West Brom host Reading at the Hawthorns in the EFL Championship on Monday, looking to extend their winning run to three games. The Baggies followed up their 2-0 win over Bristol City on Boxing Day with an identical win over Preston North End on Friday.
With 35 points in 25 games, Carlos Corberán’s side are in 11th position in the league table, climbing up 13 places in just two months. Until October 29, West Brom were down in 24th after winning just two of their opening 17 matches and losing seven times. Since then, the West Midlands side have won seven of their next eight league games to turn their fortunes around in style.
Reading are just a point and a place ahead of them in the table as the draw with Norwich City on Friday trimmed the gap between these sides. Andy Carroll scored an 83rd-minute penalty to cancel out Adam Idah’s opener for the Canaries after 53 minutes and secure a point for the visitors.
Match Details:
- Match: West Brom vs Reading
- Date: 2 January, 2023
- Time: 8:30 pm
- Venue: The Hawthorns
West Brom vs Reading Prediction
West Brom have shown serious improvement in the last two months under Corberán and will be aiming to barge into the top 10 of the league standings.
Reading have also looked promising recently but their record against West Brom has been terrible and we expect the Baggies to continue in their upward trend with another win here.
Prediction: West Brom 2-1 Reading
West Brom vs Reading Head-To-Head
- There have been 47 clashes between the sides before with West Brom winning 23 times over Reading and losing on 13 occasions.
- Reading’s last win over West Brom came in February 2016 when the Royals defeated the Baggies 3-1 in the FA Cup.
- West Brom are currently on a seven-game unbeaten run in the fixture, winning each of their last four games.
- Reading have failed to win any of their last 12 away league trips to West Brom, since winning back-to-back away games between 1986 and 1988.
- West Brom haven’t won any of their last five opening league games of a calendar year since a 3-1 win vs Hull City in 2017.
- Reading have avoided defeat in their last three opening league games of a calendar year, winning twice and drawing once.
West Brom vs Reading Live Stream Time
This match will start from 8:30 pm
West Brom vs Reading Date
This match will take place on 2 January, 2023
West Brom vs Reading team news
Having made full use of his substitutions last time out, Corberan may be prepared to name the same West Brom XI for this fixture.
However, John Swift is pushing for a recall against his former side, particularly after supplying the assist for the Baggies’ second goal versus Preston.
Dike will also come into contention to take the spot of Brandon Thomas-Asante down the middle of the attack.
Yakou Meite could be restored to the Reading attack as a replacement for Lucas Joao, who rarely provided a threat versus Norwich.
Amadou Salif Mbengue is also an option in a defensive position if Ince opts to strengthen his backline given the size of the task awaiting his team in the West Midlands.
West Brom vs Reading lineups
West Bromwich Albion:
Palmer; Furlong, O’Shea, Pieters, Townsend; Molumby, Yokuslu; Wallace, Swift, Diangana; Dike
Reading:
Lumley; Hoilett, Yiadom, Holmes, Sarr, McIntyre; Ince, Loum, Hendrick; Meite, Carroll
West Brom vs Reading Odds
- Reading have kept one clean sheet in the last seven games.
- West Bromwich Albion have four straight clean sheets at home.
- Reading have one win in their last eight away matches in the league.
- West Bromwich Albion have four wins in their last five league matches.
West Brom vs Reading stats
- West Bromwich Albion 66.55%
- Reading 13.48%
- Draw 19.96%
West Brom vs Reading tips
Tip 1 – Result: West Brom
Tip 2 – Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5
Tip 3 – Both teams to score: Yes
West Brom vs Reading Betting Trends
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a West Bromwich Albion win with a probability of 66.56%. A draw has a probability of 20% and a win for Reading has a probability of 13.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a West Bromwich Albion win is 2-0 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-0 (11.98%) and 2-1 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (9.49%), while for a Reading win it is 0-1 (4.64%).
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