Fulham – Reading Prediction & Picks (10.04.2018)

Fulham and Reading meet at Craven Cottage, in a match for the 42nd round of the Championship. In the last direct match for this edition of the league, on 12-08-2017, the two teams tied (1-1). The history of direct confrontations played in this stadium is favorable to the home team, who in the last 5 games won 3, drew 1 and lost 1. But the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, in 13- 05-2017, for the Championship, the two teams tied by (1-1). T. Cairney (65 ‘) scored the goals of the game, for Fulham, and J. Obita (53′), for Reading.

Fulham:

The home team is currently in the 3 rd position, with 78 points won, after 22 wins, 12 draws and 7 losses. In the penultimate match, they won in a home match against Leeds United, by (2-0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Sheffield Wednesday, by (0-1).

For this competition, he does not lose in his stadium 12 games ago. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 1-0 (7 out of 20 matches). Their offense has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 41 matches in the competition, they suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 3 comebacks. In the last 20 home matches for this competition there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 13 of their 36 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

Fulham is still very close to the top positions in the championship and this situation is related to the good time it is going through, being that in the last game won away from home to Sheffield Wednesday, by 0-1. In this game in his stadium it is expected that coach Slavisa Jokanovic plays in the usual 4-3-3, benefiting possession of the ball and organized attacks: captain Tom Cairney is one of the main game organizers. On the other hand, Ryan Sessegnon is the best score of Fulham, with 14 goals scored. Everything indicates that only Lucas Piazon will be absent due to an injury.

Reading:

After 10 wins, 12 draws and 19 losses, the away team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 42 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Aston Villa, by (3-0). In the last match, they won in a home match against Preston North End, by (1-0). For the league, Reading won 6 points out of 30 possible points, after 1 win, 3 draws and 6 losses in the last 10 home matches. In their home league matches the most frequent result at half-time was the 0-0 (8 out of 20 matches). They have not been very strong defensively, since they have suffered goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 41 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 22 times and never got the comeback.

Reading is experiencing many difficulties this season and currently occupies the last positions in the leaderboard. It is important to underline that visitors come to this game a little motivated, as they got a win at home against Preston. In this away game, coach Paul Clement must keep the team in 4-2-3-1, being the most advanced position occupied by Bodvarsson. However, Modou Barrow remains at the top of the best bookmarks of Reading, with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach can not use Obita, Quinn, McShane, Elphick and McCeary, players recovering from injury.