Ace Football previews the League One game between Burton and Reading who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Reading go up against Burton this coming Tuesday for a League One meeting at Pirelli Stadium.
Form: Burton vs Reading
Burton Form
Burton hope for some consistency, as their fans saw their team win, lose and draw in their last three matches. A close game with Exeter resulted in a 1-1 draw, followed by a 0-1 defeat against Stevenage, before beating Northampton by 0-2. Burton won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded six goals.
Reading Form
Reading achieved a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, starting off beating Luton 2-3. A 1-0 defeat against Mansfield followed, before drawing with Plymouth in a match resulting 2-2. Reading managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding eight times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting facts for Burton and Reading
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Burton and Reading played across all tournaments.
- In the last 7 Burton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Burton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Burton home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Burton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Burton home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Reading matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Reading away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Reading away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Burton vs Reading
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Tyrese Shade has actually netted eight goals during this League One season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Reading should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Tyrese Shade to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.
Betting markets: Burton vs Reading
Full-time result
Burton claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in two of the games, whilst losing four. Reading won four of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost four of the games in this run. Amazingly, Reading failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
Both teams to score
Burton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Reading scored the opening goal in six of the last ten away from home. Burton probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Tuesday, as Reading managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 4 last consecutive meetings between Burton and Reading when playing at Pirelli Stadium.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Burton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.1 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Reading, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Reading conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.
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