Southampton Vs Reading

The Friday night Championship match should be a good one. Southampton, who are top of the table on goal difference, face Reading, who are second. Let’s have a look at the stats and let battle commence.

Current League Form
•    Looking at Southampton’s last 10 matches, they have won 7, drawn 2 and lost 1
•    Looking at Reading’s last 10 matches, they have won 8, drawn 1 and lost 1.
•    Looking at Southampton’s last 6 matches, they have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1. They have scored 11 goals (1.83gpg) and conceded 7 goals (1.17gpg). They have kept 3 clean sheets and scored in 5 of the 6 matches.
•    Looking at Reading’s last 6 matches, they have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 1. They have scored 15 goals (2.5gpg) and conceded 6 goals (1gpg). They have kept 3 clean sheets and scored in 6 of the 6 matches.
•    Looking at Southampton’s current home form (last 6), they have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 0. They have scored 13 goals (2.17gpg) and conceded 3 goals (0.50gpg). They have kept 4 clean sheets and scored in all 6 matches.
•    Looking at Reading’s current away form (last 6), they have won 4, drawn 1 and lost 1. They have scored 13 goals (2.17gpg) and conceded 7 goals (1.17gpg). They have kept 2 clean sheets and scored in all 6 matches.

H2H
•    In the last 5 H2H’s Southampton have won 1, Reading have won 1 and there have been 3 draws. One of the five matches have been over 2.5 goals and 4 of the 5 matches have been over 1.5 goals. The last 2 H2H’s at Southampton have been draws, with 0 out of 2 being over 2.5 goals and 1 of the 2 being over 1.5 goals.

General Stats
•    Both teams score in 43% of Southampton’s home matches. Both teams score in 43% of Reading’s away matches.
•    Southampton score 1st in 76% of their home matches. Reading score 1st in 33% of their away matches.
•    There has been at least one goal in every Southampton home match. There has been a goal in 91% of Reading’s away matches.
•    There has been a goal in the 1st half of Southampton’s home matches 81% of the time. There has been a goal in the 1st half of Reading’s away matches 53% of the time.
•    There has been a goal in the 2nd half of Southampton’s home matches 81% of the time. There has been a goal in the 2nd half of Reading’s away matches 76% of the time.
•    Southampton have kept 47% clean sheets at home this season. Reading have kept 33% clean sheets at home this season.
•    Southampton have scored in 91% of their home matches. Reading have scored in 76% of their away matches.
•    Southampton have scored in the 1st half of their home matches 67% of the time. Reading have scored in the 1st half of their away matches 43% of the time.
•    Southampton have scored in the 2nd half of their home matches 71% of the time. Reading have scored in the 2nd half of their away matches 53% of the time.
•    There has been a goal in the 1st 15mins of Southampton’s home matches 38% of the time. There has been a goal in the 1st 15mins of Reading’s away matches 24% of the time.
•    91% of the time the 1st goal in Southampton’s home matches has been scored before the 68min. 81% of the time the 1st goal in Reading’s away matches has been scored before the 68min.
•    Southampton score the 1st goal at home before 68mins 71% of the time. Reading score the 1st goal away from home before 68mins 33% of the time.
•    81% of the time; Southampton are leading at home before the 68min mark. 38% of the time; Reading are leading away from home before the 69min mark.
•    48% of Southampton’s home matches have a goal in the last 15mins. 33% of Reading’s away matches have a goal in the last 15mins.
•    86% of Southampton’s home matches have over 1.5 goals. 57% of Reading’s away matches have over 1.5 goals.
•    52% of Southampton’s home matches have over 2.5 goals. 38% of Reading’s away matches have over 2.5 goals.

Verdict
This is a tricky one to call. The stats for both teams are fairly even. Southampton have lost only 2 matches at home all season (Leicester and Bristol City), Reading have lost 6 away from home all season. Also, Southampton win 71.4% of their home matches. Reading win 57.1% of their away matches. There may be some mileage in laying the draw or backing Southampton from the start, as Southampton score 1st 76% of the time at home. Also, Southampton only concede 33% of their goals at home in the 1st half and score roughly 50/50 when it comes to 1st and 2nd half. Also when Southampton take the lead at home, they have never lost (winning 13 and drawing 3).