League One: Reading vs Plymouth – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Reading and Plymouth who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Plymouth go up against Reading on Saturday for a League One meeting at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Reading approach the next League One round as number 7 in the table, having claimed 54 points this season so far. With 36 games behind them, Plymouth amassed 52 points, placing them as number 10 before their next fixture.

Form: Reading vs Plymouth

Reading Form

Reading hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Bradford by 2-1, before winning 2-3 against Luton. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Mansfield. Reading claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew three but remained undefeated, as they scored 11 and conceded eight goals.

Plymouth Form

Plymouth look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Rotherham, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Doncaster in a 2-1 win. They followed that up with a 0-3 win against Wigan in their most recent outing. Plymouth recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the League One, in which they banged in 12 goals, whilst conceding four. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Betting facts for Reading and Plymouth

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

Players on top: Reading vs Plymouth

Aribim Pepple scored seven goals in six League One games for Plymouth. This took his total for the season up to 12 goals scored in League One. Jack Marriott is the man to point out for the home side, scoring four times in six League One outings.

Betting markets: Reading vs Plymouth

Full-time result

Reading won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. Plymouth won six from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost three in this run. Reading are on a fine streak of 8 matches without defeat at home. Reading have beaten Plymouth in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Both teams to score

Reading scored first in six of their last ten home games. Plymouth got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive home games Reading played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Reading managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Plymouth kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Reading have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Plymouth.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Reading’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Plymouth, who managed to hit the net 2.1 times on average in these games. Reading conceded a goal in their previous 8 matches.