Huddersfield Town AFC
Football England - EFL League One John Smith's Stadium Fri 3 Apr 10:00
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  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

League One Betting Preview: Huddersfield vs Reading

Huddersfield square off against Reading at John Smith's Stadium, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Friday 3 April.

Back Terriers to Beat Royals

There are several reasons to back Huddersfield on the Full-Time Result betting market, especially at value odds of -130. We think that the favourites will prove too strong for Reading.

Teams’ Last Battle Saw 2-0 Huddersfield Victory

Huddersfield Town were beaten in their last game. Away from home at Home Park, Plymouth Argyle claimed a 3-1 win.

Reading won their previous game, beating Wigan Athletic at home. It was a 3-0 victory at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The last encounter between Huddersfield and Reading saw the former win away from home. It was a 2-0 scoreline at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Huddersfield have four wins from the past 10 H2H games, with three draws and three Reading victories also happening.

League One G W D L GF GA GD GD P
6 Reading logo Reading 41 16 14 11 61 52 9 61:52 62
10 Huddersfield logo Huddersfield 40 16 10 14 60 52 8 60:52 58
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Confirmed Lineups

Huddersfield confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Lee Nicholls (GK), Radinio Balker, Murray Wallace, Sean Roughan, Lynden Gooch, Marcus McGuane, Cameron Humphreys, Bali Mumba, Marcus Harness, Alfie May, Bojan Radulovic.

Reading confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Joel Pereira (GK), Ryan Nyambe, Paudie O'Connor, Derrick Williams, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Liam Fraser, Kamari Doyle, Charlie Savage, Daniel Kyerewaa, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.

Huddersfield vs Reading Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Huddersfield vs Reading betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, correct score insight, top player prop bets and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Match Prediction

Huddersfield have the capability of securing a victory when they line up in this League One game. For this reason, we are going to take betting odds of -130 with a large degree of confidence.

The latest injury and suspension news can have a big bearing and we use this data as well as the latest form guide. We’re also keen to study the football stats so that we can get the fullest picture of how the action might happen.

Key Huddersfield vs Reading league stats:

  • Huddersfield have won 6 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Huddersfield have won 3 of their last 5 games at home.
Huddersfield to Win Probability

According to the latest betting odds, our pick has a 56.5% chance of winning. In our opinion, there’s actually a probability of success between 60-65%. It’s the reason why we are recommending this wager.

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Our Match Prediction
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Correct Score Prediction

Huddersfield Huddersfield logo 2 - 0 Reading logo Reading

A potentially entertaining bet is going for Huddersfield to win by a 2-0 scoreline. At odds of +575, there’s the chance to get a handsome return should this wager win.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Bojan Radulovic to Score +210 BetMGM logo

Bojan Radulovic (Huddersfield) has registered three goals in his past six League One home games. There are odds of +210 available for this Anytime Goalscorer wager and we think this is a value proposition for the player to find the net.

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Huddersfield -130
Total Goals Under 2.5 -116
Anytime Goalscorer Bojan Radulovic +210

If you’re keen to place a bet builder, go for Huddersfield to win, no more than two goals to be scored as well as Bojan Radulovic (Huddersfield) to find the net.

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Huddersfield vs Reading Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Huddersfield Full-Time Odds Suggest Victory

Huddersfield Town are the -122 favourites on the 1x2 betting. That implies a 55% chance of triumphing in this League One encounter according to the latest odds. Reading are trading at a bigger price than their opponents and the outsiders can be backed at +320.

The Asian Handicap -0.5 option is the same as a win on the 1x2 market. Huddersfield are -130 when it comes to this selection, with their opponents Reading +0.5 at -110 which means the draw is also included with this pick.

Under 2.5 Goals is a short-priced option for those expecting two goals or less. If both teams to score is something you think will happen, there’s an opportunity to wager Yes at -128 on the BTTS market.

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Ryan Hardie Favourite to Score the First Goal

Ryan Hardie is the market leader at +400 to be First Goalscorer but if you think he will score the last goal, then a similar price can be found.

Player Goals
Ryan Hardie (Huddersfield)
First
+170
Anytime
+400
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Alfie May (Huddersfield)
First
+175
Anytime
+400
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Bojan Radulovic (Huddersfield)
First
+215
Anytime
+480
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Bobby Wales (Huddersfield)
First
+215
Anytime
+500
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Huddersfield Proving Hard to Beat at Home

Huddersfield are unbeaten over their previous ten games at John Smith's Stadium. The West Yorkshire club have six wins and four draws in the last 10 home games, scoring an average of 1.90 goals per match and conceding 0.80.

Reading have finished with four wins, four losses and two draws in the last 10 away matches, scoring an average of 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.40.

When previously meeting at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield and Reading played out a 0-0 draw. The previous 5 H2H meetings at John Smith's Stadium have seen two wins for each team and a draw.

Last 10 League Games W-D-L G GF GA O2.5 U2.5 B-Y B-No
Huddersfield logo Huddersfield Home Stats 6-4-0 2.70 1.90 0.80 5 5 5 5
Reading logo Reading Away Stats 4-2-4 2.80 1.40 1.40 5 5 7 3
  • W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
  • G = Avg. Goals
  • GF = Avg. Goals For
  • GA = Avg. Goals Against
  • O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
  • U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
  • B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
  • B-No = Matches BTTS No
Team Stats
Huddersfield logo Huddersfield League Stats
Reading logo Reading League Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 3 wins, 4 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 6 wins and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 5 wins, 2 defeats and 3 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 4 wins, 4 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Top Scorers & Assists
Top Scorers & Assists

Huddersfield vs Reading Lineups & Team News

Don’t bet on Huddersfield vs Reading without reviewing the latest team news. Stay updated with our predicted and confirmed lineups for League One and the newest injury information.

