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Cambridge United v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

Saturday afternoon at The Abbey Stadium, and it’s a League One clash between Cambridge United and Reading. Neil Harris and Leam Richardson going all-out to guide their side to victory. We have custom-designed statistics for all of the main betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

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Cambridge United's next match is v Oxford Utd at 15:00 on Saturday 19th September
Reading's next match is v Notts C at 15:00 on Saturday 19th September
The last English League One meeting between Cambridge and Reading was on Saturday 12th September 2026
English League One
September 12th 2026
Cambridge 2
1 Reading
 
L. Bennett 52'38' J. Marriott
K. Watts 62'
 
CMU
RDG
Shots On
5
4
Shots Off
3
6
Corners
7
3
Possession
44%
56%
Fouls
8
11
Yellow/red cards
2/0
1/0
 
CambridgeReading
 
J. Eastwood
L. Bennettfootball icon
C. Perry (Z. Bradshaw 85')
K. Wattsfootball icon
D. Ball
O. Moxon (P. Ruddock Mpanzu 46')
B. Knight (L. Appere 90')
S. Kaikai
C. Heffernan
G. Ahadme (S. Curtis 85')
R. Bangura-Williams (S. Lavery 46')
J. Pereira Castro
U. Godwin-Malife
(J. Reid 78') H. Roberts
P. O'Connor
(C. Savage 78') A. Rinomhota
L. Wing
(J. Brown 72') football iconJ. Marriott
B. Ward
G. Earthy
(R. Williams 72') K. Lisbie
P. Lane

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We are making over 1.5 goals our tip on this one, meaning that the teams will score 2 goals or more between them during the standard 90 mins. Both Cambridge and Reading's recent form stats suggest goals are to be expected, while their head-to-head (H2H) record also supports the bet. The bookies make it their favoured prediction in this market too, available at 1.29.

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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Cambridge
36%
7/4
22%
-
Draw
26%
21/10
3%
-
Reading
38%
6/4
17%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
5/1
8%
-
Reading 1-0
9%
8/1
10%
-
Cambridge 1-0
9%
17/2
12%
-
Reading 2-1
8%
9/1
9%
-
Cambridge 2-1
8%
10/1
16%
-
Draw 0-0
7%
9/1-
Reading 2-0
6%
12/1
13%
-
Cambridge 2-0
6%
14/1
25%
-
Draw 2-2
6%
11/1
8%
-
Reading 3-1
4%
20/1
9%
-
Cambridge 3-1
4%
20/1
11%
-
Reading 3-0
3%
25/1
24%
-
Cambridge 3-0
3%
28/1
38%
-
Reading 3-2
3%
28/1-
Cambridge 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
-
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
48%
21/20
12%
-
Away 1st Goal
48%
10/11
9%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
7/10-
BTTS - No
45%
21/20-
BTTS - Home Win
17%
9/2
22%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
3/1
8%
-
BTTS - Away Win
18%
4/1
17%
-
Home/draw
62%
1/2
10%
-
Away/draw
64%
2/5
14%
-
Home/away
74%
4/11-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
12/5
5%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
3/10
2%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2
8%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9
1%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
9/1-
Home DNB
54%
10/11
14%
-
Away DNB
56%
4/5
14%
-
Cambridge win to nil
19%
4/1
25%
-
Reading win to nil
20%
7/2
18%
-
Cambridge / Cambridge
18%
7/2
20%
-
Cambridge / Reading
3%
25/1
10%
-
Cambridge / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Cambridge
13%
11/2
18%
-
Draw / Reading
14%
5/1
14%
-
Draw / Draw
16%
4/1
9%
-
Reading / Cambridge
3%
25/1-
Reading / Reading
20%
3/1
16%
-
Reading / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Cambridge
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Wed6411713 
Apr 27
Oct 3
May 1
Nov 28
2
Huddersfield6330612 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 6
Apr 24
Mar 26
3
Bradford6402212 
Feb 9
w
 
1-2F
Oct 3
Apr 27
4
Cambridge6321211 
-
-
Feb 20
l
 
2-1F
5
Oxford Utd5311610 
Apr 17
Sep 19
Feb 6
Nov 4
6
Plymouth6312210 
Oct 24
Jan 23
Jan 30
Oct 31
7
AFC Wim6312-210 
Sep 26
Apr 13
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
8
Stockport630369 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Feb 27
Nov 14
9
Stevenage623149 
Dec 18
Jan 9
Mar 29
Dec 26
10
Blackpool622228 
Oct 10
Apr 24
w
 
3-1F
Feb 13
11
Burton622208 
Feb 13
d
 
2-2A
Apr 10
Dec 12
12
Luton6222-18 
May 1
Nov 14
l
 
3-4A
Mar 6
13
Leicester6222-28 
Dec 1
May 8
Dec 19
Jan 9
14
Reading521257 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 20
-
-
15
L Orient621337 
Jan 30
Oct 31
Oct 21
Jan 19
16
Notts C614107 
Apr 10
Dec 26
Sep 19
Apr 17
17
Mansfield6213-37 
Jan 2
Mar 26
w
 
