Sunday , 16 August 2026

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Sheffield Wednesday FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Wed 2 Dec 2020 · 19:45 UTC Hillsborough Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+4'
Liam Shaw 30' R
Massimo Luongo 53' Y
Callum Paterson 59' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sheffield Wednesday FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Hillsborough Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Langford
  • Referee James Wilson
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee Andy Woolmer

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 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton 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
2
2
Sheffield Wednesday FC 6 games · Avg 2.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Reading FC 2019-08-03 Reading FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Reading FC 2018-09-01 Reading FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Recent Form

Sheffield Wednesday FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Reading FC H 1–1 D
28 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
25 Nov Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
21 Nov Preston North End FC A 0–1 L
07 Nov Millwall FC H 0–0 D
03 Nov AFC Bournemouth H 1–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Dec Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–1 D
28 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–1 W
25 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D
21 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–4 L
07 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–3 L
04 Nov Preston North End FC H 0–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Sheffield Wednesday FC and Reading FC is underway.
  • 5' Sheffield Wednesday FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 12' GOAL! Callum Paterson fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 17' Scotland international Liam Palmer has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 22' It looks surprising Sheffield Wednesday FC does not make any changes. Rafael has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 27' A quiet spell here at Hillsborough Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' Liam Shaw picks up a Red card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 35' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 40' Sheffield Wednesday FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 44' The deadlock is broken! Lucas Joao gets on the scoresheet on 44 minutes.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Sheffield Wednesday FC! Moses Odubajo comes on to replace Liam Palmer.
  • 51' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Sheffield Wednesday FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' The referee has no hesitation. Massimo Luongo is booked for Sheffield Wednesday FC — Yellow card on 53.
  • 58' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 64' Liam Moore, a Jamaica , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 69' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sheffield Wednesday FC that had 379 games and scored 456 goals.
  • 70' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. Andy Rinomhota is withdrawn and Sone Aluko gets his opportunity.
  • 75' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Michael Olise exits the field as Sam Baldock enters on 75.
  • 80' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Alfa Semedo made 467 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 85' Andy Rinomhota has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' The crowd applauds Kadeem Harris as he leaves the pitch. Elias Kachunga steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 2
Yakou Meite 2
Lucas Joao 2
Adam Reach 1
Andy Yiadom 1
Michael Olise 1
Adam Reach 1
Lucas Joao 1

Head to Head

2020-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Reading FC 2020-02-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–3 Reading FC 2019-08-03 Reading FC 1–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-02-09 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Reading FC 2018-09-01 Reading FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2020-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-28 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2020-11-25 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC D 2020-11-21 Preston North End FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2020-11-07 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2020-11-03 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–0 AFC Bournemouth W

Reading FC Form

2020-12-02 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-11-25 Millwall FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC L 2020-11-07 Reading FC 0–3 Stoke City FC L 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.26 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sheffield Wednesday FC43% Draw29% Reading FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Sheffield Wednesday FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Reading FC
57%
Sheffield Wednesday FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sheffield Wednesday FC28% Draw51% Reading FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
12.4%
1 – 0
11.6%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8%
2 – 0
7.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.4%
3 – 0
3.2%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sheffield Wednesday FC

Handicap Sheffield Wednesday FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 22% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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