Championship: The middle-of-the-table placements highlight the path West Bromwich Albion and Reading have taken so far. Both sides are set to play; let's go!
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Championship
- Reading have the most conceded goals (23) away in Championship
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 West Bromwich Albion and Reading.
West Bromwich Albion form and stats
West Bromwich Albion have played 13 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-4-4 (wins-draws-losses). Ever since the Sheffield United game WBA has been unbeatable here at The Hawthorns producing four straight wins.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Alex Palmer not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
West Bromwich Albion's last game was hosting Preston North End (placed 15th) and winning 2-0. Midfield player Yokuşlu got a match rating of 8.72 in that game, the max score being 10. Yokuşlu scored two goals and hit three key passes.
Before that match, a win away at Bristol City.The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier West Bromwich Albion matches with similar probabilities have ended with 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats (from 7 games).
It should be added that a look at the 14 latest league fixtures shows that 12 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).
WBA has scored 19 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. West Bromwich Albion have conceded 14 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Reading form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Reading so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-8 (win-draw-lose).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Norwich City (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Holmes, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.05. Holmes won 8 of 9 duels.
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Swansea City.Looking at the earlier recent performances of Reading when being an outsider away as they are today, we find 5 matches with the visitors losing 3 times, drawing 0 and winning 2 games.
The visitors have scored 11 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Reading rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 23 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest meetings involving these opponents have all finished as West Bromwich Albion victories. Will history repeat itself?This was the final score when the teams faced each other earlier this campaign; Reading - WBA 0-2.
Top Goalscorers
  T. Ince 6 goals |   B. Thomas-Asante 5 goals |  L. Santos João 5 goals |
West Bromwich Albion missing players
Reading missing players
| West Bromwich Albion | Reading | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 25 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 33 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 26 | 14 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 23 | 35 |
| 92% | 85% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 76% | 77% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 76% |
| 32% | 31% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 54% | 56% |
| 16% | 23% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 31% | 20% |
| 12% | 23% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 15% | 8% |
| 48% | 38% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 46% | 48% |
| 36% | 46% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 23% | 28% |
| 24% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 28% |
| 7 | 9.2 | 9.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| 4 | 2.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.4 | 15.6 | 16.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9.8 | 10.2 |
| 4.1 | 5.1 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 32% | 29% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 27% | 36% |
| 9.4 | 7.4 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.5 | 12 | 11 |
| 3 | 2.5 | 3.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
- Reading have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Reading have the most conceded goals (23) away in Championship
- Reading have the the worst goal difference (-12) away in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Championship
- West Bromwich Albion have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- West Bromwich Albion have won significantly more corners at 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 | +/- | P |
| 1 | Burnley | 25 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 50 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 26 | 53 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 25 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 43 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 50 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 25 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 29 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 17 | -1 | 39 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 37 |
| 5 | Watford | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 2 | 37 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 24 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 29 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 36 |
| 8 | Norwich City | 25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 32 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 36 |
| 9 | Millwall | 24 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 3 | 36 |
| 10 | Reading | 25 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -6 | 36 |
| 11 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 35 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 13 | Queens Park Rangers | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 35 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 34 |
| 15 | Preston North End | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | -3 | 34 |
| 16 | Birmingham City | 25 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 0 | 32 |
| 17 | Stoke City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 33 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Hull City | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 19 | -13 | 30 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 28 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 28 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -8 | 28 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 25 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -8 | 27 |
| 22 | Huddersfield Town | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -7 | 25 |
| 23 | Blackpool | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 25 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -17 | 24 |
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