Reading vs Port Vale Match Analysis & Prediction
20/02/2024 11:00 pm
Reading will be looking to bounce back from their defeat to Portsmouth when they play host to Port Vale at the Select Car Leasing Stadium for a League One match on Tuesday night.
Meanwhile the visitors will be looking to put an end to their seven-game winless run by securing their first victory of 2024.
Reading saw their six-game unbeaten run come to an end in a heavy 4-1 defeat to league leaders Portsmouth in Saturday’s away encounter.
As a result of that defeat, Ruben Selles’ side head into Tuesday’s contest in 18th position in the League One standings and three points above the relegation zone.
The Royals will now return home, where they will be looing to continue their impressive run of form after avoiding defeat in each of their last six home league matches since losing to Barnsley at the start of December.
Impressively, Reading have won four of their last five home matches, including a 2-0 victory over Charlton Athletic in their most recent game at the Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Former Huddersfield Town manager Darren Moore began his Port Vale tenure with a narrow 3-2 away defeat to relegation rivals Cheltenham Town.
As a result of the defeat, the Valiants dropped below Cheltenham and into 22nd position, leaving them two points adrift of safety.
Having picked up just two points from their last seven league matches, Port Vale will be desperate to secure their first victory since beating Blackpool 3-0 at the end of December.
Reading vs. Port Vale Head to head
In the 15 previous meetings between these two teams, they have each claimed six victories while drawing in three. Reading have scored 20 goals and conceded 16 in the process.
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02/09/2000Port Vale0Reading1League One
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03/02/2001Reading1Port Vale0League One
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01/09/2001Port Vale0Reading2League One
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01/01/2002Reading2Port Vale0League One
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12/08/2023Port Vale1Reading0League One
Reading Team News
Reading head coach Selles is expected to be without the defensive duo of Tom Holmes and Jeriel Dorsett due to injury issues.
Charlie Savage dropped to the bench for the defeat to Portsmouth, but he is set to return to the side after marking Saturday’s substitute appearance with a goal.
Reading's Last 5 Matches
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03/02/2024Oxford United1Reading1League One
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06/02/2024Stevenage0Reading1League One
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10/02/2024Reading2Charlton Athletic0League One
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13/02/2024Fleetwood Town1Reading1League One
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17/02/2024Portsmouth4Reading1League One
Port Vale Team News
Port Vale’s Dan Gore, James Plant and Mitch Clark are closing in on a return to action, but the midweek game may come too soon for the trio.
Defender Dan Jones is expected to make a second successive start in the visitors’ backline, where he is set to be joined by Kacper Lopata and Nathan Smith.
Port Vale's Last 5 Matches
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27/01/2024Port Vale0Portsmouth1League One
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03/02/2024Fleetwood Town3Port Vale0League One
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06/02/2024Port Vale0Leyton Orient1League One
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10/02/2024Port Vale2Stevenage2League One
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17/02/2024Cheltenham Town3Port Vale2League One
Reading vs. Port Vale: Odds and Predictions
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