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🕒 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Craig Hicks 🔁 Regular Season - 19 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 19
Regular Season Table
Reading 12 · Peterborough 18
Referee Stats
Craig Hicks
15 matches · 2.73 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.73
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 7%
Home wins 47%
Draws 13%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

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
Peterborough (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-2-14

Goals For / Against

25 / 38
Avg: 1.09 / 1.65

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

4

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
1.00
1.43
GF
1.09
1.22
GA
1.65
52%
O2.5
57%
65%
BTTS
61%
52%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Reading rank12th
Peterborough rank18th
Reading points63
Peterborough points53
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.
Peterborough: #18 · 53 pts · GD -4
38 pts off the top 2. 20 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
10-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.

Peterborough last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals5-11
Record0-1-4
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.

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%

Peterborough trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home26%
Peterborough score away83%
Peterborough clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%
Reading win after scoring first75%
Peterborough score first43%
Peterborough win after scoring first50%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Peterborough 27%
Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Peterborough 35.6'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Peterborough score away1.09 vs 1.15
Peterborough concede away1.65 vs 1.48
Reading score 3% below league average, while Peterborough score 6% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Peterborough are 12% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.20
BTTS100%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.67 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

Peterborough goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
61-75 6
31-45 4
46-60 4
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
31-45 8
0-15 5
16-30 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
4
Total Shots
16
8
Shots off Goal
8
2
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
11
5
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
13
12
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
3
Total Passes
402
449
Passes Accurate
287
340
Passes %
71%
76%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
2' ⚽
⚽
2' ⚽ Goal · 0-1
J. Morgan
Normal Goal
38'
38' B. Woods
52'
52' K. Ehibhatiomhan
58'
58' J. Morgan
60' ⚽
⚽
60' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
K. Ehibhatiomhan
Normal Goal
62' ↑↓
↑↓
62' ⇄ Declan Frith
1st substitution · For: M. Garbett
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ K. Ehibhatiomhan
1st substitution · For: J. Marriott
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ K. Doyle
2nd substitution · For: M. Ritchie
63' ↑↓
↑↓
63' ⇄ J. Morgan
2nd substitution · For: Donay O'Brien-Brady
68' ⚽
⚽
68' ⚽ Goal · 1-2
H. Leonard
Normal Goal · Assist: K. Lisbie
73'
73' Harley Mills
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ B. Woods
3rd substitution · For: B. Khela
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ K. Abrefa
3rd substitution · For: A. Yiadom
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ J. Dorsett
4th substitution · For: A. Garcia
82' ↑↓
↑↓
82' ⇄ H. Leonard
4th substitution · For: G. Lindgren

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

Peterborough beat Reading 2-1 on Tuesday, 09 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Craig Hicks. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Peterborough took an early lead at 2' when J. Morgan scored, making the score 0-1. B. Woods received a yellow card for Peterborough at 38'.

Second half: K. Ehibhatiomhan received a yellow card for Reading at 52'. J. Morgan received a yellow card for Peterborough at 58'. Reading leveled the score at 60' when K. Ehibhatiomhan scored, making the score 1-1. Peterborough made their 1st substitution at 62', with Declan Frith replacing M. Garbett. Reading made their 1st substitution at 63', with K. Ehibhatiomhan replacing J. Marriott. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 63', with K. Doyle replacing M. Ritchie. Peterborough made their 2nd substitution at 63', with J. Morgan replacing Donay O'Brien-Brady. Peterborough took the lead at 68' when H. Leonard scored, with the assist credited to K. Lisbie, making the score 1-2. Harley Mills received a yellow card for Peterborough at 73'. Peterborough made their 3rd substitution at 75', with B. Woods replacing B. Khela. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 82', with K. Abrefa replacing A. Yiadom. Reading made their 4th substitution at 82', with J. Dorsett replacing A. Garcia. Peterborough made their 4th substitution at 82', with H. Leonard replacing G. Lindgren.

Reading used 4 substitutions while Peterborough used 4 substitutions. Reading got 1 yellow card, while Peterborough got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Reading outshot their opponent (16-8).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Reading vs Peterborough Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
29 Dec 2025 Peterborough vs Reading 1 - 1 09 Dec 2025 Reading vs Peterborough 1 - 2
2024-2025 Season
29 Mar 2025 Reading vs Peterborough 3 - 1 23 Nov 2024 Peterborough vs Reading 1 - 2
2023-2024 Season
26 Dec 2023 Peterborough vs Reading 2 - 2 05 Aug 2023 Reading vs Peterborough 0 - 1