Leyton Orient vs Reading

Leyton Orient

3 - 1

Reading

🕒 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Brisbane Road 🧑‍⚖️ Elliot Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 27 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 27

Regular Season Table

Leyton Orient 20 · Reading 12

Referee Stats

Elliot Bell

19 matches · 3.26 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.26
Reds avg	0.11
Penalties avg	0.16
Over 4.5 cards	26%
Home wins	68%
Draws	21%
Away wins	11%

How the match was won

Leyton Orient outshot their opponent (15-7).
Reading controlled possession (55%).
Leyton Orient had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Leyton Orient (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-7-8

Goals For / Against

32 / 30

Avg: 1.39 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 32

Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.35

PPG

1.13

1.39

1.35

1.30

1.39

52%

O2.5

43%

65%

BTTS

70%

52%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Leyton Orient rank20th

Reading rank12th

Leyton Orient points52

Reading points63

Leyton Orient: #20 · 52 pts · GD -12

39 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 3 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.

11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Leyton Orient last 5 home

D L D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals5-6

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.

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.

Leyton Orient trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 35%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Leyton Orient score at home83%

Leyton Orient clean sheet at home22%

Reading score away78%

Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Leyton Orient score first52%

Leyton Orient win after scoring first42%

Reading score first43%

Reading win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Leyton Orient 40% · Reading 45%

Avg first goal minute: Leyton Orient 29.8' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Leyton Orient score at home1.39 vs 1.48

Leyton Orient concede at home1.30 vs 1.15

Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15

Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Leyton Orient score 6% below league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Leyton Orient are 13% above league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.40

BTTS60%

Over 2.540%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Leyton Orient goal timing (home)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

16-30 6

76-90+ 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

31-45 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

16-30 6

76-90+ 6

31-45 5

61-75 5

0-15 2

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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

45%

55%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

304

385

Passes Accurate

201

262

Passes %

66%

68%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

7' A. Yiadom

39'

39' C. Savage

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

D. Ballard

Normal Goal · Assist: O. O'Neill

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Marriott

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Doyle

57'

57' T. Archibald

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ Ajay Matthews

1st substitution · For: A. Abdulai

60' ↑↓

↑↓

60' ⇄ M. Ritchie

1st substitution · For: L. Fraser

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

D. Ballard

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Archibald

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ C. Savage

2nd substitution · For: W. Keane

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ K. Doyle

3rd substitution · For: K. Ehibhatiomhan

77'

77' P. O'Connor

78'

78' S. Clare

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Clare

2nd substitution · For: K. Casey

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ F. Burns

4th substitution · For: P. Lane

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

D. Ballard

Normal Goal · Assist: O. O'Neill

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ W. Forrester

3rd substitution · For: D. Happe

90+9'

90+9' Killian Cahill

Leyton Orient vs Reading 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Leyton Orient beat Reading 3-1 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Elliot Bell. It was played at Brisbane Road.

First half: A. Yiadom received a yellow card for Reading at 7'. C. Savage received a yellow card for Reading at 39'. Leyton Orient took the lead at 45' when D. Ballard scored, with the assist credited to O. O'Neill, making the score 1-0.

Second half: Reading leveled the score at 52' when J. Marriott scored, with the assist credited to K. Doyle, making the score 1-1. T. Archibald received a yellow card for Leyton Orient at 57'. Leyton Orient made their 1st substitution at 58', with Ajay Matthews replacing A. Abdulai. Reading made their 1st substitution at 60', with M. Ritchie replacing L. Fraser. Leyton Orient took the lead at 65' when D. Ballard scored, with the assist credited to T. Archibald, making the score 2-1. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 73', with C. Savage replacing W. Keane. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 73', with K. Doyle replacing K. Ehibhatiomhan. P. O'Connor received a yellow card for Reading at 77'. S. Clare received a yellow card for Leyton Orient at 78'. Leyton Orient made their 2nd substitution at 82', with S. Clare replacing K. Casey. Reading made their 4th substitution at 84', with F. Burns replacing P. Lane. Leyton Orient extended the lead at 85' when D. Ballard scored, with the assist credited to O. O'Neill, making the score 3-1. Leyton Orient made their 3rd substitution at 85', with W. Forrester replacing D. Happe. Killian Cahill received a yellow card for Leyton Orient at 90+9'.

Leyton Orient used 3 substitutions while Reading used 4 substitutions. Leyton Orient got 3 yellow cards, while Reading got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Leyton Orient outshot their opponent (15-7).
Reading controlled possession (55%).
Leyton Orient had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Leyton Orient vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Jan 2026 Leyton Orient vs Reading 3 - 1 20 Sep 2025 Reading vs Leyton Orient 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

25 Jan 2025 Leyton Orient vs Reading 2 - 0 14 Sep 2024 Reading vs Leyton Orient 0 - 1

2023-2024 Season

27 Jan 2024 Reading vs Leyton Orient 1 - 1 07 Oct 2023 Leyton Orient vs Reading 2 - 1