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Reading v Luton Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 18th Dec, 20:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Leam Richardson welcomes Jack Wilshere to the Madejski Stadium on Thursday night, as their Reading and Luton Town teams go head to head in the League One. We have custom-designed stats 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 produced from these, and the odds come directly from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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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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Reading
40%
--
Draw
27%
--
Luton
33%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Reading 1-0
11%
--
Luton 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Luton 2-1
8%
--
Reading 2-0
7%
--
Luton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Reading 3-1
4%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Luton 3-1
3%
--
Luton 3-0
2%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Luton 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
50%
--
BTTS - No
50%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
14%
--
Home/draw
67%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
59%
--
Away DNB
52%
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Reading win to nil
23%
--
Luton win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 18 matches so far this season and are in 17th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 5 and won 3. Reading have conceded 18 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Reading have played 10 games at home, winning 4, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 10 goals, conceded 10 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Luton lay in 7th place on 28 points in the League One league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 13 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 16 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Luton have conceded 14 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Luton have played 10 away games, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 4 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
Reading
Luton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1812241538 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
l
 
0-1A
Feb 14
2
Bradford18972834 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Feb 7
l
 
2-1A
3
Lincoln191045734 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
Jan 17
l
 
3-1A
4
Stockport18954432 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
w
 
0-3F
5
Bolton18873931 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
May 2
6
Stevenage17944731 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
Jan 10
l
 
2-0A
7
Luton19847-128 
Dec 18
Mar 7
-
-
8
Huddersfield19838227 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
w
 
2-1F
Jan 27
9
AFC Wim18828-326 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
10
Barnsley16745525 
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
Apr 25
l
 
5-0A
11
Wigan18675125 
Mar 28
-
w
 
1-0F
Feb 17
12
L Orient19748025 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
Dec 29
d
 
1-1A
13
Wycombe19667524 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
Dec 26
Mar 14
14
Northampton18738-124 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
15
Rotherham19667-324 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
16
Mansfield18648-122 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 10
l
 
0-2A
Apr 18
17
Reading18576-122 
-
-
Mar 7
Dec 18
18
Burton18648-822 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Feb 21
w
 
0-3F
19
Doncaster19649-922 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
20
Exeter186210-120 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
Mar 17
Jan 1
21
Peterborough186111-519 
l
 
1-2A
Dec 29
Apr 3
w
 
0-2F
22
Blackpool195410-819 
May 2
w
 
0-3F
Jan 31
d
 
2-2A
23
Plymouth196112-1219 
Mar 14
Dec 26
l
 
2-3A
Jan 24
24
Port Vale183510-1014 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Dec 13
Feb 28
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 17TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading1 - 2Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 0Stevenage
Reading1 - 1Doncaster
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading1 - 1Mansfield
Reading2 - 1L Orient
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Reading1 - 2AFC Wim
Reading0 - 2Huddersfield
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
Reading0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Wycombe
Reading3 - 1Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Stevenage
Reading2 - 0Wrexham
Reading0 - 0Exeter
Reading0 - 0Birmingham
Reading2 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 1Shrewsbury
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
Luton 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
34
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
L Orient1 - 1Luton
Barnsley5 - 0Luton
Stockport0 - 3Luton
Northampton0 - 1Luton
Stevenage2 - 0Luton
Blackpool2 - 2Luton
Lincoln3 - 1Luton
Burton0 - 3Luton
Bradford2 - 1Luton
Peterborough0 - 2Luton
West Brom5 - 3Luton
Derby0 - 1Luton
Stoke1 - 1Luton
Hull0 - 1Luton
Cardiff1 - 2Luton
Burnley4 - 0Luton
Watford2 - 0Luton
Sunderland2 - 0Luton
Sheff Wed1 - 1Luton
Oxford Utd3 - 2Luton
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALuton1 - 1L Orient
HLuton1 - 1Bolton
HLuton2 - 1Huddersfield
ALuton0 - 5Barnsley
HLuton0 - 0Rotherham
ALuton3 - 0Stockport
ALuton1 - 0Northampton
HLuton0 - 2Mansfield
ALuton0 - 2Stevenage
ALuton2 - 2Blackpool
HLuton1 - 0Doncaster
ALuton1 - 3Lincoln
HLuton2 - 3Plymouth
ALuton3 - 0Burton
HLuton0 - 1Cardiff
HLuton1 - 0Wigan
ALuton1 - 2Bradford
ALuton2 - 0Peterborough
HLuton1 - 0AFC Wim
ALuton3 - 5West Brom
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Luton have not lost to Reading in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Reading since 2005
Reading
Luton
Goals: Scored
9
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
RDG
3
D
1
LUT
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 2Luton
Reading2 - 1
Reading3 - 0
Reading3 - 0
League games at Luton since 2006
Luton
Reading
Goals: Scored
4
7
Games: Scored
2 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
3 / 5
RDG
1
D
2
LUT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Luton
Draw0 - 0Draw
Luton1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 5Reading
Luton3 - 2
Goal Statistics

Reading's defensive record is very strong, L. Richardson's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League One games. An average PG rating of 1.2 for Luton Town makes sense in this context.

Reading 17th Luton 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Luton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
Reading have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
+3
Luton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.1
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Luton
1.3
1.2
Attack rating
5%
better
RDG
LUT
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Games scored15
13
Failed to score2
5
Scored first7
8
Goals scored20
21
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for13
14
Avg. XG for1.1
1.5
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
RDG
LUT
6%
better
view stats
Games conceded13
10
Clean sheets4
8
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded20
22
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+6%

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

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
-
L Fraser MID81
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
M Camará MID81
1
-
J Marriott FWD851
-
G. Garcia DEF71
1
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
Luton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19436
J KeeleyG. KaduaG SavilleG Saville
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Keeley GLK19
3
-
K Naismith DEF191
2
-
G Saville MID1813
6
-
C Bramall DEF1711
1
-
M Andersen DEF151
3
-
G. Kadua FWD154
1
-
J Yates FWD152
1
-
M Alli FWD1512
3
-
Z Nelson MID1411
1
-
L Dabo MID1411
1
-
N Wells FWD1411
1
-
J Clark MID133
-
N Lonwijk DEF12
4
-
L Walsh  MID122
2
-
T Mengi DEF11
1
-
C Makosso DEF10
1
-
L Nordas FWD1011
-
J. Richards MID821
-
S Morris FWD8
-
H Odoffin MID5
-
J Gbode FWD5
1
-
S Baptiste MID4
-
I Jones FWD411
-
J Brown FWD4
-
R Walters DEF2
-
M Nakamba MID1
-
A Al-Hamadi FWD1
-