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Plymouth Argyle v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Fri 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Home Park, Plymouth

Leam Richardson takes his Reading charges to the Home Park in the League One on Friday afternoon, with Tom Cleverley's Plymouth Argyle their rivals. Stats power the predictions below for all the markets, and switching between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and a whole lot more besides. Odds are also provided. Click on the tabs below to see it all.


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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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Plymouth
34%
--
Draw
26%
--
Reading
39%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Reading 1-0
10%
--
Plymouth 1-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
9%
--
Plymouth 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Reading 2-0
7%
--
Plymouth 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Reading 3-1
4%
--
Plymouth 3-1
3%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Plymouth 3-0
2%
--
Plymouth 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
61%
--
Away/draw
66%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
53%
--
Away DNB
58%
--
Plymouth win to nil
18%
--
Reading win to nil
21%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table

Plymouth have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 23rd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 1 and won 5. Plymouth have conceded 32 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Plymouth have played 9 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Reading lay in 17th place on 22 points in the League One league table having played 18 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below them in the table, winning 2, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 7 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Reading have conceded 4 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Reading have played 8 away games, winning 1, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Plymouth
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
Feb 21
l
 
4-0A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
2
Bradford18972834 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 28
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
3
Lincoln191045734 
Feb 7
l
 
3-2A
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
4
Stockport18954432 
w
 
4-2F
Jan 31
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
5
Bolton18873931 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
6
Stevenage17944731 
Mar 17
Jan 1
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
7
Huddersfield20848228 
Mar 21
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
8
Luton19847-128 
Jan 24
w
 
2-3F
Dec 18
Mar 7
9
AFC Wim19838-327 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
10
Wigan19685126 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 10
Mar 28
-
11
Barnsley16745525 
l
 
1-3A
Apr 6
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
12
L Orient19748025 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
13
Wycombe19667524 
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
14
Northampton18738-124 
l
 
0-3A
May 2
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
15
Rotherham19667-324 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
16
Mansfield19658-123 
Jan 27
l
 
2-0A
d
 
1-1A
Jan 10
17
Reading18576-122 
Dec 26
Mar 14
-
-
18
Burton18648-822 
Jan 4
w
 
0-4F
Jan 1
Mar 17
19
Doncaster19649-922 
Mar 7
Dec 20
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
20
Exeter186210-120 
Apr 11
l
 
2-0A
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
21
Peterborough186111-519 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
l
 
1-2A
Dec 29
22
Blackpool195410-819 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 14
May 2
w
 
0-3F
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 26
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
Apr 25
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Plymouth 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Plymouth0 - 3Northampton
Plymouth1 - 2AFC Wim
Plymouth1 - 1Wigan
Plymouth0 - 1Peterborough
Plymouth4 - 2Stockport
Plymouth1 - 0Blackpool
Plymouth0 - 1L Orient
Plymouth1 - 3Barnsley
Plymouth1 - 2Leeds
Plymouth3 - 1Coventry
Plymouth2 - 1Sheff Utd
Plymouth2 - 1Norwich
Plymouth2 - 3Derby
Plymouth0 - 3Sheff Wed
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth5 - 1Millwall
Plymouth2 - 1West Brom
Plymouth0 - 5Burnley
Plymouth0 - 1QPR
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
1
Lost
13
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APlymouth1 - 0Wycombe
HPlymouth0 - 1Bradford
HPlymouth0 - 3Northampton
APlymouth1 - 0Port Vale
APlymouth1 - 3Huddersfield
APlymouth0 - 2Mansfield
APlymouth0 - 2Exeter
HPlymouth1 - 2AFC Wim
HPlymouth1 - 1Wigan
APlymouth4 - 0Burton
HPlymouth0 - 1Peterborough
APlymouth3 - 2Luton
HPlymouth4 - 2Stockport
APlymouth0 - 4Cardiff
HPlymouth1 - 0Blackpool
HPlymouth0 - 1L Orient
APlymouth2 - 3Lincoln
APlymouth0 - 2Bolton
HPlymouth1 - 3Barnsley
HPlymouth1 - 2Leeds
Reading 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blackpool0 - 3Reading
Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Exeter1 - 1Reading
Stockport1 - 1Reading
Barnsley3 - 2Reading
Wycombe2 - 2Reading
Bolton1 - 1Reading
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Mansfield1 - 5Reading
Northampton0 - 0Reading
Shrewsbury1 - 3Reading
Blackpool3 - 0Reading
Crawley1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 2Reading
Huddersfield0 - 0Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
L Orient2 - 0Reading
Charlton0 - 0Reading
Cambridge1 - 3Reading
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading1 - 2Peterborough
AReading3 - 0Blackpool
HReading1 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 0Stevenage
HReading1 - 1Doncaster
HReading1 - 0Northampton
AReading1 - 2Cardiff
AReading1 - 1Exeter
HReading1 - 1Mansfield
AReading1 - 1Stockport
HReading2 - 1L Orient
AReading2 - 3Barnsley
HReading1 - 0Port Vale
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
AReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading1 - 2AFC Wim
HReading0 - 2Huddersfield
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading2 - 4Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Plymouth since 2004
Plymouth
Reading
Goals: Scored
8
7
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
PLY
1
D
2
RDG
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
Plymouth4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Reading
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Reading since 2005
Reading
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
5
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
PLY
1
D
1
RDG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading2 - 1
Reading2 - 0
1 - 2Plymouth
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Plymouth Argyle of late. It has been 9 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.3 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Friday afternoon against Reading.

Plymouth 23rd Reading 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Plymouth 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
-3
Plymouth’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+28
Reading have scored 28% more goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.7
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Plymouth
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
PLY
RDG
14%
better
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Games scored11
16
Failed to score8
2
Scored first8
7
Goals scored20
21
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game7
9
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
PLY
RDG
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
14
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first11
11
Goals conceded32
22
Avg. goals conceded1.7
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against1.6
1.3
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Plymouth League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19746
M BoatengL TolajB MumbaM Sorinola
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Mumba DEF194
3
-
M Boateng MID1913
3
-
M Sorinola DEF1811
6
-
B Wiredu DEF15
3
1
B Galloway DEF14
3
-
M Ross DEF13
2
-
A Mitchell DEF13
2
-
K. Szűcs DEF13
2
-
B Ibrahim MID1332
6
-
L Tolaj FWD1371
2
1
O. Oseni FWD133
2
-
J Paterson MID12
-
A Pepple FWD121
-
C Hazard GLK10
-
L. McCabe MID10
1
-
O Dale FWD10
3
-
L Ashby-Hammond GLK91
-
J Edwards DEF91
1
1
A Benarous MID91
1
-
T. Finn MID8
1
-
C Watts MID82
2
-
X Amaechi FWD711
-
C Roberts MID6
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF2
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18535
C SavageJ MarriottL WingD Kyerewaa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID1821
4
-
L Wing MID1843
1
-
K Doyle MID1721
1
-
D Kyerewaa MID1713
5
-
J Pereira GLK15
-
J Dorsett DEF15
1
-
K Abrefa DEF152
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD152
2
-
M Jacob DEF14
4
-
P Lane FWD1311
1
-
M O’Mahony FWD13
1
-
D Williams DEF12
3
-
F Burns DEF12
3
-
M Ritchie MID93
5
-
A. Ahmed DEF8
3
-
P O'Connor DEF8
-
A Yiadom DEF8
1
-
M Camará MID81
1
-
L Fraser MID81
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
J Marriott FWD851
-
G. Garcia DEF71
1
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-