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Reading
Championship
Regular Season
Sat , Oct 03 , 2020 16:00
1 - 0
Watford
Reading
Watford
1 - 0
Reading host Watford in the fourth week of the Championship at the Madejski Stadium (Reading) on Saturday, October 3 and the match kicks off at 3pm (UK).
MATCH PREVIEW
Two quick goals before half-time helped Reading to a routine win over Derby County at Pride Park on the opening day and their 2-0 victory in the second week against nine-man Barnsley was their first home Championship win since the end of February. The Royals maintained their perfect start to their Championship season with victory at Cardiff City (1-2) and are now joint-top of the league with Bristol.
Watford are not too far away in the fifth place with seven points. Their two home victories against Middlesbrough and Luton were narrow 1-0 wins and draw against Sheffield was a goalless affair. They haven't exactly set the league on fire on their return, but they haven't conceded yet either. Those were three solid performances and they are definitely building the momentum.
MATCH ANALYSIS
Reading are 2nd in the table on goal difference below Bristol City after three consecutive wins and three clean sheets. For the Royals, that elusive X-factor from the previous seasons could be the huge team-work, where everybody knows and understands their role, and especially the ability to adapt during the games. Their identity is still forging,but they have a game plan and they stick to it.
Worth mentioning is that fit-again Lucas Joao will be like a new signing for manager Veljko Paunovic, as the Royals are building their momentum.To further boost his options, Paunovic have signed young Everton defender Gibson on a season-loan and Atletico Madrid's midfielder Rodrigo Riquelme is also closing in on a loan move. Both should be good additions as Paunovic's side are looking to make it four successive wins in the league and to retain their spot at the summit after the Watford match on Saturday.
Now, Watford almost managed to stay up last season, but it wasn’t meant to be, as the Hornets ended their five-year stay in the Premier League. They are back in the Championship and in former Serbian international Vladimir Ivić have a relatively unknown new manager. They are definitely looking to get back immediately to top flight and will hope that a new manager can set the foundations to their quick return to Premier League.
Vladimir Ivic's Hornets are still yet to concede in the league this season and have seven points from three games, bouncing back from their surprise midweek Carabao Cup defeat against League Two side Newport (3-1). Another positive to take from the Luton match was a first start of the season to Ismaila Sarr, who was heavily linked with Liverpool and who will now be a massively important player for Ivic's side.He said afterwards that this was a much better performance than the previous ones. With that in mind, they will be a tough opponent for the leaders on Saturday.
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And now, for some facts and stats. So far, the two sides have met 17 times. The Royals have won 3 and the Hornets won 6 matches , while another 8 matches ended in a draw. Over the last year Reading played 38 matches (W16-D10-L12), while Watford have a ratio of W10-D10-L11 in their last year's 31 fixtures in all competitions.
Reading have won 40% of their last 20 home league games (W8-D5-L7) and Watford have lost 53% of their last 15 away league games (W2-D5-L8).
In their 17 H2H's, Reading kept only 2 clean sheets against Watford at home (W1-D1), while Watford scored in 7 out of 9 games away at Reading (W4-D3-L0).
Both teams have scored in 7 out of 17 H2H's (three times with Reading as hosts, all three draws) and 45% of Reading's last 20 home games finished with Both teams scoring (W1-D5-L3), while Watford had 40% of BTTS in the same period (W0-D4-L4)
Finally, when these sides have faced each other, there has been an average of 2.29 goals per game. Out of these, Reading have scored an average of 0.94 goals, while Watford have averaged 1.35.
