Huddersfield v Reading Championship Predictions & Betting Odds – 21st February 2017

Big Championship clash to end in parity

Championship Betting

Huddersfield v Reading Betting Preview – Championship 21st February 7.45pm

A game of huge importance on Tuesday night between these two play-off hopefuls. Huddersfield go into the game in third place in the Championship and just one point ahead of the Royals. However, they are holding a game in hand over fourth placed Reading and this is a massive opportunity for them to open up a bit of a cushion. After holding Premier League outfit Man City to a draw in the FA Cup on the weekend, this is a big switch up of modes for the Terriers. Will they be able to land the three points or will Reading put the pressure on them by jumping above them with an away victory? It should be a fascinating clash.

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Huddersfield v Reading Betting Tips

This should be a pretty epic clash and one of the highlights of the domestic week of club action. Earlier in the season, it was Reading who collected three points on home soil against the Terriers, so now Huddersfield will be out for revenge. They have gone unbeaten in their last three on home soil against Reading in all competitions and in last season’s corresponding fixture they took a 3-1 win. It is worth having a look at both teams to score for a price of 5/6 at William Hill as both teams have found the net in four of the last five meetings between the two sides. Both teams have scored in each of Huddersfield’s last four league games as well to add a little bit of weight to that. All but one of the last six meetings between the two clubs have gone over the 2.5 goal line too and you have a quote of 21/20 at William Hill on this meeting going above the goal line. Only Reading’s 1-0 win this season bucked that particular trend. Huddersfield have been flying in the Championship lately and they have closed the gap on the top two.

So they won’t want to ease up the momentum here and they have gone W10 D1 L1 in their last twelve league games. They have won each of their last five league games overall home and away in the league and at home they are on a three match winning streak. Huddersfield have netted an impressive W11 D2 L2 record at home this season in the Championship and they have scored at least two goals in all but one of their last six home games. The Terriers are on a great charge at the moment and in the William Hill correct score market a Huddersfield 2-1 return is running at a price of 15/2. Huddersfield have scored at least two goals in four of their last five Championship games against Reading as well. After holding Manchester City to a draw in the FA Cup on the weekend, the Terriers will have their tails up and in the anytime goalscorer market, there is Isaiah Brown at 15/8 and Elias Kachunga at 6/4 as strong options. Nahki Wells is also a 6/4 shot and he netted in their 3-1 home win over Reading last term.

Reading are in good form as well at the moment though having put together a six match unbeaten streak in the second tier with four wins in that sequence. What may help them out here is that they didn’t play on the weekend so have had a bit of extra rest compared to Huddersfield. Away from home this season in the Championship, Reading’s form reads W7 D2 L6 but they have produced a mixed return of W3 D1 L3 in their last seven away from home in the Championship, so a little patchy from them. Defensively they have taken four clean sheets in their last six league games and that would suggest that they may dig in on Tuesday night. However, they have managed just the one clean sheet in their last seven away from home and that could give punters a little doubt. If you were backing them then a 7/4 draw no bet on the Royals would be a little value coverage. Not the easiest of game obviously for them and avoiding defeat is probably going to be a bigger concern for them then pushing on later in the game for a win.

Huddersfield v Reading Betting Odds

Huddersfield 17/20, Draw 13/5, Reading 3/1

Huddersfield v Reading Predictions

The Royals have had that extra rest which makes this interesting. However, Huddersfield as they showed against Man City on the weekend are well organised and in a confident mood at the moment, so they aren’t likely to slip to a defeat in this one. However, because of that extra exertions on the weekend, look for the draw in the match outright cropping up in midweek. Neither would be disappointed with that.