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Huddersfield v Reading: RequestABets for Championship play-off final


David Prutton and the Sporting Life team make RequestABet suggestions for Monday's Sky Bet Championship play-off final between Huddersfield and Reading.

David Prutton's RequestABet


Nakhi Wells to score, over 12 corners and 50+ booking points at 20/1

Both sides like the ball but their styles are still slightly contrasting.

Reading have had a very obvious way of playing all season with that possession-based style that requires a lot of patience from the fans, players and staff alike, but they've been rewarded by it.

Huddersfield meanwhile are a bit more dynamic and more of a high-pressure team who like to win the ball back high up the pitch then use it really well.

It's going to be an intriguing battle and it could come down to the key men on the pitch to decide the game.

The Terriers actually play on a bigger pitch than Wembley and will be more direct, which could mean plenty of corners, while both sides have been high in the card charts this season, with Reading third and Huddersfield eighth.

I'm leaning more towards Huddersfield but, for the purposes of balance, I did say twice that Reading would get beaten by Fulham...

It just seems like the romance is there for the Terriers to confound everything and become a Premier League team. And what an achievement that would be.

Sporting Life's RequestABet


HT Draw/FT Reading, under 2.5 goals and Liam Moore to be booked at 40/1

HT Draw/FT Reading - All four play-off semi-final legs were goalless at half-time, and as the market suggests there's little between these sides on paper. We're keen to side with Reading as slight underdogs and they can get the job done ultimately, but it should be tight.

Under 2.5 goals - Both league meetings featured just one goal and with so much at stake, another low-scoring contest is on the cards. That's very much been the theme in Championship play-off finals, too. In fact, you have to go all the way back to 2012 for one which featured three goals, with all others ending either 1-0 or 2-0, and a play on the 'unders' looks rock solid.

Liam Moore to be carded - Booked last time out against Fulham, his 11th yellow of the season, and against a dynamic, high-tempo Huddersfield side may again find himself in the book.

Posted at 1320 BST on 27/05/17; odds subject to change

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