This could be an interesting match as Huddersfield Town have their presumed home advantage while Reading are ahead 6 points in the Championship table.
- Huddersfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Reading has the fewest matches under the total-line (7) in Championship
It's no vacation for neither Huddersfield 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.
Huddersfield Town form and stats
Huddersfield Town have performed here at The John Smith's Stadium this season with 7 wins from 11 Championship matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 3. After failing to beat Luton Town here at The John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
A nice win for Huddersfield last time playing, versus Blackburn Rovers. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Naby Sarr (2) scoring for the victors. Heartbreak before that as Huddersfield lost 1-2 at Barnsley's place.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Huddersfield have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn three and lost four.
Huddersfield are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 16 goals in 11 games. Huddersfield are not conceding a lot of goals here at The John Smith's Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 11 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Reading form and stats
The visitors are W4-D4-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Championship.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Swansea City (placed 3rd) in their previous outing. The Championship match ended in a draw 0-0. A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Luton Town.
Goalkeeper Rafael made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Swansea City. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
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 twelve relevant matches. Results were seven Reading wins, four draws and one defeat.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Reading have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. As opposed to that, Reading have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Huddersfield wins - draws - Reading wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  L. Santos João 11 goals |   J. Koroma 6 goals |  Y. Meïté 6 goals |
Huddersfield Town missing players
Reading missing players
| Huddersfield Town | Reading | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 11 | 22 |
| 9 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 27 | 16 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 16 | 32 |
| 30 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 27 |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 82% | 91% |
| 77% | 73% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 77% |
| 55% | 36% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 45% | 55% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 36% | 23% |
| 14% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 27% | 14% |
| 45% | 45% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 64% | 50% |
| 36% | 45% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 36% | 41% |
| 27% | 9% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 18% | 18% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.9 | 12.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.3 | 10 |
| 3 | 2.8 | 1.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 |
| 42% | 52% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 54% | 37% | 34% |
- Huddersfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Reading has the fewest matches under the total-line (7) 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 | Norwich City | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 44 |
| 2 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 15 | 41 |
| 3 | Swansea City | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 40 |
| 4 | AFC Bournemouth | 21 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 36 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 38 |
| 5 | Watford | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 37 |
| 6 | Reading | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 5 | 37 |
| 7 | Stoke City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Barnsley | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | -1 | 34 |
| 9 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 33 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 22 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 33 |
| 11 | Preston North End | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 0 | 32 |
| 12 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Luton Town | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | -4 | 30 |
| 14 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 29 |
| 15 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 25 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 29 |
| 16 | Millwall | 20 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 25 |
| 17 | Coventry City | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | -10 | 23 |
| 18 | Birmingham City | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -10 | 23 |
| 19 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Derby County | 21 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | -11 | 19 |
| 22 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | -9 | 16 |
| 23 | Rotherham United | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 16 |
| 24 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 15 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -17 | 15 |
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