Plymouth vs Reading

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🕒 Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Home Park 🧑‍⚖️ James Durkin 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 22

Regular Season Table

Plymouth 8 · Reading 12

Referee Stats

James Durkin

7 matches · 4.14 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.14
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.14
Over 4.5 cards	71%
Home wins	43%
Draws	29%
Away wins	29%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Plymouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

33 / 33

Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

Avg: 1.48

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

1.48

PPG

1.13

1.43

1.35

1.43

1.39

57%

O2.5

43%

61%

BTTS

70%

48%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Plymouth rank8th

Reading rank12th

Plymouth points73

Reading points63

Plymouth: #8 · 73 pts · GD +12

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 24 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.

Plymouth last 5 home

W D L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index62

Goals9-6

Record3-1-1

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.

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.557%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 30%

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

Plymouth score at home83%

Plymouth clean sheet at home22%

Reading score away78%

Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Plymouth score first48%

Plymouth win after scoring first64%

Reading score first43%

Reading win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Plymouth 45% · Reading 45%

Avg first goal minute: Plymouth 31.5' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Plymouth score at home1.43 vs 1.48

Plymouth concede at home1.43 vs 1.15

Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15

Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Plymouth score 3% below league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Plymouth are 25% above league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals4.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

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

Plymouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 10

61-75 8

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

31-45 4

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 8

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

0-15 3

61-75 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

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

4' M. Sorinola

12'

12' J. Ralls

14' ↑↓

↑↓

14' ⇄ O. Oseni

1st substitution · For: B. Sarpong-Wiredu

14' ⚽

⚽

14' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

L. Wing

Penalty

18' ⚽

⚽

18' ⚽ Goal · 0-2

L. Wing

Normal Goal

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 0-3

K. Doyle

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Marriott

23'

23' L. Wing

30'

30' A. Yiadom

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ A. Benarous

2nd substitution · For: X. Amaechi

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ R. Williams

1st substitution · For: K. Ehibhatiomhan

65'

65' A. Mitchell

68' ⚽

⚽

68' ⚽ Goal · 1-3

X. Amaechi

Normal Goal · Assist: M. Boateng

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ A. Yiadom

2nd substitution · For: K. Abrefa

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ D. Williams

3rd substitution · For: F. Burns

73'

73' J. Edwards

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ J. Edwards

3rd substitution · For: K. Szűcs

80'

80' J. Dorsett

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 1-4

J. Marriott

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Wing

87' ↑↓

↑↓

87' ⇄ C. Savage

4th substitution · For: L. Fraser

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ J. Marriott

5th substitution · For: Mark O’Mahony

Plymouth vs Reading 1-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Reading beat Plymouth 4-1 on Friday, 26 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by James Durkin. It was played at Home Park.

First half: M. Sorinola received a yellow card for Plymouth at 4'. J. Ralls received a red card for Plymouth at 12'. Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 14', with O. Oseni replacing B. Sarpong-Wiredu. Reading took the lead at 14' when L. Wing scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Reading extended the lead at 18' when L. Wing scored, making the score 0-2. Reading extended the lead at 20' when K. Doyle scored, with the assist credited to J. Marriott, making the score 0-3. L. Wing received a yellow card for Reading at 23'. A. Yiadom received a yellow card for Reading at 30'.

Second half: Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 46', with A. Benarous replacing X. Amaechi. Reading made their 1st substitution at 46', with R. Williams replacing K. Ehibhatiomhan. A. Mitchell received a yellow card for Plymouth at 65'. Plymouth reduced the deficit at 68' when X. Amaechi scored, with the assist credited to M. Boateng, making the score 1-3. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 69', with A. Yiadom replacing K. Abrefa. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 71', with D. Williams replacing F. Burns. J. Edwards received a yellow card for Plymouth at 73'. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Edwards replacing K. Szűcs. J. Dorsett received a yellow card for Reading at 80'. Reading extended the lead at 86' when J. Marriott scored, with the assist credited to L. Wing, making the score 1-4. Reading made their 4th substitution at 87', with C. Savage replacing L. Fraser. Reading made their 5th substitution at 88', with J. Marriott replacing Mark O’Mahony.

Plymouth used 3 substitutions while Reading used 5 substitutions. Plymouth got 3 yellow cards and 1 red card, while Reading got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
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%)

Plymouth vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 Mar 2026 Reading vs Plymouth 2 - 2 26 Dec 2025 Plymouth vs Reading 1 - 4