Derby – Reading PREDICTION & TIPS
Derby County and Reading measure their strength at iPro Stadium in a match for the 16th round of the Championship. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the visiting team, which has 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses in the last 6 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 21-01-2017, in a match for the Championship, which ended the victory of Derby County by (3-2). The goals of the match were scored by D. Bent (36 ‘), T. Ince (63’) and W. Hughes (74 ‘) for Derby County and J. Swift (16′) and Y. Meïté ) to Reading. The home factor may have an influence on the final result, although this is a meeting between 5th and 20th classified, in fact this is a game between the 7th place in home games and the º as a visitor.
The home team is currently in 5th place with 25 points, after 7 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. In the penultimate game, he won out against Norwich by (1-2). In the latter, he won out against Leeds United by (1-2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is to say, it achieves practically the same points at home, where it scored 11 goals and suffered 3, and away with 10 goals scored and 12 conceded. In the last 6 home games for the league the Derby County has 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with 13 points out of 18.
In this competition, he has won the last 4 games and has not lost any of the last 5 he has played at home. His attack has scored regularly, as he has managed to make it 9 out of the last 10 games for this competition. In the 14 games he played in this event, he only got 1 turnaround in the 4 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Derby enter into this motivated clash after a 2-1 win away to Leeds: Winnall scored twice, allowing his side to win. The house group chooses to play a traditional 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are Lawrence, Johnson and Martin. For acting within doors, it is expected that the Derby take a more offensive stance, aiming to score the first goal of the match. Winnall, Huddlestone and Ledley line up in the central area.
The visiting team is currently in 20th place with 15 points, after 4 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate game, lost at home against Middlesbrough by (0-2). In the last game, won at home against Nottingham Forest by (3-1). This is a stronger team in their field, where they won 8 points, against only in their games as a visitor. Their last away game for this competition ended with a 2-1 loss to Sheffield United. In the last 7 away games for the league, Reading scores 2 wins, 1 draw and 4 losses, so they have won 7 points out of 21. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 8 of his last 10 matches but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 14 games in this event, he suffered the first goal 8 times and never managed to return to the result. There have been 2 periods in the last 8 meetings played as a visitor for all competitions: he scored 3 of his 6 goals in the minutes (76’-90 ‘); suffered 4 of his 8 goals in the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
Reading enter this motivated round after a 3-1 home win at Nottingham: Swift and Aluko signed the “goals” of the win. Like the “enemy” of this round, Reading usually plays 4-3-3, where the three most advanced players are Barrow, Smith and Aluko. The visiting club when it invests in the offensive process usually does it through the left aisle, taking advantage of the depth offered by left-back Gunter. It is likely that Swift, Edwards and Joey van den Berg will play in the most central area of the terrain.
Derby – Reading FREE TIPS
Derby – Win @ 2.25
Both teams to score / YES @ 2.00
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.90
