Nottingham Forest vs Reading Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Nottingham Forest vs Reading Intro
Nottingham Forest will be the happier of the two teams with their season’s progress as they welcome Reading to the City Ground, Nottingham. City have done well, and sit comfortably in the top half of the Championship table. As for Reading, they have endured a poor season and need to start winning games quickly to get themselves out of the danger zone. An interesting game in prospect, kick off is on Saturday March 12, 2022 at 3:00 PM.
Prior to round 37, Steve Cooper was able to take the home team to the 10th place in the Championship table on 52 points. Paul Ince leads the opposing team, who currently sit in the 21st position, having taken 29 points. We’re into the latter stages of the season with Nottingham Forest and Reading in contrasting form. The two sides are divided by a huge 11 places and 23 points gap.
Nottingham Forest vs Reading Form
Following their draw with Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest remain unbeaten earning 9 points from their last five games. In the meantime, Reading lost to Millwall and now have 7 points in last 5 games. In the last five home games, Nottingham Forest have shown confident performance at home, having picked up 10 points. Reading have not really done that well away from home lately, picking up just 4 points from 5 games.
Nottingham Forest vs Reading H2H
Looking at the 31 total matches played between the two teams, Reading have a much better H2H record. Nottingham Forest has only won 10 times compared to Reading’s 12 victories. Reading has won 2 more than Nottingham Forest in the last six meetings between the two. It also enjoys a better H2H record historically.
Nottingham Forest vs Reading Analysis
Nottingham Forest drew their last game. Steve Cooper’s squad faced Sheffield United. Th match ended with a score of 1-1. Now Steve Cooper’s men focus on their next opponents, Reading. Against Sheffield United, Nottingham Forest claimed 51% of ball possession. If we look at shots on goal, Nottingham Forest had a total of 8 shots while they conceded 7 shots. Meanwhile, Reading took zero points in losing their last match. In that match, Paul Ince’s men faced Millwall. After 90 minutes, the score was 0-1. Against Millwall, Reading had a ball possession of 54%. Looking at shots on goal, Reading has those following stats: 8 shots in attack and 4 shots conceded.
Nottingham Forest vs Reading Odds
According to the oddsmakers, the favourite for this match between Nottingham Forest and Reading is Nottingham Forest.
