Reading hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 18th position in the Championship table. Visiting Derby County holds 16th place with 26 pts.
This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!
Reading form and stats
Reading have collected 12 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-0-6. The Reading manager M. Bowen might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.
Reading manager M. Bowen and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Stoke City (placed 22nd) in the Championship. 1-1 away at Barnsley before that.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Reading have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won 1 time, drawn 0 and lost 3.
The Reading fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Reading defense is not exactly impregnable. 16 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Derby County form and stats
Derby County have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Championship, after 1-3-6 (10 played). A depressing five defeats in a row for Derby County in their away games. Unhappy days, as the last time they avoided a loss on the road was versus Barnsley.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a Championship home defeat versus Millwall with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Sheffield Wednesday.
Derby County are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 1 draw and 8 defeats. From a total of eleven matches.
The visitors have scored 7 goals from 10 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. In the opposite end, Derby County have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Last ten meetings between the teams: Reading won 3, Derby County won 4 and 3 draws. 7 games with over 2,5 goals, 3 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
 
G. Puşcaş
6 goals
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M. Waghorn
6 goals
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T. Lawrence
5 goals
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Reading missing players
Derby County missing players
| Reading | Derby County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 25 | 14 | 8 | Scored | S | 6 | 7 | 21 |
| 27 | 16 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 28 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 95% |
| 71% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 73% |
| 48% | 70% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 60% | 36% |
| 24% | 30% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 20% | 14% |
| 10% | 20% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 52% | 50% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 40% | 45% |
| 24% | 30% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 23% |
| 29% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 60% | 36% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 3 | 3.3 | 4.8 |
| 5 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 8.2 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
| 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 257 | 131 | 55 | Total Shots | T S | 26 | 78 | 223 |
| 83 | 42 | 18 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 26 | 73 |
| 30% | 33% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 27% | 29% |
- Derby County have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
- Derby County have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Derby County have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Derby County have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Derby County have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Derby County haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Reading has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 49 |
| 2 | Leeds United | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 47 |
| 3 | Preston North End | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 37 |
| 4 | Brentford | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 36 |
| 5 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 36 |
| 6 | Fulham | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Nottingham Forest | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 34 |
| 9 | Blackburn Rovers | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 10 | Swansea City | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 34 |
| 11 | Millwall | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Cardiff City | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 2 | 32 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | -7 | 31 |
| 14 | Hull City | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 34 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -7 | 28 |
| 16 | Derby County | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -7 | 26 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 24 |
| 18 | Reading | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 23 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -10 | 22 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 21 | -12 | 21 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 46 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 30 | -18 | 20 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 22 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 18 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 18 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -16 | 16 |
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