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

Tue 26th Aug, 16:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Johnnie Jackson guides his AFC Wimbledon charges to the Madejski Stadium in the League Cup on Tuesday afternoon, with Allan Dybczak's Reading the opponent. All of the important statistics for the encounter, including head-to-heads, predictions and odds from leading bookmakers across 17 of the biggest betting markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all brought together specifically to help you make the most well-informed bet possible.

Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's every chance of this match serving up goalmouth entertainment, but don't count on a deluge of goals. Under 3.5 goals is what we're predicting, meaning there will be no more than 3 goals scored during the standard 90 minutes. The best odds on that outcome are just below, followed by relevant form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records.

If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Reading are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Reading 42%	6/5	6/5
Draw 27%	27/10	12/5
AFC Wim 31%	2/1	11/5
Draw 1-1 13%	6/1	5/1
Reading 1-0 12%	11/2	5/1
AFC Wim 1-0 10%	7/1	13/2
Draw 0-0 9%	8/1	13/2
Reading 2-1 9%	17/2	15/2
Reading 2-0 8%	17/2	8/1
AFC Wim 2-1 7%	10/1	9/1
AFC Wim 2-0 5%	14/1	12/1
Draw 2-2 5%	18/1	14/1
Reading 3-1 4%	18/1	14/1
Reading 3-0 3%	20/1	14/1
AFC Wim 3-1 3%	28/1	20/1
Reading 3-2 2%	33/1	22/1
AFC Wim 3-0 2%	33/1	25/1
AFC Wim 3-2 2%	40/1	28/1
Over 2.5 Goals 44%	6/5	6/5
Under 2.5 Goals 56%	13/20	3/5
Home 1st Goal 50%	4/5	5/6
Away 1st Goal 45%	5/4	13/10
No 1st Goal 5%	8/1	13/2
BTTS - Yes 49%	1/1	1/1
BTTS - No 51%	3/4	3/4
BTTS - Home Win 18%	4/1	19/5
BTTS - Draw 18%	9/2	18/5
BTTS - Away Win 13%	6/1	11/2
Home/draw 69%	4/11	1/3
Away/draw 58%	4/6	13/20
Home/away 73%	2/7	3/10
Over 1.5 Goals 70%	2/5	2/5
Under 1.5 Goals 30%	7/4	7/4
Over 3.5 Goals 23%	10/3	3/1
Under 3.5 Goals 77%	1/5	2/9
Over 4.5 Goals 10%	9/1	7/1
Under 4.5 Goals 90%	1/16	1/16
Over 5.5 Goals 4%	20/1	16/1
Under 5.5 Goals 96%	1/66	1/80
Over 0.5 Goals 91%	1/14	1/14
Under 0.5 Goals 9%	8/1	13/2
Home DNB 61%	8/13	4/7
Away DNB 50%	6/5	5/4
Reading win to nil 24%	12/5	-
AFC Wim win to nil 18%	4/1	-
Reading / Reading 23%	13/5	12/5
Reading / AFC Wim 3%	33/1	25/1
Reading / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1
Draw / Reading 15%	9/2	4/1
Draw / AFC Wim 11%	13/2	11/2
Draw / Draw 17%	15/4	7/2
AFC Wim / Reading 3%	25/1	20/1
AFC Wim / AFC Wim 15%	9/2	4/1
AFC Wim / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1

Win / draw / win form

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Reading	1 - 1	Bolton
H	Reading	1 - 2	AFC Wim
A	Reading	2 - 1	Portsmouth
H	Reading	0 - 2	Huddersfield
A	Reading	0 - 2	Lincoln
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

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

12 / 20

Clean sheets

8 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	AFC Wim	0 - 1	Cardiff
A	AFC Wim	2 - 1	Reading
A	AFC Wim	1 - 1	Gillingham
H	AFC Wim	2 - 0	Lincoln
A	AFC Wim	0 - 1	Luton
H	AFC Wim	1 - 0	Walsall
H	AFC Wim	1 - 0	Notts C
A	AFC Wim	1 - 0	Notts C
A	AFC Wim	1 - 0	Grimsby
H	AFC Wim	0 - 2	Port Vale
A	AFC Wim	0 - 1	Gillingham
H	AFC Wim	0 - 0	Chesterfield
A	AFC Wim	1 - 1	Doncaster
H	AFC Wim	1 - 0	Harrogate
A	AFC Wim	1 - 2	Swindon
A	AFC Wim	1 - 1	Walsall
H	AFC Wim	2 - 2	Barrow
A	AFC Wim	2 - 1	Carlisle
H	AFC Wim	1 - 2	Cheltenham
H	AFC Wim	2 - 0	Notts C

