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Swansea vs Reading Prediction & Betting tips
In the midst of extremely tough weeks there is a top game in the championship! Swansea host Reading, both teams are in the top flight of the second highest English division. And above all the hosts from Wales start this game with a lot of ambition.
Before the game of Swansea vs. Reading, the betting odds show that the host goes into the game as the favorite. A look at the championship table shows why, as Swansea is in second place, while Reading is in sixth. But the gap between the two is not great.
Swansea City has so far mainly impressed with its good defense. This should also be the key to success against Reading. On Wednesday evening from 20:00 p.m. it will show whether the next victory can follow.
Swansea :
Swansea City has had a very good season so far and is one of the championship aspirants. On Boxing Day they won 2-0 at QPR. Coach Steve Cooper’s team played very confidently and did not allow much. The defense has so far been the Welsh’s recipe for success anyway.
Before the game Swansea vs. Reading the odds of the best bookmakers show that the hosts have advantages. However, the odds are not that clear, which is also due to the small gap to Reading, which is currently three points.
Swansea have a good ten points from their last five games. The team played four times to zero, only messed up in the 0: 2 away against Derby County. This is the basis for the very good performance so far and second place in the table.
The host’s defense is their showpiece. With only twelve goals conceded, Swansea has the best defense in the championship. In the long run, this can be the recipe for success. The offensive, on the other hand, is not outstanding, but efficient in the decisive moments. Andre Ayew (eight goals) and Jamal Lowe (six goals) carry the team offensively. Otherwise nobody has more than two hits on the account.
But that’s not a problem as long as the defensive works. Before the game Swansea vs. Reading is our forecast that less than 2.5 goals will be scored due to the strong defensive work. Whether this succeeds can be tracked with the live score function on a betting basis.
Overall, Swansea looks well prepared for this top game. The fourth best home team in the league is in good shape, the defense is stable and all players apart from Naughton and Gibbs-White are available.
Reading :
Veljko Paunovic’s Reading FC is also having a good season. With 36 points, the team is now in sixth place and has the quality to be able to attack further up. Above all, striker Lucas Joao, who has already scored eleven goals, stands out so far. Compared to Swansea, Reading is a little wilder.
Before the game Swansea vs. Reading the odds show that the guests will go into this game as underdogs. Nevertheless, Reading is by no means without a chance if you bring the quality that is undoubtedly there to the field.
However, the shape of the past few weeks raises a few questions. Reading won 2-1 against Luton on Boxing Day, but three out of four games were previously lost. The good defense at the beginning of the season has recently shown more and more gaps, eight goals conceded in the last five games speak for themselves.
Offensive is going very well at Reading. 32 goals mean the fourth best value in the league, but the defense is not too stable with 27 goals conceded. In addition, things didn’t go too well offensively in the end, which resulted in one or the other mistake. Reading has to step up to take something away from Swansea.
On the positive side, Reading doesn’t get a lot fewer points away than at home. Even better: they’ve scored 16 goals away so far, just like at home. However, one rarely played against such a well-organized defense as that of Swansea.
Before the game Swansea vs. Reading is therefore our tip that fewer than 2.5 goals will be scored. Reading will try a lot forward, but the compactness of the hosts is the great strength, and the offensive was not in top form recently. With Puscas and Swift, both guests are missing two players, but otherwise they can draw on the full.
Swansea vs Reading head to head matches
22.07.20 CHA Reading Swansea 1 : 4
28.09.19 CHA Swansea Reading 1 : 1
01.01.19 CHA Reading Swansea 1 : 4
27.10.18 CHA Swansea Reading 2 : 0
19.09.17 EFL Reading Swansea 0 : 2
