League One: Bristol Rovers vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 45 match between Bristol Rovers and Reading and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

The penultimate round of the League One season presents an interesting battle between Bristol Rovers and Reading. The match takes place on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Team form: Bristol Rovers vs Reading

Bristol Rovers Form

A draw is the best Bristol Rovers can show from their last three games, where they came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Exeter. A1-1 draw with Wrexham followed before they were defeated 0-1 by Stevenage. Bristol Rovers 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 seven and conceded nine goals.

Reading Form

In their last three matches, Reading drew 0-0 with Northampton, lost 0-1 against Lincoln City and beat Mansfield 1-5. Reading won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing two draws and suffering one defeat. They scored 11 goals whilst conceding seven.

Betting stats and facts for Bristol Rovers and Reading

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

Players on top: Bristol Rovers vs Reading

It has been a great season for Harvey Knibbs who bagged 14 for his club so far and bringing that kind of form to the table is crucial for the success of Reading.

Betting markets: Bristol Rovers vs Reading

Full-time result

Bristol Rovers claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Reading won three of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost three of the games in this run. Reading have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 8 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Bristol Rovers scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Reading scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Reading managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Reading have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Bristol Rovers when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Bristol Rovers saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.8 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Reading, who managed to score 1.6 times in those matches. Amazingly, Bristol Rovers failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.