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Index : Coventry vs Reading

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› Users favouring awaywin: 0     › Users favouring under 2.5: 0
› Users favouring draw: 0

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Coventry - Reading (1 - 3):

Championship League (England)
2009/2010

Vital Stats and Trends Summary:

› Trends favouring homewin (Coventry) (Trends: 2 Stars: 2)
› Trends favouring awaywin (Reading) (Trends: 0 Stars: 0)
› Trends favouring draw (Trends: 11 Stars: 20)
› Trends favouring over (Trends: 3 Stars: 7)
› Trends favouring under (Trends: 8 Stars: 8)

› Coventry home: 2-4-1 9-8
› Coventry form: 1-3-2 6-9
› Home form: 1-4-1 7-7

› Reading away: 2-1-4 9-15
› Reading form: 1-1-4 5-12
› Away form: 2-1-3 9-12

News:

Coventry

2010-01-07 Sky Blues eye Barnett deal

Coventry boss Chris Coleman has confirmed that he is in talks to secure the permanent signing of Leon Barnett.

2010-01-07 Sky Blues open Baker talks

Skysports.com understands Coventry are on the verge of signing Stockport ace Carl Baker.

2010-01-06 Coleman eyeing Madine switch

Coventry boss Chris Coleman is hopeful of tying up a permanent deal for Carlisle striker Gary Madine.

2010-01-05 Raynes - Baker deserves move

Michael Raynes believes Stockport County team-mate Carl Baker deserves a proposed move to Coventry.

2010-01-04 Van Aanholt: 'Cole is helemaal niet te beroerd om me te helpen'

Chelsea besloot onlangs Patrick van Aanholt voortijdig terug te roepen van Coventry City, waar hij een succesvolle verhuurperiode kende. De negentienjarige verdediger hoopt nu spoedig zijn debuut te m...

2010-01-04 Sky Blues seal Deegan deal

Coventry have completed their capture of promising midfielder Gary Deegan from Bohemians.

2010-01-02 Coleman - No Westwood bids

Coventry boss Chris Coleman insists there have been no approaches for goalkeeper Keiren Westwood.

2010-01-02 Portsmouth 1-1 Coventry: Pompey held at home

Coventry held cash-strapped Portsmouth to a 1-1 draw at Fratton Park to set up a richly-deserved FA Cup third-round replay.

2010-01-02 Coventry add to Portsmouth woes with FA Cup draw

Premier League strugglers Portsmouth endured another dispiriting day as Championship side Coventry earned a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup third round at Fratton Park.

2010-01-02 Portsmouth 1-1 Coventry

Kevin-Prince Boateng converts an inch-perfect Richard Hughes cross to earn Avram Grant's unpaid Premier League stars a replay against Coventry.

Reading

2010-01-07 Royals ready Stoke raid

Reading are lining up a loan swoop for Stoke defender Andy Griffin, skysports.com understands.

2010-01-07 Coppell rules out Royals return

Steve Coppell believes the chances of him making a shock return to the Reading managerial hotseat are slim.

2010-01-05 Shots extend Bozanic loan

Aldershot Town have extended the loan deal of Reading midfielder Oliver Bozanic by a further month.

2010-01-05 Fernando Torres Battling To Stay Fit At Liverpool

Striker staying late at training to stay in shape...

2010-01-05 Pools clinch Gamble deal

Hartlepool United have completed the signing of former Reading midfielder Joe Gamble from Cork City.

2010-01-05 Saints extend Antonio stay

Southampton have extended the loan of Reading winger Michail Antonio until the end of the season.

2010-01-04 Wycombe extend Davies loan

Wycombe Wanderers have extended the loan deal of Reading midfielder Scott Davies until 16th January.

2010-01-04 Church agrees new Royals deal

Reading striker Simon Church has ended doubts about his future by agreeing a new contract until 2013.

2010-01-04 Darby thanks Reds team-mates

Liverpool youngster Stephen Darby has expressed his thanks after returning to the Reds team against Reading.

