League One: Reading vs Bradford – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Reading and Bradford who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Bradford go up against Reading this coming Saturday for a League One meeting at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Bradford have taken the lead in the League One after collecting 15 points from their initial seven encounters. Reading trail them by 11 points after seven rounds, leaving them as number 9 in the table.

Team form: Reading vs Bradford

Reading Form

In their last three matches, Reading lost 1-2 against Brentford, won 2-0 against Notts Co., before drawing 2-2 against Wycombe. Reading claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew zero and lost three, as they scored 14 and conceded nine goals.

Bradford Form

Bradford are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Leyton Orient got left behind in a 1-3 win, before Notts Co. got hammered in a 0-1 victory. Luton was the most recent victim in a 0-1 win for Bradford. Bradford performed a very admirable four wins in six League One away matches, drawing none but losing twice as well. They scored five times, while also conceding four goals.

Betting facts for Reading and Bradford

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

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Full-time result

Reading claimed a modest four wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing five. Bradford won six of their last 10 games away, drew one and lost three of the games in this run. Reading have not lost to Bradford in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Reading scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Bradford got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Bradford have won-to-nil in 3 consecutive games. Bradford were able to win five of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy. Reading have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Bradford.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Reading, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Bradford, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches. Bradford’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.