Coventry v Reading result

Full-time · Coventry 2–1 Reading

Championship · Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:00 BST · The Coventry Building Society Arena

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Coventry 2–1 Reading — Coventry won this Championship match.

Next for Coventry: Tottenham v Coventry, Monday 19 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Coventry 2–1 Reading · Championship
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena · Coventry, West Midlands
Referee: D. Webb
Head-to-head (last 2): Coventry 1 · draws 0 · Reading 1 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Coventry 3W 0D 2L · Reading 1W 1D 3L

Coventry 2–1 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 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.13 / 2.25 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.14 / 4.17

Corners

against 5.43 / 5.83 · 2 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

5.29 / 2.83

Shots on target

against 3.14 / 6.33 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 1.67

Cards

against 1.71 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

2.8 yellows

Referee · D. Webb

1.1 home / 1.7 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 17 August 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Coventry for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.14 for · 5.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.17 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	13.29 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	10.67 for · 15.33 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	5.29 for · 3.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	2.83 for · 6.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.71 for · 10.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12 for · 12.83 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 1.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.67 for · 1.5 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: D. Webb — 2.8 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 10 matches (1.1 to the home side, 1.7 to the away side).

Home 1.1Away 1.7

Coventry

Coventry — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. 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
J. Dacosta n 8	71.3	2.1 7/3	0.6 2/2	—
J. Eccles n 8	44.4	2 5/2	1.8 5/2	—
I. Maatsen n 8	75.1	1.9 7/3	0.9 6/0	—
M. Waghorn n 8	60	1.9 6/4	1.3 5/2	G. Puşcaş
C. O'Hare n 8	80.5	1.8 7/4	4.2 8/8	—

Coventry — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Biamou n 8	55.9	2.6 6/5	1 5/0
Viktor Gyökeres n 8	67.8	2.2 6/4	1.3 5/3
M. Godden n 8	50.6	2.2 4/3	0.9 2/2
M. Waghorn n 8	60	1.9 4/4	0.6 2/1
M. James n 8	86.3	1.6 6/4	0.5 2/1

Coventry — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
T. Walker n 8	43.9	0.8 3/0	0 0/0
M. Waghorn n 8	60	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
M. Biamou n 8	55.9	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Shipley n 8	55	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
M. James n 8	86.3	0.1 1/0	0.4 2/1

Coventry — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
I. Maatsen n 8	75.1	2.8 5/4
S. Dabo n 8	57.6	2.7 6/3
S. McCallum n 8	90	2.3 6/5
J. Eccles n 8	44.4	2.3 4/2
M. James n 8	86.3	2.1 7/5

Coventry — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Moore n 8	90	2 4/3
B. Wilson n 8	90	1.9 5/3

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. 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
D. Tetek n 8	27	3.3 3/3	1.3 3/0	—
Alfa Semedo n 8	31.9	2.5 4/2	1.4 3/1	—
G. Puşcaş n 8	46.1	2.2 5/3	1.5 4/1	M. Waghorn
A. Rinomhota n 8	88	1.7 8/5	1.8 7/4	—
E. Bristow n 7	74.4	1.7 5/3	0.2 1/0	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
O. Azeez n 4	67.3	2.3 3/2	1.3 3/1
Y. Meïté n 8	76.1	2.1 6/5	1.2 4/4
G. Puşcaş n 8	46.1	1.7 4/2	0.2 1/0
Lucas João n 8	56.4	1.6 6/2	0.6 3/0
J. Swift n 8	60.3	1.5 5/3	1.1 5/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Swift n 8	60.3	0.4 2/0	0.6 3/0
O. Azeez n 4	67.3	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
M. Olise n 8	74	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Tomás Esteves n 8	19.5	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
Y. Meïté n 8	76.1	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alfa Semedo n 8	31.9	5.3 5/4
D. Tetek n 8	27	3.3 3/2
A. Rinomhota n 8	88	2.7 8/6
Tomás Esteves n 8	19.5	2.3 1/1
T. Mcintyre n 8	75.8	2.1 6/4

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 17 August 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Southwood n 5	90	3.4 5/4
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	3.2 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Coventry		Reading
57%	Possession	43%
25	Shots	7
7	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	2
11	Blocked shots	3
18	Shots inside the box	4
10	Corners	2
1	Offsides	1
14	Fouls	8
5	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
534	Passes	417
82%	Pass accuracy	76%

Coventry player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
S. Dabo	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
K. McFadzean	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
D. Hyam	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7
G. Hamer	90	0	1	0	0	4	1	Y	7.7
B. Sheaf	90	0	0	2	0	1	8	Y	8.2
I. Maatsen	90	0	0	3	0	1	3	Y	6.9
C. O'Hare	90	0	0	2	2	4	3	Y	6.9
Viktor Gyökeres	90	0	1	4	3	4	0	0	7
J. Dacosta	61	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.3
M. Waghorn	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Allen sub	29	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	7.3
M. Godden sub	29	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	7.2

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	0	0	6	0	6.9
M. Morrison	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.6
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	0	0	3	Y	7.2
J. Laurent	90	0	2	1	0	2	0	6.6
J. Swift	90	1	1	1	1	2	0	8.2
G. Puşcaş	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
T. Dele-Bashiru	83	0	0	0	2	1	Y	6.3
O. Azeez	62	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
T. Mcintyre	59	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
T. Holmes sub	31	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Hoilett sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
Jahmari Clarke sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3

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

Recent form

CoventryWWLLW

Last 5: 3W 0D 2L · 2 scored / 1 conceded per game

ReadingDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.6 scored / 2.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Coventry 1 · 0 draws · Reading 1 · 4 goals/game

2021-01-19 Reading 3–0 Coventry
2020-10-30 Coventry 3–2 Reading

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Coventry#12 pos64 pts46 pl+1 GD

Reading#21 pos41 pts46 pl-33 GD

Goals per game

Coventry scored1.3

Reading scored1.17

Coventry conceded1.28

Reading conceded1.89

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What is the head-to-head record between Coventry and Reading?: In their last 2 meetings, Coventry won 1, Reading won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Coventry and Reading?: Recent form — Coventry 3W 0D 2L; Reading 1W 1D 3L.

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