Reading vs Brentford

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🕒 Sat, 13 Apr 2019 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Stephen Martin 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 42
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Brentford 11
Referee Stats
21 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 43%
Draws 29%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-15).
  • Brentford controlled possession (62%).
  • Brentford had the sharper finishing (4-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 31
Avg: 1.26 / 1.35

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8
Brentford (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-9-11

Goals For / Against

23 / 36
Avg: 1.00 / 1.57

Points

18
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

3

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

1.30
PPG
0.78
1.26
GF
1.00
1.35
GA
1.57
61%
O2.5
39%
57%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Brentford rank11th
Reading points47
Brentford points64
Reading: #20 · 47 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Brentford: #11 · 64 pts · GD +14
25 pts off the top 2. 6 pts off the play-off line. 20 pts clear of the relegation zone.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D W W L
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals4-5
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.

Brentford last 5 away

W D L L D
Points5/15
Weighted index44
Goals3-6
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Brentford trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home65%
Reading clean sheet at home22%
Brentford score away65%
Brentford clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.26 vs 1.51
Reading concede at home1.35 vs 1.15
Brentford score away1.00 vs 1.15
Brentford concede away1.57 vs 1.51
Reading score 17% below league average, while Brentford score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 17% above league average at home, and Brentford are 3% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.20 goals on average across the last 5.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Brentford goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
8
Total Shots
11
15
Shots off Goal
5
3
Blocked Shots
2
4
Shots Inside Box
6
9
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
3
12
Fouls
14
14
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
4
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
7
2
Total Passes
342
529
Passes Accurate
264
453
Passes %
77%
86%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games10
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins5
Over 2.5 Goals8 (80.0%)
BTTS9 (90.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (80.0%)
BTTS4 (80.0%)

Reading vs Brentford Head-to-Head History by Season