Swansea v Reading result

Full-time · Swansea 2–0 Reading

Championship · Sat, 27 Oct 2018 15:00 BST

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

Swansea 2–0 Reading — Swansea won this Championship match.

Next for Swansea: QPR v Swansea, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Swansea 2–0 Reading · Championship
Referee: Keith Stroud, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Swansea 1 · draws 0 · Reading 0 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Swansea 2W 1D 2L · Reading 1W 1D 3L

Swansea 2–0 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 / 1.75

Goals

against 0.75 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.6 / 5.57

Corners

against 5.6 / 7.14 · 4 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.8 / 4.43

Shots on target

against 3 / 5.29 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

0.4 / 2

Cards

against 2 / 2.43 · 0 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 23 October 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	Swansea for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 0.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.6 for · 5.6 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.57 for · 7.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	13.2 for · 12 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	12.57 for · 14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.8 for · 3 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.43 for · 5.29 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	7.6 for · 13.2 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	12.29 for · 12.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	0.4 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5

Swansea

Swansea — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 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
N. Dyer n 8	44.3	2.8 6/3	1.8 4/2	—
L. Fer n 8	39.9	2.5 6/2	1.1 2/2	—
C. Baker-Richardson n 4	38.8	2.3 2/1	2.3 2/1	—
J. Fulton n 8	67.8	1.7 5/3	1 5/1	Y. Meïté
G. Byers n 5	68.2	1.6 4/1	1.3 4/1	—

Swansea — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Baker-Richardson n 4	38.8	3.5 2/2	1.7 2/1
D. James n 8	62.1	2.9 6/4	0.4 2/0
B. Celina n 8	82	2.6 6/6	0.5 4/0
Y. Dhanda n 4	47.3	2.4 4/1	1.4 3/0
W. Routledge n 8	33.8	2 4/2	1 3/0

Swansea — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Baker-Richardson n 4	38.8	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
Y. Dhanda n 4	47.3	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
J. Fulton n 8	67.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Connor Roberts n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
B. Celina n 8	82	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Swansea — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Dyer n 8	44.3	2.5 6/2
Connor Roberts n 8	90	1.9 7/3
M. Grimes n 8	81.3	1.7 6/4
D. James n 8	62.1	1.6 5/3
C. Carter-Vickers n 8	81.5	1.4 5/2

Swansea — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Mulder n 8	90	3.1 5/4
K. Nordfeldt n 8	81.6	2.5 5/3

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 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
S. Ezatolahi n 6	78.2	2.3 6/4	1.7 4/3	—
L. Bacuna n 8	88.9	1.9 7/4	0.9 5/1	—
Y. Meïté n 8	83.3	1.8 7/5	1.9 7/5	J. Fulton
A. Yiadom n 8	90	1.5 7/4	2.3 7/5	—
J. O'Shea n 8	86.3	1.4 6/5	0 0/0	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 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	83.3	3.1 8/6	1.4 5/3
M. McNulty n 8	30.5	2.6 6/1	0.7 2/0
J. Swift n 8	71.9	2.5 8/5	0.8 4/1
J. Böðvarsson n 8	58.4	2.3 5/3	1.5 5/3
S. Ezatolahi n 6	78.2	1.9 6/2	0.4 2/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Böðvarsson n 8	58.4	1.2 4/2	0 0/0
S. Baldock n 8	77.4	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
A. Yiadom n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
L. Bacuna n 8	88.9	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
Y. Meïté n 8	83.3	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Ezatolahi n 6	78.2	2.1 6/3
J. Sims n 8	34.5	2 3/2
T. Blackett n 8	87.4	1.8 8/4
A. Yiadom n 8	90	1.3 7/2
S. Aluko n 8	52.1	1.3 4/1

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 23 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	4.1 8/4
S. Walker n 7	90	3.4 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Swansea		Reading
64%	Possession	36%
25	Shots	14
9	Shots on target	4
7	Shots off target	8
9	Blocked shots	2
18	Shots inside the box	12
7	Corners	8
1	Offsides	1
5	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	6
653	Passes	355
89%	Pass accuracy	78%

Swansea player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
K. Nordfeldt	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	7.8
K. Naughton	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
M. van der Hoorn	90	0	0	3	0	1	4	0	8.2
J. Rodon	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
M. Grimes	90	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	7.7
Connor Roberts	90	0	0	2	1	5	0	0	7.5
B. Celina	90	0	0	3	2	8	0	0	8.2
Oliver McBurnie	90	2	0	5	4	3	1	Y	8.5
D. James	88	0	1	7	0	1	0	0	7.2
M. Olsson	78	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Fulton	62	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	6.4
L. Fer sub	28	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
C. Carter-Vickers sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
D. John sub	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Jaakkola	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.6
J. O'Shea	90	1	0	0	1	0	7
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Blackett	90	0	0	4	0	0	7.3
L. Kelly	90	1	0	2	2	0	7.3
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	5	2	0	7.6
S. Baldock	90	2	1	1	2	Y	7
Y. Meïté	89	7	2	0	0	0	7.2
J. Swift	88	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
G. McCleary	64	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Böðvarsson	26	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
J. Sims	2	0	0	0	0	0	–
S. Aluko	1	0	0	0	0	0	–

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

Recent form

SwanseaWDLLW

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

ReadingDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Swansea 1 · 0 draws · Reading 0 · 2 goals/game

2017-09-19 Reading 0–2 Swansea

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Swansea#10 pos65 pts46 pl+3 GD

Reading#20 pos47 pts46 pl-17 GD

Goals per game

Swansea scored1.41

Reading scored1.07

Swansea conceded1.35

Reading conceded1.43

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

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