Ace Football previews the League One game between Reading and Notts Co. who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Reading enjoy home advantage, when visitors Notts Co. swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Reading are placed 14th with seven points after five matches. Notts Co. occupy a position as 16th in the league on seven points.
Form: Reading vs Notts Co.
Reading Form
Reading managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 3-1 victory against Blackpool. They went on to lose 2-1 against Cambridge U, before getting dumped in a 1-2 defeat against Brentford. Reading managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored 13 and conceded 11 goals.
Notts Co. Form
In their last three matches, Notts Co. drew 1-1 with Doncaster, drew 1-1 with Huddersfield and lost 0-1 against Bradford. Notts Co. didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed four draws, while suffering two defeats. They conceded ten and scored six goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Reading and Notts Co.
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Reading and Notts Co.. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 12 of the last 14 Reading home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Reading home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Reading have won 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Reading have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 8 Reading matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Notts Co. away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 3 Notts Co. matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Notts Co. matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Notts Co. away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Reading vs Notts Co.
Jack Marriott look like value in the goal scoring market with six strikes to his name in six League One matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Oliver Cooper adds to his three League One goals come on Saturday.
Betting markets: Reading vs Notts Co.
Full-time result
Reading claimed a modest three 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 five. Notts Co. won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Somehow Notts Co. failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 12 matches. Reading have not lost to Notts Co. in 3 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Reading scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Notts Co. only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Notts Co. played. In the last 10 games played, Notts Co. opened to scoring only once, while Reading scored the opener six times in their last 10 games. Reading have scored in 5 consecutive league meetings with Notts Co..
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Reading’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Notts Co., who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Notts Co. conceded a goal in their last 12 matches.
