Reading v Aston Villa Betting Preview – Championship 15th August 8.00pm
Well, it has been a stuttering start from both of these as they have each collected only the one point so far in the new campaign. Villa though are back out on the road after having suffered a big loss out at Cardiff on the weekend so they will be nervy going into this one. The Royals are generally a pretty decent home side and that is where their one point so far this season was picked up after a draw with Fulham on the weekend. This should be pretty intriguing.
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Reading v Aston Villa Betting Tips
Well, it has not been the best of start for either of these in this season’s Championship. After losing their opener, Reading bagged a point on the weekend in a good draw at home against Fulham. So far this season, both of Reading’s league games have gone under the 2.5 goal line and as a good starting place, under 2.5 goals at bet365 is trading at a price of 4/7. Reading were such a strong home team in last season’s Championship where they posted a W16 D5 L2 record on home soil across the season. That having been said, they lost at home against Villa during the campaign. The Royals have Jon Dadi Bodvarsson at 9/4 in the anytime goalscorer market while midfielder Liam Kelly has their only league goal of the season so far. Reading’s defence at home last season was brilliant and they are 10/3 to go out and win to nil in this one.
That’s a big price though and both teams have scored in five of the last six meetings. Both teams to score at bet365 is a price of 10/11 and not without some appeal. Villa opened with a struggle of a home draw against Hull and then fell apart in a crushing 3-0 loss at Cardiff over the weekend. Considering that they have drafted in so much experience and have tried to strengthen their defence, that was a poor return. Do they have a response to that in them? In the bet365 correct score market, the 1-1 draw is the shortest priced option at a 5/1 price, while a 1-0 victory for Villa is at 6/1. Villa are the form team in the recent head to head having won six of the last seven played against Reading and they have won three of their last four out on the road against them. Scott Hogan is 2/1 outright favourite in the anytime goalscorer market for them, with Gabriel Agbonlahor up at 3/1.
Reading v Aston Villa Betting Odds
Reading 9/5, Draw 11/5, Aston Villa 6/4
Reading v Aston Villa Predictions
Reading to win: Villa have the form in this fixture actually, having won their last four on the road against the Royals. However, the tables can be turned in this one, because Reading are a solid home side and Villa will still be scratching their defensive heads after that loss away from home on the weekend. Reading to win.
