League One: Huddersfield vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 31 match between Huddersfield and Reading and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Struggling Reading are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Huddersfield this coming Saturday at John Smith’s Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Huddersfield approach the next League One round as number 5 in the table, having claimed 48 points this season so far. With 28 games behind them, Reading amassed 44 points, placing them as number 8 before their next fixture.

Form: Huddersfield vs Reading

Huddersfield Form

Huddersfield have had to endure a tough spell in their last three matches, from which they have nothing to show. They were beaten 0-1 by Bolton, before Birmingham ran out 0-1 winners. A third defeat on the trot followed against Northampton, who came out 3-2 winners. Huddersfield only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at John Smith’s Stadium in the League One. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded five goals.

Reading Form

Reading collected one win from their last three matches, as Leyton Orient won by 2-0. Burton were too strong as well, winning 3-2, before Reading won 1-0 against Bolton. Reading claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by nine goals to six.

Betting stats for Huddersfield and Reading

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Huddersfield and Reading. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Huddersfield vs Reading

Look no further than Herbie Kane, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Huddersfield in the League One, while Harvey Knibbs managed three goals in the last half dozen matches for Reading in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Betting markets: Huddersfield vs Reading

Full-time result

Huddersfield claimed five wins, drew three and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Reading won two, drew five and lost three of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Huddersfield only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Curiously, Reading only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Huddersfield managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Huddersfield have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Reading.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Huddersfield, who scored an average of 1.3 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Reading, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches.