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

Sat 31st Oct, 12:30 BST, Home Park, Plymouth

It's a long trek for Leam Richardson's Reading side on Saturday lunch time, as they head to the Home Park for a League One clash with Tom Cleverley's Plymouth Argyle. We have predictions, tips, and odds and head-to-head stats across the biggest markets, all with the aim of helping you find a winning bet on this League One clash.


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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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Team To Score First

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Plymouth
36%
--
Draw
26%
--
Reading
38%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Reading 1-0
9%
--
Plymouth 1-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Plymouth 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Reading 2-0
6%
--
Plymouth 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Reading 3-1
4%
--
Plymouth 3-1
4%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Plymouth 3-0
3%
--
Reading 3-2
3%
--
Plymouth 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
4%
--
BTTS - Yes
55%
--
BTTS - No
45%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
18%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
64%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
Plymouth win to nil
19%
--
Reading win to nil
20%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Plymouth have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 22 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Plymouth have played 5 games at home winning 3, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 8 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Reading are in 6th position in the League One on 15 points having played 9 matches so far this season. Reading are winless in the 2 games they have played against teams above them in the table and have conceded in every game.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 5 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 1 fixture.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 games, drawn 1 and won zero. Reading have conceded 3 goals, scored 2, scored in every game and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Plymouth
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Plymouth10613619 
-
-
Jan 30
Oct 31
2
Bradford9522317 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 6
d
 
1-1A
Apr 27
3
Stockport9513916 
l
 
1-3A
Mar 6
Feb 27
Nov 14
4
Huddersfield9441716 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 16
Apr 24
Mar 26
5
Cambridge9441316 
Jan 23
Oct 24
Feb 20
l
 
2-1F
6
Reading94321115 
Oct 31
Jan 30
-
-
7
Oxford Utd8431715 
Apr 10
Dec 26
Feb 6
Nov 4
8
Sheff Wed8431715 
Feb 27
Nov 14
May 1
Nov 28
9
Burton11344-213 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 13
Apr 10
Dec 12
10
Stevenage8332412 
Jan 19
Oct 20
Mar 29
Dec 26
11
Mansfield9333-212 
Dec 19
Jan 9
w
 
5-0F
Feb 9
12
AFC Wim9333-312 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 24
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
13
L Orient9324211 
Apr 27
w
 
0-2F
Oct 21
Jan 19
14
Luton9324011 
Jan 2
Mar 26
l
 
3-4A
Mar 6
15
Wycombe9243-610 
Mar 13
d
 
1-1F
Apr 13
d
 
2-2F
16
Doncaster823309 
Feb 13
w
 
2-3F
Dec 1
May 8
17
Leicester8233-49 
Feb 9
l
 
2-0A
Dec 19
Jan 9
18
MK Dons9162-59 
Dec 29
Apr 3
Jan 1
w
 
1-5F
19
Peterborough10235-79 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Dec 29
Apr 3
20
Blackpool8224-18 
Apr 17
w
 
2-4A
w
 
3-1F
Feb 13
21
Barnsley8224-78 
w
 
3-0F
Feb 20
Oct 24
Jan 23
22
Bromley8224-118 
Dec 1
May 8
Nov 21
Mar 20
23
Notts C8143-37 
Mar 29
Dec 12
w
 
2-0F
Apr 17
24
Wigan8116-84 
May 1
Nov 28
Jan 16
l
 
1-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Plymouth 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Plymouth2 - 1AFC Wim
Plymouth0 - 1Burton
Plymouth3 - 0Barnsley
Plymouth2 - 0Bradford
Plymouth1 - 3Stockport
Plymouth2 - 1Port Vale
Plymouth2 - 2Exeter
Plymouth1 - 2Bolton
Plymouth3 - 1Huddersfield
Plymouth1 - 0Stevenage
Plymouth2 - 1Doncaster
Plymouth5 - 2Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 4Lincoln
Plymouth1 - 1Mansfield
Plymouth1 - 0Luton
Plymouth3 - 0Burton
Plymouth1 - 1Wycombe
Plymouth1 - 4Reading
Plymouth1 - 0Rotherham
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPlymouth2 - 1AFC Wim
APlymouth2 - 0L Orient
HPlymouth0 - 1Burton
APlymouth4 - 2Blackpool
HPlymouth3 - 0Barnsley
APlymouth3 - 2Doncaster
APlymouth0 - 2Leicester
HPlymouth2 - 0Bradford
APlymouth1 - 1Wycombe
HPlymouth1 - 3Stockport
APlymouth3 - 2Northampton
HPlymouth2 - 1Port Vale
APlymouth1 - 1Bradford
APlymouth3 - 1AFC Wim
HPlymouth2 - 2Exeter
APlymouth3 - 0Barnsley
HPlymouth1 - 2Bolton
HPlymouth3 - 1Huddersfield
HPlymouth1 - 0Stevenage
APlymouth2 - 2Reading
Reading 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
MK Dons1 - 5Reading
Wycombe2 - 2Reading
Cambridge2 - 1Reading
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
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading5 - 1MK Dons
HReading1 - 1Bradford
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
HReading2 - 0Notts C
AReading1 - 2Cambridge
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Plymouth since 2004
Plymouth
Reading
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
4 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
1 / 5
PLY
1
D
2
RDG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
1 - 4Reading
Plymouth4 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 2Reading
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Reading since 2005
Reading
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
7
5
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
PLY
1
D
2
RDG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Draw2 - 2Draw
Reading2 - 1
Reading2 - 0
1 - 2Plymouth
Draw0 - 0Draw
Goal Statistics

Reading have been consistent in attack of late, finding the net in 7 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Plymouth Argyle on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Plymouth 1st Reading 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Plymouth will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+9
Plymouth’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+16
Reading have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2026/2027 season
Plymouth
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.3
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
PLY
RDG
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
PLY
RDG
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Plymouth League One squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10423
M. CooperA PeppleB IbrahimW Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M. Cooper GLK10
-
A Mitchell DEF10
-
W Harding DEF10
2
-
B Ibrahim MID102
2
-
H White MID1021
-
W Evans FWD103
3
-
R Curtis FWD1012
1
-
C Watts MID921
-
A Pepple FWD94
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF811
1
-
M Ross DEF8
3
-
M Sorinola DEF8
-
O. Irow FWD83
-
T Bakinson MID71
-
X Amaechi FWD72
2
-
A Hartridge DEF61
-
J Edwards DEF5
-
M Boateng MID2
-
O. Oseni FWD2
-
J MacKenzie DEF1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
9843
J PereiraJ MarriottK. LisbieH Roberts
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK9
1
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF911
-
P O'Connor DEF91
2
-
B. Ward DEF91
1
-
L Wing MID91
-
R Williams MID91
1
-
J Brown FWD941
-
K. Lisbie FWD934
2
-
P Lane FWD911
1
-
A Rinomhota MID8
2
-
D Kyerewaa MID81
-
H Roberts DEF71
3
-
J Marriott FWD78
-
C Savage MID6
1
-
G. Earthy MID52
-
J Stokes MID51
-
J Reid FWD5
-
L Fraser MID4
-
J Dorsett DEF21
-
C Masterson DEF1
-