When : Saturday September 14 2024, 3pm
Where : SCL Stadium, Reading, RG2 0FL
Capacity : 24,161
Reading seem to be settling down for what could be become a very decent start of the season, mainly thanks to the cancellation of the Stockport game giving the club the chance to capitalise on the superb Charlton result with another home game rather than that awkward visit to Edgeley Park to face another Wrexham type of team.
The O's haven't been brilliant so far and are languishing at the very bottom of the table already a point adrift of the rest of the division and 3 away from "safety". It should be noted though that they have had to play Bolton, Brum and Charlton so far and that therefore their current predicament is probably a little misleading so thinking this is a typical home banker is probably far too early for this stage of the season. And even if it was a home banker, Reading's record against these sorts of sides is not what you'd call one to be proud of anyway.
Part of the reason for the poor start is probably due to the high turnover of players in East London over the summer with several departing (including possibly their best player Ruel Sotiriou (to Bristol Rovers)) and nine players arriving, including 5 loanees. Only two league goals have been managed so far, both from midfielders, and they are still looking for their first away league goal which suggests a certain weakness going forward, facts which would obviously be more than helpful to Reading's back line.
However Reading are starting to be bedevilled by injuries with Yiadom, Ryan and probably both Bindon and Pereira all missing, though Camara may be fit enough to return. Presume more might be revealed at the prematch presser later this week.
Referee
Declan Bourne
Previously
Nothing known
Historically
In the 34 previous seasons the clubs have shared together Reading have won 19 home games to Orient's 5. Orient's last league win in Reading was in October 1990 and there has only ever been one 0-0 (back in December 1934). Last January saw Reading fail to beat Orient for the second time of last season with Knibbs cancelling out an earlier penalty to earn a 1-1 draw.
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