West Bromwich Albion FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON
Overview
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West Bromwich Albion FC vs Reading FC — Championship .
- West Bromwich Albion FC 15 games · 28 pts (2026/27)
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Darren Drysdale
- Referee Peter Bankes
- Referee Nicholas Hopton
- Referee Adam Nunn
4 games this season
🟨 4.3/game
⚽ 10.5 goals/game
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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug | Reading FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 17 Aug | Luton Town FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 10 Aug | Millwall FC | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Aug | Nottingham Forest FC | A | 2–1 | W |
| 14 May | Aston Villa FC | H | 1–0 | W |
| 11 May | Aston Villa FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug | West Bromwich Albion FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 18 Aug | Cardiff City FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 10 Aug | Hull City AFC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Aug | Sheffield Wednesday FC | H | 1–3 | L |
| 05 May | Birmingham City FC | H | 0–0 | D |
| 27 Apr | Middlesbrough FC | A | 1–2 | L |
Key Stats
38%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
H2H (8 games)
25%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
20%
Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season
West Bromwich Albion FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/3
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
West Bromwich Albion FC
| Isaac Price | 6 G | 3 A |
| Jimmy Morgan | 4 G | 4 A |
| Aune Heggebo | 4 G | 1 A |
| Callum Styles | 3 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for West Bromwich Albion FC and Reading FC.
- 5' Andy Yiadom needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 10' It’s high time Slaven Bilic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' The home supporters are growing impatient. West Bromwich Albion FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 20' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 25' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ovie Ejaria made 414 appearances and scored 13 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 30' West Bromwich Albion FC is showing some good football. However, West Bromwich Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 35' West Bromwich Albion FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Kieran Gibbs.
- 45' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 49' It’s a booking for West Bromwich Albion FC player. Romaine Sawyers gets a Yellow card.
- 50' A moment of madness from Andy Yiadom on 50 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
- 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. West Bromwich Albion FC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 60' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both West Bromwich Albion FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 65' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 66' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Lucas Boye is replaced by Lucas Joao on 66 minute.
- 67' Reading FC make a change. Lucas Boye trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Joao on 67 minutes.
- 69' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Grady Diangana by Matheus Pereira on 69 minute.
- 71' What composure from Ovie Ejaria! The England international strokes it home. 0-1.
- 76' It is a substitution in West Bromwich Albion FC team. Charlie Austin is replaced by Kenneth Zohore on 76 minute.
- 77' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. George Puscas departs to be replaced by Andy Rinomhota.
- 82' A change in the West Bromwich Albion FC ranks — Jake Livermore exits the field as Kyle Edwards enters on 82.
- 84' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Charlie Adam is hanging John Swift on the field on 84 minute.
- 88' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Kenneth Zohore makes it 1-1.
- 90' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Charlie Adam gets a Yellow card.
- 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.
Lineups
West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
-
8
Jake Livermore C ↓ Kyle Edwards 82'
- 1
- 5
- 3
- 10
-
15
Charlie Austin ↓ Kenneth Zohore 76'
- 29
- 2
- 19
- 6
- 7
Bench
- 27
- 23
- 14
-
21
Kyle Edwards ↑ 82'
- 11
-
9
Kenneth Zohore ↑ 76'
-
12
Matheus Pereira ↑ 69'
Coach
Slaven Bilic
Reading FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 6
- 27
-
10
John Swift ↓ Charlie Adam 84'
- 17
- 4
- 29
- 5
- 33
-
47
George Puscas ↓ Andy Rinomhota 77'
-
18
Lucas Boye ↓ Lucas Joao 66'
- 14
Bench
-
8
Andy Rinomhota ↑ 77'
- 15
- 39
- 20
-
26
Charlie Adam ↑ 84'
-
31
Lucas Joao ↑ 66'
- 16
Coach
Jose Manuel Gomes
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Callum Robinson | 2 |
| Dwight Gayle | 2 |
| Kyle Bartley | 2 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | 2 |
| Dwight Gayle | 2 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 1 |
| Matheus Pereira | 1 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 1 |
Head to Head
West Bromwich Albion FC Form
2019-08-21
West Bromwich Albion FC
1–1
Reading FC
D
2019-08-17
Luton Town FC
1–2
West Bromwich Albion FC
W
2019-08-10
West Bromwich Albion FC
1–1
Millwall FC
D
2019-08-03
Nottingham Forest FC
1–2
West Bromwich Albion FC
W
2019-05-14
West Bromwich Albion FC
1–0
Aston Villa FC
W
2019-05-11
Aston Villa FC
2–1
West Bromwich Albion FC
L
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.39
West Bromwich Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94
Reading FC xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 59%
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 88% |
|
12% |
| ± 1.5 | 68% |
|
32% |
| ± 2.5 | 41% |
|
59% |
| ± 3.5 | 21% |
|
79% |
| ± 4.5 | 9% |
|
91% |
Double Chance
West Bromwich Albion FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Reading FC
52%
West Bromwich Albion FC or Reading FC
72%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
12.4%
0 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
9.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 0
4.1%
2 – 2
4.1%
3 – 1
4%
3 – 2
2%
Asian Handicap — West Bromwich Albion FC
| Handicap | West Bromwich Albion FC covers | Push | Reading FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 8% | — | 92% |
| -2 | 8% | 14% | 78% |
| -1.5 | 22% | — | 78% |
| -1 | 22% | 23% | 54% |
| -0.5 | 46% | — | 54% |
| +0.5 | 76% | — | 24% |
| +1 | 76% | 15% | 9% |
| +1.5 | 91% | — | 9% |
| +2 | 91% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
39%
✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
26%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.