Reading vs Brentford stats and head-to-head

2017-18. Sat, 20 Jan 2018

ReadingHome

01Full time, half-time 0–0

BrentfordAway

Brentford won by 1 goal.

LDLLDLeague form, oldest to newestWDWLD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Madejski Stadium. Photo: TheSportsDB, CC0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Reading have 13 scored home results and Brentford 13 scored away results stored in 2017-18. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Reading at home: 1.00 points per match (13 measured matches); Brentford away: 1.15 points per match (13 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Reading scored 1.08 per home match (13 measured matches); Brentford scored 1.31 away (13). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.25 per club appearance across 650 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 13 of 26 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 1. Reading: 0 wins; Brentford: 0 wins; draws: 1.

This fixture has no recorded kickoff time. All results on its calendar date are excluded from this statistical brief.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half00

Second half01

The match in numbers

ReadingBrentford

11Shots23
3Shots on target10
7Corners4
8Fouls12
3Yellow cards4
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Reading

Shots11
On target3
Goals0

27% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Brentford

Shots23
On target10
Goals1

43% of shots on target, 10% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start. This match has no recorded kickoff time, so meetings on its date are excluded.

1 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Too few to read much into. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Reading wins

Draws

Brentford wins

Goals / meeting

2.00

2 goals in 1 meeting · small sample

Both scored

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 1.5

100%

1 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 2.5

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Over 3.5

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Reading clean sheets

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Brentford clean sheets

0 of 1 meeting · small sample

Corners / meeting

9.00

1 with corner data · small sample

Cards / meeting

7.00

1 with card data · small sample

Brentford v ReadingSat, 16 Sept 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-181–1HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Reading at homeDWWLWD

Sat, 3 Octv Bradford1–1C 9–5 · Y 2–3
Sat, 19 Septv Notts County2–0C 4–1 · Y 2–1
Tue, 15 Septv Brentford1–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Septv Blackpool3–1C 6–3 · Y 0–1
Wed, 2 Septv Mansfield5–0C 5–2 · Y 1–0
Tue, 18 Augv Wycombe1–1C ––– · Y –––

Brentford awayDWDDWD

Sat, 10 Oct@ Aston Villa2–2C ––– · Y –––
Tue, 15 Sept@ Reading2–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 12 Sept@ Bournemouth2–2C 1–2 · Y 1–5
Sun, 30 Aug@ Leeds1–1C 6–5 · Y 4–0
Tue, 25 Aug@ Birmingham6–1C ––– · Y –––
Sun, 24 May@ Liverpool1–1C 2–14 · Y 3–2

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Reading at home, Brentford away

41%
Both teams scored
League 50%
23 + 23 matches
96%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
23 + 23 matches
74%
Over 1.5 goals
League 73%
23 + 23 matches
43%
Over 2.5 goals
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
24%
Over 3.5 goals
League 25%
23 + 23 matches
7%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
23 + 23 matches
2.5
Avg total goals
League 2.55
23 + 23 matches
63%
1st half over 0.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
28%
1st half over 1.5
League 32%
23 + 23 matches
10.7
Corners per match
League 10.29
23 + 23 matches
78%
Corners over 8.5
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
67%
Corners over 9.5
League 57%
23 + 23 matches
59%
Corners over 10.5
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
3.4
Cards per match
League 3.63
23 + 23 matches
43%
Cards over 3.5
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
33%
Cards over 4.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2017-18

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2017-18

Home and away Overall

Reading at home, Brentford away

Reading (home)		Brentford (away)
20	Position	9
DWWDL	Last 5, oldest to newest	LWWDL
23	Played	23
1.00	Points per match	1.35
22%	Win %	39%
1.09	Scored / match	1.09
1.52	Conceded / match	1.22
2.61	Avg total goals	2.30
52%	Both scored	30%
17%	Clean sheets	35%
35%	Failed to score	39%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

ReadingBrentford

0.571st half scored / match0.35
0.521st half conceded / match0.48
0.522nd half scored / match0.74
1.002nd half conceded / match0.74
26%Leading at half-time17%
70%1st half over 0.557%
30%1st half over 1.526%
83%2nd half over 0.574%
48%2nd half over 1.539%
22%Scored in both halves13%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Reading at home, Brentford away, this season.

Goals

ReadingBrentford

1.09Scored / match1.09
1.52Conceded / match1.22
2.61Match total / match2.30
65%Scored 1+61%
30%Scored 2+39%
83%Conceded 1+65%
52%Conceded 2+44%
78%Match over 1.570%
48%Match over 2.539%
30%Match over 3.517%

Shots and xG

ReadingBrentford

11.57Shots for16.43
12.87Shots against11.87
3.78On target for4.83
4.48On target against4.04
9%Shot conversion7%

Corners

ReadingBrentford

5.83Corners for6.26
4.39Corners against5.00
10.22Match total11.26
74%Over 7.587%
70%Over 8.587%
61%Over 9.574%
52%Over 10.565%
30%Over 11.544%

Cards

ReadingBrentford

1.65Cards for1.43
1.74Cards against1.91
3.39Match total3.35
57%Over 2.570%
48%Over 3.539%
35%Over 4.530%
26%Over 5.513%
10.83Fouls committed11.04

Referee this season

D Bond

Matches

Cards / match

3.21

29 matches

Over 3.5 cards

45%

29 matches

Over 4.5 cards

24%

29 matches

Fouls / match

22.24

29 matches

The table, 2017-18

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
7	Preston	46	11	73
8	Millwall	46	11	72
9	Brentford	46	10	69
10	Sheffield United	46	7	69
11	Bristol City	46	9	67
18	Hull	46	0	49
19	Birmingham	46	-30	46
20	Reading	46	-22	44
21	Bolton	46	-35	43
22	Barnsley	46	-24	41

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