Reading vs Aston Villa

2 - 1
🕒 Tue, 15 Aug 2017 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Kevin Friend 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 3
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Aston Villa 4
Referee Stats
2 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 100%
Draws 0%
Away wins 0%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Reading controlled possession (66%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (5-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

25 / 35
Avg: 1.09 / 1.52

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8
Aston Villa (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 11-4-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 23
Avg: 1.29 / 0.96

Points

37
Avg: 1.54

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
1.54
1.09
GF
1.29
1.52
GA
0.96
48%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
30%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Aston Villa rank4th
Reading points44
Aston Villa points83
Reading: #20 · 44 pts · GD -22
46 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Aston Villa: #4 · 83 pts · GD +30
7 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 40 pts clear of the relegation zone.
39-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L D W W D
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals6-8
Record2-2-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Aston Villa last 5 away

L W L D L
Points4/15
Weighted index31
Goals5-5
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Aston Villa trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS30%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home65%
Reading clean sheet at home17%
Aston Villa score away65%
Aston Villa clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.09 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.52 vs 1.14
Aston Villa score away1.29 vs 1.14
Aston Villa concede away0.96 vs 1.41
Reading score 23% below league average, while Aston Villa score 13% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 33% above league average at home, and Aston Villa are 32% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Aston Villa goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
3
Total Shots
14
10
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
3
5
Shots Inside Box
10
6
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
4
1
Fouls
9
10
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
648
317
Passes Accurate
547
224
Passes %
84%
71%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Reading vs Aston Villa Head-to-Head History by Season