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League One: Reading vs Huddersfield – Betting preview

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Ace Football previews the League One round 8 match between Reading and Huddersfield and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Reading enjoy home advantage, when visitors Huddersfield swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Reading are number 17 in the table on seven points after six matches. Huddersfield rank as number 5 with 12 points after seven matches played.

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Form: Reading vs Huddersfield

Reading Form

Reading managed one win in the last three matches, which was a 2-0 victory against Charlton. They went on to lose 0-1 against Leyton Orient, before getting dumped in a 5-2 defeat against Bolton. Reading won four of their last six League One matches on home soil, while drawing once and losing once. They conceded four and scored nine goals.

Huddersfield Form

Huddersfield have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Bolton by 0-4. Disappointment followed, going down 1-3 against Northampton, and 0-2 against Blackpool. Huddersfield managed a decent return of three wins in their last six League One away matches, in which they scored ten while also conceding four times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.

Betting stats and facts for Reading and Huddersfield

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Reading and Huddersfield. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

  • In 5 of the last 6 Reading home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
  • Reading have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
  • In 7 of the last 9 Reading home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Reading matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 5 of the last 6 Reading home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In 7 of the last 8 Huddersfield matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 9 of the last 11 Huddersfield away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
  • In the last 4 Huddersfield away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • In 6 of the last 8 Huddersfield matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
  • Huddersfield have lost 4 of the last 5 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5

Players on top: Reading vs Huddersfield

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Sam Smith, who is performing well for Reading. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Huddersfield.The visitors will be looking to Josh Koroma to find the net once again, after managing four League One goals for Huddersfield in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Reading claimed a modest seven 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 two. Huddersfield won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Reading scored first in six of their last ten home games. Huddersfield scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Reading managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Reading and Huddersfield when playing at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Reading’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Huddersfield, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game.

Suggested bet: Reading vs Huddersfield

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Reading and Huddersfield 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.

Reading vs Huddersfield: Who wins the game?

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