Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Luton
Match Time & Date:
9 January 2021
12:00
Prediction: 1-1
Reading
Luton Town and Reading face each other in a highly-anticipated FA Cup game at Kenilworth Road. The Hatters did well to beat Bristol City in their last league match, with the team extending their unbeaten run at home ground to six games. Luton Town suffered an early exit in the previous edition of the FA Cup, with the team losing to Bournemouth 4-0 at Vitality Stadium clash. The Royals, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Huddersfield Town.
Reading have been producing fine displays ever since Veljko Paunovic took over the reins, and they are surely capable of matching Luton Town in their FA Cup opener. A close game is on the horizon at Kenilworth Road, and we believe that punters can find value in betting on draw. When the two teams met in the Championship in December Reading defeated Luton Town 2-1.
Highlighted Player (Simon Sluga):
Simon Sluga is a Croatian goalkeeper who plays for Luton Town in the Championship. Born in Porec on March 17, 1993, the 191-cm-tall shot-stopper started his youth career at hometown club Jadran Porec before joining famous Croatian club Rijeka.
After spending two years on loan Juventus Primavera and Verona Primavera, Simon Sluga signed a professional contract with Rijeka in 2013. It has to be noted that he played for the likes of Pomorac, Lokomotiva Zagreb and Spezia on loan as well before moving to England. The Luton Town goalkeeper represented Croatia U17, U18, U19, U20 and U21 teams in international matches and he made his senior team debut on June 11, 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia.
The Vatreni were beaten by the African side 2-1 in Varazdin, with Simon Sluga playing a full 90 minutes for Zlatko Dalic’s team. His contract with Luton Town should expire on June 30, 2022.
Highlighted Team (Reading):
Reading FC is a professional football club that play in the Championship. The club was formed in 1871 and Madejski Stadium has been the home of Reading since 1998. The Royals used to play their home games at Elm Park in the past (1896 - 1998). Reading made it to the FA Cup semi-finals on two occasions (1927, 2015), but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy.
The likes of Robin Friday, Trevor Senior, Steve Death, Shaka Hislop, Phil Parkinson, Alf Messer, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Gilkes, Ronnie Blackman, Pavel Pogrebnyak and Martin Hicks are some of their more notable footballers. Aldershot Town were considered Reading’s fiercest rivals, but the Shots went out of business in 1992.
Seeing that Aldershot rejoined the league in 2008 it remains to be seen if the rivalry is going to be re-established in near future. Swindon Town and Oxford United are considered Reading’s big rivals as well.
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