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Bromley v Reading : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 8th Aug, 15:00 BST, Hayes Lane, London

Saturday afternoon at the Hayes Lane, and it’s a League Cup showdown between Bromley and Reading. Andy Woodman and Leam Richardson going all-out to claim the win. In this preview you'll find odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for 17 different markets, alongside bespoke data that updates as you go between markets. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown for each side's last 20 too. Home, away and overall records can be found, while you'll also find head-to-head history towards the bottom of the page.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The statistics suggest there isn't an obvious winner in this fixture, but there's plenty of reasons to believe that Bromley and Reading will score 2 or more goals between them. We've seen goals when they've gone head-to-head in years gone by, and neither Andy Woodman or Leam Richardson has served up too many 0-0s lately either. The bookies are predicting over 1.5 goals too, with odds of 1.25 equating to approximately a 77% probability.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bromley are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 45% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.15.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bromley
45%
11/10
17%
23/20
2%
Draw
25%
23/10
2%
5/2
3%
Reading
30%
21/10
24%
9/4
3%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
Bromley 1-0
9%
15/2
11%
13/2
6%
Bromley 2-1
9%
8/1
10%
7/1
Reading 1-0
7%
10/1
16%
17/2
Bromley 2-0
7%
10/1
15%
17/2
Reading 2-1
7%
11/1
10%
9/1
Draw 0-0
6%
10/110/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/110/1
Bromley 3-1
5%
16/1
19%
12/1
Reading 2-0
5%
16/1
31%
12/1
Bromley 3-0
4%
20/1
19%
14/1
Reading 3-1
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
12%
Bromley 3-2
3%
25/1
10%
20/1
10%
Reading 3-2
2%
28/120/1
Reading 3-0
2%
33/1
31%
25/1
Over 2.5 Goals
53%
17/204/5
Under 2.5 Goals
47%
19/2010/11
Home 1st Goal
51%
4/5
8%
3/4
2%
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/5
8%
5/4
2%
No 1st Goal
3%
10/19/1
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/10
2%
4/6
1%
BTTS - No
44%
21/20
2%
11/10
2%
BTTS - Home Win
22%
10/3
13%
3/1
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/216/5
BTTS - Away Win
15%
5/1
20%
9/2
5%
Home/draw
70%
1/3
9%
1/3
3%
Away/draw
55%
8/13
11%
4/6
3%
Home/away
75%
3/102/7
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
1/41/4
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
11/427/10
Over 3.5 Goals
31%
9/42/1
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
1/37/20
Over 4.5 Goals
15%
5/119/4
Under 4.5 Goals
85%
1/81/8
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
12/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/251/33
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/201/33
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
10/110/1
Home DNB
62%
4/7
14%
11/20
3%
Away DNB
48%
5/4
23%
13/10
5%
Bromley win to nil
23%
11/4
20%
-
Reading win to nil
15%
5/1
33%
-
Bromley / Bromley
24%
12/5
19%
11/5
3%
Bromley / Reading
3%
28/1
12%
22/1
10%
Bromley / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Bromley
14%
9/2
15%
9/2
Draw / Reading
11%
13/2
15%
6/1
8%
Draw / Draw
15%
9/217/4
Reading / Bromley
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
Reading / Reading
15%
9/2
15%
19/5
2%
Reading / Draw
7%
12/110/1
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Win / draw / win form
Bromley
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics

Bromley's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Reading have conceded in each of their last 6 League Cup games. A PG of 1.6 for A. Woodman's side suggests that run should continue.

Goals have been a problem for Reading of late. It has been 6 League Cup matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Bromley.

Bromley Reading
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Bromley will score 1 or more goals
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Bromley
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.6
1.2
Attack rating
BRO
RDG
3%
better
view stats
Games scored16
16
Failed to score4
4
Scored first11
9
Goals scored27
29
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game10
7
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for14
21
Avg. XG for1.5
1.1
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
32%
better
BRO
RDG
view stats
Games conceded14
18
Clean sheets6
2
Conceded first6
11
Goals conceded19
27
Avg. goals conceded1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded10
7
Conversion rate against10%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+32%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Bromley v Reading will show here when available.

Bromley League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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Reading League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
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