Reading vs Watford betting preview

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 03.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Madejski Stadium (24161 seats)

The Championship league table might not tell the truth so early on, but it's the best truth we have so far. Reading and Watford are placed 1st and 3rd respectively.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Reading form and stats

Reading have only played one Championship game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 7 wins, 4 draws and 12 defeats from 23 matches.

A good away victory last time out for Reading, who won 2-1 against Cardiff City (placed 16th). Ahead of that match, Reading won a home game hosting Barnsley (2-0).

At Madejski Stadium, Reading has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Watford form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first Championship away game of the season. During their previous season 19 away games resulted in 2 wins, 4 draws and 13 defeats.

Did you know that the longest clean sheet streak is 1816 minutes? This record is held by Mazaropi when he played in Vasco da Gama. Watford goalkeeper Ben Foster is eager to challenge this, with his 270 minutes of keeping balls out from the net.

Watford are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Championship against Luton Town (placed 6th). Prior to that match, the Watford manager V. Ivić faced defeat when travelling to Newport County and losing 1-3.

Watford have the goal stats of 0-0 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Reading won two games, three matches ended with a draw and Watford has five wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Reading missing players

Watford missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Watford
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
3 1 0 Won W 0 0 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
6 2 0 Scored S 0 0 2
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 67%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 33%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.3 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
19 6 0 Total Shots T S 0 6 30
13 5 0 Shots on Target S O 0 3 9
46% 40% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 22%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading is in the best form (3-0-0)
Reading Last season Watford
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   19 38
15 7   Won W   2 8
11 4   Drew D   4 10
20 12   Lost L   13 20
59 26   Scored S   14 36
58 34   Conceded C   37 64
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 89%
76% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 82%
48% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   42% 55%
20% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 21%
11% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
50% 48%   BTTS BTTS   42% 45%
28% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 24%
26% 26%   Failed to Score F T   47% 42%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.1
3 2   Red cards R C   1 3
 
