Reading vs Cheltenham

1 - 0

🕒 Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Benjamin Speedie 🔁 Regular Season - 3 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 3

Regular Season Table

Reading 15 · Cheltenham 21

Referee Stats

Benjamin Speedie

17 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	65%
Draws	0%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (11-10).
Reading controlled possession (61%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

39 / 24

Avg: 1.70 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Cheltenham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

17 / 31

Avg: 0.74 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 0.83

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

1.78

PPG

0.83

1.70

0.74

1.04

1.35

43%

O2.5

43%

57%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Reading rank15th

Cheltenham rank21st

Reading points59

Cheltenham points44

Reading: #15 · 59 pts · GD -2

33 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Cheltenham: #21 · 44 pts · GD -24

48 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts from safety.

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

Reading last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

Goals10-5

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.

Cheltenham last 5 away

L W L W D

Points7/15

Weighted index42

Goals6-7

Record2-1-2

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 35%

Cheltenham trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%

Reading clean sheet at home39%

Cheltenham score away57%

Cheltenham clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%

Reading win after scoring first0%

Cheltenham score first0%

Cheltenham win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Cheltenham 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.70 vs 1.41

Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.18

Cheltenham score away0.74 vs 1.18

Cheltenham concede away1.35 vs 1.41

Reading score 20% above league average, while Cheltenham score 37% below league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 11% below league average at home, and Cheltenham are 4% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals2.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Reading goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Cheltenham goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

61%

39%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

488

304

Passes Accurate

357

185

Passes %

73%

61%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Reading vs Cheltenham Head-to-Head History by Season

2023-2024 Season

29 Dec 2023 Cheltenham vs Reading 2 - 2 15 Aug 2023 Reading vs Cheltenham 1 - 0