The head coach V. Ismaël aiming to incite West Bromwich Albion win against Reading

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: The Hawthorns (26445 seats)

Welcome to The Hawthorns and this game starring West Bromwich Albion and Reading in the Championship. Tipsway has everything you should know!

Insights:
  • West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Championship
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This should be an intriguing game with lots of action and excitement as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

West Bromwich Albion are steadily winning Championship games and points here at The Hawthorns. 6 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats is the summary from 10 games. In general it's been a long time since WBA tasted defeat here at The Hawthorns, as they have taken at least one point from their last ten home games in the league.

Happy days for West Bromwich Albion in their previous game, a Championship match away at Coventry City (placed 6th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. Defender Cédric Kipré got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.25/10. Kipré won 7 of 11 duels.

In the match before that, WBA hosted Nottingham Forest and drew the game 0-0.

A decent goal production from WBA in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 10 league matches. WBA have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.

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Reading form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Reading have produced an overall stat of 4-0-6 so far. Reading love their trips these days, as their two previous away games have resulted in victories.

Reading's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hull City that finished 1-1. Josh Laurent got a match rating of 7.93 in that game, top player of the team. Laurent served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 66 successful passes (of 70 total).

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Swansea City at their stadium, the result 3-2.

Reading have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 10 league away games 11 goals have been scored. Reading's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): WBA three wins, three draws and Reading four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

WBAK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
9 goals
ReadingJ. Swift
J. Swift
8 goals
ReadingA. Dele-Bashiru
A. Dele-Bashiru
4 goals

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
West Bromwich Albion Reading
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
21 10 3 Played P 5 10 21
10 6 2 Won W 1 4 8
7 4 1 Drew D 0 0 3
4 0 0 Lost L 4 6 10
29 16 4 Scored S 5 11 27
17 5 0 Conceded C 9 17 33
86% 80% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
62% 60% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 70% 71%
48% 40% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 60% 52%
19% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 30% 33%
5% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 20% 24%
43% 40% 0% BTTS BTTS 60% 50% 57%
43% 60% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 10% 14%
29% 20% 33% Failed to Score F T 40% 40% 29%
 
6.6 7.2 8 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 2.9 3.2
4.1 4.6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 5.1 5.4
2 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.5
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.8 16.6 22 Shots (avg) S ( 10 9.7 10.5
5.1 5.5 7.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.6 3.1 3.7
27% 29% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 35% 35%
 
8.2 7.8 7 Shots against (avg) S A 19 18.9 15.2
2.6 2.3 1.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.3 5.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • West Bromwich Albion have created more than twice as many corners as Reading.
  • West Bromwich Albion have not yet lost a game at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • West Bromwich Albion have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 21 13 5 3 50 17 11 7 3 1 24 7 10 6 2 2 26 10 33 44
2 AFC Bournemouth 21 12 7 2 37 17 10 6 3 1 23 11 11 6 4 1 14 6 20 43
3 West Bromwich Albion 21 10 7 4 29 17 10 6 4 0 16 5 11 4 3 4 13 12 12 37
4 Blackburn Rovers 21 10 6 5 35 27 11 7 2 2 24 16 10 3 4 3 11 11 8 36
5 Queens Park Rangers 20 10 5 5 33 25 10 6 3 1 16 8 10 4 2 4 17 17 8 35
6 Coventry City 21 9 6 6 28 25 11 7 2 2 20 10 10 2 4 4 8 15 3 33
7 Stoke City 20 9 4 7 24 21 10 6 2 2 15 9 10 3 2 5 9 12 3 31
8 Millwall 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 5 4 2 14 11 10 2 5 3 9 11 1 30
9 Middlesbrough 21 8 5 8 24 23 11 5 2 4 15 12 10 3 3 4 9 11 1 29
10 Sheffield United 21 8 5 8 28 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 11 4 3 4 13 17 0 29
11 Huddersfield Town 21 8 5 8 24 24 10 6 1 3 14 11 11 2 4 5 10 13 0 29
12 Luton Town 21 7 7 7 30 26 10 4 3 3 16 12 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 28
13 Nottingham Forest 21 7 7 7 26 23 11 3 3 5 12 15 10 4 4 2 14 8 3 28
14 Swansea City 21 7 6 8 25 27 10 4 4 2 13 8 11 3 2 6 12 19 -2 27
15 Blackpool 21 7 6 8 20 25 11 4 2 5 7 12 10 3 4 3 13 13 -5 27
16 Birmingham City 21 7 5 9 20 24 10 4 2 4 10 12 11 3 3 5 10 12 -4 26
17 Bristol City 21 7 5 9 22 30 11 3 5 3 9 10 10 4 0 6 13 20 -8 26
18 Preston North End 21 6 7 8 22 27 10 4 4 2 13 11 11 2 3 6 9 16 -5 25
19 Hull City 21 6 4 11 17 24 10 3 2 5 9 12 11 3 2 6 8 12 -7 22
20 Reading 21 8 3 10 27 33 11 4 3 4 16 16 10 4 0 6 11 17 -6 21
21 Cardiff City 21 6 3 12 23 37 11 2 1 8 9 18 10 4 2 4 14 19 -14 21
22 Peterborough United 21 4 4 13 17 40 10 3 4 3 12 10 11 1 0 10 5 30 -23 16
23 Barnsley 21 2 7 12 14 32 11 2 3 6 8 15 10 0 4 6 6 17 -18 13
24 Derby County 21 4 10 7 17 21 10 3 5 2 12 11 11 1 5 5 5 10 -4 1

