Ace Football previews the League One round 9 match between Reading and Burton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Burton come to Select Car Leasing Stadium for the League One match this coming Tuesday, Reading will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Reading are number 15 in the table on ten points after seven matches. Burton rank as number 22 with four points after seven matches played.
Team form: Reading vs Burton
Reading Form
In their last three games, Reading lost 0-1 against Leyton Orient, got defeated 5-2 by Bolton before winning 2-1 against Huddersfield. Reading won four of their last six League One matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored ten goals.
Burton Form
In their previous three games, Burton drew 2-2 with Rotherham, then lost 1-2 against Barnsley and 3-0 against Blackpool. Burton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring 12 time and letting in seven.
Betting facts for Reading and Burton
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Reading and Burton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- Reading have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Reading matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Reading have won the last 3 home matches in a row in the League One while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Reading matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 4 of the last 5 Reading home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Burton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 13 of the last 15 Burton away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 12 Burton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Burton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Burton away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Reading vs Burton
Look no further than Sam Smith, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Reading in the League One, while Billy Bodin managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Burton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.
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Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Select Car Leasing Stadium across all tournaments Reading won seven times, drew one and lost two times. Burton claimed one wins, five draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Reading scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Burton scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last ten games. Reading probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Tuesday, as Burton managed only two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Reading, who scored an average of 1.6 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Burton played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process.
Betting prediction: Reading vs Burton
To sum up, the upcoming match between Reading and Burton seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.
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