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

Tue 23rd Sep, 19:45 BST, Racecourse Ground, Wrexham, Racecourse Ground

Reading, led by manager Allan Dybczak, visit Phil Parkinson and his Wrexham side at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham on Tuesday evening in the League Cup. We want you to make a smart bet on this match, so we've delved into our 20+ year database and dug out the stats that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and the KickOff predictions are produced from them. Odds are there to ensure you get the best price.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Our predictive algorithm suggests there is a 80% chance of Wrexham and Reading scoring at least two goals in this League Cup clash. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers are predicting the same. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.20.

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

Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Wrexham 56%	4/6	7/10
Draw 22%	31/10	3/1
Reading 21%	7/2	18/5
Draw 1-1 10%	7/1	6/1
Wrexham 2-1 10%	15/2	13/2
Wrexham 1-0 9%	15/2	13/2
Wrexham 2-0 9%	15/2	7/1
Wrexham 3-1 6%	12/1	10/1
Wrexham 3-0 6%	12/1	10/1
Reading 2-1 6%	14/1	11/1
Draw 2-2 5%	14/1	11/1
Reading 1-0 5%	14/1	11/1
Draw 0-0 5%	14/1	10/1
Wrexham 3-2 3%	22/1	16/1
Wrexham 4-1 3%	22/1	18/1
Reading 2-0 3%	22/1	18/1
Wrexham 4-0 3%	25/1	18/1
Reading 3-1 2%	33/1	25/1
Over 2.5 Goals 58%	7/10	4/6
Under 2.5 Goals 42%	11/10	11/10
Home 1st Goal 55%	8/15	8/15
Away 1st Goal 43%	6/4	17/10
No 1st Goal 3%	14/1	10/1
BTTS - Yes 57%	7/10	7/10
BTTS - No 43%	21/20	21/20
BTTS - Home Win 28%	12/5	11/5
BTTS - Draw 17%	4/1	19/5
BTTS - Away Win 12%	13/2	6/1
Home/draw 79%	2/11	2/11
Away/draw 44%	23/20	23/20
Home/away 78%	2/9	1/4
Over 1.5 Goals 80%	1/5	2/9
Under 1.5 Goals 20%	10/3	3/1
Over 3.5 Goals 36%	13/8	13/8
Under 3.5 Goals 64%	4/9	4/9
Over 4.5 Goals 19%	4/1	18/5
Under 4.5 Goals 81%	1/6	1/6
Over 5.5 Goals 9%	10/1	8/1
Under 5.5 Goals 91%	1/20	1/20
Over 0.5 Goals 95%	1/33	1/33
Under 0.5 Goals 5%	14/1	10/1
Home DNB 72%	3/10	2/7
Away DNB 37%	12/5	12/5
Wrexham win to nil 28%	2/1	-
Reading win to nil 10%	8/1	-
Wrexham / Wrexham 31%	8/5	6/4
Wrexham / Reading 3%	33/1	28/1
Wrexham / Draw 6%	12/1	12/1
Draw / Wrexham 17%	15/4	7/2
Draw / Reading 8%	9/1	8/1
Draw / Draw 14%	5/1	19/4
Reading / Wrexham 4%	20/1	16/1
Reading / Reading 11%	7/1	6/1
Reading / Draw 6%	14/1	12/1

Win / draw / win form

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

18 / 20

Conceded

10 / 20

Clean sheets

10 / 20

Failed to score

2 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Wrexham	1 - 3	QPR
A	Wrexham	2 - 0	Millwall
A	Wrexham	3 - 2	Preston
H	Wrexham	2 - 2	Sheff Wed
H	Wrexham	2 - 3	West Brom
H	Wrexham	3 - 3	Hull
A	Wrexham	1 - 2	Southampton
A	Wrexham	2 - 0	Lincoln
H	Wrexham	3 - 0	Charlton
A	Wrexham	2 - 1	Blackpool
H	Wrexham	1 - 1	Bristol R
A	Wrexham	0 - 0	Wigan
H	Wrexham	3 - 0	Burton
A	Wrexham	2 - 2	Cambridge
A	Wrexham	2 - 0	Exeter
H	Wrexham	1 - 0	Stockport
A	Wrexham	1 - 0	Wycombe
A	Wrexham	0 - 2	Reading
H	Wrexham	1 - 0	Rotherham
A	Wrexham	1 - 0	Huddersfield

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

15 / 20

Conceded

15 / 20

Clean sheets

5 / 20

Failed to score

5 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Reading	2 - 3	Barnsley
H	Reading	1 - 0	Port Vale
H	Reading	2 - 1	AFC Wim
A	Reading	2 - 2	Wycombe
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

Goal Statistics

Wrexham have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 9 consecutive League Cup matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Reading on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

