 matches.
  • 78' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' West Bromwich Albion FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jayson Molumby is hanging Jake Livermore on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Jayson Molumby needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 90' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jed Wallace, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • Another three points for West Bromwich Albion FC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Callum Robinson 2
Dwight Gayle 2
Kyle Bartley 2
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 2
Dwight Gayle 2
George Puscas 1
Leandro Bacuna 1
Matheus Pereira 1

Head to Head

2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-12-11 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Reading FC 2020-02-12 Reading FC 1–2 West Bromwich Albion FC 2019-08-21 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–1 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2022-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2022-09-17 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Reading FC W 2022-09-14 Reading FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-10-08 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2022-10-05 Preston North End FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC L 2022-09-17 Norwich City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2022-09-14 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.97 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC29% Draw31% West Bromwich Albion FC40%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.23
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 38%
62%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
59%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
71%
Reading FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC20% Draw52% West Bromwich Albion FC28%
Actual: West Bromwich Albion FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
13.1%
0 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
9.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8%
2 – 1
6.1%
2 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.4%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 17% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 22% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

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