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Reading Stevenage betting prediction


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The market we suggest for this match is the ''Reading’s triumph''. Despite going through a complicated stage of the season, the home team enjoys a higher quality squad at different points in the match, being very likely to dominate from the beginning to the end of the ninety minutes. On the other hand, Stevenage should act defensively, exploiting only the counterattack, however, without great success. So, risking the home team’s win in this tiebreaker is the best option.
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Preview
Reading and Stevenage meet at Madejski Stadium, in a 2nd leg match for the FA Cup (3rd Round Replays). These two teams tied (0‑0) in the 1st leg match. There are only 2 recent head‑to‑heads between these two teams: on 06‑01‑2018, which ended in a (0‑0) draw, and another on 29‑07‑2014, which ended in a (0‑0) draw, In this match the home advantage may play an important role, as both teams present significant differences between home and away performances.

Analysis Reading

After the goalless draw in the 1st leg, the home team needs to get a home win to qualify for the next round. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches; against 3 wins, 5 draws and 7 losses at their stadium. In their last match, for the Championship, they got an away tie against Hull City by (0‑0). In the last 10 home matches Reading has won 2, tied 3 and lost 5. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. They have conceded the first goal in 6 of their 15 matches, and have never been able to turn the score around. there is 1 period that stands out in the last 17 home matches for all competitions: they have suffered 9 of their 20 goals between minutes (76'‑90').

Reading comes for this match after a goalless draw against Hull City, scoring the eighth straight match without winning in several competitions. In this way, it’s evident that the home team is going through a very difficult time of the season. Even so, the coach Jaap Stam should keep the team in 4-3-3 with Kermorgant being the most offensive reference. On the other hand, Modou Barrow is the great highlight of Reading with 7 scored goals. Obviously, the Dutch coach won’t count on Obita, Beerens, McShane and Swift, all due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Anssi Jaakkola, Tyler Blackett, Tiago Ilori, Leandro Bacuna, Liam Kelly, David Edwards, Pelle Clement, Roy Beerens, Sone Aluko, J. Böðvarsson.
Coach: C. Gunter, R. Sellés Salvador.

Analysis Stevenage

The away team comes to this 2nd leg match after a goalless draw in the 1st leg and the advantage of not having conceded any home goals. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 losses in away matches, with 10 goals scored and 24 conceded; against 8 wins, 5 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 34 goals scored and 15 conceded. In their last match, for the League Two, they got an away tie against Morecambe by (1‑1). In the last 10 away matches Stevenage has tied 1 and lost 9. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 8 times and have only turned the score around in 1. In the last 17 away matches for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (46'‑60') and 4 of their 10 goals between (76'‑90').

Stevenage comes for this match after a 1-1 draw against Morecambe in a match counting for the English fourth division. This was the third consecutive match without proving the taste of defeat in several competitions. In this second leg against Reading, the coach Darren Sarll should keep the usual 4-4-2 benefiting the low block and long balls for Newton and Godden. Curiously, these two players are Stevenage's top scorers in the league with nine goals each. Although military in the lower divisions, it’s important to emphasize that Stevenage has revealed several positive notes. Apparently, there are no absences of weight to register for this match.

Confirmed Lineup: Tom King, Ben Wilmot, Joe Martin, Ronnie Henry, Jack King, Jonathan Smith, Ben Kennedy, Tom Pett, Mark McKee, Danny Newton, Matty Godden.
Coach: A. Revell.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Reading vs Stevenage match, on 16 January 2018, of the preview written by the editors of Betting Academy US, goes to: Reading wins ⇒ bet available on betfair.

The Reading vs Stevenage on 16 January 2018 will be played at Reading, Select Car Leasing Stadium.

The most voted bet by tipsters at Betting Academy US, for the Reading Stevenage match, on the "match odds" market, was a win by Reading at with 97% of the tips.

 

FA Cup - 2017/2018

  • 100% 884 / 884 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 16.74%
  • Away team wins 35.86%
  • Over 1.5 84.16%
  • Over 2.5 63.12%
  • Over 3.5 43.89%
  • Goals 2982
  • Goals /match 3.37
  • Goals /match home 1.82
  • Goals /match away 1.55
  • Both teams score 58.14%
  • Goals after 80' 3.09%
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