Arsenal v Reading Betting Preview – EFL Cup 25th October
The Gunners will be happy enough with the draw that they have received in the EFL Cup here. They get a home fixture against Championship side Reading who just aren’t quite firing at the moment. The Gunners will be looking to bounce back after being held to a frustrating draw against Middlesbrough in the Premier League on the weekend. The Gunners are heavy features to take the win in this one against Reading who have only managed to win one of their last six games since winning in the last round. Will this be routine for the Gunners?
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Arsenal v Reading Betting Tips
The Gunners are still on a great stretch of unbeaten form but they had their winning streak snapped on the weekend surprisingly as they were held to a 0-0 draw at the Emirates by Middlesbrough in the top flight. The Gunners are unbeaten in their last twelve games across all competitions now and they have produced a fantastic W7 D1 record in their last eight. So with that kind of from, it is hard to see Championship side Reading stopping them in North London. Arsene Wenger likes to shuffle his starting eleven when it comes to the League Cup, so don’t expect a full strength side out at all. These two met recently in Cup competition, back last year in the FA Cup Semi Final which Arsenal won 2-1 after playing pretty poorly in the contest. But they are in great form at the moment and they also have some good head to head form against the Royals running as well.
Thirteen times before Arsenal have met Reading (across all competitions) and Arsenal have won all of them. The last League Cup meeting between the two of them you may remember, because it was a 12-goal thriller with Arsenal landing a 7-5 away win in a crazy match up. Recent meetings between Arsenal and Reading have produced a lot of goals, with 27 of them having been netted in their last four alone. Five of the last seven fixtures between Arsenal and Reading have gone over 2.5 goals and you can back this one to go the same way at a price of 4/9. You’ll want to wait and see who gets a starting nod for this one, but in the first goalscorer market, Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez are 7/2 options. If Wenger shuffles his pack, look for Alex Iwobi or Lucas Perez who may offer anytime goalscorer value.
So not an easy tie for the Royals to be heading off to in midweek. This is the kind of game where you need some form to go into with, but they don’t have winning form at the moment. Reading have produced just the one victory in their last five games (W1 D2 L2) so they have been struggling to put the wins on the board. Bigger teams have failed to get one at the Emirates this season. Reading though have scored scored exactly one goal in each of their last six games played and if you want a flutter on both teams to score then that will fetch you a price of 4/5. Both teams have scored actually in five of the last seven Arsenal v Reading clashes, so it may be worth a punt. To get to this point, Reading banked a 2-1 away win away at fellow Championship side Brighton in the last round. Across their last eight games in all competitions, they have earned just the two clean sheets, so Jaap Stam’s men are going to come under some pressure at the back no doubt.
Arsenal v Reading Betting Odds
Arsenal 1/4, Draw 19/4, Reading 10/1
Arsenal v Reading Predictions
This is a winnable match for Arsenal obviously considering the great form that they are in. More likely than not Wenger will not send out his strongest starting eleven, but Arsenal are full of energy and pace and they will overwhelm the visitors. It is worth having a punt on both teams to score in the match though because there is that trend there going. Arsenal to win and both teams to score looks value here.
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