Snowflake Royaltidus_mi2Fox Talbot
Just looked the stats up.
If we lose to Swans that'll be 12 home defeats in a season - a new club record.
We've lost 30 home games in the last three seasons.
We've lost 10+ home games in three of the last six seasons.
In the 1930s we lost just 10 home games in seven seasons FFS. If Elm Park was a fortress then, the Madstad's a gift shop today.
"There are no easy places to go in the Championship. Except Reading. Especially on a Tuesday night, when they do a 'as many points as you like' take-away special."
Got to do something about this - maybe shift all the players who are too used to home defeats?
The Madejski used to be a fortress as well, our terrible home form really only started in Adkins' second season
EDIT: Actually looking at our record, our home form wasn't even that bad until Stam's 2nd season but it does feel like it's been going on for longer.
In the PL we won 4 home games.
In Adkins first season down we won 8 home games
The season Adkins was sacked we won 8 home games.
It's been since we got promoted bar 1 season under Stam.
Agreed. Home form has been consistently cr@p since the start of 2012/2013, bar Stam’s first season when it just consistently dull.
Since 2012 Reading have won
4 out of 19 (21.05% success)
8 out of 23 (34.78% success)
8 out of 23 (34.78% success)
8 out of 23 (34.78% success)
16 out of 23 (69.56% success)
5 out of 23 (21.73% success)
8 out of 23 (34.78% success)
Currently 7 out of 22 (31.81% success) this would become 30.43% success if Swansea aren’t beaten next Wednesday.
So out of the 179 league home games played since August 2012 Reading have won on 64 occasions which is a success rate of 35.75% of course some would say to take out the aberrational 16 win season which means Reading would then have won 48 of 156 games played, a success rate of 30.76%.
Looking at it from a points won perspective it translates as:
PtsWon/PtsAvail
20/57 - 35.08% of available points won
34/69 - 49.27%
29/69 - 42.02%
33/69 - 47.82%
53/69 - 76.81%
23/69 - 33.33%
30/69 - 43.47%
25/66 - 37.87%
Therefore this season is going to be the 3rd worst home season since 12/13.
And for just Mark Bowen it’s 22 points gained from a possible 51 which is 43.13% won of the available points. A win over Swansea would increase that to 46.29% which is the 4th best home record.
All in all there is a lot of improvement to be had.