Huddersfield Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

Reading Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Huddersfield Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

22 Lee Nicholls
12 Radinio Balker 3 Murray Wallace 23 Sean Roughan 7 Lynden Gooch
17 Marcus McGuane 8 Cameron Humphreys 19 Bali Mumba 10 Marcus Harness
26 Alfie May 25 Bojan Radulovic
1 Joel Pereira
24 Ryan Nyambe 15 Paudie O'Connor 33 Derrick Williams 3 Jeriel Dorsett
10 Lewis Wing 6 Liam Fraser
29 Kamari Doyle 8 Charlie Savage 11 Daniel Kyerewaa
9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

Reading Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Huddersfield Substitutes

  • 2Lasse Soerensen
  • 4Ryan Ledson
  • 18David Kasumu
  • 20Josh Feeney
  • 21Antony Evans
  • 31Jak Alnwick
  • 42George Sebine

Reading Substitutes

  • 5Haydon Roberts
  • 12Finley Burns
  • 17Andy Yiadom
  • 25Jack Stevens
  • 27Will Keane
  • 30Matt Ritchie
  • 32Paddy Lane

Previous Huddersfield Lineups

21 Mar League One
Plymouth 3-1 Huddersfield
17 Mar League One
Huddersfield 2-2 Lincoln
14 Mar League One
Port Vale 0-0 Huddersfield
07 Mar League One
Huddersfield 1-0 Rotherham
28 Feb League One
Wigan 1-0 Huddersfield
21 Feb League One
Huddersfield 2-1 Barnsley

Previous Reading Lineups

28 Mar League One
Reading 3-0 Wigan
21 Mar League One
Stevenage 1-0 Reading
17 Mar League One
Burton 1-2 Reading
14 Mar League One
Reading 2-2 Plymouth
10 Mar League One
Mansfield 1-0 Reading
07 Mar League One
Luton 2-3 Reading
Team Squads

Huddersfield Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Liam Manning

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Bali Mumba 19 D 38 3152 35 3 0 6 8 0
Ryan Ledson 4 M 37 3070 36 2 4 0 8 0
Marcus Harness 10 M 37 2657 32 5 3 6 8 0
Lee Nicholls 22 G 30 2617 29 10 0 0 3 0
Murray Wallace 15 D 26 2146 24 8 1 0 5 0

Reading Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Leam Richardson

Player # Pos GP MIN ST BE G A Y R
Lewis Wing 10 M 40 3535 40 0 9 11 4 0
Joel Pereira 1 G 37 3330 37 0 0 0 1 0
Charlie Savage 8 M 40 3249 37 3 2 4 8 0
Paudie O'Connor 15 D 30 2672 30 0 3 0 9 0
Kamari Doyle 29 - 39 2467 31 8 4 6 4 0
England FlagLeague One Table
2025/2026 Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 40 26 9 5 75:34 87
2 Cardiff 39 23 8 8 73:41 77
3 Bolton 40 18 15 7 57:40 69
4 Bradford 40 20 8 12 50:44 68
5 Stockport 39 19 9 11 57:48 66
6 Reading 41 16 14 11 61:52 62
7 Stevenage 39 17 10 12 41:38 61
8 Wycombe 41 16 11 14 59:46 59
9 Plymouth 40 18 5 17 61:56 59
10 Huddersfield 40 16 10 14 60:52 58
11 Luton 40 16 10 14 54:50 58
12 Mansfield 38 13 13 12 49:41 52
13 Barnsley 38 13 12 13 60:61 51
14 Peterborough 39 15 5 19 58:54 50
15 Leyton Orient 40 14 8 18 55:62 50
16 Wimbledon 40 14 8 18 49:59 50
17 Doncaster 40 14 8 18 42:61 50
18 Blackpool 41 13 9 19 48:63 48
19 Burton 41 12 11 18 45:56 47
20 Wigan 40 11 13 16 41:54 46
21 Exeter 41 11 10 20 42:53 43
22 Rotherham 39 9 10 20 35:58 37
23 Northampton 40 9 8 23 33:57 35
24 Port Vale 38 7 10 21 29:54 31
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Lincoln 21 16 4 1 47:16 52
2 Bradford 20 15 3 2 30:14 48
3 Cardiff 20 14 2 4 42:22 44
4 Bolton 19 12 6 1 34:15 42
5 Huddersfield 20 11 7 2 37:19 40
6 Stockport 20 12 4 4 34:22 40
7 Wycombe 20 12 3 5 41:18 39
8 Luton 21 11 6 4 33:22 39
9 Stevenage 19 11 6 2 22:11 39
10 Reading 20 10 7 3 31:22 37
11 Blackpool 21 10 5 6 31:28 35
12 Barnsley 20 9 5 6 36:29 32
13 Wigan 20 9 4 7 19:15 31
14 Mansfield 20 8 6 6 31:21 30
15 Plymouth 21 9 3 9 29:30 30
16 Leyton Orient 19 8 5 6 29:24 29
17 Doncaster 20 8 5 7 25:29 29
18 Wimbledon 19 8 4 7 24:19 28
19 Burton 21 8 4 9 25:27 28
20 Peterborough 18 8 3 7 35:22 27
21 Exeter 20 7 6 7 23:24 27
22 Rotherham 20 6 8 6 22:26 26
23 Northampton 19 6 4 9 19:21 22
24 Port Vale 19 3 7 9 16:23 16