Reading – Ipswich Prediction & Picks (28.04.2018)

Reading and Ipswich Town meet at Madejski Stadium, in a match for the 45th day of the Championship. In the last head-to-head for this edition of the league, played on 12-16-2017, Ipswich Town won at home against (2-0). The history of direct confrontations disputed in this stadium is favorable to the home team, which in the last 4 matches won 4. Indeed, the last time these two teams played a match in this stadium, on 09-09-2016, for the Championship, Reading won by (2-1). G. McCleary (45 ‘) and D. Williams (90’) scored the goals for the game, for Reading, and B. Pitman (50 ‘), for Ipswich Town. Attention to the house factor, since Reading usually conquers different results at home and abroad.

Reading:

The home team is currently in the 19 th position of the league, with 43 points won, after 10 wins, 13 draws and 21 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Sunderland, by (2-2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Sheffield Wednesday, by (3-0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 26 conceded; against 4 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses at their stadium, with 20 goals scored and 20 conceded. For the championship, Reading won 10 points out of 30 possible, after 2 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 44 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 24 times and never got the comeback.

The Reading comes to this game with a defeat in the field of Sheffield Wednesday, by 3-0, totaling in this way the third game in a row without winning in this competition. However, it is important to emphasize that the home team is going through a complicated phase, as it has only added 2 wins in the last 10 matches played. Normally the trainer Paul Clement makes line an offensive team, organized in 4-2-3-1, being Bodvarsson the most offensive reference. However, the right winger Barrow is the best marker in Reading, with 10 goals scored. For this game the local coach can not count on Blackett and Bacuna, both suspended, in addition to Obita, who continues to recover from an injury.

Ipswich Town:

After 16 wins, 8 draws and 20 losses, the away team is currently in the 14 th position of the league, with 56 points won. In the penultimate match, they lost in an away match against Nottingham Forest, by (2-1). In the last match, they lost in a home match against Aston Villa, by (0-4). This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 12 goals scored and 19 conceded; against 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 13 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Ipswich Town has 3 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 11 points out of 30 possible. Defensive consistency has not been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 44 matches in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 23 times and only managed 3 comebacks.

Ipswich had a good start to the season, however, had a fall in performance and fell several positions in the leaderboard. In the last match for this competition, the visitors lost against Aston Villa, by 0-4. In this game away from home coach Bryan Klug must line up his team in the usual 3-5-2, benefiting the defensive organization and the successive counterattacks. Analyzing the visiting team, it is possible to notice that the English Martyn Waghorn is a key player in the team: it is the best marker, with 14 goals scored. For this game the outside trainer can not use Ward, suspended, in addition to Dozzell, Gerken, Huws, Garner, McGoldrick, Bishop and Adeyemi, all injured.