League One: Cambridge U vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 6 match between Cambridge U and Reading and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

When Reading come to Abbey Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Cambridge U will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Cambridge U are placed sixth with eight points after five matches. Reading occupy a position as eightth in the league on seven points.

Team form: Cambridge U vs Reading

Cambridge U Form

In their last three matches, Cambridge U lost 1-2 against Huddersfield, won 1-2 against Bradford, before drawing 2-2 against Burton. Cambridge U just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the Abbey Stadium. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored eight and conceded 11 goals.

Reading Form

Reading look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Stevenage, who were defeated by 0-3. Then, Mansfield got outclassed in a 5-0 win, before beating Blackpool by 3-1. Reading claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew three and were defeated two times, as they were outscored by five goals to four.

Betting stats for Cambridge U and Reading

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

Players in form: Cambridge U vs Reading

Ben Knight is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Reading look to Jack Marriott, hoping he can add to his current total of five League One goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Cambridge U vs Reading

Full-time result

Cambridge U claimed six wins, drew one and lost three of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Reading won three, drew four and lost three of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Cambridge U scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Reading scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Cambridge U played. Of the previous 10 outings, Reading scored the opening goal five times, whereas Cambridge U were first on target in four of their last 10 games. Cambridge U have scored in 6 consecutive home meetings with Reading.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cambridge U, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Reading, who managed to score 1.9 times in those matches. Amazingly, Cambridge U failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 10 matches.