Reading vs Swansea City: Soccer betting preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 22.July
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Madejski Stadium (24161 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Reading have their presumed home advantage while Swansea City are ahead 11 points in the Championship table.

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 Swansea City.

Reading can neither be promoted or relegated from Championship. Swansea City are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Reading form and stats

Reading have collected 25 points from their Championship home games so far after 7-4-11.

No payout for Reading in their previous match, an away game at Blackburn Rovers that ended in defeat 3-4. Preceding that match was the home game against Middlesbrough that was lost 1-2.

A goal frenzy last time out for Reading, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Blackburn Rovers. Fun stuff to watch!

The Reading fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 25 in 22 matches. On the other hand, Reading have conceded 30 goals.

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Swansea City form and stats

Playing away, Swansea City have won 7 games, drawn 11 and suffered 4 defeats in the Championship this season.

Swansea go into this game after a win, the home game against Bristol City that ended 1-0. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Nottingham Forest.

The visiting Swansea have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 31 goals from 22 games. 29 goals have been conceded by Swansea City in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Swansea City - Reading 1-1, played this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Reading won zero games, four matches ended with a draw and Swansea City has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: three / seven

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityA. Ayew Pelé
A. Ayew Pelé
15 goals
ReadingY. Meïté
Y. Meïté
13 goals
ReadingG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
11 goals

Reading missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Swansea City
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
45 22 7 Played P 7 22 45
15 7 2 Won W 2 7 17
11 4 1 Drew D 5 11 16
19 11 4 Lost L 0 4 12
58 25 7 Scored S 10 31 58
54 30 11 Conceded C 7 29 52
96% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 86% 87%
76% 77% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 71% 73% 64%
47% 55% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 50% 49%
18% 14% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 36% 27%
9% 9% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 9%
49% 45% 43% BTTS BTTS 71% 64% 56%
29% 32% 29% Clean Sheets C S 29% 27% 29%
27% 27% 29% Failed to Score F T 29% 23% 29%
 
4.9 5.6 6.1 Corners for (avg) C F 3.4 4.6 5.2
5.4 5 6.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 6.1 5.2
1.6 1.4 1.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 2 1.6
2 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
512 268 74 Total Shots T S 76 238 533
166 81 22 Shots on Target S O 24 74 172
35% 31% 32% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 42% 34%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Swansea City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 44 26 9 9 70 34 22 14 5 3 36 14 22 12 4 6 34 20 36 87
2 West Bromwich Albion 45 22 16 7 75 43 22 10 9 3 42 25 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 82
3 Brentford 45 24 9 12 79 36 22 14 5 3 43 16 23 10 4 9 36 20 43 81
4 Fulham 45 23 11 11 63 47 23 15 2 6 40 26 22 8 9 5 23 21 16 80
5 Nottingham Forest 44 18 16 10 57 45 22 10 5 7 26 23 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 70
6 Cardiff City 45 18 16 11 65 58 22 10 9 3 32 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 7 70
7 Swansea City 45 17 16 12 58 52 23 10 5 8 27 23 22 7 11 4 31 29 6 67
8 Preston North End 45 18 11 16 58 53 23 12 4 7 39 29 22 6 7 9 19 24 5 65
9 Millwall 45 16 17 12 53 50 22 9 8 5 29 24 23 7 9 7 24 26 3 65
10 Blackburn Rovers 45 17 12 16 64 60 23 10 9 4 33 24 22 7 3 12 31 36 4 63
11 Bristol City 45 17 11 17 59 64 22 8 6 8 29 32 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 62
12 Derby County 44 16 13 15 58 60 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 5 5 12 26 42 -2 61
13 Wigan Athletic 45 15 13 17 56 55 22 10 6 6 32 22 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 58
14 Queens Park Rangers 45 16 9 20 65 74 23 9 5 9 42 42 22 7 4 11 23 32 -9 57
15 Reading 45 15 11 19 58 54 22 7 4 11 25 30 23 8 7 8 33 24 4 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 45 15 11 19 57 64 22 7 7 8 18 28 23 8 4 11 39 36 -7 56
17 Stoke City 45 15 8 22 58 67 23 11 3 9 36 26 22 4 5 13 22 41 -9 53
18 Huddersfield Town 45 13 12 20 51 66 23 8 6 9 26 30 22 5 6 11 25 36 -15 51
19 Middlesbrough 45 12 14 19 46 60 23 6 8 9 20 29 22 6 6 10 26 31 -14 50
20 Birmingham City 45 12 14 19 53 72 22 6 7 9 32 39 23 6 7 10 21 33 -19 50
21 Charlton Athletic 45 12 12 21 50 61 23 8 6 9 28 27 22 4 6 12 22 34 -11 48
22 Luton Town 45 13 9 23 51 80 22 7 7 8 30 35 23 6 2 15 21 45 -29 48
23 Hull City 45 12 9 24 57 84 23 7 3 13 29 37 22 5 6 11 28 47 -27 45
24 Barnsley 44 10 13 21 46 68 22 6 9 7 28 33 22 4 4 14 18 35 -22 43

