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Reading vs Leyton Orient

Reading
2 - 1
Leyton Orient
🕒 Sat, 20 Sep 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Oliver Yates 🔁 Regular Season - 9 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 9
Regular Season Table
Reading 12 · Leyton Orient 20
Referee Stats
Oliver Yates
18 matches · 5.06 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 5.06
Reds avg 0.17
Penalties avg 0.44
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 56%
Draws 6%
Away wins 39%
How the match was won
  • Leyton Orient outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Leyton Orient controlled possession (70%).
  • Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 28
Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Leyton Orient (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

27 / 41
Avg: 1.17 / 1.78

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
0.91
1.43
GF
1.17
1.22
GA
1.78
52%
O2.5
70%
65%
BTTS
52%
52%
Score 1st
22%

League-position context

Reading rank12th
Leyton Orient rank20th
Reading points63
Leyton Orient points52
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.
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.
11-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
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.

Leyton Orient last 5 away

L L D D W
Points5/15
Weighted index18
Goals5-5
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Leyton Orient trend breakdown

Over 2.570%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home26%
Leyton Orient score away61%
Leyton Orient clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%
Reading win after scoring first75%
Leyton Orient score first22%
Leyton Orient win after scoring first80%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Leyton Orient 8%
Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Leyton Orient 24.4'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Leyton Orient score away1.17 vs 1.15
Leyton Orient concede away1.78 vs 1.48
Reading score 3% below league average, while Leyton Orient score 2% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Leyton Orient are 21% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.40
BTTS60%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 3
16-30 2

Leyton Orient goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
6
Total Shots
12
17
Shots off Goal
4
5
Blocked Shots
2
6
Shots Inside Box
7
13
Shots Outside Box
5
4
Ball Possession
30%
70%
Corner Kicks
2
6
Fouls
13
11
Offsides
0
2
Yellow Cards
5
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
286
685
Passes Accurate
190
582
Passes %
66%
85%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
5
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
21' ⚽
⚽
21' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Marriott
Normal Goal · Assist: C. Savage
32' ↑↓
↑↓
32' ⇄ O. Beckles
1st substitution · For: R. Edmonds-Green
45+5'
45+5' D. Williams
48' ⚽
⚽
48' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
I. El Mizouni
Normal Goal
50'
50' T. James
51'
51' A. Ahmed
54' ↑↓
↑↓
54' ⇄ A. Ahmed
1st substitution · For: M. Jacob
58' ↑↓
↑↓
58' ⇄ P. Lane
2nd substitution · For: K. Ehibhatiomhan
71' ↑↓
↑↓
71' ⇄ S. Perkins
2nd substitution · For: Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ T. James
3rd substitution · For: S. Clare
72' ↑↓
↑↓
72' ⇄ C. Savage
3rd substitution · For: K. Doyle
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ J. Dorsett
4th substitution · For: A. Garcia
73' ↑↓
↑↓
73' ⇄ D. Kyerewaa
5th substitution · For: M. Ritchie
76'
76' L. Wing
79' ⚽
⚽
79' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
L. Fraser
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Doyle
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ J. Moorhouse
4th substitution · For: T. Bakinson
80' ↑↓
↑↓
80' ⇄ D. Ballard
5th substitution · For: A. Abdulai
84'
84' A. Abdulai
90+1'
90+1' J. Koroma
90+5'
90+5' A. Garcia
90+8'
90+8' M. Ritchie

Reading vs Leyton Orient 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Reading beat Leyton Orient 2-1 on Saturday, 20 September 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Oliver Yates. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Reading took the lead at 21' when J. Marriott scored, with the assist credited to C. Savage, making the score 1-0. Leyton Orient made their 1st substitution at 32', with O. Beckles replacing R. Edmonds-Green. D. Williams received a yellow card for Reading at 45+5'.

Second half: Leyton Orient leveled the score at 48' when I. El Mizouni scored, making the score 1-1. T. James received a yellow card for Leyton Orient at 50'. A. Ahmed received a yellow card for Reading at 51'. Reading made their 1st substitution at 54', with A. Ahmed replacing M. Jacob. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 58', with P. Lane replacing K. Ehibhatiomhan. Leyton Orient made their 2nd substitution at 71', with S. Perkins replacing Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens. Leyton Orient made their 3rd substitution at 72', with T. James replacing S. Clare. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 72', with C. Savage replacing K. Doyle. Reading made their 4th substitution at 73', with J. Dorsett replacing A. Garcia. Reading made their 5th substitution at 73', with D. Kyerewaa replacing M. Ritchie. L. Wing received a yellow card for Reading at 76'. Reading took the lead at 79' when L. Fraser scored, with the assist credited to K. Doyle, making the score 2-1. Leyton Orient made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Moorhouse replacing T. Bakinson. Leyton Orient made their 5th substitution at 80', with D. Ballard replacing A. Abdulai. A. Abdulai received a yellow card for Leyton Orient at 84'. J. Koroma received a yellow card for Leyton Orient at 90+1'. A. Garcia received a yellow card for Reading at 90+5'. M. Ritchie received a yellow card for Reading at 90+8'.

Reading used 5 substitutions while Leyton Orient used 5 substitutions. Reading got 5 yellow cards, while Leyton Orient got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Leyton Orient outshot their opponent (12-17).
  • Leyton Orient controlled possession (70%).
  • Physical contest: 8 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins4
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Reading vs Leyton Orient 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