League One: Bristol Rovers vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Bristol Rovers and Reading who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Reading go up against Bristol Rovers on Tuesday for a League One meeting at Memorial Stadium.

Bristol Rovers approach round 40 as number 15 in the League One table with 51 points on their account so far. With 41 rounds behind them, Reading have amassed 46 points, placing them as number 17 in the standings.

Team form: Bristol Rovers vs Reading

Bristol Rovers Form

In their last three matches, Bristol Rovers lost 2-0 against Port Vale, drew 0-0 with Shrewsbury, before losing to Bolton by 0-2. Bristol Rovers just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Memorial Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded ten goals.

Reading Form

In their previous three matches, Reading beat Northampton 1-0, lost 5-2 against Bolton and drew 1-1 with Lincoln City. Reading claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads 13 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Bristol Rovers 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 Bristol Rovers and Reading played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bristol Rovers vs Reading

It is a great season for Chris Martin, who currently has 15 league goals to his name during this season. Bristol Rovers will rely on his services to gun down Reading.

Popular betting markets: Bristol Rovers vs Reading

Full-time result

Bristol Rovers claimed a modest two 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 seven. Reading won two of their last 10 games away, drew four and lost four of the games in this run. Reading have not lost to Bristol Rovers in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Bristol Rovers scored the first goal of the match in just two out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Reading only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Bristol Rovers have failed to score in 6 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last 5 consecutive away games Reading played. In the last 10 games played, Bristol Rovers opened the scoring only once, while Reading scored the opener four times in their last 10 games Reading have scored in 3 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 0.7 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Reading, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.8 times goals per game themselves. Reading are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 16 matches.

Suggested bet: Bristol Rovers vs Reading

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Bristol Rovers and Reading seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League One match.

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