Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Championship round 43 game between Reading and Luton and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Luton will go up against Reading this coming Wednesday for a Championship meeting.
Two places behind the league leaders, Luton claimed 74 points from 42 rounds, while Reading amassed 42 points. They now rank number 22 in the Championship standings.
Team form: Reading vs Luton
Reading Form
Reading failed to win any of their last three matches, though they gained a point against Birmingham in a 1-1 draw, before coming up short against Preston in a 2-1 defeat. Most recently, they settled for a 0-0 draw against Burnley. In their last six Championship matches at home, Reading have one win, while they’ve drawn three and lost two.
Luton Form
Luton look well suited to take on any opponent with seven points to show off from three matches. They started off drawing 0-0 with Millwall, before downing first Blackpool by 3-1, then Rotherham in a 0-2 win. Luton managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored six while also conceding two times. They remained undefeated in this run, drawing three but lost none.
Betting stats for Reading and Luton
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Reading and Luton played across all competitions.
- Reading have conceded in the last 16 matches in a row
- Reading have not won 14 of the last 16 matches
- In the last 5 matches in a row Reading played, both teams scored
- In the last 7 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 home matches Reading played, both teams scored
- In 29 of the last 31 Luton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Luton have not lost 16 of the last 18 matches
- In 13 of the last 15 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Luton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Luton away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Interesting players: Reading vs Luton
Andy Carroll is the most prolific Championship marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Luton look to Carlton Morris, hoping he can add to his current total of three Championship goals in his latest games.
Betting markets: Reading vs Luton
Full-time result
Luton are on a roll, having now played 10 matches on the spin without losing. Luton are on a roll, having now gone 10 away matches on the spin without losing. The Hatters have not lost to Reading in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Surprisingly, Reading only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Luton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home.
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 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Luton, who managed to score 1.4 times in those matches.
Suggested bet: Reading vs Luton
In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Reading and Luton. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.
Reading vs Luton: Who wins the game?
Be sure not to miss out on the latest news about Reading
Download our brand new App and follow your favorite players, clubs, and much more
