Brentford v Reading result

Full-time · Brentford 3–1 Reading

Championship · Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:00 GMT · Gtech Community Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Brentford · Reading · Head-to-head

Brentford 3–1 Reading — Brentford won this Championship match.

Next for Brentford: Hull City v Brentford, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Brentford 3–1 Reading · Championship
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium · Brentford, Middlesex
Referee: K. Stroud
Head-to-head (last 6): Brentford 3 · draws 2 · Reading 1 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Brentford 2W 3D 0L · Reading 2W 1D 2L

Brentford 3–1 Reading (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.5

Goals

against 0.63 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.67

Corners

against 3.33 / 3.83 · 0 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4 / 5.67

Shots on target

against 2 / 3 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

0.33 / 0.5

Cards

against 3.67 / 1.83 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2020. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Brentford for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 0.63 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 3.33 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	4.67 for · 3.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11.67 for · 8.33 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	14.67 for · 6.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 2 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	5.67 for · 3 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.33 for · 16.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.17 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	0.33 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	0.5 for · 1.83 against n 6 Last 5

Brentford

Brentford — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
V. Janelt n 8	73.8	2 6/5	1.8 5/2	Alfa Semedo
H. Dalsgaard n 8	84.4	1.5 4/3	0.9 4/3	—
E. Marcondes n 8	51.6	1.5 4/2	0.2 1/0	—
T. Fosu n 8	46.1	1.5 3/3	1.2 3/2	Alfa Semedo
Sergi Canós n 8	46	1.5 4/2	1 3/1	—

Brentford — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
I. Toney n 8	89.1	2.7 8/5	1 6/2
Bryan Mbeumo n 8	71.1	2.2 8/4	0.8 3/1
M. Forss n 8	33.8	1.7 4/1	1 2/1
S. Ghoddos n 8	16	1.4 2/0	0 0/0
Sergi Canós n 8	46	1.2 4/1	0.5 2/0

Brentford — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
I. Toney n 8	89.1	0.8 6/0	0.1 1/0
V. Janelt n 8	73.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Josh Dasilva n 8	66.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Sergi Canós n 8	46	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
M. Jensen n 8	72.3	0 0/0	0.3 2/0

Brentford — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Thompson n 8	65.9	2.6 6/4
V. Janelt n 8	73.8	2.3 8/4
T. Fosu n 8	46.1	2.2 5/4
Sergi Canós n 8	46	2.2 4/3
R. Henry n 8	88.9	1.5 6/3

Brentford — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Raya n 8	90	1.8 4/2

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Baldock n 8	25	2.7 4/1	0.5 1/0	—
Alfa Semedo n 8	53.5	2.1 5/4	1.5 6/1	T. Fosu
T. Mcintyre n 8	21.3	2.1 2/2	0 0/0	—
Y. Meïté n 8	72.3	1.9 6/4	1.6 5/4	—
M. Olise n 8	60.1	1.5 5/2	2.6 6/5	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	72.3	2.6 7/4	1.9 6/2
Lucas João n 8	89.5	2.5 7/7	1.5 7/4
M. Olise n 8	60.1	1.9 5/4	1.3 4/3
S. Aluko n 8	31.3	1.4 4/0	0.7 2/0
S. Baldock n 8	25	1.3 3/0	0 0/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	72.3	0.8 4/1	0.2 1/0
M. Olise n 8	60.1	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0
Lucas João n 8	89.5	0.6 5/0	0.1 1/0
O. Ejaria n 8	85.9	0.1 1/0	0.4 3/0
T. Mcintyre n 8	21.3	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Tomás Esteves n 8	34.1	3.6 5/3
O. Richards n 8	81.6	3 8/7
J. Laurent n 8	90	2.6 8/6
Alfa Semedo n 8	53.5	2.5 6/5
L. Gibson n 8	76.6	2.2 7/3

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	2.3 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Brentford player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David Raya	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
T. Fosu	90	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	7.3
C. Goode	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
M. Bech Sorensen	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
V. Janelt	90	0	0	0	0	2	6	Y	7.3
M. Jensen	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	Y	7.3
I. Toney	90	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	7
Sergi Canós	78	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
Josh Dasilva	64	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	7
Bryan Mbeumo	64	2	0	2	2	1	1	0	8.2
R. Henry	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Thompson sub	45	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
E. Marcondes sub	26	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
S. Ghoddos sub	26	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.7
M. Forss sub	12	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.7

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.3
T. Holmes	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.2
M. Morrison	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
L. Moore	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.7
Tomás Esteves	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.5
J. Laurent	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	6.6
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
S. Baldock	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	Y	6.6
M. Olise	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	7.3
O. Ejaria	90	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	6.9
Alfa Semedo	61	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Aluko sub	29	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Brentford v Reading — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BrentfordWDDWD

Last 5: 2W 3D 0L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

ReadingDWLWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Brentford 3 · 2 draws · Reading 1 · 2.33 goals/game

2020-06-30 Reading 0–3 Brentford
2019-11-23 Brentford 1–0 Reading
2019-04-13 Reading 2–1 Brentford
2018-09-29 Brentford 2–2 Reading
2018-01-20 Reading 0–1 Brentford
2017-09-16 Brentford 1–1 Reading

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Brentford#3 pos87 pts46 pl+37 GD

Reading#7 pos70 pts46 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Brentford scored1.72

Reading scored1.35

Brentford conceded0.91

Reading conceded1.17

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Brentford and Reading?: In their last 6 meetings, Brentford won 3, Reading won 1 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Brentford and Reading?: Recent form — Brentford 2W 3D 0L; Reading 2W 1D 2L.

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