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Reading and Fulham meet at Madejski Stadium in a match for the 24th round of the Championship. Fulham won at home by (5-0) the last time they faced in this edition of the league on 12/03/2016. At this stage, the history of direct confrontations is favorable to the home team, which has 1 win and 2 draws in the last 3 games. However, the last time they met at this stadium was on 05-03-2016, in a Championship match that ended in a draw for (2-2). The goals of the match were scored by H. Robson-Kanu (24 ‘and 41’) for Reading and by M. Dembélé (8 ‘) and R. McCormack (52’) for Fulham. In this match the home factor can play an important role, since both teams present significant differences in the results achieved at home and as a visitor.
Reading
The home team is currently in 3rd place with 43 points, after 13 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses. In the penultimate match, he won out to Blackburn Rovers for (2-3). In the last match, won at home to Norwich City by (3-1). This is a team affected by the home factor, the stronger when you play in front of your fans, since in the last 30 matches you have 7 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses as a visitor, with 17 goals scored and 27 conceded, against 9 wins, 5 draws And 1 home defeat, with 24 goals scored and 11 conceded. For the championship, Reading had 23 points out of 30, after 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in their last 10 games at their home stadium.
In this competition, he won the last 5 games he played in his stadium. In the matches played in their championship stadium, the most frequent result at the end of the first 45 ‘was 1-0, which occurred in 5 of their 12 matches. His attack has scored regularly as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 23 games in the competition, he never managed to turn the scoring in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Reading is going through a great moment in this English league and in the last game received and won Norwich 3-1: the goals were scored by Kermorgant, McCleary and Harriott. In this match at home coach Jaap Stam should align the team in 4-3-3 benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks, however, in some moments of the game should act directly on the counterattack. The offensive right-hander Garath McCkeary is the great highlight of Reading with 8 goals and 6 assists. It is important to note that ” The Royals ” add up to five consecutive wins playing in this condition. It seems that the coach can not rely solely on Quinn, Rakels and Meite, players who recover from injury.
Confirmed lineup: Ali Al Habsi, C. Gunter, L. Moore, T. Blackett, J. van den Berg, L. Kelly, C. Harriott, D. Williams, G. Evans, Y. Kermorgant, G. McCleary.
Technician: J. Stam.
Fulham
After 9 wins, 9 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is in 7th place, having won 36 points. In the last match, he beat Ipswich Town by (0-2), after the previous match drew at home in a game against Derby County by (2-2). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 7 wins, 5 draws and 3 losses as a visitor, with a total of 25 goals scored and 16 conceded. Already inside the home, he won 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses, with a total of 27 goals scored and 20 conceded. In the last 10 away games for the championship Fulham has recorded 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, having won 16 points out of 30. In the matches played out there are some frequent results at the end of the first 45 ‘: 0-1 (4 in 12 matches) and 0-0 (5 in 12 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 games for this competition. In 23 games in this competition, he suffered the first goal 12 times and only got 2 turns on the scoreboard. There are 1 highlights in the last 11 matches played as a visitor to this competition: he scored 8 of his 18 goals between minutes (31’-45 ‘).
The white team comes to this game with an away win against Ipswich, 0-2, adding up their fifth consecutive game without losing in the competition: the goals of the victory were marked by Martin and Sigurdsson. Usually coach Slavisa Jokanovic lines up in 4-2-3-1 benefiting the defensive system from midfield and counterattacks: Ayité is a very fast player in the offensive transition. However, offensive Chris Martin is Fulham’s top scorer with 7 goals scored. We emphasize that visitors have the third best income outside the home. It seems that the coach can not count on Aluko and Kalas, both injured.
Confirmed lineup: D. Button, M. Madl, T. Ream, S. Malone, F. Ayite, R. Fredericks, T. Cairney, S. Aluko, S. Johansen, K. McDonald, Lucas Piazon.
Coach: S. Jokanović.
Prediction: over 2.5 goals @ 2,00