West Bromwich Albion:
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England:
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 Fulham 21 13 5 3 50 17 11 7 3 1 24 7 10 6 2 2 26 10 33 44
2 AFC Bournemouth 21 12 7 2 37 17 10 6 3 1 23 11 11 6 4 1 14 6 20 43
3 West Bromwich Albion 21 10 7 4 29 17 10 6 4 0 16 5 11 4 3 4 13 12 12 37
4 Blackburn Rovers 21 10 6 5 35 27 11 7 2 2 24 16 10 3 4 3 11 11 8 36
5 Queens Park Rangers 20 10 5 5 33 25 10 6 3 1 16 8 10 4 2 4 17 17 8 35
6 Coventry City 21 9 6 6 28 25 11 7 2 2 20 10 10 2 4 4 8 15 3 33
7 Stoke City 20 9 4 7 24 21 10 6 2 2 15 9 10 3 2 5 9 12 3 31
8 Millwall 21 7 9 5 23 22 11 5 4 2 14 11 10 2 5 3 9 11 1 30
9 Middlesbrough 21 8 5 8 24 23 11 5 2 4 15 12 10 3 3 4 9 11 1 29
10 Sheffield United 21 8 5 8 28 28 10 4 2 4 15 11 11 4 3 4 13 17 0 29
11 Huddersfield Town 21 8 5 8 24 24 10 6 1 3 14 11 11 2 4 5 10 13 0 29
12 Luton Town 21 7 7 7 30 26 10 4 3 3 16 12 11 3 4 4 14 14 4 28
13 Nottingham Forest 21 7 7 7 26 23 11 3 3 5 12 15 10 4 4 2 14 8 3 28
14 Swansea City 21 7 6 8 25 27 10 4 4 2 13 8 11 3 2 6 12 19 -2 27
15 Blackpool 21 7 6 8 20 25 11 4 2 5 7 12 10 3 4 3 13 13 -5 27
16 Birmingham City 21 7 5 9 20 24 10 4 2 4 10 12 11 3 3 5 10 12 -4 26
17 Bristol City 21 7 5 9 22 30 11 3 5 3 9 10 10 4 0 6 13 20 -8 26
18 Preston North End 21 6 7 8 22 27 10 4 4 2 13 11 11 2 3 6 9 16 -5 25
19 Hull City 21 6 4 11 17 24 10 3 2 5 9 12 11 3 2 6 8 12 -7 22
20 Reading 21 8 3 10 27 33 11 4 3 4 16 16 10 4 0 6 11 17 -6 21
21 Cardiff City 21 6 3 12 23 37 11 2 1 8 9 18 10 4 2 4 14 19 -14 21
22 Peterborough United 21 4 4 13 17 40 10 3 4 3 12 10 11 1 0 10 5 30 -23 16
23 Barnsley 21 2 7 12 14 32 11 2 3 6 8 15 10 0 4 6 6 17 -18 13
24 Derby County 21 4 10 7 17 21 10 3 5 2 12 11 11 1 5 5 5 10 -4 1

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