Goal Statistics

AFC Wimbledon's defensive record is very strong, Johnnie Jackson's men having conceded 1 or less in 8 consecutive League Cup outings. An average PG rating of 1.3 for Reading makes sense in this context.

	Reading	AFC Wim
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.3 goals	1.1 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 26% 1 35% 2 23% 3 10% 4+ There is a 61% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal	0 33% 1 37% 2 20% 3 4+ There is a 70% probability that AFC Wim will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away games
20 home / away games	1.4 average goals scored	1.0 average goals scored
	1.4 conceded	0.7 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season

RDG

AFW

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Games scored	11		14
Failed to score	7		4
Scored first	9		13
Goals scored	24		18
Avg. goals scored	1.2		0.9
Avg. shots per game	7		6
Avg. shots per goal	6		7
Conversion rate for	18		14
Avg. XG for	1.1		1.2
KickOff rating		+3%

RDG

AFW

20%

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Games conceded	12		10
Clean sheets	6		8
Conceded first	6		4
Goals conceded	19		14
Avg. goals conceded	1		0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded	8		6
Avg. shots/goal conceded	8		9
Conversion rate against	12%		12%
Avg. XG against	1.3		1
KickOff rating		+20%

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

Reading League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	1	1	1
J Stevens	G. Garcia	T Rushesha	J Ryan

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Stevens GLK	1			-
J Ryan DEF	1			1 -
A. Ahmed DEF	1			-
F Burns DEF	1			-
M Stickland DEF	1			-
G. Garcia DEF	1	1		-
K Doyle MID	1			-
L Fraser MID	1			1 -
D Kyerewaa MID	1			-
B Elliott MID	1			-
T Rushesha MID	1		1	-
C Savage MID	1			-
M Camará MID	1			-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	1	1		-
M O’Mahony FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	1	1
G. Garcia	K Ehibhatiomhan	T Rushesha	T Rushesha

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
G. Garcia DEF	1	1
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	1	2
M Stickland DEF		1
K Doyle MID		1
D Kyerewaa MID		1
T Rushesha MID			1	1
C Savage MID				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
36	5	13
F Burns	A. Ahmed	A. Ahmed

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
F Burns DEF	36	3	9
J Stevens GLK	31	1	1
A. Ahmed DEF	31	5	13
J Ryan DEF	28		7
M Stickland DEF	22	2	6
T Rushesha MID	20	1	2
M Camará MID	20	2	5
C Savage MID	16	2	2
B Elliott MID	12
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	9		4
L Fraser MID	9		1
K Doyle MID	8	1	3
M O’Mahony FWD	7	1	3
D Kyerewaa MID	6
G. Garcia DEF	4	1	2

AFC Wim League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
1	0	1	1
R Johnson		D Orsi	R Johnson

Players	Appserances	Assists	cards
R Johnson DEF	1		1 -
R Harbottle DEF	1		-
I Ogundere DEF	1		-
A Smith MID	1		-
M Hippolyte MID	1		-
C Maycock MID	1		-
O Bugiel FWD	1		-
A Sasu FWD	1		1 -
J Kelly FWD	1		-
M Stevens FWD	1		-
D Orsi FWD	1	1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
0	1	1	1
	D Orsi	D Orsi	O Bugiel

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
O Bugiel FWD				1
D Orsi FWD		1	1	1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
42	5	10
R Johnson	I Ogundere	O Bugiel

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
R Johnson DEF	42		7
R Harbottle DEF	40	3	8
I Ogundere DEF	33	5	7
C Maycock MID	29	1	3
A Smith MID	21	1	1
O Bugiel FWD	16	3	10
A Sasu FWD	16	2	4
D Orsi FWD	11
J Kelly FWD	7	2	2
M Hippolyte MID	3	1	3
M Stevens FWD	1		2