Thursday , 2 July 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 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
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' The game is set. Reading FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' It looks surprising Sunderland AFC does not make any changes. Patrick Roberts has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Sunderland AFC 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.
  • 25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 30' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 33' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Andy Yiadom.
  • 38' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' Jack Clarke needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 48' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Femi Azeez made 379 appearances and scored 18 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 53' Tom Ince has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 58' Supporters expect more eagerness from Abdoullah Ba, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium of Light with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 63' It’s high time Paul Ince made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 65' Another change for Sunderland AFC made on 65 minute. Amad leaves to be changed by Alex Pritchard.
  • 70' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 75' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Daniel Neil is replaced by Pierre Ekwah.
  • 77' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yakou Meite is hanging Shane Long on the field on 77 minute.
  • 78' Scott Dann is replacing Junior Hoilett for the Reading FC side.
  • 81' The Sunderland AFC manager makes a substitution. Jack Clarke departs to be replaced by Jewison Bennette.
  • 84' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Patrick Roberts on 84.
  • 87' The supporters are chanting for Tyrese Fornah. He replaces Tom McIntyre on 87 minute.
  • 90' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Yakou Meite gets a Yellow card.
  • With this win, Sunderland AFC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.