Championship match tips and news & stats for the Reading vs Millwall scrap

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

Reading will plan to use their home advantage to help shorten the gap to today’s opposition. The hosting team are currently 10 points behind Millwall.

Insights:
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

These are active days for the home side, as they played only four days ago in the Championship. This match was also played here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Millwall have had more rest.

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Reading form and stats

10 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Reading have to build on here at Select Car Leasing Stadium in the Championship.

Ince was the last player to score a league goal for Reading and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Reading haven't scored in 198 minutes.

Reading played out an unexpected defeat 0-1 against Sheffield United in their previous match, also played at home.

Heartbreak before that as Reading lost 0-5 at Middlesbrough's place.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Reading as they are travelling to their away game against Blackburn Rovers in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.

The Reading fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 27 goals in 17 league matches. 19 goals have been conceded.

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Millwall form and stats

The visitors are W6-D4-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.

This match can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Norwich City with 2-3 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after four consecutive league fixtures winning points. Which player has scored three games in a row for the away team? The answer is Flemming and that is impressive! Midfielder Flemming was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.15. Flemming scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Luton Town that ended 2-2.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Swansea City in just three days.

As opposed to that, Millwall have seen the ball go into their own net 23 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The fixture lists shows this result when the participants played each other earlier this campaign; Millwall - Reading 0-1. Last ten meetings featuring these contenders: Reading won three, Millwall were winners in six and we saw one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

MillwallT. Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
13 goals
MillwallZ. Flemming
Z. Flemming
12 goals
ReadingT. Ince
T. Ince
9 goals

Reading missing players

Millwall missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Millwall
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
35 17 5 Played P 5 18 35
13 10 3 Won W 4 6 15
5 3 1 Drew D 0 4 9
17 4 1 Lost L 1 8 11
38 27 6 Scored S 9 18 45
54 19 2 Conceded C 6 23 38
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
71% 82% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 74%
57% 65% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 39% 40%
29% 24% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 17% 17%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 6% 11%
46% 59% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 39% 43%
20% 24% 60% Clean Sheets C S 40% 22% 31%
37% 18% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 44% 34%
 
4.5 4.2 4.4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 4.4 4.5
5 4.8 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.2 4.5 4.2
2 2.2 3.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2.2 1.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 10.8 10 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11.7 13.2
3 3.5 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.4 4.3
36% 46% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 29% 30%
 
11.9 10.9 10.6 Shots against (avg) S A 12.6 13 10.9
3.6 3.1 2.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 35 20 7 8 56 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 18 9 4 5 21 15 25 67
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 West Bromwich Albion 35 14 9 12 45 38 18 9 5 4 25 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 7 51
10 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
11 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Bristol City 35 11 12 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 0 45
14 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
15 Reading 35 13 5 17 38 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 3 2 13 11 35 -16 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Huddersfield Town 35 8 8 19 30 51 18 6 4 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 32
24 Wigan Athletic 35 7 11 17 31 54 18 3 5 10 13 31 17 4 6 7 18 23 -23 32

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 35 20 7 8 56 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 18 9 4 5 21 15 25 67
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 West Bromwich Albion 35 14 9 12 45 38 18 9 5 4 25 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 7 51
10 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
11 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Bristol City 35 11 12 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 0 45
14 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
15 Reading 35 13 5 17 38 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 3 2 13 11 35 -16 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Huddersfield Town 35 8 8 19 30 51 18 6 4 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 32
24 Wigan Athletic 35 7 11 17 31 54 18 3 5 10 13 31 17 4 6 7 18 23 -23 32

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