This is shaping up to be yet another action-packed contest at Ricoh Arena in the Championship. Coventry City is in 4th place and receive Reading in 17th place. Read all about the match here!
It's no vacation for neither Coventry City nor Reading as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Coventry City form and stats
The hosts won their first Championship game here at Ricoh Arena, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Coventry City last season were 10 wins, 7 draws and 6 losses from 23 games.
Coventry City enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Blackpool's place. The match ended 1-0 with Viktor Gyökeres scoring. The attacker Viktor Gyökeres was "man of the match" for Coventry with a rating of 8.12/10. Gyökeres scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes and dribled passed the opponent 5 of 5 times.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Barnsley (0-1).This is expected to be a close game, with Coventry City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Coventry City as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Coventry City has won six of these, drawn four and lost two.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Coventry City at home in the league. 2 on target and 1 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Reading form and stats
Reading have played one away game so far, a loss. Last season their away games stats in the Championship were 7 victories, 9 draws and 7 defeats from 23 fixtures.
The manager V. Paunovic was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Madejski Stadium. Reading suffered a 2-3 loss to Bristol City (placed 12th). Midfielder Ethan Bristow was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.13. Bristow served one assist and hit two key passes.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Preston North End.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Reading playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were eight Reading wins, six draws and two defeats.
As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Reading has managed 2 goals and let in 3 from 1 match.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Coventry victory, four draws and five Reading wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  V. Gyökeres 2 goals |   L. Moore 2 goals |  J. Swift 2 goals |
Coventry City missing players
Reading missing players
| Coventry City | Reading | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 67% |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 33% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 5.3 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 9 | 5.3 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6 | 6.7 |
| 3.3 | 4 | 4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.3 | 10 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| 4 | 5 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 25% | 40% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 40% | 50% |
| Coventry City | Last season | Reading | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 46 | 23 | Played | P | 23 | 46 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 19 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Drew | D | 9 | 13 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 14 | ||
| 49 | 30 | Scored | S | 25 | 62 | ||
| 61 | 22 | Conceded | C | 27 | 54 | ||
| 85% | 74% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 78% | 89% | ||
| 72% | 61% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 65% | 76% | ||
| 41% | 39% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 30% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 22% | 24% | ||
| 13% | 13% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 9% | ||
| 48% | 39% | BTTS | BTTS | 52% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 48% | Clean Sheets | C S | 39% | 37% | ||
| 39% | 39% | Failed to Score | F T | 30% | 22% | ||
| 4.1 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.9 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.9 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.9 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 4.1 | ||
| 35% | 40% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 32% | 33% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2 | Stoke City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Luton Town | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Cardiff City | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 8 | AFC Bournemouth | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Birmingham City | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 | Barnsley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 14 | Peterborough United | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 4 |
| 16 | Hull City | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 17 | Reading | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 18 | Millwall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
| 19 | Derby County | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| 21 | Swansea City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
| 23 | Nottingham Forest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Norwich City | 46 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 75 | 36 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 15 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 21 | 39 | 97 |
| 2 | Watford | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 63 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 33 | 91 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 79 | 42 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 39 | 20 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 22 | 37 | 87 |
| 4 | Swansea City | 46 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 56 | 39 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 80 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 46 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 58 | 50 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 8 | 78 |
| 6 | AFC Bournemouth | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 73 | 46 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 33 | 22 | 27 | 77 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 62 | 54 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 27 | 8 | 70 |
| 8 | Cardiff City | 46 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 66 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 68 |
| 9 | Queens Park Rangers | 46 | 19 | 11 | 16 | 57 | 55 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 68 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 55 | 53 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 25 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 28 | 2 | 64 |
| 11 | Millwall | 46 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 47 | 52 | 23 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 62 |
| 12 | Luton Town | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 41 | 52 | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 29 | -11 | 62 |
| 13 | Preston North End | 46 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 49 | 56 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 32 | -7 | 61 |
| 14 | Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 50 | 52 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 24 | -2 | 60 |
| 15 | Blackburn Rovers | 46 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 65 | 54 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 57 |
| 16 | Coventry City | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 49 | 61 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 39 | -12 | 55 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 37 | 45 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 21 | -8 | 52 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 37 | 61 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 37 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 24 | -24 | 52 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 46 | 15 | 6 | 25 | 46 | 68 | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 28 | 38 | -22 | 51 |
| 20 | Huddersfield Town | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 50 | 71 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 48 | -21 | 49 |
| 21 | Derby County | 46 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 36 | 58 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 32 | -22 | 44 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 39 | 69 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 41 | -30 | 43 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 46 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 44 | 60 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 35 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 25 | -16 | 42 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 61 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 17 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 44 | -21 | 41 |
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