Reading v Norwich Betting Tips [4 October 2022]

Reading will host Norwich in their next game in the Championship as the two sides vie to displace Sheffield United at the top of the league. The two are separated by two points, hosts Reading on 21 in third place and Norwich second on 23 points. Reading are coming from a 3-1 home win over Huddersfield Town, which was their third win in five matches. They’ve suffered two heavy losses inside their last five matches, and four of their five matches have produced over 2.5 goals. One clean sheet in five matches points to the area of improvement that Reading should be focused on. They have the poorest defence among the top 12 teams, having conceded 15 in 11 matches. Their home form is good, coming into this game with four wins in five matches at home.

Norwich head into this game on six unbeaten matches, having won five of them. They are coming from a 1-0 win over Blackpool, which saw them close the gap on the league leaders to just one point. Three more points could see them go top, with Sheffield set for a tricky game too, against QPR. In the Championship, Norwich are undefeated in their last eight matches; they’ve won seven of these and they’ve scored in each of their last 10 Championship matches. Three of their last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and Norwich head into this game with just two clean sheets in the five matches.

Two sides with promotion ambitions face off here and their matches have been high scoring. In terms of recent form, Norwich will edge Reading, and especially in terms of defence in the Championship. Reading, however, are good at home and will want to make this count as much as possible. Going by the recent trends, over 2.5 goals is a possibility here.