Balanced ball game between Reading and Swansea City expected

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 27.December
Match begins: 17:15 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

This league campaign has been a rollercoaster for these sides so far, both rise and fall leading to mid-table spots so far. Gear up for Reading - Swansea City!

Insights:
  • Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Reading form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Select Car Leasing Stadium as Reading have scored 16 goals to get 22 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 7-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Reading are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 2-3 away versus Birmingham City. McIntyre, defender, was given a rating of 8.01/10 in that game, top of the team. McIntyre hit two key passes and won 6 of 9 duels.

Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Coventry City.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Reading as they are travelling to their away game against Norwich City in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Reading has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches.

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Swansea City form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Swansea City have produced an overall stat of 3-6-3 so far. It's three draws from Swansea's last three away games, a decent catch but one that could be so much better.

Swansea City are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 3-3 draw at Coventry City (placed 14th). The match against Coventry City looked like a defeat for Swansea City, but they did not accept the outcome and clawed their way back to 3-3. Cullen equalized in the 84th minute. Benda had red hot gloves after the game against Coventry City, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Midfield player Manning was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.31/10. Manning served one assist, hit five key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Norwich City.

A new game in only three days for Swansea, the Championship home match versus Watford. Busy days.

Swansea City have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Swansea City have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Here's the end result when the teams met earlier this season; Swansea City - Reading 3-2. Stats for the last ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: one win for Reading, four draws and five wins for Swansea City. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.

Top Goalscorers

Swansea CityJ. Piroe
J. Piroe
6 goals
ReadingL. Santos João
L. Santos João
5 goals
ReadingT. Ince
T. Ince
5 goals

Reading missing players

Swansea City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Swansea City
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
23 11 4 Played P 3 12 23
10 7 2 Won W 1 3 8
2 1 0 Drew D 1 6 8
11 3 2 Lost L 1 3 7
26 16 2 Scored S 7 15 30
33 11 5 Conceded C 7 18 32
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
74% 82% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 74%
57% 55% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 52%
22% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 33% 30%
9% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 17% 13%
43% 45% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 52%
30% 36% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 22%
30% 18% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 30%
 
4.8 4.5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 5.8 6.1
4.7 4.6 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.8 4.7
2 2.4 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.7 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.2 10.7 9.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.7 11.6 12.4
3.2 3.3 3.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 4.2 4.3
36% 44% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 29% 30%
 
11 9.8 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 11.1 9.4
3.2 2.5 3.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.3 3.5
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • 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 Burnley 23 13 8 2 46 24 12 8 4 0 26 11 11 5 4 2 20 13 22 47
2 Sheffield United 23 13 5 5 38 20 11 6 3 2 23 11 12 7 2 3 15 9 18 44
3 Blackburn Rovers 23 13 0 10 27 26 11 8 0 3 18 11 12 5 0 7 9 15 1 39
4 Watford 23 10 7 6 30 22 11 6 2 3 17 10 12 4 5 3 13 12 8 37
5 Norwich City 23 10 5 8 30 25 12 5 3 4 18 14 11 5 2 4 12 11 5 35
6 Queens Park Rangers 23 10 4 9 27 27 11 5 2 4 15 13 12 5 2 5 12 14 0 34
7 Preston North End 23 9 7 7 22 22 12 3 4 5 7 12 11 6 3 2 15 10 0 34
8 Birmingham City 23 8 8 7 26 22 12 4 5 3 16 12 11 4 3 4 10 10 4 32
9 Millwall 22 9 5 8 27 26 11 7 2 2 17 8 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 32
10 Swansea City 23 8 8 7 30 32 11 5 2 4 15 14 12 3 6 3 15 18 -2 32
11 Reading 23 10 2 11 26 33 11 7 1 3 16 11 12 3 1 8 10 22 -7 32
12 Sunderland 23 8 7 8 31 26 11 3 4 4 14 12 12 5 3 4 17 14 5 31
13 Middlesbrough 23 8 6 9 32 30 11 4 5 2 13 11 12 4 1 7 19 19 2 30
14 Coventry City 21 8 6 7 24 22 10 5 2 3 13 9 11 3 4 4 11 13 2 30
15 Luton Town 22 7 9 6 24 24 11 2 7 2 14 12 11 5 2 4 10 12 0 30
16 West Bromwich Albion 22 7 8 7 29 25 12 4 4 4 17 14 10 3 4 3 12 11 4 29
17 Stoke City 23 8 5 10 26 30 11 3 3 5 13 16 12 5 2 5 13 14 -4 29
18 Bristol City 23 7 6 10 31 32 12 4 3 5 14 12 11 3 3 5 17 20 -1 27
19 Rotherham United 23 6 8 9 26 32 11 4 3 4 18 15 12 2 5 5 8 17 -6 26
20 Cardiff City 23 7 5 11 20 28 12 4 3 5 10 11 11 3 2 6 10 17 -8 26
21 Hull City 23 7 5 11 26 40 12 4 1 7 12 21 11 3 4 4 14 19 -14 26
22 Blackpool 23 6 6 11 25 34 11 3 2 6 12 16 12 3 4 5 13 18 -9 24
23 Wigan Athletic 23 6 6 11 23 34 12 2 3 7 9 20 11 4 3 4 14 14 -11 24
24 Huddersfield Town 22 5 4 13 19 29 12 4 2 6 10 12 10 1 2 7 9 17 -10 19

