Reading vs Aston Villa
Championship· Regular Season - 30
WLWDGoals 9-15
WLLLGoals 18-16
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time
Match events
- 49'Glenn Whelan
- 49'Anwar El Ghazi
- 53'John Swift
- 55'Nélson Oliveira
- 62'Andy Yiadom
- 67'C. Harriott (Omar Richards)
- 70'Lewis Baker (Sone Aluko)
- 73'Nélson Oliveira (Yakou Méïté)
- 74'Glenn Whelan (Tom Carroll)
- 74'Albert Adomah (Jonathan Kodjia)
- 87'Tom Carroll
- 89'J. McGinn (M. Jedinak)
- 90'Conor Hourihane
Lineups
4-2-3-14-1-4-1
ReadingAston Villa
- 0.9
- Goals/game
- 1.8
- 1.5
- Conceded/game
- 1.6
Match trends
- Reading have averaged 0.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Aston Villa have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
- Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 7 meetings between these two sides.
- Both teams scored in 5 of the last 7 head-to-head matches.
Head-to-head
Last 7 meetings
2Reading wins
1Draws
4Aston Villa wins
8-11Goals
Pre-match comparison
0.9Goals scored per game1.8
1.5Goals conceded per game1.6
Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.
Referee
Geoff Eltringham
3.62Yellow cards / game
0.1Red cards / game
0.05Penalties scored / game
Based on 21 matches officiated (our own data).
When do they score?
Reading
0-15'
14.3%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
28.6%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
0%
76-90+'
57.1%
Aston Villa
0-15'
0%
16-30'
0%
31-45'
44.4%
46-60'
22.2%
61-75'
11.1%
76-90+'
22.2%
Match statistics
56%Possession44%
—Expected goals (xG)—
2Shots on target3
7Total shots13
3Shots off target6
2Blocked shots4
3Shots inside the box6
4Shots outside the box7
5Corners6
0Offsides3
16Fouls17
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves2
484Total passes366
392Accurate passes279
81%Pass accuracy76%
Player ratings
- 1Tommy ElphickAston Villa7.8
- 2Andy RinomhotaReading7.7
- 3Tyler BlackettReading7.6
- 4T. MingsAston Villa7.4
- 5D. MartínezReading7.4
- 6Conor HourihaneAston Villa🟨7.4
Box score
Reading
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes71%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes94%
Tackles—
Duels20%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes80%
Tackles1
Duels88%
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Shots2/3 on target
Passes63%
Tackles—
Duels25%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes81%
Tackles1
Duels64%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes85%
Tackles2
Duels64%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes86%
Tackles1
Duels46%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes67%
Tackles1
Duels42%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes97%
Tackles—
Duels50%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes83%
Tackles2
Duels80%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes76%
Tackles1
Duels50%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes16%
Tackles—
Duels57%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes69%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels0%
Aston Villa
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Shots2/4 on target
Passes66%
Tackles—
Duels25%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes81%
Tackles2
Duels53%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes80%
Tackles1
Duels88%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes68%
Tackles1
Duels40%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes50%
Tackles—
Duels100%
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes75%
Tackles—
Duels42%
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes82%
Tackles2
Duels47%
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Shots0/2 on target
Passes86%
Tackles2
Duels43%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes82%
Tackles1
Duels29%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes77%
Tackles2
Duels56%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes72%
Tackles1
Duels58%
Bench (7)
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
Duels0%
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes50%
Tackles—
Duels67%
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes85%
Tackles1
Duels67%
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Frequently asked questions
What time does Reading vs Aston Villa kick off?+
Kickoff is at Feb 2, 2019, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).



























