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Reading vs Derby — Championship
3-0
DerbyGoing into the match, Reading had won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 2.5 goals a game; Derby had won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 in 10, scoring 1.6.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 6, drawn 2, lost 2 (W L D W L). 2.5 scored per game, 0.8 conceded, 80% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 40% clean sheets.
- W 1-4 at Bristol City · 1 Nov 2008
- L 1-0 at Burnley · 28 Oct 2008
- D 0-0 vs QPR · 25 Oct 2008
- W 2-1 vs Doncaster · 21 Oct 2008
- L 2-1 at Preston · 18 Oct 2008
- W 3-1 vs Burnley · 4 Oct 2008
Away form going in: Derby
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 (D W D L W). 1.6 scored per game, 1.1 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 90% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 1-1 vs Nott'm Forest · 2 Nov 2008
- W 3-1 vs Norwich · 28 Oct 2008
- D 1-1 at Coventry · 25 Oct 2008
- L 3-2 at Blackpool · 21 Oct 2008
- W 2-1 vs Plymouth · 18 Oct 2008
- W 1-2 at Norwich · 4 Oct 2008
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Derby |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Total shots | 4 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 8 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 17 |
| 2 | West Ham | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Stoke City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 13 |
| 8 | Charlton | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 12 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Millwall | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 |
| 12 | Lincoln | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 13 | Southampton | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 |
| 14 | Wrexham | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 15 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Sheffield Utd | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 9 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 19 | Watford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 8 |
| 20 | Cardiff | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 7 |
| 21 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 22 | Derby | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 5 |
| 23 | Preston | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 4 |
| 24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 4 |