Championship match prediction: Little separates Reading and Huddersfield Town in quality

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 07.July
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Madejski Stadium (24161 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Reading are in the 13th position while the guesting Huddersfield Town worry at 20th.

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 Huddersfield Town.

Huddersfield are struggling to avoid relegation.

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Reading form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Reading have managed 7 wins, 3 draws and suffered 10 defeats from 20 games.

Happy days for Reading in their previous game, a Championship match away at Luton Town (placed 24th) that ended with a 5-0 victory. Preceding that match was a defeat to Brentford (0-3).

As indicated by the result mentioned above, Reading played a great game against Luton Town and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Yakou Meite was absolutely essential when Reading beat Luton Town 5-0, scoring four goals.

The manager M. Bowen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Charlton Athletic in only four days.

Reading are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 24 goals in 20 games. Reading have conceded 28 in these home matches.

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Huddersfield Town form and stats

Huddersfield Town have only collected 19 points from their away games in the Championship, after 5-4-11 (20 played).

The Huddersfield goalkeeper Jonas Lössl is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 185 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Huddersfield Town's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Preston North End that finished 0-0. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Birmingham City at their stadium, the result 3-0.

A quick return to home after this game, as Huddersfield are hosting Luton Town in the Championship only three days away.

Huddersfield find the net regularly in their away games. 25 goals from 20 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Huddersfield Town have conceded 36 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Huddersfield Town - Reading 0-2, played this season. Last ten meetings between the teams: Reading won four, Huddersfield Town won three and three draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Huddersfield TownK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
18 goals
ReadingY. Meïté
Y. Meïté
12 goals
ReadingG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
10 goals

Reading missing players

Huddersfield Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Huddersfield Town
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
41 20 6 Played P 5 20 41
14 7 2 Won W 0 5 12
10 3 2 Drew D 3 4 10
17 10 2 Lost L 2 11 19
53 24 9 Scored S 7 25 49
48 28 7 Conceded C 12 36 63
98% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
78% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 80% 83%
46% 55% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 60% 54%
17% 15% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 60% 35% 22%
7% 10% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 15% 10%
49% 45% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 70% 59%
27% 30% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 20% 24%
27% 25% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 24%
 
5 5.7 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3.2 4.5 4.9
5.4 5.2 4.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5 4.6
1.6 1.4 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2 1.8
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
475 248 81 Total Shots T S 41 172 416
158 78 25 Shots on Target S O 16 66 151
34% 31% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 38% 32%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Huddersfield Town has the fewest scored goals in the first half (16)
  • Huddersfield Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Huddersfield Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • 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 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 41 21 14 6 71 40 20 9 8 3 40 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 31 77
3 Brentford 41 21 9 11 73 33 20 12 5 3 40 15 21 9 4 8 33 18 40 72
4 Fulham 41 20 10 11 55 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 20 7 8 5 22 21 11 70
5 Nottingham Forest 41 18 14 9 54 41 20 10 4 6 24 20 21 8 10 3 30 21 13 68
6 Cardiff City 41 16 16 9 58 51 20 9 9 2 28 17 21 7 7 7 30 34 7 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Swansea City 41 15 15 11 52 48 21 9 5 7 26 22 20 6 10 4 26 26 4 60
9 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
10 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
11 Blackburn Rovers 41 15 11 15 56 53 21 9 8 4 28 20 20 6 3 11 28 33 3 56
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 8 18 60 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 20 7 3 10 22 30 -6 53
14 Reading 41 14 10 17 53 48 20 7 3 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 52
15 Sheffield Wednesday 41 14 10 17 50 56 20 7 6 7 17 25 21 7 4 10 33 31 -6 52
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
19 Charlton Athletic 41 12 10 19 46 55 21 8 5 8 26 24 20 4 5 11 20 31 -9 46
20 Huddersfield Town 41 12 10 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 20 5 4 11 25 36 -14 46
21 Hull City 41 12 9 20 56 72 21 7 3 11 29 35 20 5 6 9 27 37 -16 45
22 Middlesbrough 41 10 14 17 40 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 20 4 6 10 22 30 -13 44
23 Barnsley 41 10 11 20 45 66 21 6 8 7 28 33 20 4 3 13 17 33 -21 41
24 Luton Town 41 11 7 23 46 78 20 7 5 8 28 33 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 40

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 41 23 9 9 63 34 20 12 5 3 30 14 21 11 4 6 33 20 29 78
2 West Bromwich Albion 41 21 14 6 71 40 20 9 8 3 40 25 21 12 6 3 31 15 31 77
3 Brentford 41 21 9 11 73 33 20 12 5 3 40 15 21 9 4 8 33 18 40 72
4 Fulham 41 20 10 11 55 44 21 13 2 6 33 23 20 7 8 5 22 21 11 70
5 Nottingham Forest 41 18 14 9 54 41 20 10 4 6 24 20 21 8 10 3 30 21 13 68
6 Cardiff City 41 16 16 9 58 51 20 9 9 2 28 17 21 7 7 7 30 34 7 64
7 Derby County 41 16 13 12 56 53 21 11 8 2 31 15 20 5 5 10 25 38 3 61
8 Swansea City 41 15 15 11 52 48 21 9 5 7 26 22 20 6 10 4 26 26 4 60
9 Millwall 41 14 17 10 48 44 20 8 8 4 28 22 21 6 9 6 20 22 4 59
10 Preston North End 41 16 10 15 52 50 21 11 3 7 36 28 20 5 7 8 16 22 2 58
11 Blackburn Rovers 41 15 11 15 56 53 21 9 8 4 28 20 20 6 3 11 28 33 3 56
12 Bristol City 41 15 10 16 53 60 20 7 5 8 26 30 21 8 5 8 27 30 -7 55
13 Queens Park Rangers 41 15 8 18 60 66 21 8 5 8 38 36 20 7 3 10 22 30 -6 53
14 Reading 41 14 10 17 53 48 20 7 3 10 24 28 21 7 7 7 29 20 5 52
15 Sheffield Wednesday 41 14 10 17 50 56 20 7 6 7 17 25 21 7 4 10 33 31 -6 52
16 Wigan Athletic 41 13 11 17 45 53 20 8 6 6 23 22 21 5 5 11 22 31 -8 50
17 Birmingham City 41 12 13 16 51 64 20 6 6 8 30 35 21 6 7 8 21 29 -13 49
18 Stoke City 41 13 7 21 54 61 21 9 3 9 33 26 20 4 4 12 21 35 -7 46
19 Charlton Athletic 41 12 10 19 46 55 21 8 5 8 26 24 20 4 5 11 20 31 -9 46
20 Huddersfield Town 41 12 10 19 49 63 21 7 6 8 24 27 20 5 4 11 25 36 -14 46
21 Hull City 41 12 9 20 56 72 21 7 3 11 29 35 20 5 6 9 27 37 -16 45
22 Middlesbrough 41 10 14 17 40 53 21 6 8 7 18 23 20 4 6 10 22 30 -13 44
23 Barnsley 41 10 11 20 45 66 21 6 8 7 28 33 20 4 3 13 17 33 -21 41
24 Luton Town 41 11 7 23 46 78 20 7 5 8 28 33 21 4 2 15 18 45 -32 40

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.