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

Wed 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, The Abbey Stadium, Cambridge

The League One is the focus for both Cambridge United and Reading on Wednesday afternoon, as bosses Garry Monk and Rubén Sellés Salvador go head to head at The Abbey Stadium. Our predictions are based on extensive statistical analysis of both teams, across seventeen of the biggest betting markets. The data and the odds is designed to fit each market, and head-to-head statistics are included across them all.


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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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Cambridge
46%
--
Draw
24%
--
Reading
31%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Cambridge 2-1
9%
--
Cambridge 1-0
8%
--
Reading 2-1
7%
--
Cambridge 2-0
7%
--
Reading 1-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Cambridge 3-1
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Reading 2-0
4%
--
Cambridge 3-0
4%
--
Cambridge 3-2
4%
--
Reading 3-1
3%
--
Reading 3-2
3%
--
Cambridge 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
46%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
60%
--
BTTS - No
40%
--
BTTS - Home Win
24%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
70%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
62%
--
Away DNB
47%
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Cambridge win to nil
21%
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Reading win to nil
14%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Cambridge have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 22nd 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 11 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Cambridge have conceded 34 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 9 matches and kept 3 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Cambridge have played 10 games at home, winning 3, drawing 3 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Reading lay in 7th place on 31 points in the League One league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 14 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Reading have conceded 18 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Reading have played 11 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 2.1 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cambridge
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham1914321945 
May 3
Feb 11
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
2
Wycombe2013522144 
Feb 1
l
 
2-1A
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
3
Wrexham2112631742 
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
-
l
 
3-0A
4
Huddersfield2012351639 
l
 
0-4A
Apr 18
w
 
2-1A
Feb 8
5
Stockport2110651236 
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
Jan 18
l
 
4-1A
6
Lincoln21876331 
l
 
0-2A
Feb 8
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
7
Reading Away20947031 
Jan 1
l
 
3-0A
-
-
8
Bolton19946-131 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 18
Feb 1
l
 
5-2A
9
Barnsley21867-130 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
May 3
d
 
2-2A
10
Mansfield19847128 
Jan 25
l
 
2-1A
Dec 29
Apr 21
11
Charlton20767427 
Apr 12
Dec 26
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
12
Blackpool20767-227 
d
 
4-4A
Jan 11
l
 
0-3A
Apr 1
13
Exeter20839-327 
Feb 15
l
 
1-0A
Mar 4
w
 
1-2F
14
Stevenage19757-226 
Mar 4
w
 
0-2F
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
15
L Orient20749325 
Apr 21
Dec 29
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
16
Peterborough207310124 
Mar 15
l
 
6-1A
Mar 29
w
 
1-2F
17
Wigan20668124 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 8
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
18
Rotherham19658-223 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 28
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
19
Bristol R206410-1122 
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
20
Northampton215610-1321 
Mar 29
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 26
Apr 12
21
Crawley205411-1319 
l
 
0-1A
Mar 1
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
22
Cambridge Home204511-1517 
-
-
w
 
3-0F
Jan 1
23
Burton202612-1512 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
w
 
