Saturday , 14 November 2026

Swansea City AFC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Swansea City AFC
2 – 3
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 27 Nov 2021 · 15:00 UTC Swansea.com Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 74' Danny Drinkwater
Ethan Laird 83' Y
Y 86' John Swift
Y 89' George Puscas

Overview

Match Preview

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

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

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

Recent Form

Swansea City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Reading FC H 2–3 L
24 Nov Barnsley FC A 2–0 W
20 Nov Blackpool FC H 1–1 D
06 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 0–4 L
02 Nov Coventry City FC A 2–1 W
30 Oct Peterborough United FC H 3–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Nov Swansea City AFC A 3–2 W
23 Nov Sheffield United FC H 0–1 L
20 Nov Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
06 Nov Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W
02 Nov Millwall FC A 0–1 L
30 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–2 L

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 wait is over. Swansea City AFC get us underway at Swansea.com Stadium.
  • 3' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Jamie Paterson makes it 1-0.
  • 4' Tom Dele-Bashiru does the damage! The net is bulging and Reading FC surge ahead!
  • 9' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 14' Korey Smith has been relatively quiet despite scoring 2 goals in his last 402 appearances.
  • 19' Swansea City 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.
  • 24' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 29' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 30' What a strike from Andy Carroll! The score is 1-2.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' The energy levels are beginning to show. Russell Martin might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Ryan Manning gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 50' Reading FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Danny Drinkwater on 50.
  • 55' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 60' Alen Halilovic is a natural attacking midfielder and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
  • 62' Swansea City AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Flynn Downes is hanging Korey Smith on the field on 62 minute.
  • 66' Femi Azeez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alen Halilovic on 66 minute.
  • 71' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Swansea City AFC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 74' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Danny Drinkwater.
  • 79' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 81' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. George Puscas is hanging Andy Carroll on the field on 81 minute.
  • 83' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ethan Laird.
  • 86' A meaty challenge results in booking for John Swift on 86.
  • 89' George Puscas was booked on 89.
  • Full Time. Reading FC beats Swansea City AFC

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Oliver McBurnie 4
Andy Carroll 3
Tom Ince 3
Yakou Meite 2
Hannes Wolf 2
Joel Piroe 2
Jay Fulton 2
Oliver Cooper 2

Head to Head

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 2020-07-22 Reading FC 1–4 Swansea City AFC 2019-09-28 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Reading FC

Swansea City AFC Form

2021-11-27 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Reading FC L 2021-11-24 Barnsley FC 0–2 Swansea City AFC W 2021-11-20 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2021-11-06 AFC Bournemouth 4–0 Swansea City AFC L 2021-11-02 Coventry City FC 1–2 Swansea City AFC W 2021-10-30 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Peterborough United FC W

Reading FC Form

2021-11-27 Swansea City AFC 2–3 Reading FC W 2021-11-23 Reading FC 0–1 Sheffield United FC L 2021-11-20 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2021-11-06 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2021-11-02 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-10-30 Reading FC 0–2 AFC Bournemouth L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.54 Swansea City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.39 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Swansea City AFC or Reading FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC41% Draw27% Reading FC32%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 2.93
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 34%
66%
± 4.5 18%
82%

Double Chance

Swansea City AFC or Draw
68%
Draw or Reading FC
59%
Swansea City AFC or Reading FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Swansea City AFC30% Draw45% Reading FC25%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
12.3%
2 – 1
8.5%
1 – 2
7.6%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 0
7.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
6.2%
2 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
5.1%
3 – 1
4.4%
1 – 3
3.6%
3 – 0
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Swansea City AFC

Handicap Swansea City AFC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 12% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 20% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 16%
+1.5 84% — 16%
+2 84% 10% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Swansea City AFC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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