Swansea - Reading predictions

Match	Date	Selection	Bet	Odds	Bet now
Swansea - Reading predictions Premier League England, England	06/10/2012 16:00	total goals	Over 2.5 Goals	2	Bet at Ladbrokes
Betting prediction was written by Anton

SWANSEA – READING PREDICTIONS AND PREVIEW: BETTING STATS

Swansea had an excellent start to the season with back to back wins but they have gone well off firm since then losing their last 3 matches without scoring a goal. 4 of their 6 matches have had over 2.5 goals, they have scored 10 goals and conceded 9.

Reading have played just 5 games this year thanks to a postponement of their game in Sunderland. They are yet to win this year in the EPL and have managed just 2 points in the 5 games, both at home. 3 of their 5 matches have been over 2.5 goals and they have scored 6 goals, conceding 11.

TEAM NEWS AND RUN OF PLAY

Swansea looked like one of the best teams in the league when they ran out to 5-0 winnings away at QPR then 3-0 winners against West Ham but since then they have gone off the boil. A draw at home to Sunderland over a month ago was their last point and the last time they scored a goal and since then they have lost 3 games in a row by multiple goals. This coincides with the long term injury of left back Neil Taylor who last played in the draw but you can’t blame the complete collapse in form on his absence.

Reading will have a very tough season this year as they look to survive in the EPL, they haven’t spent huge amounts of money like the teams they will be fighting this year so things look ominous already. They will hope the spirit and determination that brought them to the top of the Championship late last season can be recreated to keep them in the Premier League this year.

SWANSEA – READING PREDICTIONS: 1X2 BETTING PREVIEW

Swansea are favourites here as the home team but you are still getting evens on them winning. Their recent form has obviously been terrible losing 3 in a row but they have been against solid experienced teams. Swansea will go through stages of not picking up points for a run of games this year, but it is these home games against fellow relegation candidates that will decide their future in the league and they must win them if they are to stay up.

Visit Stan James to back a Swansea win at 2.0

SWANSEA – READING PREDICTIONS: ASIAN HANDICAP PREVIEW

As we can see with the 1x2 market we’d expect the Asian Handicap to be set at Swansea -0.5 and it is. Pinnacle are top price at 1.99 but the better option is to stick with the 1x2 market for the tiny bit of extra value.

If you fancy the other side then a top price of Reading +0.5 is 1.95 with BetVictor.

SWANSEA – READING PREDICTIONS: TOTAL GOALS PREVIEW

Both teams have seen plenty of goals in their matches so far this season, Swansea have had a minimum of 2 goals in every game and an average of 3.2. Reading have had an average of 3.4 over their 5 matches.

With this info I’ll back the over in this one with the impressive odds of 2.0 with Ladbrokes.