League One: Luton vs Reading – Betting preview

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

With both Luton and Reading sitting comfortably mid-table, both teams will be out to strengthen their position when facing off on Saturday at Kenilworth Road. Three more points could prove valuable in achieving their targets for this League One campaign.

Form: Luton vs Reading

Luton Form

In their last three matches, Luton lost 1-0 against Wigan, drew 1-1 with Burton and recorded a 1-1 draw with Port Vale. Luton won four of their past six matches on home soil in the League One, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored ten goals and conceded five times.

Reading Form

Reading look solid currently after going three matches unbeaten, which started by drawing 1-1 against Bolton. They followed that up by sharing the spoils with Port Vale in a 1-1 draw, before taking out Bradford in a 2-1 win. Reading claimed two wins against two draws and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches reads nine goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting facts for Luton 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 Luton and Reading played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Luton vs Reading

It’s been a great season for Jack Marriott so far with 16 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target five times in his last six games, and no doubt Reading want him to continue this productive spell against Lutonthis coming Saturday.

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Full-time result

Luton won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Reading won four games, drew two and lost four in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Amazingly, Luton are on a streak of 11 home matches without defeat. Reading didn’t lose any of their 5 most recent games. Luton have not lost to Reading in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Luton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Reading scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Both teams have scored in last 6 consecutive Reading games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Luton managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Reading kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Luton and Reading.

Total goals

Luton saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Of the last ten games for Reading, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.8 times goals per game. Reading are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 15 matches.