AFC Wimbledon vs Reading

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 15:01 Europe/London 📍 The Cherry Red Records Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Dale Baines 🔁 Regular Season - 31 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 31
Regular Season Table
AFC Wimbledon 19 · Reading 12
Referee Stats
3 matches · 3.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 33%
Home wins 67%
Draws 0%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Reading controlled possession (58%).
  • AFC Wimbledon had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

AFC Wimbledon (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-4-11

Goals For / Against

25 / 31
Avg: 1.09 / 1.35

Points

28
Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

10
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 32
Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.22
PPG
1.13
1.09
GF
1.35
1.35
GA
1.39
43%
O2.5
43%
43%
BTTS
70%
43%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

AFC Wimbledon rank19th
Reading rank12th
AFC Wimbledon points53
Reading points63
AFC Wimbledon: #19 · 53 pts · GD -21
38 pts off the top 2. 20 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4
28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

AFC Wimbledon last 5 home

L L L L D
Points1/15
Weighted index2
Goals2-13
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading last 5 away

D L D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals4-5
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

AFC Wimbledon trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

AFC Wimbledon score at home57%
AFC Wimbledon clean sheet at home22%
Reading score away78%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

AFC Wimbledon score first43%
AFC Wimbledon win after scoring first70%
Reading score first43%
Reading win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: AFC Wimbledon 9% · Reading 45%
Avg first goal minute: AFC Wimbledon 30.6' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

AFC Wimbledon score at home1.09 vs 1.48
AFC Wimbledon concede at home1.35 vs 1.15
Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15
Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48
AFC Wimbledon score 26% below league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.
Defensive side: AFC Wimbledon are 17% above league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals4.00
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

AFC Wimbledon goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 6
61-75 6
0-15 5
46-60 4
76-90+ 3
16-30 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 7
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 3
16-30 0

Reading goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
14
10
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
4
4
Shots Inside Box
12
7
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
42%
58%
Corner Kicks
6
3
Fouls
11
12
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
4
Total Passes
298
439
Passes Accurate
185
331
Passes %
62%
75%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
3
Away
4
8'
8' Goal · 1-0
M. Browne
Normal Goal
30'
30' W. Keane
1st substitution · For: M. Ritchie
33'
33' Goal · 1-1
J. Marriott
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Doyle
53'
53' Goal · 2-1
M. Browne
Normal Goal · Assist: Omar Bugiel
65'
65' Goal · 2-2
J. Dorsett
Normal Goal
66'
66' P. Lane
2nd substitution · For: L. Fraser
66'
66' K. Doyle
3rd substitution · For: K. Ehibhatiomhan
69'
69' P. O'Connor
71'
71' Goal · 3-2
M. Browne
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Maycock
77'
77' M. Hippolyte
1st substitution · For: Z. Nelson
84'
84' H. Roberts
4th substitution · For: A. Yiadom
88'
88' M. Browne
2nd substitution · For: A. Hackford
88'
88' Omar Bugiel
3rd substitution · For: M. Stevens

AFC Wimbledon vs Reading 3-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

AFC Wimbledon beat Reading 3-2 on Saturday, 07 February 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Dale Baines. It was played at The Cherry Red Records Stadium.

First half: AFC Wimbledon took an early lead at 8' when M. Browne scored, making the score 1-0. Reading made their 1st substitution at 30', with W. Keane replacing M. Ritchie. Reading leveled the score at 33' when J. Marriott scored, with the assist credited to K. Doyle, making the score 1-1.

Second half: AFC Wimbledon took the lead at 53' when M. Browne scored, with the assist credited to Omar Bugiel, making the score 2-1. Reading leveled the score at 65' when J. Dorsett scored, making the score 2-2. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 66', with P. Lane replacing L. Fraser. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 66', with K. Doyle replacing K. Ehibhatiomhan. P. O'Connor received a yellow card for Reading at 69'. AFC Wimbledon took the lead at 71' when M. Browne scored, with the assist credited to C. Maycock, making the score 3-2. AFC Wimbledon made their 1st substitution at 77', with M. Hippolyte replacing Z. Nelson. Reading made their 4th substitution at 84', with H. Roberts replacing A. Yiadom. AFC Wimbledon made their 2nd substitution at 88', with M. Browne replacing A. Hackford. AFC Wimbledon made their 3rd substitution at 88', with Omar Bugiel replacing M. Stevens.

AFC Wimbledon used 3 substitutions while Reading used 4 substitutions. Reading got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Shots were tight (14-10).
  • Reading controlled possession (58%).
  • AFC Wimbledon had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

AFC Wimbledon vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season