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

Tue 15th Sep, 20:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Leam Richardson's Reading side are on home soil in the League Cup on Tuesday night, as Keith Andrews's Brentford visit the Madejski Stadium. All statistics, including each side's 20 game form and head to head (H2H) records, will update as you browse each of the betting markets using the tabs below. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


Best Tip: Brentford to win

Nobody in the League Cup wants to be beaten in front of their home fans, but the statistics below are suggesting that could be Reading's fate as they go head-to-head with Brentford at Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night. The UK's top bookmakers agree, each suggesting an away win is the most likely outcome at odds of 1.33, and so does our predictive algorithm. We've calculated the away win in the win / draw / win market has a 71% probability, easily making it the best bet here.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
11%
9/1-
Draw
15%
15/4-
Brentford
74%
3/10-
Brentford 2-0
9%
15/2-
Brentford 2-1
9%
8/1-
Brentford 3-0
8%
9/1-
Brentford 3-1
8%
9/1-
Brentford 1-0
7%
10/1-
Draw 1-1
7%
9/1-
Brentford 4-0
6%
14/1-
Brentford 4-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
4%
14/1-
Brentford 3-2
4%
18/1-
Reading 2-1
3%
25/1-
Brentford 5-0
3%
25/1-
Brentford 5-1
3%
25/1-
Brentford 4-2
3%
28/1-
Draw 0-0
3%
20/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
71%
2/5-
Under 2.5 Goals
29%
15/8-
Home 1st Goal
39%
9/4-
Away 1st Goal
60%
1/3-
No 1st Goal
1%
20/1-
BTTS - Yes
57%
4/6-
BTTS - No
42%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
7%
14/1-
BTTS - Draw
12%
9/2-
BTTS - Away Win
38%
6/4-
Home/draw
26%
12/5-
Away/draw
89%
1/16-
Home/away
85%
2/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
88%
1/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
12%
11/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
50%
10/11-
Under 3.5 Goals
50%
4/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
30%
9/4-
Under 4.5 Goals
70%
1/3-
Over 5.5 Goals
16%
5/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
84%
1/8-
Over 0.5 Goals
97%
1/50-
Under 0.5 Goals
3%
20/1-
Home DNB
21%
7/1-
Away DNB
85%
1/12-
Reading win to nil
4%
18/1-
Brentford win to nil
36%
13/8-
Reading / Reading
6%
14/1-
Reading / Brentford
5%
16/1-
Reading / Draw
4%
18/1-
Draw / Reading
4%
20/1-
Draw / Brentford
19%
10/3-
Draw / Draw
9%
8/1-
Brentford / Reading
2%
40/1-
Brentford / Brentford
46%
5/6-
Brentford / Draw
5%
16/1-
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Win / draw / win form
Reading
20 games
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading3 - 1Blackpool
HReading5 - 0Mansfield
AReading3 - 0Stevenage
AReading0 - 0AFC Wim
HReading3 - 4Luton
AReading1 - 1Bromley
HReading0 - 1Blackpool
AReading1 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 3Cardiff
AReading0 - 1Doncaster
HReading1 - 2Lincoln
AReading1 - 1Huddersfield
HReading3 - 0Wigan
AReading0 - 1Stevenage
AReading2 - 1Burton
HReading2 - 2Plymouth
AReading0 - 1Mansfield
AReading3 - 2Luton
HReading2 - 1Bradford
AReading1 - 1Port Vale
Brentford
20 games
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
11
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBrentford1 - 1Sunderland
ABrentford1 - 1Leeds
ABrentford6 - 1Birmingham
HBrentford3 - 0Spurs
ABrentford1 - 1Liverpool
HBrentford2 - 2C Palace
ABrentford0 - 3Man City
HBrentford3 - 0West Ham
ABrentford1 - 2Man Utd
HBrentford0 - 0Fulham
HBrentford2 - 2Everton
ABrentford0 - 0Leeds
HBrentford2 - 2Wolves
ABrentford2 - 2West Ham
ABrentford0 - 0Bournemouth
ABrentford4 - 3Burnley
HBrentford0 - 2Brighton
ABrentford1 - 0Macclesfield
HBrentford1 - 1Arsenal
ABrentford3 - 2Newcastle
Goal Statistics
Reading Brentford
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.0
goals
2.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Reading scoring 1 goal or less
1
18%
2
25%
3
22%
4
15%
5+
20%
There is a 82% probability that Brentford will score 2 or more goals in this match
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
2.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Brentford
1
2.7
Attack rating
1%
better
RDG
BRE
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Games scored15
15
Failed to score5
5
Scored first9
9
Goals scored32
33
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.7
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
17
Avg. XG for1.4
2
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
RDG
BRE
10%
better
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Games conceded16
14
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first10
8
Goals conceded24
25
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against14%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.7
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Reading League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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J PereiraJ StokesD KyerewaaR Williams
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK1
-
B. Ward DEF1
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF1
-
J Dorsett DEF1
-
P O'Connor DEF1
-
J Stokes MID11
-
A Rinomhota MID1
-
L Fraser MID1
-
D Kyerewaa MID11
-
C Savage MID1
-
L Wing MID1
-
R Williams MID1
1
-
J Brown FWD1
-
K. Lisbie FWD1
-
P Lane FWD1
-
J Marriott FWD1
-
Brentford League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
NO DATA AVAILABLE