5-0F
Feb 9
18
Barnsley6213-57 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Oct 24
Jan 23
19
Wycombe6132-46 
Oct 20
Jan 19
Apr 13
Sep 26
20
MK Dons6051-25 
Mar 29
Dec 12
Jan 1
Oct 10
21
Peterborough6123-65 
Feb 27
Nov 28
Dec 29
Apr 3
22
Bromley6123-115 
Mar 13
d
 
1-1F
Nov 21
Mar 20
23
Wigan6114-64 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 6
Jan 16
Oct 17
24
Doncaster6033-33 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Dec 1
May 8
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cambridge 4TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
41
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
Draw
5
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambridge1 - 2Huddersfield
Cambridge3 - 2Wigan
Cambridge3 - 0Barrow
Cambridge1 - 2Grimsby
Cambridge4 - 0Notts C
Cambridge1 - 1Swindon
Cambridge1 - 0Salford
Cambridge5 - 0Gillingham
Cambridge1 - 1MK Dons
Cambridge1 - 1Colchester
Cambridge3 - 1Bristol R
Cambridge1 - 0Shrewsbury
Cambridge4 - 2Tranmere
Cambridge2 - 0Walsall
Cambridge2 - 0Accrington
Cambridge1 - 1Chesterfield
Cambridge2 - 1Crewe
Cambridge0 - 0Barnet
Cambridge2 - 1Bromley
Cambridge3 - 1Crawley
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
10
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ACambridge2 - 2Burton
ACambridge2 - 1Bradford
HCambridge1 - 2Huddersfield
ACambridge1 - 1Bromley
HCambridge3 - 2Wigan
ACambridge0 - 0Crewe
HCambridge3 - 0Barrow
HCambridge1 - 2Grimsby
ACambridge0 - 0Bromley
HCambridge4 - 0Notts C
ACambridge1 - 1Cheltenham
HCambridge1 - 1Swindon
ACambridge0 - 1Barnet
HCambridge1 - 0Salford
ACambridge0 - 0Walsall
HCambridge5 - 0Gillingham
ACambridge1 - 1Accrington
HCambridge1 - 1MK Dons
ACambridge2 - 0Newport
HCambridge1 - 1Colchester
Reading 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
AFC Wim0 - 0Reading
Rotherham1 - 1Reading
Doncaster1 - 0Reading
Huddersfield1 - 1Reading
Stevenage1 - 0Reading
Burton1 - 2Reading
Mansfield1 - 0Reading
Luton2 - 3Reading
Port Vale1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 2Reading
AFC Wim3 - 2Reading
Northampton0 - 2Reading
L Orient3 - 1Reading
Peterborough1 - 1Reading
Plymouth1 - 4Reading
Bradford2 - 0Reading
Blackpool0 - 3Reading
Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Exeter1 - 1Reading
Stockport1 - 1Reading
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading3 - 1Blackpool
HReading5 - 0Mansfield
AReading0 - 0AFC Wim
HReading3 - 4Luton
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
HReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading3 - 2Wycombe
Goal Statistics
Cambridge 4th Reading 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Cambridge will score no more than 1 goal
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+33
Cambridge have scored 33% more goals at home than predicted
+1
Reading’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2026/2027 season
Cambridge
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
15%
better
CMU
RDG
view stats
Games scored5
3
Failed to score0
1
Scored first4
2
Goals scored9
11
Avg. goals scored1.8
2.8
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal5
4
Conversion rate for21
26
Avg. XG for1.3
2.2
KickOff rating
+15%
Defence rating
CMU
RDG
31%
better
view stats
Games conceded5
2
Clean sheets0
2
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded8
5
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded10
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
18%
Avg. XG against1.7
1
KickOff rating
+31%

Cambridge v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Cambridge League One squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6212
J EastwoodK WattsC. PerryC. Perry
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Eastwood GLK6
-
C. Heffernan DEF4
-
K Watts DEF62
-
C. Perry DEF61
2
-
L. Bennett MID61
1
-
D Ball  MID6
2
-
O Moxon MID41
-
R. Bangura-Williams MID41
-
B Knight FWD62
-
S Kaikai FWD611
-
G Ahadme FWD42
1
-
Subs
G Breeze GLK
-
S Curtis DEF1
-
Z Bradshaw DEF611
2
-
P Mpanzu MID61
-
I. Heath FWD41
-
L Appéré FWD611
-
S Lavery FWD5
1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5632
J PereiraJ MarriottK. LisbieP O'Connor
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK5
1
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF5
-
P O'Connor DEF5
2
-
B. Ward DEF51
-
H Roberts DEF3
-
L Wing MID51
-
A Rinomhota MID5
1
-
K. Lisbie MID513
-
G. Earthy MID42
-
P Lane MID5
-
J Marriott FWD56
-
Subs
J Stevens GLK
-
C Masterson DEF1
-
C Savage MID5
1
-
D Kyerewaa MID41
-
R Williams MID51
1
-
J Reid FWD2
-
J Brown FWD52
-