Fixtures

[Sutekh]

Dates for fixtures

Premier League : 9am on 14th June
Football League : 9am on 21st June

Carabao Cup 1st Round : No-one seems to know anything more than “mid-June”

Not bothered about who Reading get, or when, beyond a home game to end the season for a change.

And just for some background, I'll repeat what I posted about a month ago on opening/closing statistics for Reading over the last 24 years

First game of the season

HOME : 11 (W6, D3, L2)
AWAY : 13 (W1, D6, L6)

Last game of the season

HOME : 09 (W5, D2, L2)
AWAY : 15 (W4, D3, L8)

Of the last 4 seasons, Reading have been at home once on the opening day of the season and on the last day of the season have been away every time.

And if anyone was wondering, in the last 24 seasons Reading have played 22 games on

Boxing Day

HOME : 11 (W5, D5, L1)
AWAY : 11 (W1, D5, L5)

Across those games, Reading’s most common opponents (all with 4 games) have been Cardiff, Derby, Birmingham and Stoke

[CountryRoyal]

WBA/Stoke away early on please.

Probably want a home game to kick things off with.

[Sutekh]

WBA/Stoke away early on please.

Probably want a home game to kick things off with.

According to the stats, Stoke is a good bet

[CountryRoyal]

WBA/Stoke away early on please.

Probably want a home game to kick things off with.

According to the stats, Stoke is a good bet

Obviously it’s very early days but they look a good shout for the title, talks of them getting Afobe and Gray... what a championship pairing that would be

I suppose it would be good to visit them before they maybe build up speed and momentum but tbh I mostly just want to go to the Britannia when it’s sunny and warm and not as a midweek snowy shitstorm in February.

[Silver Fox]

I'd imagine we'll play the other 23 teams, twice on average

[Snowball]

I'd imagine we'll play the other 23 teams, twice on average

impressive stats.

[Rusty royal]

Have we not had to play away fixtures first because of the festival most years?

[Stranded]

Have we not had to play away fixtures first because of the festival most years?

Will play a part depending on the weekend the season starts and when the festival falls.

This season starts on the 4th August. So the game on the 25th is likely the 4th game of the season (barring any midweek games), so we should start at home.

4/8 Home
11/ 8 Away
18/8 Home
25/8 Away

[3points]

we seem to have an early midweek league fixture as well in recent seasons (though cba to check the stats) in addition to the Carabao Cup games

[Sutekh]

Have we not had to play away fixtures first because of the festival most years?

Will play a part depending on the weekend the season starts and when the festival falls.

This season starts on the 4th August. So the game on the 25th is likely the 4th game of the season (barring any midweek games), so we should start at home.

4/8 Home
11/ 8 Away
18/8 Home
25/8 Away

Usually there is a midweek fixture early on.

I reckon the opening dates will be :

04/08 League
11/08 League
14/08 League Cup 1
18/08 League
21/08 League
25/08 League
26/08 League Cup 2
01/09 League
08/09 International break

[Sutekh]

And the League Cup 1st Round draw will be made in Ho Chi Minh City at 10.45 am on Friday 15th June 2018 :

Region split

NORTH

1. Accrington Stanley
2. Barnsley
3. Blackburn Rovers
4. Blackpool
5. Bolton Wanderers
6. Bradford City
7. Burton Albion
8. Bury
9. Carlisle United
10. Crewe Alexandra
11. Derby County
12. Doncaster Rovers
13. Fleetwood Town
14. Grimsby Town
15. Hull City
16. Leeds United
17. Lincoln City
18. Macclesfield Town
19. Mansfield Town
20. Middlesbrough
21. Morecambe
22. Nottingham Forest
23. Notts County
24. Oldham Athletic
25. Port Vale
26. Preston North End
27. Rochdale
28. Rotherham United
29. Scunthorpe United
30. Sheffield United
31. Sheffield Wednesday
32. Shrewsbury Town
33. Sunderland
34. Tranmere Rovers
35. Walsall
36. Wigan Athletic

