Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Reading FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Swansea City AFC
0 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Wed 30 Dec 2020 · 20:00 UTC Liberty Stadium HT 45+4' · FT 45+4'
Ryan Bennett 45' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Referee Craig Taylor
  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee David Webb

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

4
4
2
Swansea City AFC 10 games · Avg 3.9 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2020-12-30 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Reading FC 2020-07-22 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC 2019-09-28 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Reading FC 2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC 2018-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Reading FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
19 Dec Barnsley FC H 2–0 W
16 Dec Derby County FC A 0–2 L
12 Dec Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
08 Dec AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–1 W
19 Dec Brentford FC A 1–3 L
16 Dec Norwich City FC H 1–2 L
12 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–0 W
09 Dec Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L

Key Stats

80% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
Swansea City AFC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
0-15
3/2
16-30
2/–
31-45
2/2
46-60
3/1
61-75
2/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Swansea City AFC
Adam Idah 3 G 1 A
Ji-sung Eom 2 G 2 A
Joseph Opoku 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The game is set. Swansea City AFC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Swansea City AFC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Steve Cooper will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' Alfa Semedo is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
  • 25' Rafael needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 30' John Swift has been relatively quiet despite scoring 43 goals in his last 383 appearances.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 45' Poor challenge from Ryan Bennett. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 50' 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.
  • 53' Fresh legs for Swansea City AFC! Joel Latibeaudiere comes on to replace Ryan Bennett.
  • 58' The Reading FC bench stirs into life. Alfa Semedo is withdrawn and Sone Aluko gets his opportunity.
  • 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' John Swift is replacing Sam Baldock for the Reading FC side.
  • 72' It is a cagey affair so far. Swansea City AFC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 73' Reading FC make a change. Ovie Ejaria trudges off to be replaced by Omar Richards on 73 minutes.
  • 74' Kasey Palmer gets the nod from Swansea City AFC. He replaces Korey Smith and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 84' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Jamal Lowe as he leaves the pitch. Viktor Gyokeres steps in for Swansea City AFC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-0.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Cooper

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oliver McBurnie 4
Tom Ince 3
Andy Carroll 3
Liam Cullen 2
Lucas Joao 2
Yakou Meite 2
Hannes Wolf 2
Joel Piroe 2

Head to Head

2020-12-30 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Reading FC 2020-07-22 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC 2019-09-28 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Reading FC 2019-01-01 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC 2018-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Reading FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2020-12-30 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Reading FC D 2020-12-26 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W 2020-12-19 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2020-12-16 Derby County FC 2–0 Swansea City AFC L 2020-12-12 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W 2020-12-08 Swansea City AFC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D

Reading FC Form

2020-12-30 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Reading FC D 2020-12-26 Reading FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W 2020-12-19 Brentford FC 3–1 Reading FC L 2020-12-16 Reading FC 1–2 Norwich City FC L 2020-12-12 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–1 Reading FC W 2020-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.35 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 65% + Under — clean sheet likely 60%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC52% Draw29% Reading FC19%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes40% 0% No60%
Avg goals/match: 2.09
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 62%
38%
± 2.5 35%
65%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
80%
Draw or Reading FC
48%
Swansea City AFC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Swansea City AFC33% Draw53% Reading FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.6%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
10.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
0 – 1
7.9%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.8%
0 – 2
3.2%
2 – 2
3.1%
4 – 0
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 25% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✗

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