Our prediction for this EFL Cup match:
Wolves
Match Time & Date:
25/09/2019
02:45 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Reading
Wolverhampton play host to Reading at their Molineux Stadium in the League Cup last 32 in what is expected to be a very exciting game. The Wolves have yet to record a win in the new Premier League season, meaning that they are likely to leave their hearts on the field in Wednesday’s football match against the Championship side. Nuno Espirito Santo’s troops are eager to get back on course and they will not have a better chance than this to do so as Reading sit in the danger zone in the Championship standings ahead of the trip to West Midlands.
The Royals are on a three-game losing run in the English second tier and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling the Wolves’ party at Molineux Stadium. In their last meeting in a competitive game Wolverhampton outplayed Reading 3-0.
Highlighted Player (Raul Jimenez):
Argentine forward Raul Jimenez began his career within the youth ranks of Club America, a club he went on to play 102 matches in all competitions and score 39 goals for before his 2014 move to Atletico Madrid. Despite signing a six-year deal with La Liga outfit in a reported transfer fee worth €11 million, Raul Jimenez never really managed to get his foot on the ground with the Colchineros.
After only 21 games and one goal for Atletico Madrid, the Mexico international moved to Portugal after his collapsed loan move to West Ham. Raul Jimenez missed the flight to London after reportedly oversleeping, but various reports suggest that he was advised by his agent Jorge Mendes to choose Benfica instead.
Portuguese giants initially acquired 50% of the player’s economic rights, while the remaining share of Jimenez’s contract was purchased in the summer of 2016 for a fee believed to be around €12 million. During his maiden season with the Eagles Mexico international played 28 Primeira Liga games, contributing with five goals during the process.
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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