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

Tue 3rd Dec, 20:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Rubén Sellés Salvador welcomes Garry Monk to the Madejski Stadium on Tuesday night, as their Reading and Cambridge United teams meet in the League One. Stats power the algorithmic predictions below for all the markets, and switching between them shows bespoke analysis, including head to head (H2H), form and unique league tables. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.


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Best Tip: Reading to win

There looks like a strong favourite for this fixture, and it's Reading. Their recent form statistics show they're capable in front of their own fans, and historical head-to-head (H2H) data proves they know how to beat Cambridge too. The odds point towards Rubén Sellés Salvador's side coming out on top in the win / draw / win market, and that's our strong prediction for Tuesday night too.

In-Play
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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Reading are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 65% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.75.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
65%
1.70
2%
1.75
Draw
21%
3.803.80
1%
Cambridge
14%
4.504.40
Reading 1-0
13%
8.00
14%
7.00
8%
Reading 2-0
13%
8.50
6%
8.00
Draw 1-1
10%
7.507.00
8%
Reading 2-1
10%
8.507.50
Reading 3-0
8%
13.0012.00
Draw 0-0
7%
13.00
18%
10.00
5%
Reading 3-1
6%
13.00
13%
11.00
8%
Cambridge 1-0
5%
15.00
25%
12.00
9%
Reading 4-0
4%
26.00
10%
21.00
Cambridge 2-1
4%
15.0012.00
Draw 2-2
4%
15.00
12%
12.00
8%
Reading 4-1
3%
26.00
10%
19.00
10%
Reading 3-2
2%
23.00
12%
17.00
11%
Cambridge 2-0
2%
23.0019.00
12%
Reading 5-0
1%
51.0034.00
17%
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
1.73
9%
1.73
5%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
2.08
9%
2.05
7%
Home 1st Goal
59%
1.44
4%
-
Away 1st Goal
37%
2.75
5%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
13.00
18%
-
BTTS - Yes
45%
1.75
8%
1.70
6%
BTTS - No
55%
2.00
5%
2.05
7%
BTTS - Home Win
25%
3.40
9%
3.30
6%
BTTS - Draw
14%
5.004.60
4%
BTTS - Away Win
6%
8.00
6%
7.00
7%
Home/draw
86%
1.181.20
Away/draw
35%
2.10
2%
2.05
3%
Home/away
79%
1.251.25
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
1.22
5%
1.22
5%
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
4.00
14%
3.80
9%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
2.75
15%
2.75
8%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1.40
5%
1.40
4%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
5.50
15%
4.80
13%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1.14
3%
1.15
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
11.00
27%
9.50
14%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.05
2%
1.05
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.04
1%
1.04
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
13.00
18%
10.00
5%
Home DNB
80%
1.301.30
Away DNB
29%
3.403.20
Reading win to nil
40%
3.00
9%
-
Cambridge win to nil
8%
9.00
13%
-
Reading / Reading
30%
2.752.70
Reading / Cambridge
3%
34.0026.00
10%
Reading / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
Draw / Reading
18%
4.75
6%
4.50
Draw / Cambridge
9%
9.508.50
Draw / Draw
14%
6.00
9%
5.50
5%
Cambridge / Reading
4%
21.0017.00
11%
Cambridge / Cambridge
11%
7.50
6%
7.00
8%
Cambridge / Draw
6%
15.0013.00
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 7th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 11 games against teams below in the table, having won 7, drawn 1 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Reading have outscored their opponents by 26 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 7 games at home winning 6, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 14 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Cambridge are in 22nd position in the League One on 13 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 15 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 5 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Cambridge have conceded 25 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Cambridge
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1612221838 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
2
Wrexham1710431534 
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
Apr 1
Dec 14
3
Birmingham1510321333 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
May 3
-
4
Stockport178631230 
Jan 18
l
 
4-1A
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
5
Huddersfield169251029 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 8
Dec 20
Apr 18
6
Barnsley17764427 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
7
Reading 16835227 
-
-
Jan 1
Dec 3
8
Bolton16835-127 
Feb 1
l
 
