League One: Reading vs Leyton Orient – Betting preview

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

Reading enjoy home advantage, when visitors Leyton Orient swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Reading are number 7 in the table on 15 points after ten matches. Leyton Orient rank as number 9 with 14 points after ten matches played.

Team form: Reading vs Leyton Orient

Reading Form

Reading went through their last three matches with a 1-1 draw against Bradford, a 1-5 win against Milton Keynes Dons and a 1-0 defeat against Wigan. Reading claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 14 and conceded seven goals.

Leyton Orient Form

Leyton Orient have a single win and a draw to show from their past three matches. First, they went down 0-2 against Plymouth, before picking up a 0-0 draw against Bradford. Their latest match brought a 2-0 win in their encounter with Blackpool. Leyton Orient won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says four goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats for Reading and Leyton Orient

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

In-form players: Reading vs Leyton Orient

Jaze Kabia shows decent form right now for Leyton Orient, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Reading, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Jack Marriott also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

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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 two of the games, whilst losing five. Leyton Orient won three of their last 10 games away, drew five and lost two of the games in this run.

Both teams to score

Reading scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Curiously, Leyton Orient only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Leyton Orient should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Wednesday, as Reading only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Leyton Orient claimed four clean sheets in their last 10 games. Leyton Orient have scored in 4 consecutive meetings with Reading when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Reading’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Leyton Orient’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.