Reading vs West Bromwich Albion betting preview

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Mon 22.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Madejski Stadium (24200 seats)

The visiting West Bromwich Albion side should be favourites in this visit to Reading, as the away team holds a 31 point advantage from their 43 league games this season.

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 West Bromwich Albion.

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Reading form and stats

8 victories, 4 draws and 9 defeats. That’s what Reading have to build on here at Madejski Stadium. Reading has recorded two wins in a row here at Madejski Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

The home team returns to Madejski Stadium after sharing the points with Bristol City on their last time out; the Championship game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Brentford.

The Reading fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 29 in 21 matches. 31 goals have been conceded.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their travels is 11 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. West Bromwich Albion seem to be suffering from homesickness with two consecutive losses away. Third time lucky?

West Bromwich Albion won their last game, 3-2 versus Hull City played at home. Before that, West Bromwich Albion secured a home win against Preston North End with the score 4-1.

The travelling fans enjoy West Bromwich Albion's attacking play in away games, having scored 33 goals in 21 away matches. As opposed to that, West Bromwich Albion have seen the ball go into their own net 28 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result West Bromwich Albion - Reading 4-1 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Reading, 2 draws and 3 wins for West Bromwich Albion.

Top Goalscorers

D. Gayle
23 goals / 2 assists
J. Rodriguez
20 goals / 4 assists
Y. Meïté
12 goals

Reading missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Reading West Bromwich Albion
Total Home Statistic Away Total
43 21 Played 21 43
48 29 Scored 33 84
64 31 Conceded 28 58
88% 95% Over 0.5 100% 100%
74% 81% Over 1.5 76% 86%
56% 67% Over 2.5 52% 58%
30% 29% Over 3.5 33% 42%
12% 14% Over 4.5 19% 30%
60% 62% Both teams to score 52% 67%
16% 14% Clean Sheet 24% 19%
35% 29% Failed To Score 24% 14%
 
4.5 4.6 Corners For (avg) 4.8 5.4
6.1 5.7 Corners Against (avg) 5.7 5.1
1.8 2 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.9 1.7
3 1 Red Cards (total) 3 4
Key stats this season:
  • West Bromwich Albion hasn't played a single 0-0 game.
  • Reading is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 43 25 12 6 87 53 22 14 4 4 49 33 21 11 8 2 38 20 34 87
2 Sheffield United 43 24 10 9 71 39 22 14 4 4 40 17 21 10 6 5 31 22 32 82
3 Leeds United 43 25 7 11 70 44 22 14 3 5 37 20 21 11 4 6 33 24 26 82
4 West Bromwich Albion 43 22 10 11 84 58 22 11 7 4 51 30 21 11 3 7 33 28 26 76
5 Aston Villa 43 19 15 9 79 58 21 10 8 3 48 34 22 9 7 6 31 24 21 72
6 Middlesbrough 43 18 13 12 45 36 22 9 6 7 21 16 21 9 7 5 24 20 9 67
7 Bristol City 42 18 12 12 56 47 22 8 8 6 28 24 20 10 4 6 28 23 9 66
8 Derby County 42 17 13 12 61 52 21 11 7 3 35 19 21 6 6 9 26 33 9 64
9 Preston North End 43 16 12 15 64 59 22 8 9 5 38 27 21 8 3 10 26 32 5 60
10 Hull City 43 17 9 17 63 62 21 11 5 5 36 20 22 6 4 12 27 42 1 60
11 Sheffield Wednesday 43 15 15 13 54 57 21 9 8 4 31 25 22 6 7 9 23 32 -3 60
12 Swansea City 42 17 8 17 59 57 21 12 4 5 39 25 21 5 4 12 20 32 2 59
13 Nottingham Forest 43 14 15 14 56 54 21 11 4 6 30 21 22 3 11 8 26 33 2 57
14 Blackburn Rovers 43 15 11 17 59 65 21 9 6 6 28 19 22 6 5 11 31 46 -6 56
15 Brentford 43 14 13 16 67 59 21 12 4 5 45 23 22 2 9 11 22 36 8 55
16 Stoke City 43 11 19 13 41 48 21 8 7 6 22 20 22 3 12 7 19 28 -7 52
17 Queens Park Rangers 43 13 9 21 51 67 22 9 3 10 33 30 21 4 6 11 18 37 -16 48
18 Birmingham City 43 13 17 13 60 56 22 7 10 5 30 23 21 6 7 8 30 33 4 47
19 Reading 43 10 15 18 48 64 21 8 4 9 29 31 22 2 11 9 19 33 -16 45
20 Wigan Athletic 43 11 12 20 47 63 21 9 8 4 26 20 22 2 4 16 21 43 -16 45
21 Millwall 42 10 13 19 47 60 21 7 8 6 25 25 21 3 5 13 22 35 -13 43
22 Rotherham United 43 8 16 19 49 76 21 7 8 6 30 33 22 1 8 13 19 43 -27 40
23 Bolton Wanderers 43 8 8 27 29 74 22 4 4 14 13 34 21 4 4 13 16 40 -45 32
24 Ipswich Town 43 4 16 23 33 72 21 2 11 8 19 28 22 2 5 15 14 44 -39 28

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