Coventry vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 21 Aug 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 The Coventry Building Society Arena 🧑‍⚖️ David Webb 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Coventry 12 · Reading 22
Referee Stats
31 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 55%
Draws 10%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Coventry outshot their opponent (25-7).
  • Coventry controlled possession (57%).
  • Coventry had the sharper finishing (7-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Coventry (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 26
Avg: 1.39 / 1.13

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

5
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

21 / 43
Avg: 0.91 / 1.87

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.52
PPG
0.91
1.39
GF
0.91
1.13
GA
1.87
52%
O2.5
61%
57%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Coventry rank12th
Reading rank22nd
Coventry points64
Reading points47
Coventry: #12 · 64 pts · GD +1
24 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Coventry last 5 home

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals7-10
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading last 5 away

L L W D D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Coventry trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Coventry score at home78%
Coventry clean sheet at home26%
Reading score away57%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Coventry score first0%
Coventry win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Coventry 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Coventry score at home1.39 vs 1.41
Coventry concede at home1.13 vs 1.09
Reading score away0.91 vs 1.09
Reading concede away1.87 vs 1.41
Coventry score 2% below league average, while Reading score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Coventry are 3% above league average at home, and Reading are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Coventry goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
2
Total Shots
25
7
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
11
3
Shots Inside Box
18
4
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
10
2
Fouls
14
8
Offsides
1
1
Yellow Cards
5
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
5
Total Passes
534
417
Passes Accurate
438
316
Passes %
82%
76%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals5 (83.3%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)

Coventry vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season