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Aston Villa
Aston Villa vs Reading — Championship
1-3
Reading
Villa Park, Birmingham
Going into the match, Aston Villa had won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 1.3 goals a game; Reading had won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 in 10, scoring 1.2.
Match report
Home form going in: Aston Villa
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 1, lost 2 (D W W W W). 1.3 scored per game, 0.4 conceded, 0% over 2.5 goals, 10% both teams scored, 70% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 at Burton · 8 Apr 2017
- W 1-0 vs QPR · 4 Apr 2017
- W 2-0 vs Norwich · 1 Apr 2017
- W 0-2 at Wigan · 18 Mar 2017
- W 2-0 vs Sheffield Weds · 11 Mar 2017
- L 1-0 at Huddersfield · 7 Mar 2017
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 5, drawn 1, lost 4 (L W W W L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.8 conceded, 60% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- L 7-1 at Norwich · 8 Apr 2017
- W 3-1 vs Blackburn · 4 Apr 2017
- W 1-0 vs Leeds · 1 Apr 2017
- W 0-2 at Sheffield Weds · 17 Mar 2017
- L 3-0 at Preston · 11 Mar 2017
- D 0-0 vs Newcastle · 7 Mar 2017
Match statistics
| Aston Villa | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |