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SouthamptonSouthampton vs Reading — Championship
0-0
Reading
St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire
Going into the match, Southampton had won 3, drawn 6, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Reading had won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 in 10, scoring 1.9.
Match report
Home form going in: Southampton
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 6, lost 1 (D D D D D). 1.2 scored per game, 0.9 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 vs Plymouth · 24 Sept 2005
- D 2-2 at Derby · 18 Sept 2005
- D 2-2 at Ipswich · 13 Sept 2005
- D 1-1 vs QPR · 10 Sept 2005
- D 1-1 at Coventry · 29 Aug 2005
- W 2-0 vs Crewe · 27 Aug 2005
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 2, lost 1 (W W W D W). 1.9 scored per game, 0.6 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 60% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at Norwich · 24 Sept 2005
- W 1-0 vs Crewe · 17 Sept 2005
- W 3-2 vs Crystal Palace · 13 Sept 2005
- D 1-1 at Coventry · 10 Sept 2005
- W 2-1 vs Burnley · 29 Aug 2005
- D 0-0 at Watford · 27 Aug 2005
Match statistics
| Southampton | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Total shots | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 10 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 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 |