Ace Football previews the League One game between Plymouth and Reading who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Reading go up against Plymouth this coming Friday for a League One meeting at Home Park.
Plymouth are number 17 in the table on 25 points after 21 matches. Reading rank as number 15 with 25 points after 20 matches played.
Form: Plymouth vs Reading
Plymouth Form
Plymouth are enjoying their football currently with three wins on the bounce, and it began with a 0-1 win against Wycombe. They went on to beat Rotherham by 1-0, before also getting the better of Doncaster in a 1-5 victory. Plymouth only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Home Park in the League One. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded eight goals.
Reading Form
Reading suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Peterborough in a 1-2 defeat. Bradford also proved too hard to handle as they won 2-0, before Reading were able to strike back in a 3-2 win against Luton. Reading managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew two as well as losing three, while scoring nine time and letting in eight.
Betting stats for Plymouth and Reading
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Plymouth and Reading. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Plymouth home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Plymouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Plymouth matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 12 of the last 13 Reading matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Reading away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Reading away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Reading matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Plymouth vs Reading
It has been a superb season for Lorent Tolaj so far as he managed to score impressive 11 goals across all tournaments during the current campaign. He appears to be in great form currently, as he hit the target four times in his last six games, and Plymouth rely on his abilities against Reading. Siding with him to find the back of the net on Friday seems like a decent punt.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Home Park across all tournaments Plymouth won five times, drew one and lost four times. Reading claimed one wins, four draw and five defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Plymouth scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Reading only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Reading managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Plymouth have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Reading.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Plymouth’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Reading’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.
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