Our prediction for this match:
Aberdeen
Match Time & Date:
16/07/2021
14:30
Prediction: 1-1
Reading
Cormack Park will host Friday’s friendly between Aberdeen and Reading, the two teams who meet for the first time ever in a warm-up game. The Dons played out a 1-1 draw with Inverness in their first pre-season friendly, and, no doubt, they face a difficult task in their second test match. One of the men to watch in the home team will be new signing Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, who scored on his Aberdeen debut.
The Royals, on the other hand, kicked off preseason with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Lincoln City, with Camara scoring the winner. Head coach Veljko Paunovic should opt to make a number of changes to the starting XI, with all Sackey, Southwood, Bristow, Osorio, and aforementioned teenage attacker Camara pushing for a start. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards at Cormack Park, and we are tempted to put our money on draw.
Highlighted Player (Funso Ojo ):
Funso Ojo is a Belgium international who plays for Aberdeen as a midfielder. Ojo was born in Antwerp on August 28, 1991, starting his youth career at Olse Merksem. In 2004 he was spotted by PSV scouts, moving to Eindhoven very soon.
Funso Ojo made 11 appearances for PSV in the Dutch Eredivisie before moving to Beerschot AC, yet another club from his youth career. The Belgium international played for the likes of Royal Antwerp, Dordrecht, Willem II, and Scunthorpe United before signing a deal with Aberdeen in 2019. Funso Ojo made his Scotland Premiership debut in a 3-2 win over Hearts.
Speaking of his international career, Ojo has one cap with the Belgium U21 team, but he has yet to earn a call-up for the Belgium senior team. His primary position is central midfield, but he is capable of producing fine displays as a defensive midfielder. As his parents are of Nigeria descent, the Aberdeen footballer has a dual citizenship.
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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