Reading vs Watford

2 - 2
🕒 Sat, 04 Feb 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 30 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 30
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Watford 11
Referee Stats
25 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 40%
Draws 24%
Away wins 36%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (14-12).
  • Watford controlled possession (58%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

31 / 24
Avg: 1.35 / 1.04

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Watford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-9-9

Goals For / Against

21 / 30
Avg: 0.91 / 1.30

Points

24
Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

6

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

1.65
PPG
1.04
1.35
GF
0.91
1.04
GA
1.30
48%
O2.5
35%
61%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Watford rank11th
Reading points50
Watford points63
Reading: #20 · 50 pts · GD -22
41 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Watford: #11 · 63 pts · GD +3
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D D D D
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals4-4
Record0-5-0
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.

Watford last 5 away

D L D L L
Points2/15
Weighted index18
Goals4-8
Record0-2-3
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 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Watford trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%
Reading clean sheet at home22%
Watford score away57%
Watford clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.35 vs 1.32
Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.11
Watford score away0.91 vs 1.11
Watford concede away1.30 vs 1.32
Reading score 2% above league average, while Watford score 18% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% below league average at home, and Watford are 2% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals2.25
BTTS25%
Over 2.525%
At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Watford goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
14
12
Shots off Goal
4
2
Blocked Shots
4
6
Shots Inside Box
8
9
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
17
17
Offsides
1
4
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
330
459
Passes Accurate
211
340
Passes %
64%
74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals1 (25.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)

Reading vs Watford Head-to-Head History by Season