3-1F
Jan 28
24
Shrewsbury203314-2012 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 5
Feb 11
Mar 22
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Cambridge 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cambridge0 - 4Huddersfield
Cambridge4 - 1Shrewsbury
Cambridge1 - 1Bolton
Cambridge1 - 1Barnsley
Cambridge1 - 0Burton
Cambridge2 - 0Wigan
Cambridge0 - 1Rotherham
Cambridge0 - 2Lincoln
Cambridge4 - 4Blackpool
Cambridge0 - 1Crawley
Cambridge1 - 1Wycombe
Cambridge0 - 1Derby
Cambridge1 - 1Charlton
Cambridge3 - 1Wigan
Cambridge1 - 1Northampton
Cambridge0 - 1Peterborough
Cambridge1 - 2Bolton
Cambridge0 - 1Cheltenham
Cambridge0 - 0Burton
Cambridge2 - 1Fleetwood
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCambridge0 - 4Huddersfield
ACambridge2 - 2Wrexham
HCambridge4 - 1Shrewsbury
ACambridge0 - 3Reading
HCambridge1 - 1Bolton
ACambridge0 - 0Northampton
HCambridge1 - 1Barnsley
ACambridge1 - 6Peterborough
HCambridge1 - 0Burton
ACambridge2 - 0Stevenage
HCambridge2 - 0Wigan
ACambridge0 - 1Exeter
HCambridge0 - 1Rotherham
HCambridge0 - 2Lincoln
ACambridge1 - 2Wycombe
ACambridge1 - 2Mansfield
ACambridge0 - 2Bristol R
HCambridge4 - 4Blackpool
HCambridge0 - 1Crawley
ACambridge0 - 2Stockport
Reading 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
41
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Wycombe1 - 1Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Peterborough1 - 2Reading
Stevenage1 - 1Reading
Stockport4 - 1Reading
Exeter1 - 2Reading
Rotherham2 - 1Reading
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Wrexham3 - 0Reading
Birmingham1 - 1Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Derby2 - 1Reading
Carlisle1 - 3Reading
Portsmouth4 - 1Reading
Fleetwood1 - 1Reading
Stevenage0 - 1Reading
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading0 - 3Blackpool
AReading1 - 1Wycombe
HReading3 - 0Cambridge
AReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading2 - 1Peterborough
AReading1 - 1Stevenage
AReading1 - 4Stockport
HReading1 - 0Bristol R
AReading2 - 1Exeter
HReading4 - 1Crawley
AReading1 - 2Rotherham
HReading3 - 1Burton
HReading2 - 1Huddersfield
AReading2 - 5Bolton
HReading0 - 1L Orient
HReading2 - 0Charlton
AReading0 - 3Wrexham
HReading2 - 0Wigan
AReading1 - 1Birmingham
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Goal Statistics
Cambridge 22nd Reading 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.7
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
18%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 82% probability that Cambridge will score 1 or more goals
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
-10
Cambridge’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+16
Reading have scored 16% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Cambridge
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.7
1.3
Attack rating
CMU
RDG
31%
better
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Games scored11
16
Failed to score9
4
Scored first6
10
Goals scored20
30
Avg. goals scored1
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
18
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+31%
Defence rating
CMU
RDG
10%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
16
Clean sheets4
4
Conceded first13
10
Goals conceded35
30
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against18%
15%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.7
KickOff rating
+10%

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Cambridge League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19435
V NuñezD N'LunduluD AndrewD Andrew
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Brophy MID201
3
-
V Nuñez GLK19
2
-
D Andrew DEF1913
5
-
K Smith MID191
5
-
E Kachunga FWD173
2
-
M Morrison DEF16
-
B Njoku FWD161
2
-
S Kaikai FWD153
3
-
D N'Lundulu FWD1541
2
-
J Okedina DEF14
1
J Gibbons DEF12
1
-
P Digby MID12
3
-
J Cousins MID121
1
-
S Lavery FWD1242
2
-
Z Rossi DEF11
3
-
D. Barton FWD9
-
R Loft FWD9
4
-
E Longelo DEF812
-
K Watts DEF71
-
J Stokes MID61
-
C O'Riordan DEF4
-
T Richards MID2
-
J Stevens GLK1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20755
T. BindonS SmithB ElliottA Mbengue
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Bindon DEF20
2
-
M Craig MID201
1
-
L Wing MID2043
3
-
B Elliott MID1925
4
-
C Savage MID1932
1
-
A Mbengue DEF181
5
-
S Smith FWD187
4
-
H Knibbs MID1752
1
-
C Campbell MID1632
-
J Pereira GLK14
1
-
J Wareham FWD131
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD1221
2
1
J Dorsett DEF11
-
M Camará MID111
1
-
H Dean DEF9
2
-
K Abrefa DEF9
1
-
D Button GLK5
-
A. Kanu DEF2
-
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
E. Osho DEF1
-
T Rushesha MID1
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
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Stockport v Mansfield
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Barnsley v Crawley
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Wrexham v Peterborough
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wigan v Birmingham
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Exeter v Bolton
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
L Orient v Shrewsbury
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Wycombe v Blackpool
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