Reading vs Stevenage

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 19 Aug 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Anthony Backhouse 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Reading 15 · Stevenage 9
Referee Stats
7 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 57%
Draws 29%
Away wins 14%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (20-6).
  • Reading controlled possession (71%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (7-4 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
Stevenage (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-6-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 27
Avg: 1.30 / 1.17

Points

33
Avg: 1.43

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6

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
1.43
1.70
GF
1.30
1.04
GA
1.17
43%
O2.5
57%
57%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank15th
Stevenage rank9th
Reading points59
Stevenage points71
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.
Stevenage: #9 · 71 pts · GD +11
21 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 27 pts clear of the relegation zone.
12-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.

Stevenage last 5 away

D L D D L
Points3/15
Weighted index22
Goals4-7
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

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%

Stevenage trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 22%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home39%
Stevenage score away74%
Stevenage clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.70 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.18
Stevenage score away1.30 vs 1.18
Stevenage concede away1.17 vs 1.41
Reading score 20% above league average, while Stevenage score 11% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 11% below league average at home, and Stevenage are 17% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Stevenage goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
4
Total Shots
20
6
Shots off Goal
10
2
Blocked Shots
3
0
Shots Inside Box
11
3
Shots Outside Box
9
3
Ball Possession
71%
29%
Corner Kicks
7
0
Fouls
12
8
Offsides
4
4
Yellow Cards
0
5
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
575
233
Passes Accurate
469
121
Passes %
82%
52%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws2
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Reading vs Stevenage Head-to-Head History by Season