Reading vs BrentfordPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Reading arrive unbeaten in their last five outings, with three wins and two draws: 3-1 over Blackpool in the most recent, before that a 5-0 against Mansfield Town and a 3-0 at Stevenage, and further back a 0-0 at AFC Wimbledon and a 1-1 with Wycombe. Brentford are unbeaten over the same five as well, but the last two rounds brought two draws: 1-1 with Sunderland and 1-1 at Leeds. Before that came three wide wins, a 6-1 at Birmingham, a 3-0 over Tottenham and a 7-0 over Eintracht Frankfurt. The head-to-head record goes a long way back: the last five meetings all sit between 2019 and 2021 and Brentford won four of them. The most recent, in February 2021, ended 3-1 to Brentford at Reading; before that a 3-1 at home in December 2020 and a 0-3 in June 2020 at Reading again, and further back a 1-0 in November 2019 on Brentford's ground. In April 2019 Reading won 2-1. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.