Rotherham v Reading result

Full-time · Rotherham 1–1 Reading

Championship · Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:00 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Rotherham 1–1 Reading — this Championship match was drawn.

Next for Rotherham: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Rotherham 1–1 Reading · Championship
Referee: Ross Joyce, England
Recent form: Rotherham 0W 4D 1L · Reading 0W 3D 2L

Rotherham 1–1 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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1

Goals

against 1.5 / 1.63 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5

Corners

against 7.5 / 6.38 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

5.25 / 3.13

Shots on target

against 6.25 / 5.75 · 3 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

0.5 / 1.88

Cards

against 1 / 1.88 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 December 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 December 2018. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Rotherham for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 7.5 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	16 for · 15.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	10.13 for · 16.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 6.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.13 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.5 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	9.88 for · 10.63 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	0.5 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.88 against n 8 Last 5

Rotherham

Rotherham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. 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. Proctor n 8	15.1	6 4/3	2.2 2/1	—
K. Vassell n 8	49.6	3.2 6/3	1.8 6/2	—
M. Smith n 8	89.9	2.5 8/7	1 7/1	—
J. Taylor n 8	65.6	2.2 7/4	0.7 3/1	J. Swift
J. Newell n 8	36.3	1.6 4/1	1.6 4/1	—

Rotherham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Ryan Manning n 8	57.3	3.3 7/5	1.2 3/2
J. Taylor n 8	65.6	2.6 5/3	0.7 2/1
W. Vaulks n 8	90	2 8/5	0.8 3/2
R. Towell n 8	88.1	2 7/4	0.5 4/0
M. Smith n 8	89.9	1.9 6/5	0.9 5/2

Rotherham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Proctor n 8	15.1	0.7 1/0	0 0/0
W. Vaulks n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
M. Smith n 8	89.9	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
R. Towell n 8	88.1	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Taylor n 8	65.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Rotherham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Newell n 8	36.3	2.2 3/2
W. Vaulks n 8	90	1.6 7/2
J. Mattock n 8	90	1.5 6/4
J. Proctor n 8	15.1	1.5 2/0
Ryan Manning n 8	57.3	1.2 4/2

Rotherham — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Rodák n 8	90	4 7/6

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. 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. Swift n 8	62.4	1.8 5/3	1.3 4/3	J. Taylor
L. Bacuna n 8	90	1.6 8/4	1.6 7/5	—
Y. Meïté n 8	70.3	1.6 7/3	1 4/2	—
A. Rinomhota n 8	61.9	1.5 5/2	2 4/3	—
A. Yiadom n 8	90	1.4 7/4	0.8 4/2	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. 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	70.3	4.5 8/6	2.2 7/4
J. Böðvarsson n 8	59.5	2.5 6/3	1.5 5/3
J. Swift n 8	62.4	2.2 5/3	0.4 2/0
D. Namaso n 4	68.8	2 3/1	0.3 1/0
S. Baldock n 8	61.1	1.7 5/4	0.7 4/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. 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	70.3	1 4/2	0.2 1/0
J. Böðvarsson n 8	59.5	1.1 4/2	0 0/0
S. Baldock n 8	61.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
L. Bacuna n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Barrow n 8	52.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Kelly n 8	76.6	1.9 6/4
A. Rinomhota n 8	61.9	1.6 6/3
J. Sims n 8	27.8	1.6 3/1
M. Barrow n 8	52.8	1.5 4/2
T. Blackett n 8	90	1.3 6/3

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 December 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	4.8 8/7
S. Walker n 8	90	3.6 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Rotherham		Reading
48%	Possession	52%
26	Shots	19
10	Shots on target	5
11	Shots off target	8
5	Blocked shots	6
15	Shots inside the box	10
13	Corners	4
1	Offsides	0
19	Fouls	12
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	7
322	Passes	369
63%	Pass accuracy	69%

Rotherham player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. Rodák	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
Z. Vyner	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
S. Ajayi	90	0	3	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Mattock	90	1	1	1	4	2	Y	8
A. Forde	90	0	2	0	2	0	0	6.5
W. Vaulks	90	0	8	3	4	2	0	7.9
R. Towell	90	0	5	3	2	2	0	7.4
M. Smith	90	0	3	0	0	1	0	6.9
J. Taylor	68	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.8
R. Wood	45	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.4
Ryan Williams	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
C. Robertson sub	45	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.1
J. Proctor sub	45	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.8
J. Newell sub	22	0	0	0	3	1	0	7.6

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Jaakkola	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.6
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	8.6
T. Blackett	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.5
T. Mcintyre	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
C. Gunter	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.8
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	6.5
J. Swift	90	0	0	4	2	3	2	0	7.8
G. McCleary	90	0	0	4	1	2	0	0	6.6
J. Sims	86	0	1	3	0	1	2	Y	7.5
S. Baldock	79	1	0	3	1	1	0	0	7.5
J. Böðvarsson	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
D. Namaso	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.4

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

Recent form

RotherhamDDDLD

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 1.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

ReadingDDLDL

Last 5: 0W 3D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Rotherham#22 pos40 pts46 pl-31 GD

Reading#20 pos47 pts46 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Rotherham scored1.13

Reading scored1.07

Rotherham conceded1.8

Reading conceded1.43

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