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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 Leeds United 44 26 9 9 70 34 22 14 5 3 36 14 22 12 4 6 34 20 36 87
2 West Bromwich Albion 45 22 16 7 75 43 22 10 9 3 42 25 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 82
3 Brentford 45 24 9 12 79 36 22 14 5 3 43 16 23 10 4 9 36 20 43 81
4 Fulham 45 23 11 11 63 47 23 15 2 6 40 26 22 8 9 5 23 21 16 80
5 Nottingham Forest 44 18 16 10 57 45 22 10 5 7 26 23 22 8 11 3 31 22 12 70
6 Cardiff City 45 18 16 11 65 58 22 10 9 3 32 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 7 70
7 Swansea City 45 17 16 12 58 52 23 10 5 8 27 23 22 7 11 4 31 29 6 67
8 Preston North End 45 18 11 16 58 53 23 12 4 7 39 29 22 6 7 9 19 24 5 65
9 Millwall 45 16 17 12 53 50 22 9 8 5 29 24 23 7 9 7 24 26 3 65
10 Blackburn Rovers 45 17 12 16 64 60 23 10 9 4 33 24 22 7 3 12 31 36 4 63
11 Bristol City 45 17 11 17 59 64 22 8 6 8 29 32 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 62
12 Derby County 44 16 13 15 58 60 22 11 8 3 32 18 22 5 5 12 26 42 -2 61
13 Wigan Athletic 45 15 13 17 56 55 22 10 6 6 32 22 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 58
14 Queens Park Rangers 45 16 9 20 65 74 23 9 5 9 42 42 22 7 4 11 23 32 -9 57
15 Reading 45 15 11 19 58 54 22 7 4 11 25 30 23 8 7 8 33 24 4 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 45 15 11 19 57 64 22 7 7 8 18 28 23 8 4 11 39 36 -7 56
17 Stoke City 45 15 8 22 58 67 23 11 3 9 36 26 22 4 5 13 22 41 -9 53
18 Huddersfield Town 45 13 12 20 51 66 23 8 6 9 26 30 22 5 6 11 25 36 -15 51
19 Middlesbrough 45 12 14 19 46 60 23 6 8 9 20 29 22 6 6 10 26 31 -14 50
20 Birmingham City 45 12 14 19 53 72 22 6 7 9 32 39 23 6 7 10 21 33 -19 50
21 Charlton Athletic 45 12 12 21 50 61 23 8 6 9 28 27 22 4 6 12 22 34 -11 48
22 Luton Town 45 13 9 23 51 80 22 7 7 8 30 35 23 6 2 15 21 45 -29 48
23 Hull City 45 12 9 24 57 84 23 7 3 13 29 37 22 5 6 11 28 47 -27 45
24 Barnsley 44 10 13 21 46 68 22 6 9 7 28 33 22 4 4 14 18 35 -22 43

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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.