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

2010-09-02 Jeffers set for Robins stay

Cheltenham are set to extend the loan of striker Shaun Jeffers after reaching an agreement with Coventry.

2010-09-02 Clingan wants to play more

Coventry midfielder Sammy Clingan admits he is finding it difficult to accept not being a regular.

2010-09-01 Sky Blues plan Ward swoop

Coventry City are hoping to bring in talented teenager Danny Ward once the loan window opens for business.

2010-09-01 Keeper hits back at Boothroyd

Keiren Westwood has told Coventry boss Aidy Boothroyd he won't be bullied into signing a new deal.

2010-08-31 Rovers swoop for loan duo

Tranmere have completed the loan signings of Coventry defender Jermaine Grandison and Derby midfielder Arnaud Mendy.

2010-08-28 Lions roar on

Newly-promoted Millwall continued their fine start to the season with a 3-1 win over 10-man Coventry.

2010-08-26 Boothroyd - Hands off Wood

Coventry boss Aidy Boothroyd has warned Sheffield United that defender Richard Wood is not for sale.

2010-08-26 Sky Blues near King deal

Coventry City are on the verge of signing striker Marlon King, according to manager Aidy Boothroyd.

2010-08-24 Boothroyd reunion tempts King

Marlon King's agent admits the striker would love to relaunch his career with Coventry City.

2010-08-21 Boothroyd hopeful on King

Aidy Boothroyd has confirmed he hopes to sign Marlon King as he looks to bolster Coventry.

Reading

2010-09-03 Harte - I'm still hungry

Ian Harte is delighted to have stepped up into the Championship with Reading and is ready to give his all.

2010-09-03 Harte thanks Cumbrians boss

Former Carlisle United defender Ian Harte has thanked manager Greg Abbott after he completed his move to Reading.

2010-09-01 Hendrie offered Royals chance

Lee Hendrie has started training with Reading with a view to signing a permanent deal at the club.

2010-09-01 Hendrie set to train with Reading

Former Aston Villa midfielder Lee Hendrie trains with Reading with a view to earning a permanent move to the Madejski Stadium.

2010-08-31 Harte makes Reading move

Carlisle defender Ian Harte has completed a move to Championship side Reading.

2010-08-31 Bees seal more Hamer time

Brentford have re-signed goalkeeper Ben Hamer on loan from Championship side Reading until the end of January.

2010-08-31 Khizanishvili returns to Royals

Reading have signed defender Zurab Khizanishvili on a season-long loan from Blackburn Rovers.

2010-08-31 Royals look to take Harte

Skysports.com understands Reading are hoping to beat the transfer deadline to sign Carlisle defender Ian Harte.

2010-08-31 Hoffenheim sign Sigurdsson from Reading

1899 Hoffenheim have added a further rising talent to their ranks in the shape of Gylfi Sigurdsson. The 20-year-old Icelandic attacking midfielder switches to the Bundesliga from English Championship (Second Division) side Reading on a four-year contract, through to June 30th 2014.

2010-08-31 Hoffenheim snap up Sigurdsson

Hoffenheim have completed the signing of Gylfi Sigurdsson from Reading in a reported £6million deal.

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.