2010-01-03 Foot -ANG- Liverpool - Benitez: «Difficile» pour Ruud

 En dépit de la nouvelle "contre-performance" de Liverpool, samedi en Cup contre Reading (1-1), une modeste...

Team Status:

We compare a team's form to their natural cyclus over their last 30 games.

Overall

› Coventry: Neutral
Form: 1-3-2 (6 points, 1.00 avg)
Last 30 matches: 8-10-12 (34 points, 1.13 avg)

› Reading: Downtrend
Form: 1-1-4 (4 points, 0.67 avg)
Last 30 matches: 6-10-14 (28 points, 0.93 avg)

Home/Away

› Coventry: Neutral
Home form: 1-4-1 (7 points, 1.17 avg)
Last 15 homematches: 5-7-3 (22 points, 1.47 avg)

› Reading: Neutral
Away form: 2-1-3 (7 points, 1.17 avg)
Last 15 awaymatches: 5-5-5 (20 points, 1.33 avg)

Table:

Home Away All
Matches Goals Matches Goals Matches Goals
AllWDLForAgaPts AllWDLForAgaPts AllWDLForAgaPts
1 Newcastle 7 5 2 0 11 3 17 7 3 1 3 10 6 10 14 8 3 3 21 9 27
2 Cardiff 7 4 1 2 16 5 13 7 4 1 2 14 10 13 14 8 2 4 30 15 26
3 West Bromwich 7 4 1 2 12 6 13 7 3 3 1 12 7 12 14 7 4 3 24 13 25
4 Middlesbrough 7 3 1 3 7 8 10 7 4 2 1 15 7 14 14 7 3 4 22 15 24
5 Leicester 7 4 2 1 9 5 14 7 2 4 1 7 6 10 14 6 6 2 16 11 24
6 Bristol City 7 5 2 0 11 4 17 7 1 4 2 6 9 7 14 6 6 2 17 13 24
7 Queens Park Rangers 6 3 3 0 16 6 12 7 3 2 2 9 7 11 13 6 5 2 25 13 23
8 Blackpool 7 5 2 0 13 2 17 7 1 3 3 6 11 6 14 6 5 3 19 13 23
9 Nottingham Forest 7 4 0 3 9 8 12 7 2 5 0 7 5 11 14 6 5 3 16 13 23
10 Preston 7 3 3 1 12 8 12 7 3 2 2 10 11 11 14 6 5 3 22 19 23
11 Watford 7 2 3 2 13 14 9 7 3 3 1 9 7 12 14 5 6 3 22 21 21
12 Swansea 7 2 4 1 5 5 10 7 2 3 2 4 5 9 14 4 7 3 9 10 19
13 Sheffield United 7 2 4 1 15 13 10 7 2 1 4 8 12 7 14 4 5 5 23 25 17
14 Crystal Palace 7 2 3 2 7 9 9 6 2 2 2 6 6 8 13 4 5 4 13 15 17
15 Coventry 7 2 4 1 9 8 10 7 2 1 4 7 12 7 14 4 5 5 16 20 17
16 Scunthorpe 7 4 1 2 13 10 13 7 1 1 5 6 16 4 14 5 2 7 19 26 17
17 Sheffield Wednesday 7 3 2 2 14 9 11 7 1 2 4 7 13 5 14 4 4 6 21 22 16
18 Doncaster 7 2 4 1 9 6 10 7 0 4 3 6 11 4 14 2 8 4 15 17 14
19 Derby 7 4 0 3 12 10 12 7 0 2 5 5 15 2 14 4 2 8 17 25 14
20 Barnsley 7 2 1 4 8 13 7 7 2 1 4 8 12 7 14 4 2 8 16 25 14
21 Peterborough 7 2 2 3 12 11 8 7 0 3 4 5 12 3 14 2 5 7 17 23 11
22 Reading 7 0 3 4 2 8 3 7 2 1 4 9 15 7 14 2 4 8 11 23 10
23 Plymouth 7 1 2 4 6 11 5 7 1 1 5 7 15 4 14 2 3 9 13 26 9
24 Ipswich 7 0 5 2 5 11 5 7 0 3 4 10 16 3 14 0 8 6 15 27 8

Simulator:

The simulator uses vital stats, trends, history, systems, form and other data to give a strength factor between the teams. Value odds is indicated after the estimation.

