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

Tue 12th Aug, 19:45 BST, Fratton Park, Portsmouth

It's an away trip for Ruben Albes's Reading side on Tuesday evening, as they make their way to the Fratton Park for a League Cup tie with John Mousinho's Portsmouth. Form, head to head (H2H) stats, predictions and the best odds are all published below. It's our job to give you all the information you need to place a smart, well-informed bet. Here we've gone for , but why not use the stats to find the perfect bet for you?

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

KickOff's predictive algorithm suggests there is a 81% probability of Portsmouth and Reading delivering a minimum of two goals in this League Cup clash. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and the bookies like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.20.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Portsmouth are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 52% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.85.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Portsmouth 52%	17/20	17/20
Draw 23%	3/1	13/5
Reading 26%	11/4	16/5
Draw 1-1 11%	13/2	11/2
Portsmouth 2-1 10%	15/2	13/2
Portsmouth 1-0 9%	15/2	7/1
Portsmouth 2-0 8%	17/2	8/1
Reading 2-1 6%	12/1	11/1
Draw 2-2 6%	14/1	10/1
Portsmouth 3-1 6%	12/1	10/1
Reading 1-0 6%	12/1	11/1
Portsmouth 3-0 5%	14/1	12/1
Draw 0-0 5%	14/1	9/1
Portsmouth 3-2 4%	20/1	16/1
Reading 2-0 4%	20/1	18/1
Portsmouth 4-1 3%	25/1	18/1
Reading 3-1 3%	28/1	22/1
Reading 3-2 2%	28/1	22/1
Over 2.5 Goals 59%	7/10	4/6
Under 2.5 Goals 41%	11/10	11/10
Home 1st Goal 53%	8/15	8/13
Away 1st Goal 44%	6/4	6/4
No 1st Goal 3%	14/1	9/1
BTTS - Yes 59%	4/6	8/13
BTTS - No 41%	11/10	6/5
BTTS - Home Win 27%	5/2	9/4
BTTS - Draw 18%	15/4	10/3
BTTS - Away Win 14%	11/2	11/2
Home/draw 74%	1/4	2/9
Away/draw 48%	10/11	19/20
Home/away 77%	2/9	2/7
Over 1.5 Goals 81%	1/5	2/9
Under 1.5 Goals 19%	10/3	3/1
Over 3.5 Goals 37%	13/8	8/5
Under 3.5 Goals 63%	4/9	4/9
Over 4.5 Goals 20%	4/1	7/2
Under 4.5 Goals 80%	1/6	1/6
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	10/1	15/2
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1/20	1/18
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/33	1/25
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	14/1	9/1
Home DNB 68%	2/5	7/20
Away DNB 42%	7/4	2/1
Portsmouth win to nil 25%	5/2	-
Reading win to nil 11%	6/1	-
Portsmouth / Portsmouth 28%	15/8	9/5
Portsmouth / Reading 3%	28/1	25/1
Portsmouth / Draw 6%	12/1	11/1
Draw / Portsmouth 17%	4/1	18/5
Draw / Reading 9%	8/1	15/2
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	17/4
Reading / Portsmouth 4%	20/1	16/1
Reading / Reading 12%	11/2	11/2
Reading / Draw 6%	14/1	11/1

Win / draw / win form

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Portsmouth	1 - 1	Hull
A	Portsmouth	1 - 1	Sheff Wed
H	Portsmouth	1 - 0	Watford
A	Portsmouth	5 - 3	Norwich
H	Portsmouth	2 - 2	Derby
A	Portsmouth	0 - 1	Coventry
A	Portsmouth	1 - 2	Millwall
H	Portsmouth	1 - 0	Blackburn
A	Portsmouth	1 - 2	Preston
H	Portsmouth	1 - 2	Plymouth
H	Portsmouth	1 - 0	Leeds
A	Portsmouth	0 - 1	Luton
H	Portsmouth	2 - 1	QPR
A	Portsmouth	2 - 0	Oxford Utd
H	Portsmouth	2 - 1	Cardiff
A	Portsmouth	1 - 2	Sheff Utd
H	Portsmouth	0 - 0	Burnley
H	Portsmouth	0 - 1	Millwall
A	Portsmouth	1 - 5	West Brom
H	Portsmouth	3 - 1	Stoke

