Championship preview: Can Reading edge out victory against Rotherham United?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 14.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

Reading are opening their away dressing room to Rotherham United for another key match after their 0-1 result against 9th-placed Sunderland.

Insights:
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Reading form and stats

Reading have played 14 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 8-3-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Reading hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, Wigan Athletic, Reading, Bristol City, Stoke City, Huddersfield Town and Blackpool), they have won 4 of 4 matches! Reading have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.

In their previous game, the manager Ince led his Reading to a defeat away at Sunderland. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Midfield player Ince got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, the max score being 10. Ince hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).

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

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 6 games) they have won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost 1.

Reading are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Cardiff City awaits in three days.

A decent goal production from Reading in their home games so far, with 22 goals from 14 league matches. Reading have conceded 16 in these home matches.

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Rotherham United form and stats

There's been little loot from Rotherham United's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 15 away games in the Championship. Rotherham United only have 2 wins to counter their 7 defeats and 6 draws. Rotherham have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.

The attacking players of Rotherham United have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 250 minutes. The Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor Johansson is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 217 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Rotherham United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Blackpool for a 0-0 draw. Defender Hall was the best team player with a rating of 8.05. Hall won 15 of 15 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 0-0 draw at home against Sheffield United.

We have checked recent matches where Rotherham have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 0 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

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

The attacking power of Rotherham United when travelling is not overwhelming with 9 goals scored from 15 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rotherham struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 23 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

Reading and Rotherham United have faced each other already this season: Rotherham United - Reading 4-0. Reading-Rotherham United H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Reading five wins, Rotherham United two wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Rotherham UnitedC. Ogbene
C. Ogbene
6 goals
Rotherham UnitedC. Washington
C. Washington
5 goals
Rotherham UnitedR. Wood
R. Wood
4 goals

Reading missing players

Rotherham United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Rotherham United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
30 14 4 Played P 4 16 30
11 8 4 Won W 1 2 7
5 3 0 Drew D 1 7 12
14 3 0 Lost L 2 7 11
33 22 9 Scored S 1 9 33
45 16 3 Conceded C 3 23 40
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 81% 87%
73% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 25% 62% 77%
57% 64% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 38% 47%
27% 21% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 23%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 6% 7%
47% 57% 75% BTTS BTTS 0% 31% 43%
23% 29% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 33%
33% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 75% 56% 37%
 
4.7 4.4 5 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2.3 3.4
4.8 4.7 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5.5 7.6 6.4
2.1 2.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.7 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.1 10.9 11.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.2 6.2 8.2
3.1 3.4 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.5 1.9 2.8
35% 46% 69% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 30% 39%
 
11.7 10.7 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 17 17.5 14.7
3.6 3.1 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 5.9 5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Reading have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Rotherham United have scored away.
  • Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Rotherham United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Rotherham United have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Championship
  • Rotherham United have won significantly less corners away then 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 Burnley 29 19 8 2 58 26 15 11 4 0 32 12 14 8 4 2 26 14 32 65
2 Sheffield United 29 17 7 5 48 24 14 9 3 2 30 13 15 8 4 3 18 11 24 58
3 Middlesbrough 30 14 6 10 47 35 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 6 1 8 24 23 12 48
4 Luton Town 29 13 9 7 37 29 15 5 7 3 20 16 14 8 2 4 17 13 8 48
5 Watford 30 12 9 9 36 33 14 7 3 4 20 13 16 5 6 5 16 20 3 45
6 West Bromwich Albion 30 12 8 10 39 32 15 7 4 4 21 14 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 44
7 Blackburn Rovers 29 14 2 13 31 35 14 9 1 4 20 13 15 5 1 9 11 22 -4 44
8 Millwall 28 12 7 9 34 28 14 8 4 2 21 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 6 43
9 Sunderland 29 11 9 9 42 33 14 5 4 5 19 16 15 6 5 4 23 17 9 42
10 Norwich City 29 12 6 11 40 34 15 5 4 6 19 19 14 7 2 5 21 15 6 42
11 Preston North End 29 11 7 11 27 33 15 3 4 8 9 20 14 8 3 3 18 13 -6 40
12 Hull City 30 11 7 12 37 44 16 6 3 7 18 23 14 5 4 5 19 21 -7 40
13 Swansea City 29 10 9 10 43 42 14 6 2 6 23 20 15 4 7 4 20 22 1 39
14 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 9 11 32 38 14 5 4 5 17 18 16 5 5 6 15 20 -6 39
15 Coventry City 29 10 8 11 31 32 15 7 4 4 19 14 14 3 4 7 12 18 -1 38
16 Birmingham City 30 10 8 12 36 38 16 5 5 6 20 18 14 5 3 6 16 20 -2 38
17 Reading 29 11 5 13 33 44 14 8 3 3 22 16 15 3 2 10 11 28 -11 38
18 Bristol City 29 9 9 11 39 39 15 5 4 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 0 36
19 Stoke City 29 9 6 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 17 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -5 33
20 Rotherham United 29 7 11 11 33 40 14 5 5 4 24 17 15 2 6 7 9 23 -7 32
21 Cardiff City 30 7 8 15 21 33 15 4 5 6 11 13 15 3 3 9 10 20 -12 29
22 Huddersfield Town 29 7 7 15 28 38 15 5 3 7 14 15 14 2 4 8 14 23 -10 28
23 Blackpool 29 6 9 14 30 45 14 3 4 7 16 21 15 3 5 7 14 24 -15 27
24 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 49 15 2 3 10 11 30 14 4 5 5 16 19 -22 26