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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 Burnley 23 13 8 2 46 24 12 8 4 0 26 11 11 5 4 2 20 13 22 47
2 Sheffield United 23 13 5 5 38 20 11 6 3 2 23 11 12 7 2 3 15 9 18 44
3 Blackburn Rovers 23 13 0 10 27 26 11 8 0 3 18 11 12 5 0 7 9 15 1 39
4 Watford 23 10 7 6 30 22 11 6 2 3 17 10 12 4 5 3 13 12 8 37
5 Norwich City 23 10 5 8 30 25 12 5 3 4 18 14 11 5 2 4 12 11 5 35
6 Queens Park Rangers 23 10 4 9 27 27 11 5 2 4 15 13 12 5 2 5 12 14 0 34
7 Preston North End 23 9 7 7 22 22 12 3 4 5 7 12 11 6 3 2 15 10 0 34
8 Birmingham City 23 8 8 7 26 22 12 4 5 3 16 12 11 4 3 4 10 10 4 32
9 Millwall 22 9 5 8 27 26 11 7 2 2 17 8 11 2 3 6 10 18 1 32
10 Swansea City 23 8 8 7 30 32 11 5 2 4 15 14 12 3 6 3 15 18 -2 32
11 Reading 23 10 2 11 26 33 11 7 1 3 16 11 12 3 1 8 10 22 -7 32
12 Sunderland 23 8 7 8 31 26 11 3 4 4 14 12 12 5 3 4 17 14 5 31
13 Middlesbrough 23 8 6 9 32 30 11 4 5 2 13 11 12 4 1 7 19 19 2 30
14 Coventry City 21 8 6 7 24 22 10 5 2 3 13 9 11 3 4 4 11 13 2 30
15 Luton Town 22 7 9 6 24 24 11 2 7 2 14 12 11 5 2 4 10 12 0 30
16 West Bromwich Albion 22 7 8 7 29 25 12 4 4 4 17 14 10 3 4 3 12 11 4 29
17 Stoke City 23 8 5 10 26 30 11 3 3 5 13 16 12 5 2 5 13 14 -4 29
18 Bristol City 23 7 6 10 31 32 12 4 3 5 14 12 11 3 3 5 17 20 -1 27
19 Rotherham United 23 6 8 9 26 32 11 4 3 4 18 15 12 2 5 5 8 17 -6 26
20 Cardiff City 23 7 5 11 20 28 12 4 3 5 10 11 11 3 2 6 10 17 -8 26
21 Hull City 23 7 5 11 26 40 12 4 1 7 12 21 11 3 4 4 14 19 -14 26
22 Blackpool 23 6 6 11 25 34 11 3 2 6 12 16 12 3 4 5 13 18 -9 24
23 Wigan Athletic 23 6 6 11 23 34 12 2 3 7 9 20 11 4 3 4 14 14 -11 24
24 Huddersfield Town 22 5 4 13 19 29 12 4 2 6 10 12 10 1 2 7 9 17 -10 19

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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.