	Wrexham	Reading
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.9 goals	1.1 goals
	Scoring probability
Scoring probability	0 15% 1 28% 2 27% 3 17% 4+ 13% There is a 85% probability that Wrexham will score 1 or more goals	0 33% 1 37% 2 20% 3 4+ There is a 70% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal

	20 home / away games
20 home / away games	1.7 average goals scored	1.4 average goals scored
	1.1 conceded	1.4 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season

17%

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WRX

RDG

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Games scored	18		15
Failed to score	2		5
Scored first	14		10
Goals scored	33		30
Avg. goals scored	1.7		1.5
Avg. shots per game	9		8
Avg. shots per goal	5		5
Conversion rate for	19		20
Avg. XG for	1.3		1.1
KickOff rating		+17%

26%

better

WRX

RDG

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Games conceded	10		15
Clean sheets	10		5
Conceded first	5		9
Goals conceded	21		26
Avg. goals conceded	1.1		1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded	9		10
Avg. shots/goal conceded	8		7
Conversion rate against	12%		14%
Avg. XG against	1.5		1.4
KickOff rating		+26%

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

Wrexham League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
2	2	2	1
A Okonkwo	O Palmer	J McClean	E Lee

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
A Okonkwo GLK	2			-
R Barnett DEF	2		1	-
D Scarr DEF	2			-
E O'Connell DEF	2			-
E Lee MID	2	1	1	1 -
G Evans MID	2			-
H. Ashfield MID	2	1		-
R Hardie FWD	2	1		-
S Smith FWD	2			-
R Longman FWD	2			-
A James DEF	1			-
L Brunt DEF	1			-
J Mendy DEF	1			-
J Windass MID	1			-
G Dobson MID	1			-
J McClean MID	1		2	-
K Moore FWD	1	1		-
O Palmer FWD	1	2		-
J Marriott FWD	1			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
2	2	2	1
O Palmer	R Hardie	J McClean	R Barnett

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
O Palmer FWD	2	2
E Lee MID	1	1	1
H. Ashfield MID	1	1
R Hardie FWD	1	2
K Moore FWD	1	1
R Barnett DEF			1	1
S Smith FWD		1
R Longman FWD				1
J McClean MID			2
J Marriott FWD		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
98	6	12
E O'Connell	H. Ashfield	H. Ashfield

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
E O'Connell DEF	98	1	9
D Scarr DEF	97	3	10
E Lee MID	83	2	5
G Evans MID	57	4	6
H. Ashfield MID	54	6	12
A Okonkwo GLK	41
A James DEF	37	1	4
J McClean MID	31	3	8
R Longman FWD	29	1	1
R Barnett DEF	28	3	5
G Dobson MID	28		2
S Smith FWD	26	2	7
L Brunt DEF	24	2	2
R Hardie FWD	15	1	4
J Mendy DEF	13	3	6
K Moore FWD	9		4
J Windass MID	9	2	2
O Palmer FWD	6		3
J Marriott FWD	5

Reading League Cup squad statistics 2025

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
2	1	1	1
J Stevens	G. Garcia	G. Garcia	J Ryan

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
J Stevens GLK	2			-
J Ryan DEF	2			1 -
A. Ahmed DEF	2			-
M Stickland DEF	2			-
G. Garcia DEF	2	1	1	-
K Doyle MID	2		1	-
L Fraser MID	2	1		1 -
D Kyerewaa MID	2			-
B Elliott MID	2			-
T Rushesha MID	2		1	-
M Camará MID	2	1		-
M O’Mahony FWD	2			-
F Burns DEF	1			-
J Dorsett DEF	1			-
K Abrefa DEF	1			-
C Savage MID	1			-
P Lane FWD	1			-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	1	1		-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
1	2	1	1
G. Garcia	K Doyle	G. Garcia	G. Garcia

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
G. Garcia DEF	1	1	1	1
L Fraser MID	1	1		1
M Camará MID	1	1
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	1	2
M Stickland DEF		1
K Doyle MID		2	1
D Kyerewaa MID		1
T Rushesha MID			1	1
M O’Mahony FWD		1
C Savage MID				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
75	7	17
M Stickland	A. Ahmed	A. Ahmed

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
M Stickland DEF	75	2	15
J Stevens GLK	73	1	2
L Fraser MID	61	3	8
J Ryan DEF	59	3	16
J Dorsett DEF	57		2
T Rushesha MID	44	3	6
K Abrefa DEF	38	3	4
K Doyle MID	37	4	13
F Burns DEF	36	3	8
A. Ahmed DEF	34	7	17
M Camará MID	30	2	4
G. Garcia DEF	16	7	11
C Savage MID	16	2	2
B Elliott MID	14
P Lane FWD	14		3
D Kyerewaa MID	10	2	2
M O’Mahony FWD	10	1	3
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD	9		4