In this week 16 match on the 18th of October, Reading will travel to Swansea to battle Swansea City in a Championship match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Swansea City sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Sunderland. Oliver Cooper scored the first goal for Swansea City in the 13th minute, then Harry Darling added another in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time. Swansea City should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 5th placed Reading, recorded a 1-2 loss against Queens Park Rangers. Andy Carroll scored the first goal for Reading in the 30th minute on a penalty shot, then Lyndon Dykes got the equalizer for Queens Park Rangers in the 33rd minute on a feed from Kakay But luckily in the 84th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Lyndon Dykes. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Reading should be reasonably happy with their performance.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Reading won the head to head battle with 1 win.
Thomas Ince and Yakou Meite are the top scorers for Reading in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Swansea City’s most prolific scorer has been Olivier Ntcham. The French attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.