League One: Derby vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 38 match between Derby and Reading and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Struggling Reading are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Derby on Tuesday at Pride Park. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Derby are chasing the first place in the League One after collecting 72 points from their initial 37 encounters. Reading trail them on 39 points after 37 rounds, sitting as number 18 in the table.

Form: Derby vs Reading

Derby Form

In the previous three matches, Derby lost 1-2 against Charlton, beat Port Vale by 3-0 and won 0-3 against Bristol Rovers. Derby claimed four wins in their last six League One matches at the Pride Park. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded six and scored 11 goals.

Reading Form

It is all or nothing with Reading, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-3 against Shrewsbury, before beating Carlisle 1-3. Unable to build on that, they lost 1-2 against Wycombe. Reading won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats and facts for Derby and Reading

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

In-form players: Derby vs Reading

Sam Smith shows decent form right now for Reading, as he scored three goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Derby, who are strong favourites on Tuesday. Siding with Louie Sibley also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Pride Park across all tournaments Derby won five times, drew two and lost three times. Reading claimed two wins, six draw and two defeats in their last 10 games away. Reading scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches.

Both teams to score

Derby scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Curiously, Reading only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Derby were able to win five of their matches last 10 matches without conceding a goal.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Derby, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Reading, who managed to score 1.5 times in those matches. Derby were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous 9 matches. Reading scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.

Betting prediction: Derby vs Reading

To summarize, the upcoming League One clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Derby vs Reading mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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