Betting preview: Huddersfield Town vs Reading should be interesting

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 28.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: The John Smith's Stadium (24500 seats)

Huddersfield Town challenge Reading, who have the most conceded goals (9) in Championship, for acclaim and success.

Insights:
  • Reading have the most conceded goals (9) in Championship

There haven't been much to rest for the hosting team, as they were involved in a Carabao Cup game only four days back. Thankfully the previous game, versus Everton, was also a home game here at The John Smith's Stadium. The away team is better rested.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

Only two Championship home games for Huddersfield Town so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

The Huddersfield fans got no joy from their last match, a Carabao Cup game also here at The John Smith's Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Everton. Midfielder Alex Vallejo was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.15 (out of ten) in that game. Vallejo had 57 successful passes (of 68 total).

In the game before, an away victory in the Championship match versus Sheffield United with a 2-1 scoreline.

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 Town have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 16 matches with the results: Won six, drawn six and lost four.

Early season league goal statistics from Huddersfield Town's 2 home games: 2 goals, 5 conceded.

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Reading form and stats

No Championship points yet away for Reading, from their first 2 matches. Reading has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.

Reading play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Coventry City (placed 4th). Midfielder John Swift was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.32. Swift scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled passed the opponent 1 of 1 times. Late heartbreak for Reading in the Coventry City match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime.

Preceding that, the 2-3 home loss versus Bristol City.

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.

It's early days yet, but Reading has scored 3 and conceded 5 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - four - four (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

ReadingJ. Swift
J. Swift
3 goals
ReadingL. Moore
L. Moore
2 goals
ReadingF. Azeez
F. Azeez
2 goals

Huddersfield Town missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Huddersfield Town Reading
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 0 2 4
2 1 1 Won W 0 0 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 1 0 Lost L 0 2 3
5 2 1 Scored S 0 3 7
7 5 0 Conceded C 0 5 9
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
75% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 50% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
25% 50% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 50%
25% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 50%
75% 50% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
25% 50% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.8 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 5.5 4.5
5.2 5.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 7.5
2.2 2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.8 8.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 0 10 10.8
2.8 1.5 1 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3.5 3.5
45% 67% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 43% 50%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading have the most conceded goals (5) away in Championship
  • Reading have the most conceded goals (9) in Championship
Huddersfield Town Last season Reading
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
12 8   Won W   7 19
13 7   Drew D   9 13
21 8   Lost L   7 14
50 28   Scored S   25 62
71 23   Conceded C   27 54
91% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   78% 89%
78% 70%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 76%
48% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 50%
17% 13%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 24%
15% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 9%
52% 57%   BTTS BTTS   52% 52%
26% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   39% 37%
30% 22%   Failed to Score F T   30% 22%
 
4.4 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.2
5 5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.4
1.5 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1
3 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.1 9.8   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 10.9
2.8 2.6   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 4.1
38% 47%   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 4 3 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 7 10
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 3 1 0 11 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 6 10
3 Stoke City 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Coventry City 4 3 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 9
5 Queens Park Rangers 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 8
6 Cardiff City 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 8
7 AFC Bournemouth 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 8
8 Birmingham City 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 7
9 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Huddersfield Town 4 2 1 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 7
11 Luton Town 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
12 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
13 Barnsley 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
14 Derby County 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
15 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 4
16 Swansea City 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
17 Peterborough United 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
18 Reading 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 3
19 Hull City 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 -3 3
20 Preston North End 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 3
21 Millwall 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
22 Blackpool 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
23 Sheffield United 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 -6 1
24 Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 4 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 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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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 Fulham 4 3 1 0 10 3 2 1 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 7 2 7 10
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 3 1 0 11 5 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 1 1 0 4 3 6 10
3 Stoke City 4 3 1 0 7 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 3 1 4 10
4 Coventry City 4 3 0 1 5 3 2 2 0 0 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 9
5 Queens Park Rangers 4 2 2 0 9 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 6 2 4 8
6 Cardiff City 4 2 2 0 8 4 2 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 0 4 2 4 8
7 AFC Bournemouth 4 2 2 0 8 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 2 2 0 0 4 1 3 8
8 Birmingham City 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 0 1 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0 4 7
9 Blackburn Rovers 4 2 1 1 6 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 7
10 Huddersfield Town 4 2 1 1 5 7 2 1 0 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 -2 7
11 Luton Town 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 6
12 Middlesbrough 4 1 2 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 0 5
13 Barnsley 4 1 2 1 4 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 3 3 0 5
14 Derby County 4 1 2 1 3 3 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 5
15 Bristol City 4 1 1 2 5 6 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 4 4 -1 4
16 Swansea City 4 1 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 -2 4
17 Peterborough United 4 1 1 2 4 7 2 1 1 0 4 3 2 0 0 2 0 4 -3 4
18 Reading 4 1 0 3 7 9 2 1 0 1 4 4 2 0 0 2 3 5 -2 3
19 Hull City 4 1 0 3 4 7 2 0 0 2 0 4 2 1 0 1 4 3 -3 3
20 Preston North End 4 1 0 3 3 7 2 1 0 1 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 3
21 Millwall 4 0 2 2 4 7 2 0 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 4 -3 2
22 Blackpool 4 0 2 2 3 6 2 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 2 0 3 3 -3 2
23 Sheffield United 4 0 1 3 1 7 2 0 0 2 1 3 2 0 1 1 0 4 -6 1
24 Nottingham Forest 4 0 0 4 3 7 2 0 0 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 1 3 -4 0

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