Match Report
29 points separated the sides: Aston Villa 5th on 76, Reading 20th on 47. The last five rounds placed Reading 13th in the league for form — higher than their 20th in the standings. Per game in the league, Reading were scoring 1.07 and conceding 1.43, Aston Villa 1.78 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.33 goals per team per game.
9 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Reading 2, draws 1, Aston Villa 6, at 3.11 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. Goals tend to flow: 78% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 78%.
Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading staged the fixture, a ground that holds 24,161. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.