Plymouth Argyle vs Reading Prediction and Betting Tips | 26th December 2025 

Plymouth Argyle host Reading at the Home Park for their clash in the EFL League One on Saturday, looking to extend their winning run in the competition to four games.

Following consecutive defeats to Port Vale and Northampton Town, the Greens picked themselves up to win their next three, beating Wycombe Wanderers (1-0), Rotherham United (1-0) and Doncaster Rovers (5-1) in succession.

This spurt in form saw Plymouth move up to 17th place in the League One table with 25 points from 21 games. They still aren't completely out of the woods yet as relegation zone is only two points away. That means another defeat could see them slump back into the bottom four.

Reading are sailing the same boat right now, having accrued an identical number of points as Plymouth but sitting two positions ahead of them by virtue of superior goal-difference.

In their most recent league clash, the Royals returned to winning ways with a 3-2 victory over Luton Town. They had initially relinquished a two-goal cushion as the Hatters sprung a second-half comeback, but just two minutes after the equalizer, Reading found a third through Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.

Plymouth Argyle vs Reading Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 64 clashes between the two sides before, with Plymouth Argyle winning 28 times over Reading and losing on a close 21 occasions
• Reading have won five of their last seven games against Plymouth Argyle, including their most recent three
• Reading and Plymouth are meeting for the first time since August 2019, when they clashed in the League Cup where the former won 4-2
• The Greens last beat the Royals in December 2009, winning a League Championship game 4-1 at home

Plymouth Argyle vs Reading Prediction

17th-placed Plymouth Argyle are one of the most in-form teams in the division right now, as the side are cruising more and more away from the relegation zone and towards mid-table. Reading have seen more or less an identical run but may not keep out the high-flying Plymouth here.

Prediction: Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Reading

Plymouth Argyle vs Reading Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Plymouth Argyle

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Over 2.5

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: Yes

Edited by Ashwin