SOUTH

1. AFC Wimbledon
2. Aston Villa
3. Birmingham City
4. Brentford
5. Bristol City
6. Bristol Rovers
7. Cambridge United
8. Charlton Athletic
9. Cheltenham Town
10. Colchester United
11. Coventry City
12. Crawley Town
13. Exeter City
14. Forest Green Rovers
15. Gillingham
16. Ipswich Town
17. Luton Town
18. Millwall
19. Milton Keynes Dons
20. Newport County
21. Northampton Town
22. Norwich City
23. Oxford United
24. Peterborough United
25. Plymouth Argyle
26. Portsmouth
27. Queens Park Rangers
28. Reading
29. Southend United
30. Stevenage
31. Swindon Town
32. West Bromwich Albion
33. Wycombe Wanderers
34. Yeovil Town

Reading can get anyone in the southern section as all seeding has been removed from the competition.

[Royal_jimmy]

Would be nice to start at home next season. We've been away first a lot over recent years. Hopefully we will get a home boxing day tie as well. An away game first usually means a poor start.

[Royal_jimmy]

And the League Cup 1st Round draw will be made in Ho Chi Minh City at 10.45 am on Friday 15th June 2018 :

Region split

NORTH

1. Accrington Stanley
2. Barnsley
3. Blackburn Rovers
4. Blackpool
5. Bolton Wanderers
6. Bradford City
7. Burton Albion
8. Bury
9. Carlisle United
10. Crewe Alexandra
11. Derby County
12. Doncaster Rovers
13. Fleetwood Town
14. Grimsby Town
15. Hull City
16. Leeds United
17. Lincoln City
18. Macclesfield Town
19. Mansfield Town
20. Middlesbrough
21. Morecambe
22. Nottingham Forest
23. Notts County
24. Oldham Athletic
25. Port Vale
26. Preston North End
27. Rochdale
28. Rotherham United
29. Scunthorpe United
30. Sheffield United
31. Sheffield Wednesday
32. Shrewsbury Town
33. Sunderland
34. Tranmere Rovers
35. Walsall
36. Wigan Athletic

SOUTH

1. AFC Wimbledon
2. Aston Villa
3. Birmingham City
4. Brentford
5. Bristol City
6. Bristol Rovers
7. Cambridge United
8. Charlton Athletic
9. Cheltenham Town
10. Colchester United
11. Coventry City
12. Crawley Town
13. Exeter City
14. Forest Green Rovers
15. Gillingham
16. Ipswich Town
17. Luton Town
18. Millwall
19. Milton Keynes Dons
20. Newport County
21. Northampton Town
22. Norwich City
23. Oxford United
24. Peterborough United
25. Plymouth Argyle
26. Portsmouth
27. Queens Park Rangers
28. Reading
29. Southend United
30. Stevenage
31. Swindon Town
32. West Bromwich Albion
33. Wycombe Wanderers
34. Yeovil Town

Reading can get anyone in the southern section as all seeding has been removed from the competition.

I predict there will be plenty of all championship ties in there. Would love Cheltenham or Forest Green away.

[Sutekh]

It'll be a pointless trip to Carrow Road.

[Old Man Andrews]

Would like a game against Oxford at home.

[bobby1413]

West Brom away would be nice to open with

[CountryRoyal]

Would love Cheltenham or Forest Green away.

+1

[From Despair To Where?]

It'll be a pointless trip to Carrow Road.

Sounds like a pointless trip to Vietnam.

[Old Man Andrews]

It'll be a pointless trip to Carrow Road.

Sounds like a pointless trip to Vietnam.

Would rather go to Vietnam than have to drive to East Anglia to be honest.

[From Despair To Where?]

It's a sop to the Hue City branch of the Forest Green Rovers Supporters' Club.