Swansea City AFC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2022-23

Swansea City AFC

3 – 2

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Reading FC

Tue 18 Oct 2022 · 18:45 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 45' Andy Yiadom

Joel Latibeaudiere 65' Y

Overview

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Swansea City AFC vs Reading FC — Championship at Swansea.com Stadium.

Swansea City AFC 15 games · 26 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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

Swansea City AFC 10 games · Avg 3.9 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2022-10-18 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Reading FC 2022-04-18 Reading FC 4–4 Swansea City AFC 2021-11-27 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Reading FC 2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC 2020-12-30 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Reading FC	H	3–2	W
15 Oct	Burnley FC	A	0–4	L
08 Oct	Sunderland AFC	H	2–1	W
05 Oct	Watford FC	A	2–1	W
01 Oct	West Bromwich Albion FC	A	3–2	W
17 Sep	Hull City AFC	H	3–0	W

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
18 Oct	Swansea City AFC	A	2–3	L
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

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

40% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

0-15

4/5

16-30

2/2

31-45

4/5

46-60

6/1

61-75

2/–

76+

3/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC

Adam Idah	4 G	1 A
Joseph Opoku	3 G	2 A
Moussa Kounfolo Yeo	3 G
Ji-sung Eom	2 G	2 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Reading FC.
5' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Abdul Rahman Baba, as he is very good at scoring at Swansea.com Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Swansea City AFC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
20' Benjamin Cabango is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
25' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Swansea City AFC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
26' Goal! Yakou Meite scores his 47 goal in 390 matches.
31' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' Tom Ince doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
38' Swansea City AFC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
41' A goal from the England international Harry Darling! He fires home on 41 to make it 1-2!
45' The referee has no hesitation. Andy Yiadom is booked for Reading FC — Yellow card on 45.
46' Another substitution for Swansea City AFC to replace Nathan Wood-Gordon by Armstrong Oko-Flex on 46 minute.
51' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Ince will be considering his options from the bench.
56' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Andy Yiadom departs to be replaced by Abdul Rahman Baba.
60' Against the run of play, Oliver Cooper has scored! This game has turned on its head.
61' A stunning finish from Oliver Cooper — that came from absolutely nowhere!
62' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Tyrese Fornah exits the field as Ovie Ejaria enters on 62.
65' Joel Latibeaudiere catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
70' Matthew Sorinola is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Swansea City AFC so far.
74' Goal! Jay Fulton scores his 17 goal in 394 matches.
75' What a moment for Jay Fulton! That strike on 75 puts his side firmly in control.
78' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Loum Ndiaye is replaced by Andy Carroll.
81' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Kyle Naughton comes on to replace Luke Cundle.
86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
87' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Finley Stevens comes on to replace Armstrong Oko-Flex.
90' It is a substitution in Swansea City AFC team. Oliver Cooper is replaced by Jules Ntcham on 90 minute.
Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

4
Jay Fulton
8
Matt Grimes
13
Steven Benda
23
Nathan Wood-Gordon ↓ Armstrong Oko-Flex 46'
6
Harry Darling
5
Benjamin Cabango
9
Michael Obafemi ↓ Liam Cullen 90'
29
Matthew Sorinola
22
Joel Latibeaudiere
18
Luke Cundle ↓ Kyle Naughton 81'
31
Oliver Cooper ↓ Jules Ntcham 90'

Bench

26
Kyle Naughton ↑ 81'
20
Liam Cullen ↑ 90'
1
Andy Fisher
10
Jules Ntcham ↑ 90'
24
Finley Stevens
21
Armstrong Oko-Flex ↑ 46'
44
Joshua Thomas

Coach Russell Martin

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Oliver McBurnie	4
Tom Ince	3
Andy Carroll	3
Oliver Cooper	2
Wayne Routledge	2
Liam Cullen	2
Lucas Joao	2
Yakou Meite	2

Head to Head

Swansea City AFC Form

2022-10-18 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Reading FC W 2022-10-15 Burnley FC 4–0 Swansea City AFC L 2022-10-08 Swansea City AFC 2–1 Sunderland AFC W 2022-10-05 Watford FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2022-10-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–3 Swansea City AFC W 2022-09-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Hull City AFC W

Reading FC Form

2022-10-18 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Reading FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.84 Swansea City AFC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.4 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Swansea City AFC50% Draw24% Reading FC26%

Actual: Swansea City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.24

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	83%	17%
± 2.5	62%	38%
± 3.5	40%	60%
± 4.5	23%	77%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw

74%

Draw or Reading FC

50%

Swansea City AFC or Reading FC

76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Swansea City AFC35% Draw42% Reading FC23%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11%

2 – 1

8.9%

1 – 2

6.8%

2 – 0

6.6%

1 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

6.2%

0 – 0

5.5%

3 – 1

5.5%

0 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

3 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

3.9%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap	Swansea City AFC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	14%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	20%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	15%	13%
+1.5	87%	—	13%
+2	87%	8%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

17% ✓

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