Burton Albion vs Reading betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on January 28th, 2025

Burton Albion and Reading will meet each other in a football match counting for League One on January 28th, 2025, Tuesday at 19:45h (UTC), in England, check the Burton Albion vs Reading betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Burton Albion vs Reading will occur

The game will be played in the small Pirelli Stadium stadium, in the city of Burton-upon-Trent, with a capacity for 6912 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

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Introduction to the Burton Albion vs Reading betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League One has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.56 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Burton Albion last match

Burton Albion in its last official match won (1-2) against Wigan Athletic, in a match valid for League One. Coach G. Bowyer's lined up a 5-3-2 formation.

The odds of the underdog team to win were 5.00 before the match. That shows why it was an unexpected result - an incredible surprise for everyone who enjoyed this match!

Despite the victory, the team did not have a great performance in general. One of the few athletes who achieved some prominence in the match was Rumarn Burrell, who appeared well in the most decisive moments of the game and was a crucial player in the victory of Burton Albion.

Reading last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a defeat in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Reading, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Stockport County team with a final score of 1-3.

The odds for the defeat of the home team before the match were 1.95, so it was expected to be a fairly even match.

Burton Albion vs Reading h2h

Reading was in 15th place when they last went head-to-head in League One against Burton Albion, who was in 22nd place. Reading formed a 4-3-3 arrangement while Burton Albion took to the pitch with a 4-2-3-1 formation.

These two clubs faced each other for the last time in a match of the 2024/2025 League One season. The match, played on 01-10-2024, recorded the 3-1 win for Reading.

The performance of the Reading team in their five recent games to date has been relatively good, unlike the Burton Albion team.

This football game will be officiated by W. Finnie while A. Ricketts and D. Flynn will assist him from the sideline.

Burton Albion

League One leaderboard now

With 18 points won, Burton Albion is in 23rd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 14 losses, plus 9 draws.

This means that in the 29th round the team has no advantage in relation to the Cambridge United team that is in the 24th place.

Burton Albion analysis

The goal difference is not positive for Burton Albion: at the end of the round 28 it registers 23 goals scored against 40 taken by its goalkeeper.

The performances of Burton Albion in recent matches suggest that they are having difficulty scoring goals, with a low number of goals and a high number of matches where they failed to score. This indicates that their attacking play is not creating enough quality chances and needs improvement.

Burton Albion is not a team that imposes its rhythms on the field, it usually has a rather counterattacking game: in fact, during this league we see that it has an average ball possession of 45.62%. In the next match against Reading a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Burton Albion will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Best goalscorer from Burton Albion

When we analyze the team's attack so far, the competition's performance at the individual level Danilo Orsi-Dadamo is the player to highlight. Helping Burton Albion with 6 goals scored this season, the Attacker has been instrumental in achieving positive outcomes.

Reading

League One leaderboard now

Reading arrives in this game with 41 points, and in 7th place in the League One, having won 12 games in total and lost 8 times, making a total of 5 draws.

In the 29th round, the team has no difference in point as opposed to the Stockport County team who places just above in 6th place.

Reading analysis

We have reached matchday 28 in League One and at the moment Reading has made 40 goals and conceded 36.

As we approach the Regular Season, Reading is gearing up for another gripping match. In the opening game, the team managed 4.36 shots on target, offering a glimpse into their offensive capabilities.

Reading is a more offensive team than Burton Albion, having 2184 attacks vs. 2096 from Burton Albion, having scored 40 times, in comparison, Burton Albion converted into goal 23 times.

Best goalscorer from Reading

At the individual level, in this competition's offensive sector, it is worth mentioning Sam Smith. The Attacker has already scored 10 goals in the competition, being extremely important for Reading, who have benefited from his performances several times to achieve essential triumphs.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Burton Albion is Danilo Orsi-Dadamo, who has already scored 6 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Reading is Sam Smith, he has scored in 10 opportunities.

The best time to place bets is between 75-90 minutes as some study have shown this to be where most goals happen.

Corners Top Betting Tips

To obtain good betting results, remembering that there is an average of 3.8 corners per game when the corners numbers of both teams are combined.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.39 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

On the Burton Albion side, we know that it is a more aggressive team having received the red card 3 times this season, very different from Reading who only saw the red card twice. Both the red and yellow cards market can be a good bet.

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