Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Brentford (3rd, 87 pts) held a 17-point advantage over Reading (7th, 70 pts). On recent form Reading sat only 19th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 7th overall. Per game in the league, Reading were scoring 1.35 and conceding 1.17, Brentford 1.72 and 0.91, against a competition average of 1.15 goals per team per game.
Brentford had won three straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
13 meetings are on record — 3 won by Reading, 8 by Brentford, 2 drawn, at 3.15 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 69% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 69%.
The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium (capacity 24,161). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Reading: Lucas João (24') · Brentford: Josh Dasilva (36'), Ivan Toney (88'), Josh Dasilva (86')
Key stats
Possession: Reading 47% · Brentford 53% · Total shots: 8-5 · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 9-5