Second meets third in the EFL Championship this week when Reading welcomes Norwich City to the Select Car Leasing Stadium in the 12th round of the campaign. Kickoffs on October 4 at 22:00 EAT.
Reading has made a remarkable start to this season to currently sit 3rd in the Championship table with points 21 points after a disappointing 21st-placed finish last season. Boasting the best home record in the Championship is the key to their league position, as they have won five of their six matches so far, with their only defeat coming against Sunderland.
Reading will want another win following 3-1 Championship success over Huddersfield Town in their previous encounter. In that game, Reading had 46% possession, 11 shots with three of them on target and goals by Tom McIntyre (29′) and Yakou Meïté (81′). Huddersfield Town got 10 shots with three of them on target and goals by Lee Nicholls (36′ OG) and Tom Lees (94′).
Norwich has hit the ground running in the Championship again, currently sitting second in the table with 23 points so far. Dean Smith’s side have a good defensive record away from home, only conceding four goals in five games, with youngsters Rolando Aarons and Andrew Omobamidele being two key players in the defense. However coming into this game, However, Norwich has lost twice away from home in this campaign.
Norwich City will head into this meeting of the back of 0-1 Championship win to beat Blackpool in their previous outing. In that game, Norwich City had 51% possession, 22 shots with eight of them on target and a goal scored by Teemu Pukki (21′). Blackpool got 18 shots with six of them on target.
Reading vs. Norwich City head to head
Since 1995, these two sides have had 28 head to head; Norwich City claims 13 victories, Reading nine wins while six matches ended all square.
- Norwich 4-1 Reading 01/05/21
- Reading 1-2 Norwich 16/12/20
- Norwich 2-2 Reading 10/04/19
- Reading 1-2 Norwich 19/09/18
- Norwich 3-2 Reading 17/03/18
Home
- Reading 3-1 Huddersfield
- Wigan 0-1 Reading
- Reading 0-3 Sunderland
- Reading 2-1 Stoke
- Sheffield 4-0 Reading
Away
- Blackpool 0-1 Norwich
- Norwich 1-1 West Bromwich
- Norwich 3-2 Bristol City
- Norwich 3-0 Coventry
- Birmingham 1-2 Norwich
Reading team news
Andy Yiadom will miss out this game after he left out their most recent match due to an injury.
Norwich City team news
As for gaffer Dean Smith, Todd Cantwell, Isaac Hayden and Dimitrios Giannoulis will be unavailable for this match through injuries.
Prediction and odds
- Norwich City Win
- Draw
- Goals over 2.5
