Manchester United vs Reading in FA Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Sat 28.January
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Old Trafford (75635 seats)

National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Manchester United or Reading that keep their silverware dream alive.

Not much time to rest for the home team, as they featured in a Carabao Cup game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Nottingham Forest.

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Manchester United form and stats

Manchester United participated in FA Cup the last season, where they reached the 4th round.

Manchester United are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Old Trafford. 7 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games.

Manchester United are returning here after visiting Nottingham Forest in a Carabao Cup game and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Gea, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 8.0 out of 10 in that game. Gea topped it up with a clean sheet.

Heartbreak before that as United lost 2-3 at Arsenal's place.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Carabao Cup game versus Nottingham Forest in only four days. This game is also played here at Old Trafford.

Manchester United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Old Trafford with 17 goals in 9 league matches. Manchester United have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Reading form and stats

Reading's mission in FA Cup last season failed in the 3rd round.

Reading have only collected 11 points from their away games in the Championship, after 3-2-10 (15 played).

It might be tough going out on the road again for Reading, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Stoke City. As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Stoke City was particularly ugly (0-4). The humiliation is still top of mind. Defender Holmes was the best team player with a rating of 7.15. Holmes won 3 of 5 duels.

Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Queens Park Rangers in the Championship.

The attacking power of Reading when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 15 league matches away. In the opposite end, Reading have conceded 28 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Manchester United have won all of the 6 most recent games versus this side. Will the streak continue?

Top Goalscorers

Manchester UnitedM. Rashford
M. Rashford
9 goals
ReadingT. Ince
T. Ince
6 goals
ReadingL. Santos João
L. Santos João
5 goals

Manchester United missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Manchester United Reading
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   13 25
17 11   Won W   3 10
3 1   Drew D   2 4
5 0   Lost L   8 11
49 27   Scored S   11 28
27 4   Conceded C   23 36
96% 92%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
76% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   69% 76%
60% 58%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 52%
28% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   31% 24%
20% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   15% 8%
48% 25%   BTTS BTTS   46% 48%
48% 75%   Clean Sheets C S   23% 28%
8% 8%   Failed to Score F T   38% 28%
 
5.2 6.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.3 4.4
4.8 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   5.2 5.1
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.9 2
0 0   Red cards R C   0 0
 
15.3 19.1   Shots (avg) S (   9 9.6
5.9 7.1   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.8 3
33% 32%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 37%
 
10 6.8   Shots against (avg) S A   12.8 11.9
3.6 2.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.9 3.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arsenal 19 16 2 1 45 16 9 8 1 0 25 10 10 8 1 1 20 6 29 50
2 Manchester City 20 14 3 3 53 20 11 9 1 1 38 12 9 5 2 2 15 8 33 45
3 Newcastle United 20 10 9 1 33 11 10 6 4 0 18 5 10 4 5 1 15 6 22 39
4 Manchester United 20 12 3 5 32 25 9 7 1 1 17 5 11 5 2 4 15 20 7 39
5 Tottenham Hotspur 21 11 3 7 40 31 10 6 0 4 21 15 11 5 3 3 19 16 9 36
6 Brighton & Hove Albion 19 9 4 6 37 27 9 4 2 3 16 10 10 5 2 3 21 17 10 31
7 Fulham 21 9 4 8 32 30 11 5 3 3 18 16 10 4 1 5 14 14 2 31
8 Brentford 20 7 9 4 32 28 10 5 4 1 20 10 10 2 5 3 12 18 4 30
9 Liverpool 19 8 5 6 34 25 10 6 3 1 23 9 9 2 2 5 11 16 9 29
10 Chelsea 20 8 5 7 22 21 9 5 2 2 13 7 11 3 3 5 9 14 1 29
11 Aston Villa 20 8 4 8 23 27 10 5 2 3 15 11 10 3 2 5 8 16 -4 28
12 Crystal Palace 20 6 6 8 18 27 11 4 3 4 11 16 9 2 3 4 7 11 -9 24
13 Nottingham Forest 20 5 6 9 16 35 10 4 3 3 13 12 10 1 3 6 3 23 -19 21
14 Leicester City 20 5 3 12 28 35 10 2 3 5 11 12 10 3 0 7 17 23 -7 18
15 Leeds United 19 4 6 9 26 33 10 3 4 3 15 14 9 1 2 6 11 19 -7 18
16 West Ham United 20 5 3 12 17 25 10 4 1 5 11 12 10 1 2 7 6 13 -8 18
17 Wolverhampton Wanderers 20 4 5 11 12 30 10 3 2 5 6 14 10 1 3 6 6 16 -18 17
18 AFC Bournemouth 20 4 5 11 19 42 10 3 3 4 10 11 10 1 2 7 9 31 -23 17
19 Everton 20 3 6 11 15 28 10 2 2 6 9 14 10 1 4 5 6 14 -13 15
20 Southampton 20 4 3 13 17 35 10 1 3 6 9 17 10 3 0 7 8 18 -18 15
  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 28 18 8 2 55 26 15 11 4 0 32 12 13 7 4 2 23 14 29 62
2 Sheffield United 28 17 6 5 48 24 14 9 3 2 30 13 14 8 3 3 18 11 24 57
3 Watford 28 12 8 8 34 29 14 7 3 4 20 13 14 5 5 4 14 16 5 44
4 Blackburn Rovers 28 14 1 13 31 35 13 9 0 4 20 13 15 5 1 9 11 22 -4 43
5 Norwich City 28 12 6 10 40 31 14 5 4 5 19 16 14 7 2 5 21 15 9 42
6 Middlesbrough 28 12 6 10 42 35 13 6 5 2 18 12 15 6 1 8 24 23 7 42
7 Luton Town 27 11 9 7 35 29 13 3 7 3 18 16 14 8 2 4 17 13 6 42
8 Millwall 27 12 6 9 33 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 4 3 7 13 19 6 42
9 Sunderland 28 11 8 9 41 32 14 5 4 5 19 16 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 41
10 West Bromwich Albion 28 11 8 9 38 30 14 6 4 4 20 14 14 5 4 5 18 16 8 41
11 Preston North End 28 11 7 10 26 31 14 3 4 7 8 18 14 8 3 3 18 13 -5 40
12 Swansea City 28 10 9 9 40 38 13 6 2 5 20 16 15 4 7 4 20 22 2 39
13 Queens Park Rangers 28 10 8 10 31 34 14 5 4 5 17 18 14 5 4 5 14 16 -3 38
14 Reading 28 11 4 13 31 42 13 8 2 3 20 14 15 3 2 10 11 28 -11 37
15 Coventry City 27 9 8 10 29 31 14 6 4 4 17 14 13 3 4 6 12 17 -2 35
16 Hull City 28 9 7 12 33 44 14 4 3 7 14 23 14 5 4 5 19 21 -11 34
17 Bristol City 28 8 9 11 37 38 15 5 4 6 19 17 13 3 5 5 18 21 -1 33
18 Stoke City 28 9 6 13 33 37 14 4 3 7 17 18 14 5 3 6 16 19 -4 33
19 Birmingham City 28 8 8 12 30 35 15 4 5 6 18 18 13 4 3 6 12 17 -5 32
20 Rotherham United 28 7 10 11 33 40 13 5 4 4 24 17 15 2 6 7 9 23 -7 31
21 Cardiff City 28 7 8 13 21 31 15 4 5 6 11 13 13 3 3 7 10 18 -10 29
22 Huddersfield Town 26 7 5 14 25 33 14 5 2 7 13 14 12 2 3 7 12 19 -8 26
23 Blackpool 27 6 8 13 28 40 13 3 3 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 14 21 -12 26
24 Wigan Athletic 28 6 7 15 27 49 15 2 3 10 11 30 13 4 4 5 16 19 -22 25

