Saturday , 14 November 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Sunderland AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 11 Feb 2023 · 15:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Andy Yiadom
Y 90' Yakou Meite

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Reading FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
Sunderland AFC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-02-11 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Reading FC 2022-09-14 Reading FC 0–3 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Reading FC H 1–0 W
08 Feb Fulham FC H 2–3 L
04 Feb Millwall FC A 1–1 D
28 Jan Fulham FC A 1–1 D
22 Jan Middlesbrough FC H 2–0 W
14 Jan Swansea City AFC H 1–3 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 Feb Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
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

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Sunderland AFC gets underway.
  • 5' Naby Sarr needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Anthony Patterson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Sunderland AFC so far.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' It’s high time Tony Mowbray made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 33' Andy Yiadom was booked on 33.
  • 38' Femi Azeez is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
  • 43' The -year-old Abdoullah Ba has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 48' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 53' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Trai Hume has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 58' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Sunderland AFC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 63' Sunderland AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Amad is replaced by Alex Pritchard.
  • 70' Sunderland AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Daniel Neil is replaced by Pierre Ekwah.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Shane Long is replaced by Yakou Meite on 77 minute.
  • 78' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Junior Hoilett is replaced by Scott Dann on 78 minute.
  • 81' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Jack Clarke is replaced by Jewison Bennette on 81 minute.
  • 84' The England Patrick Roberts breaks the deadlock on 84 minutes. 1-0!
  • 87' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Tom McIntyre departs to be replaced by Tyrese Fornah.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Yakou Meite. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.67 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.8 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC to win 57% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC57% Draw25% Reading FC18%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.47
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
83%
Draw or Reading FC
43%
Sunderland AFC or Reading FC
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC39% Draw47% Reading FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.5%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
6.3%
0 – 1
5.7%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.7%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 25% 43%
-0.5 57% — 43%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
45% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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