5-2A
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
9
Lincoln17755226 
Apr 18
Dec 21
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
10
Mansfield15735324 
Dec 29
Apr 21
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
11
Exeter16727-123 
Mar 4
w
 
1-2F
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
12
Charlton16646022 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
Apr 12
Dec 26
13
Peterborough16637321 
Mar 29
w
 
1-2F
Mar 15
l
 
6-1A
14
Bristol R17638-621 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
15
Wigan16556220 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
16
Blackpool17557-620 
Dec 14
Apr 1
d
 
4-4A
Jan 11
17
Stevenage16547-519 
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
Mar 4
w
 
0-2F
18
Northampton17467-418 
Dec 26
Apr 12
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
19
Rotherham16457-517 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
Jan 28
20
Crawley17449-1216 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
l
 
0-1A
Mar 1
21
L Orient16439-615 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
Apr 21
Dec 29
22
Cambridge 16349-1113 
Dec 3
Jan 1
-
-
23
Shrewsbury163211-1311 
-
Mar 22
Dec 7
Apr 5
24
Burton161510-148 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 28
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
4
Reading have won 4 consecutive home league games
3
Cambridge have drawn 3 consecutive league games
Reading 7TH
20 league games
Home
4
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
14
D
3
L
3
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
Cambridge 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
14
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
8 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
12 / 20
W
4
D
3
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
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Goal Statistics

Reading have been steady in front of goal of late, finding the net in 11 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.9 against Cambridge United on Tuesday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

A truly dreadful PG of just 0.8 should cause concerns for Cambridge United fans, as should a 5 League One games run in which they have failed to score more than 1 goal.

Reading 7th Cambridge 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
15%
1
28%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
13%
There is a 85% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
47%
1
36%
2
13%
3
4+
There is a 83% probability of Cambridge scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+20
Reading have scored 20% more goals at home than predicted
-28
Cambridge have scored 28% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280856/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Cambridge
1.9
0.8
Attack rating
44%
better
RDG
CMU
view stats
Games scored14
9
Failed to score2
7
Scored first9
4
Goals scored26
14
Avg. goals scored1.6
0.9
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal5
9
Conversion rate for19
11
Avg. XG for1.3
1
KickOff rating
+44%
Defence rating
3%
better
RDG
CMU
view stats
Games conceded13
12
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first7
11
Goals conceded24
25
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.6
Avg. shots/game conceded10
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against15%
17%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+3%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16734
T. BindonS SmithL WingA Mbengue
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Bindon DEF16
2
-
M Craig MID161
1
-
B Elliott MID1622
3
-
L Wing MID1623
3
-
A Mbengue DEF151
4
-
C Savage MID1532
1
-
S Smith FWD147
3
-
H Knibbs MID1342
1
-
C Campbell MID1232
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD1221
2
1
J Pereira GLK10
-
J Wareham FWD101
-
J Dorsett DEF9
-
K Abrefa DEF9
1
-
M Camará MID7
-
H Dean DEF6
1
-
D Button GLK5
-
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
A. Kanu DEF1
-
T Rushesha MID1
-
Cambridge League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16335
K SmithS KaikaiD AndrewD Andrew
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Brophy MID161
2
-
K Smith MID161
4
-
V Nuñez GLK15
1
-
D Andrew DEF1513
5
-
S Kaikai FWD133
3
-
E Kachunga FWD131
1
-
B Njoku FWD131
2
-
J Gibbons DEF12
1
-
M Morrison DEF12
-
J Okedina DEF12
1
P Digby MID12
3
-
D N'Lundulu FWD112
2
-
E Longelo DEF812
-
Z Rossi DEF8
3
-
J Cousins MID81
-
S Lavery FWD821
2
-
R Loft FWD7
3
-
D. Barton FWD6
-
C O'Riordan DEF4
-
K Watts DEF3
-
J Stokes MID31
-
T Richards MID2
-
J Stevens GLK1
-