532 288   Total Shots T S   181 428
172 87   Shots on Target S O   58 122
34% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 30%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Reading 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
2 Swansea City 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
3 Watford 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
4 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 1 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 6
5 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
7 Birmingham City 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Millwall 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
9 Brentford 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4
10 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4
11 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
12 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
13 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
14 Rotherham United 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
15 Stoke City 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
16 Cardiff City 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
17 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
18 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Preston North End 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
20 Barnsley 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 1
21 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 0
22 Derby County 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 -7 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 -8 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8
Last season 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 46 28 9 9 77 35 23 15 5 3 40 14 23 13 4 6 37 21 42 93
2 West Bromwich Albion 46 22 17 7 77 45 23 10 10 3 44 27 23 12 7 4 33 18 32 83
3 Brentford 46 24 9 13 80 38 23 14 5 4 44 18 23 10 4 9 36 20 42 81
4 Fulham 46 23 12 11 64 48 23 15 2 6 40 26 23 8 10 5 24 22 16 81
5 Cardiff City 46 19 16 11 68 58 23 11 9 3 35 21 23 8 7 8 33 37 10 73
6 Swansea City 46 18 16 12 62 53 23 10 5 8 27 23 23 8 11 4 35 30 9 70
7 Nottingham Forest 46 18 16 12 58 50 23 10 5 8 27 27 23 8 11 4 31 23 8 70
8 Millwall 46 17 17 12 57 51 23 10 8 5 33 25 23 7 9 7 24 26 6 68
9 Preston North End 46 18 12 16 59 54 23 12 4 7 39 29 23 6 8 9 20 25 5 66
10 Derby County 46 17 13 16 62 64 23 11 8 4 33 21 23 6 5 12 29 43 -2 64
11 Blackburn Rovers 46 17 12 17 66 63 23 10 9 4 33 24 23 7 3 13 33 39 3 63
12 Bristol City 46 17 12 17 60 65 23 8 7 8 30 33 23 9 5 9 30 32 -5 63
13 Queens Park Rangers 46 16 10 20 67 76 23 9 5 9 42 42 23 7 5 11 25 34 -9 58
14 Reading 46 15 11 20 59 58 23 7 4 12 26 34 23 8 7 8 33 24 1 56
15 Stoke City 46 16 8 22 62 68 23 11 3 9 36 26 23 5 5 13 26 42 -6 56
16 Sheffield Wednesday 46 15 11 20 58 66 23 7 7 9 19 30 23 8 4 11 39 36 -8 56
17 Middlesbrough 46 13 14 19 48 61 23 6 8 9 20 29 23 7 6 10 28 32 -13 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 13 12 21 52 70 23 8 6 9 26 30 23 5 6 12 26 40 -18 51
19 Luton Town 46 14 9 23 54 82 23 8 7 8 33 37 23 6 2 15 21 45 -28 51
20 Birmingham City 46 12 14 20 54 75 23 6 7 10 33 42 23 6 7 10 21 33 -21 50
21 Barnsley 46 12 13 21 49 69 23 7 9 7 29 33 23 5 4 14 20 36 -20 49
22 Charlton Athletic 46 12 12 22 50 65 23 8 6 9 28 27 23 4 6 13 22 38 -15 48
23 Wigan Athletic 46 15 14 17 57 56 23 10 7 6 33 23 23 5 7 11 24 33 1 47
24 Hull City 46 12 9 25 57 87 23 7 3 13 29 37 23 5 6 12 28 50 -30 45
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 38 32 3 3 85 33 19 18 1 0 52 16 19 14 2 3 33 17 52 99
2 Manchester City 38 26 3 9 102 35 19 15 2 2 57 13 19 11 1 7 45 22 67 81
3 Manchester United 38 18 12 8 66 36 19 10 7 2 40 17 19 8 5 6 26 19 30 66
4 Chelsea 38 20 6 12 69 54 19 11 3 5 30 16 19 9 3 7 39 38 15 66
5 Leicester City 38 18 8 12 67 41 19 11 4 4 35 17 19 7 4 8 32 24 26 62
6 Tottenham Hotspur 38 16 11 11 61 47 19 12 3 4 36 17 19 4 8 7 25 30 14 59
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 15 14 9 51 40 19 8 7 4 27 19 19 7 7 5 24 21 11 59
8 Arsenal 38 14 14 10 56 48 19 10 6 3 36 24 19 4 8 7 20 24 8 56
9 Sheffield United 38 14 12 12 39 39 19 10 3 6 24 15 19 4 9 6 15 24 0 54
10 Burnley 38 15 9 14 43 50 19 8 4 7 24 23 19 7 5 7 19 27 -7 54
11 Southampton 38 15 7 16 51 60 19 6 3 10 21 35 19 9 4 6 30 25 -9 52
12 Everton 38 13 10 15 44 56 19 8 7 4 24 21 19 5 3 11 20 35 -12 49
13 Newcastle United 38 11 11 16 38 58 19 6 8 5 20 21 19 5 3 11 18 37 -20 44
14 Crystal Palace 38 11 10 17 31 50 19 6 5 8 15 20 19 5 5 9 16 30 -19 43
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 39 54 19 5 7 7 20 27 19 4 7 8 19 27 -15 41
16 West Ham United 38 10 9 19 49 62 19 6 4 9 30 33 19 4 5 10 19 29 -13 39
17 Aston Villa 38 9 8 21 41 67 19 7 3 9 22 30 19 2 5 12 19 37 -26 35
18 AFC Bournemouth 38 9 7 22 40 65 19 5 6 8 22 30 19 4 1 14 18 35 -25 34
19 Watford 38 8 10 20 36 64 19 6 6 7 22 27 19 2 4 13 14 37 -28 34
20 Norwich City 38 5 6 27 26 75 19 4 3 12 19 37 19 1 3 15 7 38 -49 21

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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 Reading 3 3 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 5 9
2 Swansea City 3 2 1 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 3 7
3 Watford 3 2 1 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
4 Blackburn Rovers 3 2 0 1 11 3 1 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 0 1 6 3 8 6
5 Bristol City 2 2 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Luton Town 3 2 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 6
7 Birmingham City 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 5
8 Millwall 3 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
9 Brentford 3 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 4
10 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 3 1 4
11 AFC Bournemouth 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 4
12 Norwich City 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 4
13 Coventry City 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 4
14 Rotherham United 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
15 Stoke City 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 0 1 0 -1 4
16 Cardiff City 3 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 0 2 1 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 -1 3
17 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 1 4 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 3
18 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Preston North End 3 0 1 2 2 4 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
20 Barnsley 3 0 1 2 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -3 1
21 Nottingham Forest 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -5 0
22 Derby County 3 0 0 3 1 8 2 0 0 2 0 6 1 0 0 1 1 2 -7 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 3 0 0 3 0 8 2 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 5 -8 0
24 Sheffield Wednesday 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 -8

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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.