Coventry City vs Reading pre-match info: Visitors in for a hard 90 minutes at The Coventry Building Society Arena

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Coventry Building Society Arena

A victory to the home team is anticipated from this match if the league table is anything to judge by. The Coventry City fans are hoping that the difference between 8th and Reading's 22nd spot in the table will be visible on the arena.

Insights:
  • Reading have the fewest points (12) away in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Coventry City form and stats

9-7-5 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Coventry City so far this season.

The Coventry manager Robins and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Blackburn Rovers (placed 6th). Midfield player Hamer got a match rating of 7.83 in that game, the max score being 10. Hamer served one assist and hit one key pass.

In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Queens Park Rangers.

The Coventry City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 26 in 21 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Coventry City have conceded 23 goals.

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Reading form and stats

There's been little loot from Reading's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 21 away games in the Championship. Reading only have 3 wins to counter their 15 defeats and 3 draws. Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row.

Reading delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Luton Town (placed 3rd) in their previous match. The result could undeniably have been worse as the opposing team were dominant in expected goals made (xG): .70 - 2.80.

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs Burnley.

The attacking power of Reading when travelling is not overwhelming with 14 goals scored from 21 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Reading have conceded 40 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have fought earlier this season: Reading - Coventry 1-0. Coventry City-Reading H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Coventry City three wins, Reading four wins, three draws. five of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Coventry CityV. Gyökeres
V. Gyökeres
20 goals
ReadingT. Ince
T. Ince
9 goals
ReadingA. Carroll
A. Carroll
9 goals

Coventry City missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Coventry City Reading
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
43 21 7 Played P 7 21 43
16 9 3 Won W 1 3 13
15 7 2 Drew D 1 3 10
12 5 2 Lost L 5 15 20
53 26 9 Scored S 3 14 44
44 23 8 Conceded C 14 40 63
88% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 86% 95% 95%
60% 62% 86% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 67% 72%
35% 33% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 52% 51%
26% 24% 29% Over 3.5 O 3.5 29% 29% 23%
12% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 14% 7%
40% 43% 29% BTTS BTTS 29% 43% 51%
44% 43% 57% Clean Sheets C S 29% 14% 19%
28% 19% 29% Failed to Score F T 57% 48% 35%
 
4.5 5.1 4.9 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.5 4.2
5.4 5 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.6 5.2
2 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 1.9 2.1
3 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.9 14.3 14.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8.8 9.5
4.3 4.6 4.9 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 2.9
29% 27% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 21% 25% 35%
 
11 10.9 11.4 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.6 12.4
3.6 3.8 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 4.6 3.8
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Reading have the fewest points (12) away in Championship
  • Reading have the most conceded goals (40) away in Championship
  • Reading have the the worst goal difference (-26) away in Championship

  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 42 26 14 2 80 32 21 15 6 0 45 13 21 11 8 2 35 19 48 92
2 Sheffield United 42 25 7 10 65 36 21 14 3 4 41 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 29 82
3 Luton Town 43 20 15 8 54 37 21 9 8 4 29 20 22 11 7 4 25 17 17 75
4 Middlesbrough 43 22 8 13 82 52 22 13 6 3 45 18 21 9 2 10 37 34 30 74
5 Millwall 43 18 11 14 50 42 22 11 6 5 31 18 21 7 5 9 19 24 8 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 42 19 7 16 46 48 21 13 3 5 26 17 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 64
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 12 13 54 45 21 10 7 4 28 17 21 7 5 9 26 28 9 63
8 Coventry City 43 16 15 12 53 44 21 9 7 5 26 23 22 7 8 7 27 21 9 63
9 Sunderland 43 16 14 13 61 52 22 7 8 7 31 31 21 9 6 6 30 21 9 62
10 Norwich City 43 17 11 15 56 48 21 8 5 8 27 23 22 9 6 7 29 25 8 62
11 Preston North End 43 17 11 15 43 51 21 7 6 8 19 24 22 10 5 7 24 27 -8 62
12 Watford 43 15 14 14 52 50 22 10 6 6 33 23 21 5 8 8 19 27 2 59
13 Swansea City 43 16 11 16 61 61 22 10 4 8 35 30 21 6 7 8 26 31 0 59
14 Bristol City 43 13 14 16 50 53 21 8 7 6 27 21 22 5 7 10 23 32 -3 53
15 Birmingham City 43 14 11 18 46 53 21 7 6 8 23 21 22 7 5 10 23 32 -7 53
16 Hull City 43 13 14 16 49 60 21 8 5 8 22 26 22 5 9 8 27 34 -11 53
17 Stoke City 43 14 10 19 54 50 22 6 5 11 25 26 21 8 5 8 29 24 4 52
18 Rotherham United 42 10 16 16 46 56 21 8 6 7 35 28 21 2 10 9 11 28 -10 46
19 Cardiff City 42 12 9 21 37 51 21 6 6 9 18 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -14 45
20 Huddersfield Town 43 11 11 21 42 61 21 7 6 8 23 25 22 4 5 13 19 36 -19 44
21 Queens Park Rangers 43 11 11 21 41 68 22 6 5 11 21 33 21 5 6 10 20 35 -27 44
22 Reading 43 13 10 20 44 63 22 10 7 5 30 23 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 43
23 Blackpool 43 9 11 23 44 69 22 6 6 10 26 31 21 3 5 13 18 38 -25 38
24 Wigan Athletic 43 9 13 21 35 63 21 4 6 11 15 34 22 5 7 10 20 29 -28 37

