Reading v Stevenage betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 19.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

Reading will clash heads with Stevenage in this League One match. All you should know about the fixture is here!

It's no vacation for neither Reading nor Stevenage as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Reading form and stats

Only two League One home games for Reading so far, yet both highs and lows with 1 win, 0 draws and 1 defeat.

A nice win for Reading last time playing, versus Cheltenham Town. That was also a home game and the match ended 1-0. The goalie Button was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.71 out of ten. Button topped it up with a clean sheet.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Port Vale (0-1).

This is expected to be a close game, with Reading perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Reading as a small favourite), we find 9 games. Reading has won 5 of these, drawn 2 and lost 2.

Reading has scored {1 goals-1} so far and conceded {1 goals-2} from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Stevenage form and stats

Stevenage are yet to lose a point on their League One travels this season with 2 wins from 2 away games.

Stevenage play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Cambridge United (placed 5th). Reid came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Cambridge United last time out, making the manager Evans feel like a tactical genius. The attacker Roberts got a match rating of 8.05 in that game. Roberts scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Before that, Stevenage secured a home win against Shrewsbury Town with the score 2-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 9 similar matches played by Stevenage in our archives, and the results are: 2 wins for Stevenage, 4 draws and 3 defeats.

{3 goals} so far away for Stevenage, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Reading-Stevenage H2H statistics last four meetings regardless of arena: Reading two wins, Stevenage one win, one draw. three of these four matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

StevenageJ. Reid
J. Reid
2 goals
StevenageC. Piergianni
C. Piergianni
1 goals
StevenageJ. Roberts
J. Roberts
1 goals

Reading missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Stevenage
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 2 1 Played P 0 2 3
1 1 0 Won W 0 2 3
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
2 1 1 Lost L 0 0 0
1 1 0 Scored S 0 3 5
2 1 1 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 50% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 33%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 50% 67%
67% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
5 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 0 3.5 6.7
6 6.5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 5.3
3.3 4 6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.5 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12 13.5 16 Shots (avg) S ( 0 12 14.7
3.3 4.5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 5.5 5.7
10% 11% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 27% 29%
 
13.7 11.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 0 10 9
4 4.5 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 2.5 2.3
Reading Last season Stevenage
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
13 10   Won W   7 24
11 8   Drew D   11 13
22 5   Lost L   5 9
46 31   Scored S   21 61
68 24   Conceded C   23 39
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   87% 91%
74% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 63%
50% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   26% 37%
22% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   9% 17%
7% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   4% 9%
52% 61%   BTTS BTTS   52% 46%
17% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   26% 41%
35% 22%   Failed to Score F T   35% 22%
 
4.4 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 5.1
5 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   3.5 3.4
2.1 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2 1.8
2 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
9.8 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   13.3 13.8
2.9 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.8 4.4
35% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 30%
 
12.5 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   10.3 8.7
3.9 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3 2.3

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 9
2 Peterborough United 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Stevenage 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
4 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 7
5 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Oxford United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
7 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
8 Blackpool 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
9 Bristol Rovers 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 9 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 4
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
12 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 4
13 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 -6 4
14 Derby County 3 1 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
15 Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Reading 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 3
18 Carlisle United 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Northampton Town 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
20 Fleetwood Town 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 1
21 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 0
22 Leyton Orient 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -6 0
23 Burton Albion 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -6 0
24 Wigan Athletic 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 -1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leyton Orient 46 26 13 7 61 34 23 15 6 2 32 13 23 11 7 5 29 21 27 91
2 Stevenage 46 24 13 9 61 39 23 17 2 4 40 16 23 7 11 5 21 23 22 85
3 Northampton Town 46 23 14 9 62 42 23 12 6 5 31 20 23 11 8 4 31 22 20 83
4 Stockport County 46 22 13 11 65 37 23 11 9 3 32 16 23 11 4 8 33 21 28 79
5 Carlisle United 46 20 16 10 66 43 23 11 8 4 34 21 23 9 8 6 32 22 23 76
6 Bradford City 46 20 16 10 61 43 23 9 10 4 33 23 23 11 6 6 28 20 18 76
7 Salford City 46 22 9 15 72 54 23 10 5 8 28 23 23 12 4 7 44 31 18 75
8 Mansfield Town 46 21 12 13 72 55 23 9 8 6 37 31 23 12 4 7 35 24 17 75
9 Barrow 46 18 8 20 47 53 23 12 3 8 29 19 23 6 5 12 18 34 -6 62
10 Swindon Town 46 16 13 17 61 55 23 9 6 8 31 24 23 7 7 9 30 31 6 61
11 Grimsby Town 46 16 13 17 49 56 23 7 10 6 24 25 23 9 3 11 25 31 -7 61
12 Tranmere Rovers 46 15 13 18 45 48 23 10 6 7 27 20 23 5 7 11 18 28 -3 58
13 Crewe Alexandra 46 14 16 16 48 60 23 11 6 6 32 26 23 3 10 10 16 34 -12 58
14 Sutton United 46 15 13 18 46 58 23 11 5 7 26 21 23 4 8 11 20 37 -12 58
15 Newport County 46 14 15 17 53 56 23 6 7 10 27 30 23 8 8 7 26 26 -3 57
16 Walsall 46 12 19 15 46 49 23 9 9 5 28 19 23 3 10 10 18 30 -3 55
17 Gillingham 46 14 13 19 36 49 23 11 5 7 21 20 23 3 8 12 15 29 -13 55
18 Doncaster Rovers 46 16 7 23 46 65 23 11 1 11 27 30 23 5 6 12 19 35 -19 55
19 Harrogate Town 46 12 16 18 59 68 23 6 10 7 31 32 23 6 6 11 28 36 -9 52
20 Colchester United 46 12 13 21 44 51 23 6 9 8 25 23 23 6 4 13 19 28 -7 49
21 AFC Wimbledon 46 11 15 20 48 60 23 7 7 9 26 30 23 4 8 11 22 30 -12 48
22 Crawley Town 46 11 13 22 48 71 23 9 7 7 31 30 23 2 6 15 17 41 -23 46
23 Hartlepool United 46 9 16 21 52 78 23 5 10 8 27 36 23 4 6 13 25 42 -26 43
24 Rochdale 46 9 11 26 46 70 23 5 5 13 29 38 23 4 6 13 17 32 -24 38

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Bolton Wanderers 3 3 0 0 9 1 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 8 9
2 Peterborough United 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 9
3 Stevenage 3 3 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 4 9
4 Portsmouth 3 2 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 7
5 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 6
6 Oxford United 3 2 0 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 2 3 0 6
7 Shrewsbury Town 3 2 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 6
8 Blackpool 3 1 2 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 5
9 Bristol Rovers 3 1 2 0 4 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 5
10 Barnsley 3 1 1 1 9 4 2 1 0 1 8 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 5 4
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 3 1 2 4
12 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 2 5 0 4
13 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 7 -6 4
14 Derby County 3 1 0 2 5 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 3
15 Charlton Athletic 3 1 0 2 2 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
16 Reading 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 3
17 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 3 8 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 -5 3
18 Carlisle United 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 2
19 Northampton Town 3 0 1 2 3 5 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 -2 1
20 Fleetwood Town 3 0 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 4 -4 1
21 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 -5 0
22 Leyton Orient 3 0 0 3 2 8 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 -6 0
23 Burton Albion 3 0 0 3 1 7 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 0 2 1 4 -6 0
24 Wigan Athletic 3 2 1 0 5 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 -1

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