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Reading vs Swansea: result 4-4 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 43Kick-off on April 18, 2022 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading
4-4
Swansea

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What was the result of Reading vs Swansea?

Reading and Swansea drew 4-4 on April 18, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 3′Lucas JoãoReading (pen.)
  • 6′H. WolfSwansea
  • 12′J. PiroeSwansea
  • 45′J. PiroeSwansea (pen.)
  • 58′M. ObafemiSwansea
  • 61′T. InceReading
  • 71′Lucas JoãoReading
  • 90′T. McintyreReading

Official lineup for Reading vs Swansea

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading

4-4-2
  1. 18Lucas João
  2. 23J. Hoilett
  1. 19T. Dele-Bashiru
  2. 28J. Laurent
  3. 9T. Ince
  4. 15Daniel Noel Drinkwater
  1. 5T. Mcintyre
  2. 21A. Baba
  3. 17A. Yiadom
  4. 4M. Morrison
  1. 1Ø. Nyland

Swansea

3-4-2-1
  1. 17J. Piroe
  1. 9M. Obafemi
  2. 12J. Paterson
  1. 4F. Downes
  2. 13H. Wolf
  3. 8M. Grimes
  4. 22J. Latibeaudiere
  1. 5B. Cabango
  2. 23C. Christie
  3. 26K. Naughton
  1. 33A. Fisher
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Swansea have 8, 2 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Reading
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 15, 2022Sheffield Utd(away)2-1Championship
Apr 9, 2022Cardiff(home)1-2Championship
Apr 5, 2022Stoke City(home)2-1Championship
Apr 2, 2022Barnsley(away)1-1Championship
Mar 19, 2022Blackburn(home)1-0Championship
Swansea
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Apr 15, 2022Barnsley(home)1-1Championship
Apr 9, 2022Derby(home)2-1Championship
Apr 5, 2022Millwall(away)1-0Championship
Apr 2, 2022Cardiff(away)4-0Championship
Mar 19, 2022Birmingham(home)0-0Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Reading win, 3 draws, 2 Swansea wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Nov 27, 2021Swansea 2-3 ReadingChampionship
Aug 10, 2021Reading 0-3 SwanseaLeague Cup
Apr 25, 2021Reading 2-2 SwanseaChampionship
Dec 30, 2020Swansea 0-0 ReadingChampionship
Jul 22, 2020Reading 1-4 SwanseaChampionship
Sep 28, 2019Swansea 1-1 ReadingChampionship

Last archived meeting: Swansea vs Reading on Nov 27, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

Reading score 1.1 and concede 1.8 goals per match over their last 15; Swansea score 1.4 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading1.11.8210/1510/15
Swansea1.41.356/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
1Swansea1072116723

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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