READING. Coventry City topped Reading.

J. Hoilett received a red card (64′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why Reading lost the match.

The match was played at the Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium in Reading on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb with the support of Akil Howson and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7 degrees Celsius or 44.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 65%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Coventry City had a superior ball possession 55% while Reading was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Reading was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Coventry City managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Reading shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Coventry City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Reading received 2 yellow cards (J. Hoilett and T. Holmes). On the opposite side, Coventry City received 5 yellow cards (J. Bidwell, G. Hamer, D. Hyam, B. Sheaf and I. Maatsen).

J. Hoilett (Reading) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (64′).

Standings

After this encounter, Reading will stay with 22 points to sit in the 21st place. On the other side, Coventry City will have 44 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Reading will play away with Preston North End on the 19th of February with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of Reading (3 draws).

Coventry City will host Barnsley on the 19th of February with a 13-6 head to head statistic in favor of Coventry City (4 draws).

Reading – Formation

Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Veljko Paunovic decided to play with the following team: Karl Hein (5.9), Andy Yiadom (7.3), Michael Morrison (6.6), Thomas Holmes (7.0), Abdul Baba Rahman (6.6), Andy Rinomhota (6.5), Josh Laurent (6.7), Thomas Ince (7.4), John Swift (5.5), Junior Hoilett (7.0) and Lucas João (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Mamadi Camara, Luke Southwood, Kelvin Abrefa, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Jahmari Clarke, Yakou Méïté (7.1) and Tom McIntyre.

Substitutions

Reading made 2 changes: A. Rinomhota for Y. Meite (69′) and T. Holmes for K. Abrefa (87′).

Best player: Thomas Ince​

The player that probably impressed the most for Reading was Thomas Ince.

His rating is (7.4) with 30 passes (66% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.

Coventry City – Formation

Coventry City started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Mark Robins played with: Simon Moore (6.6), Dominic Hyam (8.0), Michael Rose (7.1), Jake Clarke-Salter (7.3), Todd Kane (6.6), Gustavo Hamer (8.6), Ben Sheaf (7.3), Jake Bidwell (6.7), Callum O’Hare (7.4), Ian Maatsen (7.8) and Viktor Gyökeres (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jodi Jones, Ben Wilson, Ryan Howley, Jamie Allen (6.6), Jordan Shipley (6.3), Fabio Tavares and Kyle McFadzean.

Substitutions

Coventry City made 2 changes: J. Bidwell for J. Shipley (66′) and C. O’Hare for J. Allen (85′).

Best player: Gustavo Hamer​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Coventry City was Gustavo Hamer even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.6) with 56 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 12 duels out of 19. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Barnsley – Queens Park Rangers – 1-0
• Birmingham City – Luton Town – 3-0
• Blackpool – AFC Bournemouth – 1-2
• Huddersfield Town – Sheffield United – 0-0
• Hull City – Fulham – 0-1
• Millwall – Cardiff City – 2-1
• Nottingham Forest – Stoke City – 2-2
• Peterborough United – Preston North End – 0-1
• Reading – Coventry City – 2-3