Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Sparkles will be flying when Reading and Fleetwood Town lock horns at Select Car Leasing Stadium on Tuesday evening. The Royals aim to put an end to their three-game losing run and they are likely to fight tooth and nail against the Cod Army. There are no fresh injury concerns in the home team, but talented forward Dominic Ballard, who represented England U19 in the EURO 2024 qualifiers earlier this month, should be recalled to the starting XI.
The visitors, on the other hand, failed to impress in back-to-back defeats to Wycombe (1-4) and Lincoln (0-1) and given their anything but good away record in the 2023/2024 League One season, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in the midweek clash. To make things even more difficult for the away team, DR Congo defender Aristote Nsiala is sidelined through suspension.
Highlighted Player (Andy Yiadom):
Andy Yiadom was born in Holloway, London, but he began his career in the youth team of Watford. After spending two years at the Watford football academy, the pacey full-back (winger) joined Hayes & Yeading United and he scored only one goal in 36 appearances in the league for the club.
At the end of the 2010/2011 campaign Yiadom moved to Braintree Town and after scoring seven goals in 27 appearances for the Iron he signed a contract with Barnet. The 180-cm-tall footballer played for Barnet from 2012 to 2016 and he scored 14 goals in 169 appearances for the Bees. Andy Yiadom then decided to take a step forward in his career as he moved to Championship side Barnsley.
The English footballer played 32 games in the league for the Tykes last season and he provided three assists for his teammates, while receiving four yellow cards. His main position is full-back (right-back), but he is capable of playing on the left flank as well.
Highlighted Team (Fleetwood):
Known for their attacking style of play, Fleetwood Town are a professional football club based in Fletwood, Lancashire. The Fishermen play their home matches at Highbury Stadium, the venue with the capacity of 5,327 (2,672 seated), with the team wearing red and white shirts in home matches.
On the other hand, Fleetwood footballers are dressed in yellow when playing on the travels. The original club was founded back in 1908 under the name of Fleetwood FC and 69 years later they were re-established as Fleetwood Town F.C. In 1998 the club was renamed to Fleetwood Wanderers after the second reformation.
Legendary England footballer Joey Barton is considered one of the club’s most notable coaches. Barton, who was known for his incidents on the field, has been in charge since June 2, 2018. Neighbouring club Blackpool are regarded as one of Fleetwood’s main rivals. The Fishermen have built up rivalries with Morecambe and Preston North End as well.