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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 Burnley 29 19 8 2 58 26 15 11 4 0 32 12 14 8 4 2 26 14 32 65
2 Sheffield United 29 17 7 5 48 24 14 9 3 2 30 13 15 8 4 3 18 11 24 58
3 Middlesbrough 30 14 6 10 47 35 15 8 5 2 23 12 15 6 1 8 24 23 12 48
4 Luton Town 29 13 9 7 37 29 15 5 7 3 20 16 14 8 2 4 17 13 8 48
5 Watford 30 12 9 9 36 33 14 7 3 4 20 13 16 5 6 5 16 20 3 45
6 West Bromwich Albion 30 12 8 10 39 32 15 7 4 4 21 14 15 5 4 6 18 18 7 44
7 Blackburn Rovers 29 14 2 13 31 35 14 9 1 4 20 13 15 5 1 9 11 22 -4 44
8 Millwall 28 12 7 9 34 28 14 8 4 2 21 9 14 4 3 7 13 19 6 43
9 Sunderland 29 11 9 9 42 33 14 5 4 5 19 16 15 6 5 4 23 17 9 42
10 Norwich City 29 12 6 11 40 34 15 5 4 6 19 19 14 7 2 5 21 15 6 42
11 Preston North End 29 11 7 11 27 33 15 3 4 8 9 20 14 8 3 3 18 13 -6 40
12 Hull City 30 11 7 12 37 44 16 6 3 7 18 23 14 5 4 5 19 21 -7 40
13 Swansea City 29 10 9 10 43 42 14 6 2 6 23 20 15 4 7 4 20 22 1 39
14 Queens Park Rangers 30 10 9 11 32 38 14 5 4 5 17 18 16 5 5 6 15 20 -6 39
15 Coventry City 29 10 8 11 31 32 15 7 4 4 19 14 14 3 4 7 12 18 -1 38
16 Birmingham City 30 10 8 12 36 38 16 5 5 6 20 18 14 5 3 6 16 20 -2 38
17 Reading 29 11 5 13 33 44 14 8 3 3 22 16 15 3 2 10 11 28 -11 38
18 Bristol City 29 9 9 11 39 39 15 5 4 6 19 17 14 4 5 5 20 22 0 36
19 Stoke City 29 9 6 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 17 18 15 5 3 7 16 20 -5 33
20 Rotherham United 29 7 11 11 33 40 14 5 5 4 24 17 15 2 6 7 9 23 -7 32
21 Cardiff City 30 7 8 15 21 33 15 4 5 6 11 13 15 3 3 9 10 20 -12 29
22 Huddersfield Town 29 7 7 15 28 38 15 5 3 7 14 15 14 2 4 8 14 23 -10 28
23 Blackpool 29 6 9 14 30 45 14 3 4 7 16 21 15 3 5 7 14 24 -15 27
24 Wigan Athletic 29 6 8 15 27 49 15 2 3 10 11 30 14 4 5 5 16 19 -22 26

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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.