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Reading vs Plymouth

Reading
2 - 2
Plymouth
🕒 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sebastian Stockbridge 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Reading 12 · Plymouth 8
Referee Stats
Sebastian Stockbridge
21 matches · 4.52 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.52
Reds avg 0.19
Penalties avg 0.24
Over 4.5 cards 48%
Home wins 48%
Draws 33%
Away wins 19%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (14-18).
  • Reading controlled possession (57%).

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
Plymouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-3-8

Goals For / Against

42 / 30
Avg: 1.83 / 1.30

Points

39
Avg: 1.70

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

5

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
1.70
1.43
GF
1.83
1.22
GA
1.30
52%
O2.5
61%
65%
BTTS
48%
52%
Score 1st
48%

League-position context

Reading rank12th
Plymouth rank8th
Reading points63
Plymouth points73
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.
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.
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.

Plymouth last 5 away

W D W W D
Points11/15
Weighted index78
Goals12-6
Record3-2-0
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home26%
Plymouth score away78%
Plymouth clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%
Reading win after scoring first75%
Plymouth score first48%
Plymouth win after scoring first82%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Plymouth 36%
Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Plymouth 29.5'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Plymouth score away1.83 vs 1.15
Plymouth concede away1.30 vs 1.48
Reading score 3% below league average, while Plymouth score 58% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Plymouth are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals4.50
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 4.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Plymouth goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
61-75 8
76-90+ 7
16-30 6
0-15 5
31-45 5
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 8
0-15 6
16-30 5
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
2
Total Shots
14
18
Shots off Goal
5
12
Blocked Shots
1
4
Shots Inside Box
9
10
Shots Outside Box
5
8
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
3
3
Fouls
11
17
Offsides
4
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
5
Total Passes
378
280
Passes Accurate
274
171
Passes %
72%
61%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
1'
1' A. Pepple
3' ⚽
⚽
3' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
R. Williams
Normal Goal
7' ⚽
⚽
7' ⚽ Goal · 1-1
A. Mitchell
Normal Goal · Assist: R. Curtis
18' ⚽
⚽
18' ⚽ Goal · 2-1
P. O'Connor
Normal Goal · Assist: L. Wing
32'
32' A. Mitchell
45+1'
45+1' R. Nyambe
55'
55' R. Curtis
67' ⚽
⚽
67' ⚽ Goal · 2-2
C. Watts
Normal Goal
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ P. Lane
1st substitution · For: M. Ritchie
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ K. Ehibhatiomhan
2nd substitution · For: W. Keane
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ R. Nyambe
3rd substitution · For: A. Yiadom
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ C. Watts
1st substitution · For: J. Paterson
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ J. MacKenzie
2nd substitution · For: X. Amaechi
84' ↑↓
↑↓
84' ⇄ R. Williams
4th substitution · For: K. Young
85' ↑↓
↑↓
85' ⇄ H. Kane
3rd substitution · For: B. Sarpong-Wiredu

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

Reading drew 2-2 with Plymouth on Saturday, 14 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Sebastian Stockbridge. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: A. Pepple received a yellow card for Plymouth at 1'. Reading took an early lead at 3' when R. Williams scored, making the score 1-0. Plymouth leveled the score at 7' when A. Mitchell scored, with the assist credited to R. Curtis, making the score 1-1. Reading took the lead at 18' when P. O'Connor scored, with the assist credited to L. Wing, making the score 2-1. A. Mitchell received a yellow card for Plymouth at 32'. R. Nyambe received a yellow card for Reading at 45+1'.

Second half: R. Curtis received a yellow card for Plymouth at 55'. Plymouth leveled the score at 67' when C. Watts scored, making the score 2-2. Reading made their 1st substitution at 76', with P. Lane replacing M. Ritchie. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 76', with K. Ehibhatiomhan replacing W. Keane. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 76', with R. Nyambe replacing A. Yiadom. Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 76', with C. Watts replacing J. Paterson. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 77', with J. MacKenzie replacing X. Amaechi. Reading made their 4th substitution at 84', with R. Williams replacing K. Young. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 85', with H. Kane replacing B. Sarpong-Wiredu.

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

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Shots were tight (14-18).
  • Reading controlled possession (57%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins0
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (100.0%)
BTTS1 (100.0%)

Reading vs Plymouth 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