Reading vs Nottingham Forest

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 12 Jan 2019 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Langford 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 27
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Nottingham Forest 9
Referee Stats
28 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 36%
Draws 29%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-8).
  • Reading controlled possession (55%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

29 / 31
Avg: 1.26 / 1.35

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8
Nottingham Forest (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-11-8

Goals For / Against

27 / 33
Avg: 1.17 / 1.43

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
1.00
1.26
GF
1.17
1.35
GA
1.43
61%
O2.5
39%
57%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Nottingham Forest rank9th
Reading points47
Nottingham Forest points66
Reading: #20 · 47 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Nottingham Forest: #9 · 66 pts · GD +7
23 pts off the top 2. 4 pts off the play-off line. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D W W L
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals4-5
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Nottingham Forest last 5 away

W L L L D
Points4/15
Weighted index36
Goals3-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Nottingham Forest trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home65%
Reading clean sheet at home22%
Nottingham Forest score away61%
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 home1.26 vs 1.51
Reading concede at home1.35 vs 1.15
Nottingham Forest score away1.17 vs 1.15
Nottingham Forest concede away1.43 vs 1.51
Reading score 17% below league average, while Nottingham Forest score 2% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 17% above league average at home, and Nottingham Forest are 5% 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
5
3
Total Shots
12
8
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
1
3
Shots Inside Box
4
3
Shots Outside Box
8
5
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
6
2
Fouls
14
16
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
3
5
Red Cards
0
2
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
515
404
Passes Accurate
435
324
Passes %
84%
80%

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