League One: Shrewsbury vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 38 match between Shrewsbury and Reading and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Reading come to The Croud Meadow for the League One match on Tuesday, Shrewsbury will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Form: Shrewsbury vs Reading

Shrewsbury Form

In their last three matches, Shrewsbury lost 4-1 against Birmingham, drew 0-0 with Wycombe, before losing to Cambridge U by 0-1. Shrewsbury didn’t manage a single win in any of their previous six League One games at the The Croud Meadow. They have a record of one draws and five defeats, in which they conceded eight and scored two goals.

Reading Form

Two victories are what Reading have to show from their past three matches, as they first beat Peterborough 3-1. This was followed by a 3-0 defeat against Blackpool, before winning again 1-0 against Wycombe. Reading claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by ten goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Shrewsbury and Reading

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Shrewsbury and Reading played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Shrewsbury vs Reading

It’s been a great season for Harvey Knibbs so far with 14 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt Reading want him to continue this productive spell against Shrewsburythis coming Tuesday.

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Full-time result

Shrewsbury claimed all three points three times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in five of the games in this run. Reading won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing four and losing four in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Shrewsbury scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Reading only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Shrewsbury have failed to score in 5 consecutive home games. In the last 10 games played, Shrewsbury opened the scoring only once, while Reading scored the opener six times in their last 10 games Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Shrewsbury and Reading.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Shrewsbury, who scored an average of 0.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Reading’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.