› Homewin: 27% (value odds 3.68)

› Awaywin: 25% (value odds 4.06)

› Draw: 48% (value odds 2.07)

› Over: 52% (value odds 1.94)

› Under: 48% (value odds 2.07)

Expected Score:

› Coventry: 1.61

› Reading: 1.19

› Total: 2.80


› Over: 56%

› Under: 44%

Team Trends:

When a team has been into action we track how they have done in tens of different situations. If a trend emerge and the team is facing such a situation, we present it to you. The more significant the trend is, the more stars we add.

Trends favouring homewin (Coventry) (Trends: 2 Stars: 2)

› Coventry playing against defensively poor teams the last 3 seasons. [won 8/ 12] [66.67%] [1*]
› Coventry playing against defensively poor awayteams the last 3 seasons. [won 11/ 17] [64.71%] [1*]

Trends favouring awaywin (Reading) (Trends: 0 Stars: 0)

No trends favouring awaywin.

Trends favouring draw (Trends: 11 Stars: 20)

› Coventry playing against teams with average elo rating the current season. [draw 5/ 14] [35.71%] [1*]
› Coventry playing against awayteams with average elo rating the current season. [draw 4/ 7] [57.14%] [3*]
› Coventry playing against awayteams with average elo rating the last 3 seasons. [draw 19/ 52] [36.54%] [1*]
› Coventry playing in weekend the current season. [draw 4/ 10] [40.00%] [2*]
› Coventry playing in weekend at home the current season. [draw 4/ 6] [66.67%] [3*]
› Coventry playing in October at home the last 3 seasons. [draw 3/ 8] [37.50%] [1*]
› Coventry playing in weekend at home the last 3 seasons. [draw 14/ 39] [35.90%] [1*]
› Coventry playing against average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [draw 13/ 32] [40.63%] [2*]
› Coventry playing against offensively average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [draw 10/ 25] [40.00%] [2*]
› Reading playing against poor hometeams the last 3 seasons. [draw 7/ 18] [38.89%] [1*]
› Reading playing against offensively poor hometeams the last 3 seasons. [draw 9/ 19] [47.37%] [3*]

Trends favouring over (Trends: 3 Stars: 7)

› Reading playing against hometeams with average form the last 6 matches the current season. [over 5/ 6] [83.33%] [3*]
› Reading playing against hometeams with average elo rating the current season. [over 6/ 7] [85.71%] [3*]
› Reading playing in October the last 3 seasons. [over 8/ 12] [66.67%] [1*]

Trends favouring under (Trends: 8 Stars: 8)

› Coventry playing in weekend the current season. [under 6/ 10] [60.00%] [1*]
› Coventry playing in weekend at home the current season. [under 4/ 6] [66.67%] [1*]
› Coventry playing in October the last 3 seasons. [under 9/ 14] [64.29%] [1*]
› Coventry playing against poor teams the last 3 seasons. [under 12/ 20] [60.00%] [1*]
› Coventry playing against average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [under 21/ 32] [65.63%] [1*]
› Coventry playing against offensively poor teams the last 3 seasons. [under 32/ 47] [68.09%] [1*]
› Coventry playing against offensively average awayteams the last 3 seasons. [under 15/ 25] [60.00%] [1*]
› Coventry playing 2 homematches in a row the last 3 seasons. [under 8/ 13] [61.54%] [1*]

ELO Ratings:

The rating was originally developed by Arpad Elo for rating chess players. The basic idea is that you should be rated by how you do versus the strength of your opponent. A poor team winning against a strong team will recieve a better rating than if the strong team won against a poor team. Each team start with 1500 in rating at the start of each season.

