League One: Reading vs Luton – Betting preview

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

League One title favourites Reading begin their title challenge on Saturday in an opening day encounter with Luton at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Team form: Reading vs Luton

Reading Form

Reading are without a win from their previous three outings, as Rotherham managed a draw, before they lost 0-1 against Blackpool. Their latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Bromley. Reading claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew one and lost three, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Luton Form

Luton look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Barnsley, who were defeated by 2-1. Then, Bolton got outclassed in a 2-3 win, before beating Gillingham by 0-3. Luton claimed a remarkable four wins from six away matches in the League One, going undefeated as they also drew twice. They also banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding six.

Betting stats for Reading and Luton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Reading and Luton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Reading vs Luton

Lewis Wing is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Luton look to Kasey Palmer, hoping he can add to his current total of five League One goals in his latest games.

Popular markets: Reading vs Luton

Full-time result

Reading claimed three wins, drew four and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Luton won five, drew three and lost two of their last 10 games away. Luton struck a rich vein of form some weeks ago, as they are now without defeat in nothing less than 11 matches in a row. Luton remained without defeat in 7 away games on the bounce. Reading have not lost to Luton in 4 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Reading scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Luton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Luton will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Reading managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Reading and Luton when playing at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Reading, who scored an average of 1.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Luton. They performed an average of 2.2 goals in these. Reading conceded a goal in their previous 6 matches. Luton scored at least one goal in their last 14 matches.