Our prediction for this Championship match:
West Bromwich
Match Time & Date:
02/01/2023
16:00
Prediction: 2-1
Reading
High-flying WBA will look to climb to the playoffs places when they take on Reading on Matchday 26. The Baggies are eyeing their third consecutive league win, and they are likely to rely on their solid defence in Monday’s clash. Kyle Bartley remains in the recovery room, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Meanwhile, the Royals did well to hold Norwich City to a draw at Carrow Road, but given their poor away record in the 2022/2023 season (2-3-8), we predict that the hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. All Fornah, Hutchinson, Moore, and Tetek should miss out with injuries for the visiting side. You should bear in mind that WBA emerged triumphant in each of their last four meetings with Reading in the English second tier.
Highlighted Player (Junior Hoilett):
Junior Hoilett began his youth career at Blackburn Rovers and he spent five years at Ewood Park. After ending his loan spells with German sides Paderborn and St. Pauli Junior Hoilett returned to Blackburn Rovers and it has to be noted that he scored his first goal for the Riversiders in a pre-season friendly against Leigh Genesis.
Speaking of competitive games, the Canada international netted his first goal for Blackburn in a 3-1 League Cup victory over Gillingham. In 2012 the pacey winger joined Queens Park Rangers and he played for the capital club from 2012 to 2016. In October 2016 Junior Hoilett signed a deal with Cardiff City and he made his debut for the Championship side on October 14 against Bristol City.
Hoilett was born in Brampton, Ontario and, as a result, he represents Canada on the international stage. He made his Canada debut in a 1-1 draw with Ghana in an international friendly.
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.
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