League One: Wrexham vs Reading – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 3 match between Wrexham and Reading and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Reading head over to the SToK Cae Ras on Saturday to face title favourites Wrexham in a round 3 match in the League One.

Wrexham will be satisfied having collected four points from a possible six in their new League One campaign, and aim to stay undefeated.

Form: Wrexham vs Reading

Wrexham Form

In the last three outings, Wrexham beat Wycombe by 3-2, lost 4-2 against Sheffield United, before drawing 0-0 with Bolton. Wrexham only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew zero and lost four, as they scored seven and conceded nine goals.

Reading Form

Reading have two draws and a win to show from their previous three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw with Birmingham. This was followed by another draw with Colchester, this time 2-2, before they outclassed Wigan by 2-0. Reading only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League One. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 13 goals to ten.

Betting stats for Wrexham and Reading

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

Players on top: Wrexham vs Reading

Having scored just once lately in the League One, Steven Fletcher will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Reading hope Sam Smith can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of four League One goals in his last six League One games.

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Full-time result

Wrexham claimed all three points seven times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Reading won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Reading have not lost to Wrexham in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Wrexham scored first in six of their last ten home games. Reading scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Reading managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Wrexham were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Reading have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Wrexham when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Wrexham’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Reading, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.9 times goals per game themselves. Reading are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 22 matches.

Recommended tip: Wrexham vs Reading

To sum up, the upcoming match between Wrexham and Reading seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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