**Reading's marching through League One — and Cambridge's shaky form looks like an easy target on the road.** 🔴

Reading are absolutely cooking it with three wins in their last five, including a demolition of Mansfield (5-0). Cambridge have wobbled: one win in five, and they've conceded goals in three of their last four. The H2H tilts decisively toward the visitors too — Reading have won three of the last four meetings.

Key storylines:

- **Reading's attacking firepower** — Earthy, Lisbie, and Marriott have been relentless; Cambridge's backline (Bradshaw, Watts, Perry) will need a watertight performance to survive
- **Cambridge's lack of consistency** — one win in five masks deeper defensive issues; Bennett and Mpanzu can't afford another shaky showing
- **Home pressure myth** — Reading have proven they travel well; the Abbey Stadium won't intimidate this in-form side

Expected lineups:

- **Cambridge United**: Eastwood, Bradshaw, Watts, Perry, Bennett, Jobe, Ball, Mpanzu, Kaikai, Appéré, Knight
- **Reading**: Pereira, Dorsett, Ward, O'Connor, Godwin-Malife, Wing, Rinomhota, Lane, Earthy, Lisbie, Marriott

Prediction:

**Reading 2-0 Cambridge** — the visitors have too much momentum and firepower; expect Reading to control possession and pick off the hosts on the counter.