In one of the matches of the English Championship, the players of Reading and Derby will fight face to face. Which of the rivals will get the victory in this confrontation? LiveResult.Ru evaluates the opponents' chances of success.
"Reading"
Reading is in 21st place in the Championship standings, having broken away from the danger zone by 2 points. It is worth noting that the Federation deprived the home team of 6 points. On the road, Reading is not playing in the best way, because they have already conceded 18 goals in 11 matches. At the same time, they managed to score only 11. The Royals managed to win only one victory in five previous meetings. It happened in the away game against Swansea (3-2).
"Derby"
The Rams could have had a pretty good season, but ended up in last place in the Championship with 10 points. The thing is that due to financial problems, the Federation took away 21 points from the team. In general, Derby's defense is one of the strongest in the league. "Derby" managed to win three meetings in a row, and only from "Stoke City" the guests conceded a goal in their own goal – 1:2.
Statistics and figures:
- Reading is the favorite of the meeting;
- Reading managed to win 1 meeting out of the previous 5;
- "Derby" has a 3-match winning streak;
- The last face-to-face meeting of the rivals ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of Derby.
Forecast
"Derby" is in excellent playing form right now. If the Federation had not taken away 21 points from the visiting team, the Rams would have been in the middle of the standings. The good form of the team is indicated by a winning streak of 3 matches, which will probably last in the upcoming confrontation.