My prediction: Under 2.5 goals
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| 29.10.2024. | Stockport County | VS | Reading | 4-1 |
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| 26.10.2024. | Reading | VS | Bristol Rovers | 1-0 |
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| 22.10.2024. | Exeter City | VS | Reading | 1-2 |
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| 19.10.2024. | Reading | VS | Crawley Town | 4-1 |
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| 28.09.2024. | Reading | VS | Huddersfield | 2-1 |
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| 10.08.2024. | Birmingham | VS | Reading | 1-1 |
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| 03.08.2024. | Reading | VS | Hull City | 2-0 |
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| 12.03.2024. | Derby County | VS | Reading | 2-1 |
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| 02.11.2024. | Reading | VS | Fleetwood Town | 2-0 |
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| 26.10.2024. | Reading | VS | Bristol Rovers | 1-0 |
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| 19.10.2024. | Reading | VS | Crawley Town | 4-1 |
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| 28.09.2024. | Reading | VS | Huddersfield | 2-1 |
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| 03.08.2024. | Reading | VS | Hull City | 2-0 |
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| 25.09.2021. | Reading | VS | Middlesbrough | 1-0 |
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| 14.09.2021. | Reading | VS | Peterborough United | 3-1 |
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| 11.09.2021. | Reading | VS | QPR | 3-3 |
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| 17.08.2021. | Reading | VS | Bristol City | 2-3 |
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| 14.08.2021. | Reading | VS | Preston | 2-1 |
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| 09.11.2024. | Stevenage | VS | Reading | 1-1 |
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| 29.10.2024. | Stockport County | VS | Reading | 4-1 |
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| 22.10.2024. | Exeter City | VS | Reading | 1-2 |
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| 10.08.2024. | Birmingham | VS | Reading | 1-1 |
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| 12.03.2024. | Derby County | VS | Reading | 2-1 |
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| 17.02.2024. | Portsmouth | VS | Reading | 4-1 |
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| 02.10.2021. | Cardiff | VS | Reading | 0-1 |
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| 29.09.2021. | Derby County | VS | Reading | 1-0 |
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| 18.09.2021. | Fulham | VS | Reading | 1-2 |
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| 28.08.2021. | Huddersfield | VS | Reading | 4-0 |
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| 08.11.2024. | Watford | VS | Oxford United | 1-0 |
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| 05.11.2024. | Swansea | VS | Watford | 1-0 |
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| 02.11.2024. | Sheffield Wed | VS | Watford | 2-6 |
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| 26.10.2024. | Watford | VS | Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 |
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| 22.10.2024. | Leeds | VS | Watford | 2-1 |
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| 19.10.2024. | Luton Town | VS | Watford | 3-0 |
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| 28.09.2024. | Watford | VS | Sunderland | 2-1 |
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| 24.09.2024. | Manchester City | VS | Watford | 2-1 |
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| 01.09.2024. | Sheffield United | VS | Watford | 1-0 |
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| 24.08.2024. | Watford | VS | Derby County | 2-1 |
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| 08.11.2024. | Watford | VS | Oxford United | 1-0 |
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| 26.10.2024. | Watford | VS | Blackburn Rovers | 1-0 |
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| 28.09.2024. | Watford | VS | Sunderland | 2-1 |
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| 24.08.2024. | Watford | VS | Derby County | 2-1 |
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| 17.08.2024. | Watford | VS | Stoke | 3-0 |
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| 03.08.2024. | Watford | VS | Brentford | 1-1 |
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| 27.04.2024. | Watford | VS | Sunderland | 1-0 |
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| 20.04.2024. | Watford | VS | Hull City | 0-0 |
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| 06.03.2024. | Watford | VS | Swansea | 1-1 |
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| 25.09.2021. | Watford | VS | Newcastle | 1-1 |
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| 05.11.2024. | Swansea | VS | Watford | 1-0 |
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| 02.11.2024. | Sheffield Wed | VS | Watford | 2-6 |
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| 22.10.2024. | Leeds | VS | Watford | 2-1 |
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| 19.10.2024. | Luton Town | VS | Watford | 3-0 |
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| 24.09.2024. | Manchester City | VS | Watford | 2-1 |
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| 01.09.2024. | Sheffield United | VS | Watford | 1-0 |
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| 13.04.2024. | Southampton | VS | Watford | 3-2 |
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| 10.04.2024. | Ipswich Town | VS | Watford | 0-0 |
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| 01.04.2024. | West Brom | VS | Watford | 2-2 |
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| 16.03.2024. | Birmingham | VS | Watford | 0-1 |
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Wyatt grew up in the suburbs of London and he is a big Chelsea fan. As a young boy, he found his love for football, which became an obsession, but when he tried playing it he soon realized that he just wasn't talented enough. Bearing that in mind, Wyatt decided to learn everything there is to know about all the teams and players, with special focus on Premier League and Championship . Wyatt has a big affection for Championship and he is well versed in all the teams and knows their advantages and weak spots very well. He is an economist, and being one makes him good with numbers and also good with the odds. His specialty are BTTS matches.
