Derby will be looking to maintain their unbeaten record at home on Wednesday evening when Reading visit to the Pride Park Stadium for the Championship match day 10.
Derby are bottom of the Championships standings with -2 points after nine rounds, following a 12-point deduction caused by financial problems with a possible nine to be further reduced for breaching FFP guidelines.
Derby’s early season has been on overwhelming draws as four games have ended all square and have only won twice so far in the nine fixtures. Although they were not the worst team in the division so far in the season, they hold the bottom of the standings and will have a mountain to climb to join the rest of the playing field.
The hosts come into this match on the back of a 1-0 defeat away to Sheffield United over the weekend, with Billy Sharp scoring a late winner from the spot. However, Derby do have one of the best defensive records in the competition with just 8 goals allowed in 9 games.
The season did not start in such a positive manner for Reading as they collected only four points in the first six fixture matches. Reading then bounced back to the winning side and have dominated in all matches with the latest coming back against Middlesbrough in the weekend fixture.
Reading have had no problems finding the net, as they have scored 16 goals this term and John Swift has netted seven of those to become the joint top-scorer in the Championship heading into the midweek fixtures.
Reading dominated on both fixtures last season and are confident coming to this match as they look to extend to fourth consecutive win
Derby vs Reading head to head
Reading have dominated in 22 matches in the 40 head to head fixtures with 6 ending in draws. Derby have only won 12 times. Curtis Davies is Derby County’s top scorer with 2 goals whereas John Swift has scored 7 times for Reading. Reading have a winning streak of 3 matches.
- Reading 3-1 Derby County 05/04/21
- Derby County 0-2 Reading 12/09/20
- Derby County 2-1 Reading 27/06/20
- Reading 3-0 Derby County 21/12/19
- Derby County 2-1 Reading 19/01/19
Home
- Sheffield 1-0 Derby County
- Derby County 2-1 Stoke
- West Bromwich 0-0 Derby County
- Birmingham 2-0 Derby County
- Derby County 1-1 Nottingham
Away
- Reading 1-0 Middlesbrough
- Fulham London 1-2 Reading
- Reading 3-1 Peterborough
- Reading 3-3 QPR
- Huddersfield 4-0 Reading
Derby County team news
Colin Kazim-Richards and Krystian Bielik are out on injuries. Festy Ebosele is a doubt for the match while goalkeeper Kelle Roos is suspended for the game due to his red card on Saturday.
Reading team news
Michael Morrison, Tom Holmes, Liam Moore, Andy Rinomhota, Tom McIntyre, Scott Dann, Femi Azeez, Yakou Meite, Lucas Joao and Felipe Araruna are sidelined with injuries.
Prediction and Odds
- Reading to win
- Goals over 2.5
- both sides to score