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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 28 18 8 2 55 26 15 11 4 0 32 12 13 7 4 2 23 14 29 62
2 Sheffield United 28 17 6 5 48 24 14 9 3 2 30 13 14 8 3 3 18 11 24 57
3 Watford 28 12 8 8 34 29 14 7 3 4 20 13 14 5 5 4 14 16 5 44
4 Blackburn Rovers 28 14 1 13 31 35 13 9 0 4 20 13 15 5 1 9 11 22 -4 43
5 Norwich City 28 12 6 10 40 31 14 5 4 5 19 16 14 7 2 5 21 15 9 42
6 Middlesbrough 28 12 6 10 42 35 13 6 5 2 18 12 15 6 1 8 24 23 7 42
7 Luton Town 27 11 9 7 35 29 13 3 7 3 18 16 14 8 2 4 17 13 6 42
8 Millwall 27 12 6 9 33 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 14 4 3 7 13 19 6 42
9 Sunderland 28 11 8 9 41 32 14 5 4 5 19 16 14 6 4 4 22 16 9 41
10 West Bromwich Albion 28 11 8 9 38 30 14 6 4 4 20 14 14 5 4 5 18 16 8 41
11 Preston North End 28 11 7 10 26 31 14 3 4 7 8 18 14 8 3 3 18 13 -5 40
12 Swansea City 28 10 9 9 40 38 13 6 2 5 20 16 15 4 7 4 20 22 2 39
13 Queens Park Rangers 28 10 8 10 31 34 14 5 4 5 17 18 14 5 4 5 14 16 -3 38
14 Reading 28 11 4 13 31 42 13 8 2 3 20 14 15 3 2 10 11 28 -11 37
15 Coventry City 27 9 8 10 29 31 14 6 4 4 17 14 13 3 4 6 12 17 -2 35
16 Hull City 28 9 7 12 33 44 14 4 3 7 14 23 14 5 4 5 19 21 -11 34
17 Bristol City 28 8 9 11 37 38 15 5 4 6 19 17 13 3 5 5 18 21 -1 33
18 Stoke City 28 9 6 13 33 37 14 4 3 7 17 18 14 5 3 6 16 19 -4 33
19 Birmingham City 28 8 8 12 30 35 15 4 5 6 18 18 13 4 3 6 12 17 -5 32
20 Rotherham United 28 7 10 11 33 40 13 5 4 4 24 17 15 2 6 7 9 23 -7 31
21 Cardiff City 28 7 8 13 21 31 15 4 5 6 11 13 13 3 3 7 10 18 -10 29
22 Huddersfield Town 26 7 5 14 25 33 14 5 2 7 13 14 12 2 3 7 12 19 -8 26
23 Blackpool 27 6 8 13 28 40 13 3 3 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 14 21 -12 26
24 Wigan Athletic 28 6 7 15 27 49 15 2 3 10 11 30 13 4 4 5 16 19 -22 25

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