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Reading	2 - 4	Barnsley
A	Reading	2 - 0	Bristol R
A	Reading	5 - 1	Mansfield
H	Reading	0 - 1	Lincoln
A	Reading	0 - 0	Northampton
A	Reading	3 - 1	Shrewsbury
H	Reading	1 - 0	Wycombe
A	Reading	0 - 3	Blackpool
H	Reading	3 - 1	Peterborough
H	Reading	1 - 1	Stevenage
H	Reading	2 - 0	Wrexham
A	Reading	1 - 1	Crawley
H	Reading	0 - 0	Exeter
A	Reading	2 - 1	Wigan
H	Reading	0 - 0	Birmingham
H	Reading	2 - 1	Rotherham
H	Reading	1 - 1	Shrewsbury
A	Reading	0 - 0	Huddersfield
H	Reading	1 - 0	Bolton
A	Reading	2 - 3	Burton

Goal Statistics

Portsmouth have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 5 consecutive League Cup outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Reading on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Portsmouth	Reading
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.8 goals	1.2 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 16% 1 29% 2 27% 3 16% 4+ 11% There is a 84% probability that Portsmouth 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
20 home / away games	1.6 average goals scored	1.4 average goals scored
	0.8 conceded	1.4 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season

POR

RDG

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Games scored	16		14
Failed to score	4		6
Scored first	8		11
Goals scored	26		28
Avg. goals scored	1.3		1.4
Avg. shots per game	9		8
Avg. shots per goal	7		6
Conversion rate for	15		18
Avg. XG for	1.6		1.3
KickOff rating		+1%

POR

RDG

30%

better

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Games conceded	15		12
Clean sheets	5		8
Conceded first	11		5
Goals conceded	26		19
Avg. goals conceded	1.3		1
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	6		10
Conversion rate against	17%		10%
Avg. XG against	1.3		1.4
KickOff rating		+30%

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

Portsmouth League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
0	0	0	0

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
N Schmid GLK				-
B Killip GLK				-
J Archer GLK				-
T Mcintyre DEF				-
I Bowat DEF				-
C Shaughnessy DEF				-
Z Swanson DEF				-
J Williams DEF				-
C Ogilvie DEF				-
R Poole DEF				-
H. Matthews DEF				-
J. Farrell DEF				-
L Roux MID				-
M Kosznovszky MID				-
H. Clout MID				-
J Swift MID				-
A Segecic MID				-
R. Swann MID				-
T Devlin MID				-
A Dozzell MID				-
M Ritchie MID				-
A Kamara MID				-
M Pack MID				-
J Murphy FWD				-
H Blair FWD				-
P Lane FWD				-
C Lang FWD				-
C Bishop FWD				-
T. Waddingham FWD				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
0	0	0	0

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
0	0	0

Players	passes	tackles	duels won

Reading League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
0	0	0	0

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Stevens GLK				-
J Pereira GLK				-
K Abrefa DEF				-
G. Garcia DEF				-
F Burns DEF				-
M Jacob DEF				-
P O'Connor DEF				-
J Dorsett DEF				-
E. Osho DEF				-
M Stickland DEF				-
A Yiadom DEF				-
L Fraser MID				-
D Kyerewaa MID				-
H Knibbs MID				-
B Elliott MID				-
T Rushesha MID				-
C Savage MID				-
L Wing MID				-
M Camará MID				-
P Lane FWD				-
M O’Mahony FWD				-
B Tuma FWD				-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD				-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
0	0	0	0

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
0	0	0

Players	passes	tackles	duels won

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

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