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Table
  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 42 26 14 2 80 32 21 15 6 0 45 13 21 11 8 2 35 19 48 92
2 Sheffield United 42 25 7 10 65 36 21 14 3 4 41 18 21 11 4 6 24 18 29 82
3 Luton Town 43 20 15 8 54 37 21 9 8 4 29 20 22 11 7 4 25 17 17 75
4 Middlesbrough 43 22 8 13 82 52 22 13 6 3 45 18 21 9 2 10 37 34 30 74
5 Millwall 43 18 11 14 50 42 22 11 6 5 31 18 21 7 5 9 19 24 8 65
6 Blackburn Rovers 42 19 7 16 46 48 21 13 3 5 26 17 21 6 4 11 20 31 -2 64
7 West Bromwich Albion 42 17 12 13 54 45 21 10 7 4 28 17 21 7 5 9 26 28 9 63
8 Coventry City 43 16 15 12 53 44 21 9 7 5 26 23 22 7 8 7 27 21 9 63
9 Sunderland 43 16 14 13 61 52 22 7 8 7 31 31 21 9 6 6 30 21 9 62
10 Norwich City 43 17 11 15 56 48 21 8 5 8 27 23 22 9 6 7 29 25 8 62
11 Preston North End 43 17 11 15 43 51 21 7 6 8 19 24 22 10 5 7 24 27 -8 62
12 Watford 43 15 14 14 52 50 22 10 6 6 33 23 21 5 8 8 19 27 2 59
13 Swansea City 43 16 11 16 61 61 22 10 4 8 35 30 21 6 7 8 26 31 0 59
14 Bristol City 43 13 14 16 50 53 21 8 7 6 27 21 22 5 7 10 23 32 -3 53
15 Birmingham City 43 14 11 18 46 53 21 7 6 8 23 21 22 7 5 10 23 32 -7 53
16 Hull City 43 13 14 16 49 60 21 8 5 8 22 26 22 5 9 8 27 34 -11 53
17 Stoke City 43 14 10 19 54 50 22 6 5 11 25 26 21 8 5 8 29 24 4 52
18 Rotherham United 42 10 16 16 46 56 21 8 6 7 35 28 21 2 10 9 11 28 -10 46
19 Cardiff City 42 12 9 21 37 51 21 6 6 9 18 21 21 6 3 12 19 30 -14 45
20 Huddersfield Town 43 11 11 21 42 61 21 7 6 8 23 25 22 4 5 13 19 36 -19 44
21 Queens Park Rangers 43 11 11 21 41 68 22 6 5 11 21 33 21 5 6 10 20 35 -27 44
22 Reading 43 13 10 20 44 63 22 10 7 5 30 23 21 3 3 15 14 40 -19 43
23 Blackpool 43 9 11 23 44 69 22 6 6 10 26 31 21 3 5 13 18 38 -25 38
24 Wigan Athletic 43 9 13 21 35 63 21 4 6 11 15 34 22 5 7 10 20 29 -28 37

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.