Pride Park Stadium: Derby County vs Reading Championship preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 17.March
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Pride Park Stadium (33597 seats)

Derby County and Reading have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Championship.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Derby County form and stats

10-7-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Derby County so far this season.

Derby County's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Blackburn Rovers (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Ahead of that match, Derby County lost 0-3 at home to Manchester United.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Derby County handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are nine wins, four draws and three defeats.

Derby County are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 28 goals in 19 games. Derby County have only conceded 13 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Reading form and stats

Playing away, Reading have won 6 games, drawn 7 and suffered 6 defeats in the Championship this season.

Two travels in a row for Reading, whose manager M. Bowen could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Birmingham City. A loss against Sheffield United (after extra-time) was the result prior to that, in a FA Cup home game.

We have checked recent matches where Reading have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 19 games were three victories, ten draws and six defeats.

The visiting Reading have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 23 goals from 19 games. Reading are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 18 times in 19 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Reading - Derby County 3-0 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Derby County won four games, three matches ended with a draw and Reading has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

Derby County
M. Waghorn
12 goals
Derby CountyT. Lawrence
T. Lawrence
9 goals
Derby CountyC. Martin
C. Martin
9 goals

Derby County missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Derby County Reading
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
37 19 6 Played P 5 19 37
13 10 2 Won W 2 6 13
12 7 4 Drew D 3 7 9
12 2 0 Lost L 0 6 15
49 28 9 Scored S 10 23 46
49 13 5 Conceded C 5 18 42
97% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 95% 97%
81% 74% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 74% 76%
51% 32% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 32% 43%
24% 11% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 16% 16%
11% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 5%
57% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 80% 53% 49%
22% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 21% 27%
24% 11% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 32% 27%
 
4.7 5.6 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.2 4.3 5.1
6.2 5.2 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 5.8 5.5
1.9 1.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.9 1.7
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
403 235 68 Total Shots T S 46 199 439
144 90 28 Shots on Target S O 22 65 139
34% 31% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 45% 35% 33%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Derby County have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Derby County have won significantly more corners at home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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 Leeds United 37 21 8 8 56 30 18 11 4 3 26 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 26 71
2 West Bromwich Albion 37 19 13 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 19 11 6 2 28 14 27 70
3 Fulham 37 18 10 9 52 38 19 12 2 5 32 21 18 6 8 4 20 17 14 64
4 Brentford 37 17 9 11 64 33 18 10 5 3 36 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 31 60
5 Nottingham Forest 37 16 12 9 48 38 18 8 4 6 20 19 19 8 8 3 28 19 10 60
6 Preston North End 37 16 8 13 50 45 19 11 3 5 35 24 18 5 5 8 15 21 5 56
7 Bristol City 37 15 10 12 51 53 18 7 5 6 25 27 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 55
8 Millwall 37 13 15 9 44 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 19 5 8 6 19 22 4 54
9 Cardiff City 37 13 15 9 52 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 19 5 7 7 26 33 2 54
10 Blackburn Rovers 37 14 11 12 52 45 19 8 8 3 24 16 18 6 3 9 28 29 7 53
11 Swansea City 37 13 14 10 46 45 19 8 5 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 53
12 Derby County 37 13 12 12 49 49 19 10 7 2 28 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 0 51
13 Queens Park Rangers 37 14 8 15 58 62 19 8 5 6 37 33 18 6 3 9 21 29 -4 50
14 Reading 37 13 9 15 46 42 18 7 2 9 23 24 19 6 7 6 23 18 4 48
15 Sheffield Wednesday 37 13 9 15 46 49 18 7 5 6 16 21 19 6 4 9 30 28 -3 48
16 Birmingham City 37 12 11 14 48 57 18 6 5 7 27 29 19 6 6 7 21 28 -9 47
17 Stoke City 37 12 6 19 49 55 19 8 3 8 29 24 18 4 3 11 20 31 -6 42
18 Huddersfield Town 37 11 9 17 45 58 19 7 5 7 24 25 18 4 4 10 21 33 -13 42
19 Middlesbrough 37 9 14 14 37 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 18 3 6 9 19 28 -10 41
20 Wigan Athletic 37 10 11 16 38 50 18 6 6 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 41
21 Hull City 37 11 8 18 49 63 19 6 3 10 27 33 18 5 5 8 22 30 -14 41
22 Charlton Athletic 37 10 9 18 44 54 19 7 5 7 25 23 18 3 4 11 19 31 -10 39
23 Luton Town 37 10 5 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 19 3 1 15 16 44 -28 35
24 Barnsley 37 8 10 19 42 62 19 5 7 7 26 33 18 3 3 12 16 29 -20 34

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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.