Ace Football previews the League One game between Plymouth and Reading who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Reading go up against Plymouth this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Home Park.
Plymouth are placed fiveth with 22 points after 13 matches. Reading occupy a position as sixth in the league on 21 points.
Team form: Plymouth vs Reading
Plymouth Form
In their last three games, Plymouth lost 0-2 against Huddersfield, got defeated 3-0 by Stevenage before winning 2-3 against Cambridge U. Plymouth won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing zero. They suffered three defeats, while they scored eight and conceded seven goals.
Reading Form
Reading look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Wigan, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Leyton Orient in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-1 win against Barnsley in their most recent outing. 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 seven goals to nine.
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 the last 5 Plymouth home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Plymouth home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Plymouth matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Reading away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Reading away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Reading 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 under 2.5
In-form players: Plymouth vs Reading
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Xavier Amaechi, who is performing well for Plymouth. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Reading.The visitors will be looking to Kyreece Lisbie to find the net once again, after managing four League One goals for Reading in recent matches.
Popular betting markets: Plymouth vs Reading
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 three wins, four draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Reading have not lost to Plymouth in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Plymouth scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Reading scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Plymouth managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Plymouth and Reading.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Plymouth, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Reading’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.5 goals in these matches.
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