Reading vs Cambridge United betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 03th, 2024

A League One match between Reading and Cambridge United will hold on December 03th, 2024, Tuesday at 20:00h (UTC), in England, check the Reading vs Cambridge United betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Reading vs Cambridge United will occur

The game will be played in the small Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium, in the city of Reading, with a capacity for 24161 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

Including statistics, events and odds, you can follow the match live at Betarena, with access to all the information to help with your sports betting.

Introduction to the Reading vs Cambridge United 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 2.57 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Reading last match

The last match ended in a draw for the Reading team. On that occasion they met Barnsley for the League One, and the match ended 2-2. Coach R. Sellés Salvador's lined up a 4-3-3 formation.

This draw (odd 4.00) can be considered a good result, especially considering that the other team was the big favorite.

Even with an excellent display of Sam Smith, the game ended in a draw. The player turned out to be the Reading team's driving wheel throughout the match, but the game's luck was not on their side.

Cambridge United last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a draw in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Cambridge United, who used a 3-4-3 formation, faced the Bolton Wanderers team with a final score of 1-1.

For this match the rival team had all the favoritism, so considering that factor, the draw (odd 3.70) ended up being a good result.

Reading vs Cambridge United h2h

Cambridge United occupied 20th place when they went against Reading, who was in 18th place, in their last match at League One. Cambridge United first went in with a 4-3-3 formation, which was engaged by Reading with a 4-2-3-1 deployment.

The last time these teams met was for a League One match, on 16-03-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 4-0 win for Reading.

The Reading team in their last five matches has produced solid performances, while Cambridge United has been more irregular.

N. Lugg and H. Gilroy will be supporting from the sideline while S. Allison will be on the football field for this match.

Reading

League One leaderboard now

Considering the home team Reading, standing in 7th place with 27 points in the League One competition in England. Their performance statistics have been such as 8 wins, 5 losses and, 3 draws.

With no advantage over the Bolton Wanderers team which is in position 8 in the 18th round. Also, it has the same score that the Barnsley team that is ranked in the 6th place.

Reading analysis

Reading after 17 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 26 goals and conceded only 24 to opponents.

Reading has a relatively low average of shots towards the goal, with only 4.44 attempts per game, and this is an indication that the team has a poor attack, and therefore scores few goals.

Reading 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 48.88%. In the next match against Cambridge United a change of attitude on the field will be needed, Reading will have to try to maintain possession to create goal chances and win.

Winning twice as the visiting team, the team’s record of 6 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws proves they are naturally stronger at home.

Best goalscorer from Reading

Until this stage of the season, in terms of individual exhibitions, the highlight is Sam Smith. The Attacker has scored 7 times in this competition and helped Reading avoiding adverse outcomes on several occasions.

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

Cambridge United

League One leaderboard now

With 13 points won, Cambridge United is in 22nd place on the leaderboard, which leaves the team in the Relegation zone. The team's campaign so far is 3 wins against 9 losses, plus 4 draws.

Cambridge United analysis

The goal difference is on the negative side for Cambridge United, which after 17 rounds has conceded 25 but has only scored 14.

It seems that Cambridge United is having trouble scoring goals, with a low number of goals scored and a high number of games where they failed to score. This implies that their attacking play needs improvement, with a focus on creating better chances and converting them into goals.

With an average of 0.88 goals per game, the team struggles on the offensive end, and considering that it will also be playing away from home, the odds are all against it.

Best goalscorer from Cambridge United

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Sullay Kaikai. He has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Cambridge United come out with a positive result on several occasions.

For bettors some entries may be relevant for this game, namely:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Reading is Sam Smith, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Cambridge United is Sullay Kaikai, he has scored in 3 opportunities.

A good time to bet for those watching the live game is in the 75-90 minute period where most goals happen.

Taking into consideration that Cambridge United scores an average of 0.63 goals per match when playing away, we should consider the under 2.5 betting market, especially because this team usually does not concede goals when playing out of their stadium.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 1.95.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 4.18 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.53 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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