Reading betting preview

Sadly, Sunday's game against Tottenham Hotspur was lost to the freezing weather but it is hoped the FA Cup replay against Reading will be okay on Wednesday.

The away draw at the Madjeski Stadium was disappointing but the Reds are still on course to bring the Cup back to Anfield for the sixth decade in a row. Liverpool are currently the 7.0 third favourites behind Chelsea and Arsenal.

Liverpool are strong favourites to make it through to the fourth round home tie against Burnley. Reading are without a win in six, and still without a permanent manager, while Liverpool are coming off the back of successive Premier League victories. 

Liverpool have won the last three encounters between the teams at Anfield - 2-1 in the Barclays Premier League in 2008, 2-0 in the same competition in 2006 and 4-3 in a memorable Carling Cup tie in the same year.

The odds against a Reds victory are 1.21. The odds to be leading at half-time, as Liverpool have been at Anfield in half of their Barclays Premier league games so far this season, are a more attractive 1.60, while the odds against winning by two goals or more, as we did against Everton and Man United, are 1.72.

A repeat of the 4-0 scoreline achieved against Stoke City and Burnley early in the season can be backed at 10.0.

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The odds are updated in real time and produce great opportunities if you can strike at the right time. When Liverpool beat Man United in October the opening odds on a Liverpool victory were 2.50. After one hour these had drifted as big as 3.95 before we went on to score twice and win the game. 

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