League One: Reading vs Charlton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 4 match between Reading and Charlton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Charlton head over to the Select Car Leasing Stadium this coming Saturday to face title favourites Reading in a round 4 match in the League One.

Looking at the League One standings, the current difference between the sides is five points and nine places.

Team form: Reading vs Charlton

Reading Form

Reading have seen it all in their last three matches, which added four points to their account. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Colchester, before claiming 3 points in a 2-0 win against Wigan. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Wrexham. Reading won four of their last six League One matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored 12 goals.

Charlton Form

Charlton look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Birmingham, they were left empty-handed in a 0-1 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Leyton Orient in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 2-0 win against Bolton in their most recent outing. In their last six away matches in the League One, Charlton won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying five goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting facts for Reading and Charlton

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

In-form players: Reading vs Charlton

Sam Smith found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Matt Godden just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Select Car Leasing Stadium across all tournaments Reading won six times, drew one and lost three times. Charlton claimed four wins, five draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away. Reading didn’t lose any of their previous 5 matches at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading have not lost to Charlton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Reading scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Charlton scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Charlton have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. Reading managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Reading have scored in 3 consecutive home meetings with Charlton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Reading, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in two of the last ten outings for Charlton, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.

Recommended tip: Reading vs Charlton

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Reading and Charlton seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League One match.

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