Reading vs Port Vale

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🕒 Tue, 20 Feb 2024 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Joyce 🔁 Regular Season - 28 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 28
Regular Season Table
Reading 15 · Port Vale 23
Referee Stats
18 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 33%
Draws 44%
Away wins 22%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (20-11).
  • Reading controlled possession (55%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (6-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

39 / 24
Avg: 1.70 / 1.04

Points

41
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

2
Port Vale (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-7-12

Goals For / Against

14 / 40
Avg: 0.61 / 1.74

Points

19
Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

13

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
GF
0.61
1.04
GA
1.74
43%
O2.5
43%
57%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank15th
Port Vale rank23rd
Reading points59
Port Vale points41
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.
Port Vale: #23 · 41 pts · GD -33
51 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts from safety.
18-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.

Port Vale last 5 away

L L D L W
Points4/15
Weighted index13
Goals1-7
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.

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%

Port Vale trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.522%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home39%
Port Vale score away43%
Port Vale clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Port Vale score first0%
Port Vale win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Port Vale 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.70 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.18
Port Vale score away0.61 vs 1.18
Port Vale concede away1.74 vs 1.41
Reading score 20% above league average, while Port Vale score 48% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 11% below league average at home, and Port Vale are 23% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4
Avg goals1.50
BTTS25%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Port Vale goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
2
Total Shots
20
11
Shots off Goal
8
6
Blocked Shots
6
3
Shots Inside Box
12
5
Shots Outside Box
8
6
Ball Possession
55%
45%
Corner Kicks
4
3
Fouls
12
11
Offsides
4
0
Yellow Cards
—
—
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
4
Total Passes
473
379
Passes Accurate
365
282
Passes %
77%
74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (25.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Reading vs Port Vale Head-to-Head History by Season