Reading vs Luton Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 18 Dec 2025

League One Betting Preview: Reading vs Luton

Reading take on Luton at Select Car Leasing Stadium, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Thursday 18 December.

Reading look capable of beating Luton and we’ll take them on the Asian Handicap. Back the home team at -147 with a +0.25 goal start, with our stake split between 0 and +0.5 which means a return if they avoid defeat.

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Reading lost on the road in their last League One game, making it back-to-back league defeats. Second-placed Bradford City won 2-0 at The University of Bradford Stadium.

Luton Town drew their previous game which was at home. The action at Kenilworth Road ended 2-2 against bottom-of-the-table Port Vale.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Luton have avoided defeat against Reading in the past six games, with their last clash being a 1-1 Championship draw at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The previous 10 H2H meetings have involved four Luton wins, three Reading victories and three draws.

League One		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
8	Reading	28	10	10	8	39	35	4	39:35	40
10	Luton	28	11	6	11	37	34	3	37:34	39

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Confirmed Lineups

Reading confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Joel Pereira (GK), Andy Yiadom, Paudie O'Connor, Derrick Williams, Jeriel Dorsett, Lewis Wing, Charlie Savage, Randell Williams, Kamari Doyle, Daniel Kyerewaa, Jack Marriott.

Luton confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Josh Keeley (GK), Nigel Lonwijk, Teden Mengi, Mads Juel Andersen, Kal Naismith, Liam Walsh, Lamine Fanne, Gideon Kodua, Jordan Clark, Cohen Bramall, Nahki Wells.

Reading vs Luton Prediction & Betting Tips

Get set for Reading vs Luton with our full betting breakdown, complete with an expert match prediction, a likely final score, top player prop picks and a value-driven bet builder.

Match Prediction

We’re backing Reading at -147 in this League One game with a +0.25 goal start. We think that the home team will have the edge and we can therefore feel confident of a return with this bet.

We take note of any injuries or suspensions affecting each side before going ahead with our football predictions. The League One form guide and stats also help the team at Sportsgambler.com crunch the numbers ahead of the action.

Key Reading vs Luton league stats:

• The +0.25 line has been covered by Reading in 4 of their last 5 games at home.
• The +0.25 line has been covered by Reading in 15 of their last 20 games at home.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Luton in 4 of their last 5 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Luton in 7 of their last 10 games.
• The -0.25 line hasn’t been covered by Luton in 3 consecutive games.
• The +0.25 line has been covered by Reading in 2 consecutive games against Luton.

Based on the odds from the best betting apps, our pick carries a 59.5% chance of winning. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 65-70%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Reading 1 - 0 Luton

We’re betting on Reading to secure a 1-0 winning scoreline. Odds of +550 can be taken and it’s great fun to predict a correct score and hopefully land a winner.

Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan to Score +325

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) has scored two goals in his past five League One matches on home soil. We’ll take a chance at +325 for this Anytime Goalscorer wager as the betting odds look really appealing.

Latest Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Player Prop Odds

Goalscorer

Anytime

+310

First

+650

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Reading vs Luton 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.

The bookmakers have priced up the Full-Time Result odds and Luton Town are +155 to come out on top, while Reading are +170. The draw is available at +220 if you expect the clash to finish level.

Luton can be backed at -125 on the Draw No Bet and you’ll get stakes refunded if the game ends level. Alternatively, Reading can be chanced at -112 on the same market.

For the Total Goals market, Under 2.5 is the shortest price for this interesting contest. The Both Teams to Score market is always popular and BTTS Yes can be backed at -132.

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Full-Time Result

1

+170

X

+220

2

+155

Half-Time Result

1

+220

X

+110

2

+210

Double Chance

1X

-227

12

-345

X2

-250

Draw No Bet

1

-112

2

-125

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp +0.25

-159

2 Hcp -0.25

+112

Total Goals

Under 2.5

-143

Over 2.5

-100

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-132

No

-108

Jack Marriott is favourite to be First Goalscorer at +450 and if you’re keen to back him to simply find the net, then the price is +215.

Jack Marriott (Reading)

First

+215

Anytime

+450

Nahki Wells (Luton)

First

+220

Anytime

+450

Jerry Yates (Luton)

First

+255

Anytime

+550

Ali Al-Hamadi (Luton)

First

+285

Anytime

+650

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading)

First

+310

Anytime

+650

Mamadi Camara (Reading)

First

+410

Anytime

+900

Jordan Clark (Luton)

First

+525

Anytime

+1150

Lewis Wing (Reading)

First

+540

Anytime

+1100

Jake Richards (Luton)

First

+575

Anytime

+1150

Matt Ritchie (Reading)

First

+575

Anytime

+1200

Tivonge Rushesha (Reading)

First

+575

Anytime

+1200

Michael Stickland (Reading)

First

+600

Anytime

+1400

Charlie Savage (Reading)

First

+650

Anytime

+1500

Hakeem Odoffin (Luton)

First

+650

Anytime

+1400

Liam Walsh (Luton)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

Kevin Abrefa (Reading)

First

+700

Anytime

+1400

George Saville (Luton)

First

+700

Anytime

+1500

Ashqar Ahmed (Reading)

First

+750

Anytime

+1600

Jeriel Dorsett (Reading)

First

+750

Anytime

+1700

Zack Nelson (Luton)

First

+850

Anytime

+1800

Mads Andersen (Luton)

First

+950

Anytime

+1900

Andy Yiadom (Reading)

First

+1000

Anytime

+2200

Matty Jacob (Reading)

First

+1050

Anytime

+2200

Joe Johnson (Luton)

First

+1100

Anytime

+2200

Reuell Walters (Luton)

First

+1150

Anytime

+2200

Reading have five victories, three draws and two defeats in the last 10 home matches, netting an average of 1.30 goals per game and conceding 0.90.

Luton 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 1.50.

The last Select Car Leasing Stadium meeting saw Reading and Luton draw 1-1. There have been two wins apiece and one draw in the past 5 H2H matches at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Reading Home Stats		5-3-2	2.20	1.30	0.90	4	6	7	3
Luton Away Stats		4-2-4	2.90	1.40	1.50	6	4	4	6

• 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

Reading vs Luton Lineups & Team News

The Reading vs Luton team news could change everything — review it before betting. We’ll have the predicted and confirmed League One lineups for you plus all the latest on player injuries.

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