Reading vs Nottingham Forest

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 05 Dec 2020 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Unknown Venue 576 🧑‍⚖️ Gavin Ward 🔁 Regular Season - 16 🏁 match finished
Season
2020-2021 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 16
Regular Season Table
Reading 7 · Nottingham Forest 17
Referee Stats
26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 15%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (24-2).
  • Reading controlled possession (65%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (9-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-4-7

Goals For / Against

37 / 27
Avg: 1.61 / 1.17

Points

40
Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

3
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

16 / 21
Avg: 0.70 / 0.91

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.74
PPG
1.13
1.61
GF
0.70
1.17
GA
0.91
65%
O2.5
13%
52%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank7th
Nottingham Forest rank17th
Reading points70
Nottingham Forest points52
Reading: #7 · 70 pts · GD +8
21 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 23 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #17 · 52 pts · GD -8
39 pts off the top 2. 16 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
18-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D D W D
Points7/15
Weighted index42
Goals9-7
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

D D D W D
Points7/15
Weighted index42
Goals3-2
Record1-4-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.513%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.59%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home87%
Reading clean sheet at home35%
Nottingham Forest score away57%
Nottingham Forest clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Nottingham Forest score first0%
Nottingham Forest win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Nottingham Forest 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.61 vs 1.25
Reading concede at home1.17 vs 1.06
Nottingham Forest score away0.70 vs 1.06
Nottingham Forest concede away0.91 vs 1.25
Reading score 29% above league average, while Nottingham Forest score 34% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 11% above league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 27% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Reading goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Nottingham Forest goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
1
Total Shots
24
2
Shots off Goal
8
0
Blocked Shots
7
1
Shots Inside Box
15
2
Shots Outside Box
9
0
Ball Possession
65%
35%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
14
16
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
582
304
Passes Accurate
524
235
Passes %
90%
77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins5
Draws4
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals5 (38.5%)
BTTS8 (61.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games6
Home Wins5
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS3 (50.0%)

Reading vs Nottingham Forest Head-to-Head History by Season