Wednesday , 30 September 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 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
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
25% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

West Bromwich Albion FC
Jimmy Morgan 3 G 3 A
Isaac Price 2 G 1 A
Callum Styles 2 G
Aune Heggebo 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. West Bromwich Albion FC get us underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Nesta Guinness-Walker made 14 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 16' The referee has no hesitation. Tom Ince is booked for Reading FC — Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. West Bromwich Albion FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matt Phillips makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 30' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 34' Loum Ndiaye was booked on 34.
  • 39' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 44' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined West Bromwich Albion FC backline.
  • 49' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tom McIntyre.
  • 54' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against West Bromwich Albion FC's shape.
  • 59' 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 Jed Wallace suffering a number of foals already.
  • 60' West Bromwich Albion FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 65' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yakou Meite is hanging Andy Carroll on the field on 65 minute.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Karlan Ahearne-Grant. He replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante on 66 minute.
  • 71' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and West Bromwich Albion FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 72' Taylor Gardner-Hickman adds to his 0 season tally! West Bromwich Albion FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 73' Against the run of play, Taylor Gardner-Hickman has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 78' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 80' Another change for West Bromwich Albion FC made on 80 minute. Jake Livermore leaves to be changed by Jayson Molumby.
  • 85' Grady Diangana, a DR Congo right winger, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 90' Erik Pieters has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • With this win, West Bromwich Albion FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Ovie Ejaria 1
Kenneth Zohore 1
George Puscas 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.