These two teams have had a low return so far, but three points in this vital game would certainly be a big help. Get set for Reading - Derby County!
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reading have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Derby County have scored away.
The visiting Derby County played their last game only four days ago, a Championship match. That game was also an away game, at Stoke City. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Reading form and stats
The Championship statistics playing at home this season for Reading are 4-3-4 (wins-draws-losses). When Reading hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, Birmingham City, Hull City, Barnsley, Reading, Bristol City and Peterborough United), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
No payout for Reading in their previous match, an away game at West Bromwich Albion that ended in defeat 0-1. Southwood had a busy but productive day in the West Bromwich Albion match. Despite making nine saves the loss could not be prevented. Southwood, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.83 out of 10 in that game. Southwood stopped the opponent with nine saves.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Hull City that ended 1-1.This is expected to be a close game, with Reading perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Reading as a small favourite), we find 15 games. Reading has won eight of these, drawn two and lost five.
The Reading fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 11 matches. On the other hand, Reading have conceded 16 goals.
Derby County form and stats
Derby County have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-5-5 (12 played).
County play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Stoke City (placed 8th). World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Rooney when Kazim-Richards scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute. Jagielka was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.13. The defender Jagielka hit one key pass and won 1 of 2 duels.
Before that, Derby County secured a home win against West Bromwich Albion with the score 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Derby County playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were four County wins, zero draws and ten defeats.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 12 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
Reading and Derby County have faced off previously this season: Derby County - Reading 1-0. Reading-Derby County H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Reading four wins, Derby County five wins, one draw. eight of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  J. Swift 8 goals |   T. Lawrence 5 goals |  A. Dele-Bashiru 4 goals |
Reading missing players
Derby County missing players
| Reading | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 24 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 27 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 34 | 16 | 5 | Conceded | C | 7 | 11 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 68% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 60% | 50% | 54% |
| 50% | 45% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 40% | 25% | 33% |
| 32% | 36% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 23% | 27% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 4% |
| 55% | 64% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 40% | 42% | 50% |
| 14% | 18% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 33% | 38% |
| 32% | 18% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 40% | 50% | 33% |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4 |
| 5.4 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.2 | 11.2 | 12.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.4 |
| 3.5 | 4.2 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| 35% | 35% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 21% | 21% | 31% |
| 15.6 | 11.9 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 12.5 | 12.8 |
| 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3 | 3.7 |
- Reading have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Derby County have scored away.
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 21 | 49 |
| 2 | Fulham | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 51 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 32 | 45 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 24 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 43 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 45 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion | 24 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 41 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 24 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 39 |
| 6 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 39 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers | 23 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Stoke City | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Nottingham Forest | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 34 |
| 10 | Coventry City | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 23 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 33 |
| 12 | Sheffield United | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 13 | Blackpool | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 14 | Luton Town | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 29 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 16 | Swansea City | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 23 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -8 | 27 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 24 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 22 | -10 | 27 |
| 19 | Hull City | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 14 | -8 | 23 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 24 | -17 | 22 |
| 21 | Reading | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 27 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 21 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 23 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 33 | -24 | 19 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 24 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -20 | 14 |
| 24 | Derby County | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -1 | 10 |
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