Stevenage vs Reading betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on November 09th, 2024

Stevenage and Reading will play on Saturday, November 09th, 2024, at 15:00h (UTC), in a League One game to be held in England, check the Stevenage vs Reading betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Stevenage vs Reading will occur

The game will be played in the small The Lamex Stadium stadium, in the city of Stevenage, with a capacity for 6722 spectators, who hope to help the team to surprise in this match.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all information to help with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Stevenage 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 2.68 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Stevenage last match

In the last match played, Stevenage met Guiseley, in a match valid for the FA Cup. The match ended in a draw by 1-1. The coach A. Revell's on that occasion lined the team up with a 4-3-1-2 formation.

The game had to be decided in penalty kicks, after a 1-1 draw after 90 minutes and another in overtime.

Considering the high odds of winning the match, a draw (odd 7.00) turned out to be a bad result.

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 EFL Trophy, Reading, who used a 4-3-3 formation, faced the Cheltenham Town team with a final score of 1-0.

Before the kick-off the home team's defeat had odds of 2.50, which explains why it was considered a fairly even match.

Stevenage vs Reading h2h

Reading occupied 21st place when they went against Stevenage, who was in 6th place, in their last match at League One. Reading first went in with a 4-1-4-1 formation, which was engaged by Stevenage with a 4-3-1-2 deployment.

The last time these teams met was for a League One match, on 06-02-2024, referring to the 2023/2024 season, which ended with a 0-1 win for Reading.

The last encounter between these two it was a close fight.

The Reading team has accomplished more consistent results in the past five games, than Stevenage its counterpart.

Stevenage

League One leaderboard now

Stevenage joins the match with 17 points. They rank in 15th place in the League One, the team also suffers from a negative balance having won only 5 games, losing 7, and scoring 2 draws.

In the 15th round, the team has the same score as opposed to Rotherham United who places just above in 14th place.

Stevenage analysis

Stevenage after 14 matchdays have scored 10 goals and conceded 15 goals, and therefore shows a negative goal difference.

In terms of form, the team comes from a 3 losses streak in the League One, which is not a good omen for this next match.

It appears that Stevenage is encountering difficulties in scoring goals, as evidenced by their low number of goals scored and the high number of games in which they have failed to score. This could imply that their attacking play is lacking in quality and they need to work on creating better chances.

his average possession rate in the league is 45.71%, which means that the team usually can't take the initiative in the game and has a more reactive style of play. Therefore, for this match Stevenage vs Reading 2024/2025, the team should make an effort to keep the possession and be able to attack the opponent.

Playing at home shows more positive results for the team with 4 wins, 3 losses and, 0 draws compared to the 1 game they won as the visiting team.

Maintaining optimal performance could prove to be a difficult task for Stevenage as they navigate a tight schedule with multiple games in quick succession. Despite Stevenage and Reading being evenly matched on paper, the team's demanding schedule could tip the scales in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Stevenage

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Elliott List. The Attacker has scored 3 times in the current season and has helped Stevenage come out with a positive result on several occasions.

Reading

League One leaderboard now

Reading arrives in this game with 22 points, and in 9th place in the League One, having won 7 games in total and lost 5 times, making a total of 1 draw.

With the same score that the Barnsley who occupies position 8, the team will fight for a best position in this 15th round.

Reading analysis

We have reached matchday 14 in League One and at the moment Reading has made 21 goals and conceded 20.

With an average of 4.08 shots on goal per match, Reading certainly cannot call itself a fearsome, or particularly prolific, attack, and this is another very good indicator to take into account in evaluations.

Facing a demanding schedule, Reading may find it challenging to maintain their performance levels when playing multiple games in a short period. Despite the odds favoring both Stevenage and Reading for victory, Reading busy schedule could be a determining factor in the final outcome.

Best goalscorer from Reading

Individually, the team's most offensive player in the competition so far is Sam Smith. He has scored 5 times in the current season and has helped Reading come out with a positive result on several occasions.

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

For punters 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 Stevenage is Elliott List, who has already scored 3 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Reading is Sam Smith, he has scored in 5 opportunities.

A good bet could be made between 75-90 minutes of the game as this is the time most goals are scored.

Taking into consideration that Reading scores an average of 1.17 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 1.75.

Corners Top Betting Tips

Good betting results could be obtained if one notes that there is an average of 4.54 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 4.21 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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