Luton vs Reading

Luton

2 - 3

Reading

🕒 Sat, 07 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Kenilworth Road 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Mackey 🔁 Regular Season - 36 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 36

Regular Season Table

Luton 7 · Reading 12

Referee Stats

Oliver Mackey

4 matches · 2.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	0%
Draws	75%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Luton outshot their opponent (19-10).
Luton controlled possession (56%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Luton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 13-6-4

Goals For / Against

37 / 24

Avg: 1.61 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.96

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

1.96

PPG

1.13

1.61

1.35

1.04

1.39

57%

O2.5

43%

61%

BTTS

70%

57%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Luton rank7th

Reading rank12th

Luton points74

Reading points63

Luton: #7 · 74 pts · GD +12

17 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 25 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.

Luton last 5 home

W W W D W

Points13/15

Weighted index91

Goals10-6

Record4-1-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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.

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

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

Luton score at home87%

Luton clean sheet at home30%

Reading score away78%

Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Luton score first57%

Luton win after scoring first77%

Reading score first43%

Reading win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Luton 56% · Reading 45%

Avg first goal minute: Luton 24.8' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Luton score at home1.61 vs 1.48

Luton concede at home1.04 vs 1.15

Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15

Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Luton score 9% above league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Luton are 9% below league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals5.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 5.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Luton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 56% 2H scored: 44% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

16-30 7

46-60 7

0-15 5

61-75 5

76-90+ 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 6

0-15 4

31-45 4

46-60 4

61-75 4

16-30 3

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

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

416

342

Passes Accurate

336

266

Passes %

81%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

5' ⚽

⚽

5' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

K. Ehibhatiomhan

Normal Goal

21'

21' L. Fraser

44'

44' P. O'Connor

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

N. Lonwijk

Normal Goal · Assist: Emilio Lawrence

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

G. Saville

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Clark

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. Fraser

1st substitution · For: S. Patton

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. Cole

1st substitution · For: N. Wells

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Richards

2nd substitution · For: L. Walsh

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ D. Cole

3rd substitution · For: N. Wells

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Richards

4th substitution · For: L. Walsh

70'

70' J. Clark

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ K. Doyle

2nd substitution · For: P. Lane

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Yiadom

3rd substitution · For: M. Ritchie

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ K. Doyle

4th substitution · For: P. Lane

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ A. Yiadom

5th substitution · For: M. Ritchie

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Emilio Lawrence

5th substitution · For: C. Bramall

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Palmer

6th substitution · For: G. Kodua

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ Emilio Lawrence

7th substitution · For: C. Bramall

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ K. Palmer

8th substitution · For: G. Kodua

80'

80' D. Williams

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

K. Ehibhatiomhan

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ritchie

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

K. Ehibhatiomhan

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ritchie

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ I. Jones

9th substitution · For: S. Morris

90+1'

90+1' Joel Pereira

90+4' ↑↓

↑↓

90+4' ⇄ K. Ehibhatiomhan

6th substitution · For: F. Burns

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

Reading beat Luton 3-2 on Saturday, 07 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Oliver Mackey. It was played at Kenilworth Road.

First half: Reading took an early lead at 5' when K. Ehibhatiomhan scored, making the score 0-1. L. Fraser received a yellow card for Reading at 21'. P. O'Connor received a yellow card for Reading at 44'. Luton leveled the score at 45+3' when N. Lonwijk scored, with the assist credited to Emilio Lawrence, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Luton took the lead at 53' when G. Saville scored, with the assist credited to J. Clark, making the score 2-1. Reading made their 1st substitution at 61', with L. Fraser replacing S. Patton. Luton made their 1st substitution at 66', with D. Cole replacing N. Wells. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 66', with J. Richards replacing L. Walsh. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 66', with D. Cole replacing N. Wells. Luton made their 4th substitution at 66', with J. Richards replacing L. Walsh. J. Clark received a yellow card for Luton at 70'. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 72', with K. Doyle replacing P. Lane. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 72', with A. Yiadom replacing M. Ritchie. Reading made their 4th substitution at 72', with K. Doyle replacing P. Lane. Reading made their 5th substitution at 72', with A. Yiadom replacing M. Ritchie. Luton made their 5th substitution at 78', with Emilio Lawrence replacing C. Bramall. Luton made their 6th substitution at 78', with K. Palmer replacing G. Kodua. Luton made their 7th substitution at 78', with Emilio Lawrence replacing C. Bramall. Luton made their 8th substitution at 78', with K. Palmer replacing G. Kodua. D. Williams received a yellow card for Reading at 80'. Reading leveled the score at 81' when K. Ehibhatiomhan scored, with the assist credited to M. Ritchie, making the score 2-2. Reading took the lead at 84' when K. Ehibhatiomhan scored, with the assist credited to M. Ritchie, making the score 2-3. Luton made their 9th substitution at 88', with I. Jones replacing S. Morris. Joel Pereira received a yellow card for Reading at 90+1'. Reading made their 6th substitution at 90+4', with K. Ehibhatiomhan replacing F. Burns.

Luton used 9 substitutions while Reading used 6 substitutions. Luton got 1 yellow card, while Reading got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Luton outshot their opponent (19-10).
Luton controlled possession (56%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (2-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Luton vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

07 Mar 2026 Luton vs Reading 2 - 3 18 Dec 2025 Reading vs Luton 3 - 2