Coventry
› ELO Rating 10 matches ago: 1493.4
› ELO Rating 6 matches ago: 1474.3
› ELO Rating 3 matches ago: 1467.7

› Current ELO Rating: 1442.8

Reading
› ELO Rating 10 matches ago: 1481.0
› ELO Rating 6 matches ago: 1432.9
› ELO Rating 3 matches ago: 1400.8

› Current ELO Rating: 1357.5

ELO Trend
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Coventry 1510.8 1532.6 1531.0 1509.2 1493.4 1488.4 1497.2 1481.0 1474.3 1487.8 1483.2 1467.7 1450.0 1442.8
Reading 1495.8 1480.6 1480.0 1459.5 1481.0 1476.7 1455.8 1439.8 1432.9 1443.1 1420.9 1400.8 1381.1 1357.5

Power Ratings:

A rating system based not only on results, but also how they are achieved. It is based on the ELO Rating system, but teams are also rewarded for scoring or conceeding goals.

Coventry
› Power Rating 10 matches ago: 9.98
› Power Rating 6 matches ago: 9.98
› Power Rating 3 matches ago: 9.95

› Current Power Rating: 9.90

Reading
› Power Rating 10 matches ago: 9.93
› Power Rating 6 matches ago: 9.88
› Power Rating 3 matches ago: 9.80

› Current Power Rating: 9.70

Power Rating Trend
Match 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Coventry 10.03 10.08 10.08 10.05 9.98 9.98 10.00 9.98 9.98 10.00 10.00 9.95 9.90 9.90
Reading 10.00 9.93 9.93 9.88 9.93 9.93 9.90 9.88 9.88 9.90 9.85 9.80 9.72 9.70

Systems:

Easy systems based on performances like winning matches and scoring goals. The systems have proven value with years of testing. Look for corresponding systems forecasting same results. Estimated results are shown.

› Point Ratio System: 0.43 (indicates awaywin)

› Game Form System: 0 (indicates draw)

› Weighted Form System: 0 (indicates draw)

› Goal Superiority System: 1 (indicates draw) (last 10)

› Goal Superiority System: 4 (indicates homewin) (last 6)

› Scoring Ability System: 2 (indicates draw) (last 10)

› Scoring Ability System: 1 (indicates draw) (last 6)

› Percentage Win System: 43% (homewin) 36% (draw) 21% (awaywin)

› Defensor System: -0.50 (indicates homewin)

Stats for hometeam (Coventry):

Table: (games played, won-drawn-lost, scored-conceeded, points)
› Overall: 14 4-5-5 16-20 17
› At home: 7 2-4-1 9-8 10

Total Goal Score: (over, under)
› Overall: 6-8
› At home: 3-4

Scoring:
› Overall: scoring 1.14 goals per match
› At home: scoring 1.29 goals per match

Conceding:
› Overall: allowing 1.43 goals per match
› At home: allowing 1.14 goals per match

Form:
› Overall: DWDLLD 1-3-2
› Home: LDWDDD 1-4-1

ELO Rating: 1442.8

Last 10 Matches Overall:

Oct 24 2009 home West Bromwich 0-0 draw under
Oct 20 2009 away Cardiff 0-2 lost under
Oct 17 2009 away Sheffield Wednesday 0-2 lost under
Oct 03 2009 home Leicester 1-1 draw under
Sep 29 2009 away Watford 3-2 won over
Sep 26 2009 home Middlesbrough 2-2 draw over
Sep 19 2009 away Preston 2-3 lost over
Sep 15 2009 home Sheffield United 3-2 won over
Sep 12 2009 home Bristol City 1-1 draw under
Aug 29 2009 away Blackpool 0-3 lost over

Summary: 2-4-4 O-U: 5-5 Avg. score: 3.00 Median score: 2.00 Goals: 12-18

Last 10 Matches At Home:

Oct 24 2009 home West Bromwich 0-0 draw under
Oct 03 2009 home Leicester 1-1 draw under
Sep 26 2009 home Middlesbrough 2-2 draw over
Sep 15 2009 home Sheffield United 3-2 won over
Sep 12 2009 home Bristol City 1-1 draw under
Aug 22 2009 home Swansea 0-1 lost under
Aug 09 2009 home Ipswich 2-1 won over
Apr 25 2009 home Watford 2-3 lost over
Apr 21 2009 home Barnsley 1-1 draw under
Apr 13 2009 home Charlton 0-0 draw under

