League One: Reading vs Huddersfield – Betting preview

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

As the early season favourites, Reading will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Huddersfield for a round 2 match in the League One.

Reading endured a disappointing opening game in the new League One season which left them stunned without points.

Team form: Reading vs Huddersfield

Reading Form

Reading have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 0-2 victory against Bristol Rovers. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-4 against Barnsley, before handing over another win to Lincoln City in a 2-0 defeat. Reading won three of their previous six matches at Select Car Leasing Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring nine goals to seven against.

Huddersfield Form

Huddersfield suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches as they were run over by Exeter in a 3-1 defeat. Leyton Orient also proved too hard to handle as they won 1-4, before Huddersfield were able to strike back in a 3-0 win against Leyton Orient. Huddersfield came through their last six away games in the League One without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost six in which, they were outscored by 14 goals to two.

Betting stats and facts for Reading and Huddersfield

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Reading and Huddersfield. 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 Huddersfield

Lewis Wing found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Alfie May just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Betting markets: Reading vs Huddersfield

Full-time result

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

Both teams to score

Reading scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Huddersfield got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Reading probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Huddersfield managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches. Reading have scored in 4 consecutive home meetings with Huddersfield.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Reading’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Huddersfield, who scored one time on average in these matches.