Our prediction for this Championship match:
Huddersfield Town and Reading square off against each other at Kirkless Stadium in what is expected to be an interesting Championship encounter. The Terriers have been producing fine displays ever since they suffered a heavy 5-1 loss to Fulham, with the team eyeing their third consecutive league win. Even though all Pipa, Rowe, and Ruffels have been struggling through injuries of late, home win should be considered as Huddersfield have found their form.
Josh Koroma opened his goal-scoring account at the weekend, meaning that the opposition defenders should have him at bay. The Royals, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Bristol City (2-3) and Coventry City (1-2), and they are unlikely to spoil Huddersfield Town’s party at Kirkless Stadium. All Ejaria, Joao, and Meita are out of contention through injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Richard Stearman):
Born in Wolverhampton, England on August 19, 1987 Richard Stearman is a defender who represented the Three Lions at youth level. Stearman has four caps for England U21 team and he played nine games for the under-17 squad as well.
The 191-cm-tall footballer is a product of Leicester City football academy and he made his first-team debut with the club on October 30, 2004 in a goalless draw with Cardiff City. The English defender scored five goals in 211 appearances in the league for the Foxes before joining Wolverhampton in the summer of 2008.
He signed a four-year deal with the Wolves and he made his debut for the club on August 9, 2008 in a 2-2 draw with Plymouth. From 2015 to 2017 he played for Fulham and at the end of the 2016/2017 Championship campaign he joined Sheffield United. Richard Sterman’s main position is centre-back, but he is used as a right-back as well.
Highlighted Team (Reading):
Reading FC is a professional football club that play in the Championship. The club was formed in 1871 and Madejski Stadium has been the home of Reading since 1998. The Royals used to play their home games at Elm Park in the past (1896 - 1998). Reading made it to the FA Cup semi-finals on two occasions (1927, 2015), but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy.
The likes of Robin Friday, Trevor Senior, Steve Death, Shaka Hislop, Phil Parkinson, Alf Messer, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Gilkes, Ronnie Blackman, Pavel Pogrebnyak and Martin Hicks are some of their more notable footballers. Aldershot Town were considered Reading’s fiercest rivals, but the Shots went out of business in 1992.
Seeing that Aldershot rejoined the league in 2008 it remains to be seen if the rivalry is going to be re-established in near future. Swindon Town and Oxford United are considered Reading’s big rivals as well.