Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2022-23
Swansea City AFC
3 – 2
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
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 ball is rolling at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC are looking to make home advantage count against Reading FC.
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Swansea City AFC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Reading FC backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' What a strike from Yakou Meite! The score is 0-1.
  • 31' A quiet spell here at Swansea.com Stadium. Swansea City AFC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Tom Ince has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 33 minutes.
  • 38' Both keepers have barely been tested. Swansea City AFC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 41' Harry Darling doubles the advantage! 1-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 45' Andy Yiadom is having his name booked by the referee on 45.
  • 46' A change in the Swansea City AFC ranks — Nathan Wood-Gordon exits the field as Armstrong Oko-Flex enters on 46.
  • 51' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Michael Obafemi has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' Abdul Rahman Baba is ready to make an impact after coming on for Andy Yiadom at the 56 minute mark.
  • 60' Brilliant from the ! Oliver Cooper makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 60.
  • 61' Oliver Cooper puts Swansea City AFC on the lead.
  • 62' Ovie Ejaria is ready to make an impact after coming on for Tyrese Fornah at the 62 minute mark.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Joel Latibeaudiere. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 70' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 74' Brilliant from the ! Jay Fulton makes it 4-2 with a superb finish on 74.
  • 75' Magnificent from Jay Fulton! That is 17 goals in 391 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 78' Andy Carroll gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Loum Ndiaye and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 81' The Swansea City AFC bench stirs into life. Luke Cundle is withdrawn and Kyle Naughton gets his opportunity.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 87' Swansea City AFC make a change. Armstrong Oko-Flex trudges off to be replaced by Finley Stevens on 87 minutes.
  • 90' The whistle greets Oliver Cooper as he departs to be replaced by Jules Ntcham.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Swansea City AFC 3-2 Reading FC.

Lineups

Swansea City AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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

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
4%
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.