Summary: 2-6-2 O-U: 4-6 Avg. score: 2.40 Median score: 2.00 Goals: 12-12

Stats for awayteam (Reading):

Table: (games played, won-drawn-lost, scored-conceeded, points)
› Overall: 14 2-4-8 11-23 10
› At away: 7 2-1-4 9-15 7

Total Goal Score: (over, under)
› Overall: 7-7
› At away: 6-1

Scoring:
› Overall: scoring 0.79 goals per match
› At away: scoring 1.29 goals per match

Conceding:
› Overall: allowing 1.64 goals per match
› At away: allowing 2.14 goals per match

Form:
› Overall: DWLLLL 1-1-4
› Away: DWLWLL 2-1-3

ELO Rating: 1357.5

Last 10 Matches Overall:

Oct 26 2009 home Leicester 0-1 lost under
Oct 20 2009 away Queens Park Rangers 1-4 lost over
Oct 17 2009 away West Bromwich 1-3 lost over
Oct 03 2009 home Middlesbrough 0-2 lost under
Sep 29 2009 away Preston 2-1 won over
Sep 26 2009 home Watford 1-1 draw under
Sep 19 2009 away Peterborough 2-3 lost over
Sep 16 2009 home Cardiff 0-1 lost under
Sep 12 2009 home Doncaster 0-0 draw under
Aug 29 2009 away Barnsley 3-1 won over

Summary: 2-2-6 O-U: 5-5 Avg. score: 2.70 Median score: 3.00 Goals: 10-17

Last 10 Matches Away:

Oct 20 2009 away Queens Park Rangers 1-4 lost over
Oct 17 2009 away West Bromwich 1-3 lost over
Sep 29 2009 away Preston 2-1 won over
Sep 19 2009 away Peterborough 2-3 lost over
Aug 29 2009 away Barnsley 3-1 won over
Aug 18 2009 away Swansea 0-0 draw under
Aug 15 2009 away Newcastle 0-3 lost over
May 09 2009 away Burnley 0-1 lost under
Apr 27 2009 away Norwich 2-0 won under
Apr 21 2009 away Derby 2-0 won under

Summary: 4-1-5 O-U: 6-4 Avg. score: 2.90 Median score: 3.00 Goals: 13-16

History:

Overall History

Aug 17 2002 Reading - Coventry 1-2 awaywin over
Dec 26 2002 Coventry - Reading 2-0 homewin under
Sep 20 2003 Reading - Coventry 1-2 awaywin over
Mar 27 2004 Coventry - Reading 1-2 awaywin over
Oct 30 2004 Coventry - Reading 3-2 homewin over
Feb 19 2005 Reading - Coventry 1-2 awaywin over
Sep 10 2005 Coventry - Reading 1-1 draw under
Jan 14 2006 Reading - Coventry 2-0 homewin under
Dec 01 2008 Reading - Coventry 3-1 homewin over
Apr 04 2009 Coventry - Reading 0-0 draw under

Summary (overall): 4-2-4 O-U: 6-4 Avg. score: 2.70 Median score: 3.00

Summary (3 years): 1-1-0 O-U: 1-1 Avg. score: 2.00 Median score: 2.00

Trend: Coventry is 5-2-3

Trend 3 years: Reading is 1-1-0

Home - Away History

Dec 26 2002 Coventry - Reading 2-0 homewin under
Mar 27 2004 Coventry - Reading 1-2 awaywin over
Oct 30 2004 Coventry - Reading 3-2 homewin over
Sep 10 2005 Coventry - Reading 1-1 draw under
Apr 04 2009 Coventry - Reading 0-0 draw under

Summary (overall): 2-2-1 O-U: 2-3 Avg. score: 2.40 Median score: 2.00

Summary (3 years): 0-1-0 O-U: 0-1 Avg. score: 0.00 Median score: 0.00

Trend: Coventry is 2-2-1

Trend 3 years: Neither team is favoured based on history.