League One: Carlisle vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 36 match between Carlisle and Reading and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Both Carlisle and Reading need points to escape their current position at the relegation-end of the League One table. The match takes place at Brunton Park and could be labelled a serious six-pointer.

Team form: Carlisle vs Reading

Carlisle Form

Carlisle suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Cambridge U in a 0-4 defeat. Bristol Rovers also proved too hard to handle, as they won 2-1, before Carlisle were able to strike back last time out in a 0-1 win against Burton. Carlisle only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Brunton Park in the League One. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded 14 goals.

Reading Form

In their previous three outings, Reading lost 4-1 against Portsmouth, beat Port Vale 2-0 and lost 2-3 against Shrewsbury. Reading managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring nine time and letting in six.

Betting stats and facts for Carlisle and Reading

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Carlisle 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: Carlisle vs Reading

Josh Vela is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Reading look to Lewis Wing, hoping he can add to his current total of two League One goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Carlisle vs Reading

Full-time result

Carlisle claimed a modest two 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 six. Reading won one of their last 10 games away, drew six and lost three of the games in this run. Reading scored at least once in their previous 9 matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Carlisle scored the first goal of the match in just one out of the last ten games at home. Reading scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Reading should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Saturday, as Carlisle only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Reading claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Carlisle, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in two of Reading’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Reading scored at least once in their previous 9 matches on the bounce.

Betting prediction: Carlisle vs Reading

To sum up, the upcoming match between Carlisle and Reading seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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