Delightful dogfight as daring Fulham duels with determined Reading

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Wed 01.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Craven Cottage (25700 seats)

Fulham have performed better than Reading so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Fulham and Reading.

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Fulham form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Craven Cottage as Fulham have scored 24 goals to get 26 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 8-2-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Fulham's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Reading (placed 14th). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Stoke City.

Fulham didn't have luck on their side in the loss against Reading as they hit the post 3 times.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Fulham's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won 1 match, drawn 1 and lost 1.

A decent goal production from Fulham in their home games so far, with 24 goals from 13 league matches. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Reading form and stats

3-5-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Reading in their Championship matches away. The fact that Reading have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Reading love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

It's the second away game in a row for Reading, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Fulham (placed 3rd) in the Championship last time out. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Preston North End at their stadium, the result 2-0.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Reading when being an outsider away as they are today, we find nine matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 4 and winning 2 games.

Reading have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Fulham - Reading 1-2. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Fulham won 3 games, 4 matches ended with a draw and Reading has 3 wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: 4 / 6

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
18 goals
FulhamT. Cairney
T. Cairney
6 goals
ReadingG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
6 goals

Fulham missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Fulham Reading
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 14 4 Played P 3 13 25
12 8 2 Won W 1 4 10
6 2 0 Drew D 1 5 5
8 4 2 Lost L 1 4 10
40 25 5 Scored S 3 15 33
30 16 6 Conceded C 2 12 28
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
81% 93% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 69% 72%
58% 71% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 31% 48%
19% 21% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 20%
12% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
58% 57% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 54% 48%
27% 36% 25% Clean Sheets C S 33% 23% 32%
19% 7% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 31% 24%
 
6.1 7.4 6.5 Corners For (avg) C F 4.3 4.8 5.3
4.4 3.7 4.8 Corners Against (avg) C A 9 5.6 5.3
1.8 2.1 2.2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.9 1.6
3 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 1
 
355 205 41 Total Shots T S 29 149 306
122 69 11 Shots on Target S O 9 48 101
33% 36% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 31% 33%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Fulham have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Reading has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
  • Reading is in the best form (4-2-0)

  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 25 15 6 4 42 20 12 7 4 1 19 8 13 8 2 3 23 12 22 51
2 West Bromwich Albion 25 14 9 2 47 27 12 6 5 1 29 18 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 51
3 Fulham 25 12 6 7 39 28 13 8 2 3 24 14 12 4 4 4 15 14 11 42
4 Brentford 25 12 4 9 37 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 13 5 1 7 15 12 17 40
5 Nottingham Forest 24 11 7 6 31 23 11 5 2 4 11 11 13 6 5 2 20 12 8 40
6 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
7 Sheffield Wednesday 25 11 6 8 37 25 12 6 4 2 14 9 13 5 2 6 23 16 12 39
8 Preston North End 25 11 6 8 36 30 13 9 2 2 29 15 12 2 4 6 7 15 6 39
9 Bristol City 25 10 8 7 39 36 12 5 4 3 19 14 13 5 4 4 20 22 3 38
10 Swansea City 25 10 8 7 31 30 13 5 3 5 16 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 1 38
11 Cardiff City 25 9 10 6 37 34 12 7 4 1 19 10 13 2 6 5 18 24 3 37
12 Hull City 25 10 6 9 39 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 12 4 4 4 18 18 5 36
13 Blackburn Rovers 25 10 6 9 32 31 13 6 5 2 16 11 12 4 1 7 16 20 1 36
14 Reading 24 9 5 10 31 27 12 6 0 6 18 16 12 3 5 4 13 11 4 32
15 Queens Park Rangers 25 9 5 11 38 47 13 4 4 5 22 26 12 5 1 6 16 21 -9 32
16 Middlesbrough 25 7 9 9 24 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 12 1 5 6 12 21 -8 30
17 Derby County 25 7 9 9 24 33 13 6 5 2 16 10 12 1 4 7 8 23 -9 30
18 Birmingham City 25 8 5 12 29 40 12 5 2 5 17 17 13 3 3 7 12 23 -11 29
19 Charlton Athletic 25 7 7 11 34 36 13 5 3 5 18 16 12 2 4 6 16 20 -2 28
20 Huddersfield Town 25 7 7 11 28 37 13 4 4 5 14 16 12 3 3 6 14 21 -9 28
21 Stoke City 25 6 3 16 28 40 13 4 2 7 17 20 12 2 1 9 11 20 -12 21
22 Barnsley 25 4 9 12 32 47 13 3 6 4 22 25 12 1 3 8 10 22 -15 21
23 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21
24 Wigan Athletic 25 4 8 13 21 37 12 4 4 4 12 15 13 0 4 9 9 22 -16 20

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 25 15 6 4 42 20 12 7 4 1 19 8 13 8 2 3 23 12 22 51
2 West Bromwich Albion 25 14 9 2 47 27 12 6 5 1 29 18 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 51
3 Fulham 25 12 6 7 39 28 13 8 2 3 24 14 12 4 4 4 15 14 11 42
4 Brentford 25 12 4 9 37 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 13 5 1 7 15 12 17 40
5 Nottingham Forest 24 11 7 6 31 23 11 5 2 4 11 11 13 6 5 2 20 12 8 40
6 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
7 Sheffield Wednesday 25 11 6 8 37 25 12 6 4 2 14 9 13 5 2 6 23 16 12 39
8 Preston North End 25 11 6 8 36 30 13 9 2 2 29 15 12 2 4 6 7 15 6 39
9 Bristol City 25 10 8 7 39 36 12 5 4 3 19 14 13 5 4 4 20 22 3 38
10 Swansea City 25 10 8 7 31 30 13 5 3 5 16 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 1 38
11 Cardiff City 25 9 10 6 37 34 12 7 4 1 19 10 13 2 6 5 18 24 3 37
12 Hull City 25 10 6 9 39 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 12 4 4 4 18 18 5 36
13 Blackburn Rovers 25 10 6 9 32 31 13 6 5 2 16 11 12 4 1 7 16 20 1 36
14 Reading 24 9 5 10 31 27 12 6 0 6 18 16 12 3 5 4 13 11 4 32
15 Queens Park Rangers 25 9 5 11 38 47 13 4 4 5 22 26 12 5 1 6 16 21 -9 32
16 Middlesbrough 25 7 9 9 24 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 12 1 5 6 12 21 -8 30
17 Derby County 25 7 9 9 24 33 13 6 5 2 16 10 12 1 4 7 8 23 -9 30
18 Birmingham City 25 8 5 12 29 40 12 5 2 5 17 17 13 3 3 7 12 23 -11 29
19 Charlton Athletic 25 7 7 11 34 36 13 5 3 5 18 16 12 2 4 6 16 20 -2 28
20 Huddersfield Town 25 7 7 11 28 37 13 4 4 5 14 16 12 3 3 6 14 21 -9 28
21 Stoke City 25 6 3 16 28 40 13 4 2 7 17 20 12 2 1 9 11 20 -12 21
22 Barnsley 25 4 9 12 32 47 13 3 6 4 22 25 12 1 3 8 10 22 -15 21
23 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21
24 Wigan Athletic 25 4 8 13 21 37 12 4 4 4 12 15 13 0 4 9 9 22 -16 20

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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.