Betting prediction and preview: Fulham fancied to be better team when visiting Reading

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 11.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

Reading come from a 1-2 score versus Kidderminster Harriers in their previous game, a match to learn from. The next assignment is this fierce Fulham team.

Insights:
  • Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (51) in Championship

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 Reading and Fulham.

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Reading form and stats

The overall Championship stats playing at home this season for Reading are 4-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Two draws in a row at home now for Reading.

Reading are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Kidderminster Harriers.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Derby County that ended 2-2.

Reading are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Middlesbrough awaits in four days.

Reading have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 18 goals in 12 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.

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Fulham form and stats

Playing away, Fulham, who have the most scored goals (51) in Championship, have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 2 defeats in the Championship this season. Visiting Fulham has seen their last two away games both end with a tied score and one point each.

It's the second away game in a row for Fulham, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Bristol City (after extra-time) (placed 15th) in the FA Cup last time out. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Saraiva da Silva when Wilson scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute.

Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Sheffield United.

A quick return to home after this game, as Fulham are hosting Bristol City in the Championship only four days away.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Fulham are regular goalscorers on their travels. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 11 goals have been conceded by Fulham in these games.

Head 2 Head

Fulham - Reading 1-2 was the end result in these participants' last h2h game, earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Reading four wins, three draws and Fulham three victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
22 goals
ReadingJ. Swift
J. Swift
8 goals
FulhamH. Wilson
H. Wilson
6 goals

Reading missing players

Fulham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Fulham
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
23 12 3 Played P 2 11 23
8 4 1 Won W 2 6 13
4 4 1 Drew D 0 3 6
11 4 1 Lost L 0 2 4
29 18 4 Scored S 5 27 51
36 18 5 Conceded C 1 11 19
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
70% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 82% 83%
52% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 55% 52%
35% 42% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 45% 35%
22% 25% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 36% 26%
57% 67% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 64% 57%
13% 17% 33% Clean Sheets C S 50% 27% 35%
30% 17% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 13%
 
3.1 3.5 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.9 5.9
5.6 6 5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.2 3.8
1.5 1.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 1.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
10.1 11 12 Shots (avg) S ( 12 14.3 15.7
3.5 4.1 3.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6.5 5.5 5.6
36% 37% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 45% 40%
 
15.7 12.3 12.7 Shots against (avg) S A 15 10.5 9.3
5.5 4.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 3.1 2.8
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (27) away in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (51) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the second half (26) in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+16) away in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+32) in Championship
  • Fulham have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 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 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
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 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11

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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 AFC Bournemouth 25 14 7 4 41 20 12 7 3 2 26 13 13 7 4 2 15 7 21 49
2 Blackburn Rovers 25 13 7 5 43 28 14 9 3 2 30 17 11 4 4 3 13 11 15 46
3 Fulham 23 13 6 4 51 19 12 7 3 2 24 8 11 6 3 2 27 11 32 45
4 West Bromwich Albion 25 11 9 5 31 19 12 7 5 0 18 6 13 4 4 5 13 13 12 42
5 Queens Park Rangers 24 12 5 7 37 30 12 6 3 3 16 11 12 6 2 4 21 19 7 41
6 Huddersfield Town 26 11 7 8 32 29 12 7 2 3 18 14 14 4 5 5 14 15 3 40
7 Middlesbrough 25 11 6 8 29 24 13 7 2 4 18 12 12 4 4 4 11 12 5 39
8 Stoke City 24 10 5 9 28 25 13 6 3 4 17 13 11 4 2 5 11 12 3 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 24 8 9 7 27 27 11 5 4 2 14 11 13 3 5 5 13 16 0 33
12 Blackpool 26 9 6 11 27 32 14 6 2 6 12 15 12 3 4 5 15 17 -5 33
13 Sheffield United 22 9 5 8 29 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 12 5 3 4 14 17 1 32
14 Preston North End 23 8 7 8 26 29 11 5 4 2 15 12 12 3 3 6 11 17 -3 31
15 Bristol City 25 8 6 11 30 39 14 4 5 5 15 17 11 4 1 6 15 22 -9 30
16 Luton Town 22 7 8 7 31 27 11 4 4 3 17 13 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 29
17 Swansea City 22 7 6 9 26 31 11 4 4 3 14 12 11 3 2 6 12 19 -5 27
18 Birmingham City 24 7 6 11 23 32 12 4 3 5 13 16 12 3 3 6 10 16 -9 27
19 Hull City 24 6 5 13 20 29 11 3 3 5 11 14 13 3 2 8 9 15 -9 23
20 Cardiff City 24 6 5 13 26 43 11 2 1 8 9 18 13 4 4 5 17 25 -17 23
21 Reading 23 8 4 11 29 36 12 4 4 4 18 18 11 4 0 7 11 18 -7 22
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 25 7 11 7 23 24 12 5 5 2 14 11 13 2 6 5 9 13 -1 11

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