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Stevenage vs Reading

Stevenage
1 - 0
Reading
🕒 Sat, 21 Mar 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Lamex Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Scott Oldham 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 39
Regular Season Table
Stevenage 6 · Reading 12
Referee Stats
Scott Oldham
18 matches · 3.94 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.94
Reds avg 0.06
Penalties avg 0.11
Over 4.5 cards 39%
Home wins 56%
Draws 33%
Away wins 11%
How the match was won
  • Stevenage outshot their opponent (11-4).
  • Stevenage controlled possession (57%).
  • Stevenage had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Stevenage (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-7-3

Goals For / Against

27 / 14
Avg: 1.13 / 0.58

Points

49
Avg: 2.04

Clean Sheets

13

Failed to Score

4
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

31 / 32
Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

2

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

2.04
PPG
1.13
1.13
GF
1.35
0.58
GA
1.39
26%
O2.5
43%
39%
BTTS
70%
57%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Stevenage rank6th
Reading rank12th
Stevenage points75
Reading points63
Stevenage: #6 · 75 pts · GD +3
16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.
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.
12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stevenage last 5 home

W W D W W
Points13/15
Weighted index87
Goals6-2
Record4-1-0
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 last 5 away

D L D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals4-5
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.

Stevenage trend breakdown

Over 2.526%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 48% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 26%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Stevenage score at home87%
Stevenage clean sheet at home57%
Reading score away78%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Stevenage score first57%
Stevenage win after scoring first85%
Reading score first43%
Reading win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stevenage 83% · Reading 45%
Avg first goal minute: Stevenage 48.2' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Stevenage score at home1.13 vs 1.48
Stevenage concede at home0.58 vs 1.15
Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15
Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Stevenage score 24% below league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.
Defensive side: Stevenage are 49% below league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.40
BTTS40%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Stevenage goal timing (home)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
61-75 4
0-15 3
31-45 3
46-60 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 4
76-90+ 3
0-15 2
61-75 2
46-60 1
31-45 0

Reading goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
1
Total Shots
11
4
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
0
1
Shots Inside Box
9
2
Shots Outside Box
2
2
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
4
2
Fouls
5
16
Offsides
3
2
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
3
Total Passes
355
277
Passes Accurate
211
154
Passes %
59%
56%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
1
Away
5
15'
15' J. Reid
35' ↑↓
↑↓
35' ⇄ R. Williams
1st substitution · For: P. Lane
55'
55' J. Dorsett
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ J. Dorsett
2nd substitution · For: F. Burns
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ K. Doyle
3rd substitution · For: M. Ritchie
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ W. Keane
4th substitution · For: K. Young
69' ↑↓
↑↓
69' ⇄ L. Thompson
1st substitution · For: D. Kemp
70'
70' P. O'Connor
85' ⚽
⚽
85' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
D. Kemp
Normal Goal
89' ↑↓
↑↓
89' ⇄ R. Nyambe
5th substitution · For: A. Yiadom
90+4'
90+4' D. Phillips

Stevenage vs Reading 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Stevenage beat Reading 1-0 on Saturday, 21 March 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Scott Oldham. It was played at Lamex Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Reid received a yellow card for Stevenage at 15'. Reading made their 1st substitution at 35', with R. Williams replacing P. Lane.

Second half: J. Dorsett received a yellow card for Reading at 55'. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 68', with J. Dorsett replacing F. Burns. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 68', with K. Doyle replacing M. Ritchie. Reading made their 4th substitution at 68', with W. Keane replacing K. Young. Stevenage made their 1st substitution at 69', with L. Thompson replacing D. Kemp. P. O'Connor received a yellow card for Reading at 70'. Stevenage took the lead at 85' when D. Kemp scored, making the score 1-0. Reading made their 5th substitution at 89', with R. Nyambe replacing A. Yiadom. D. Phillips received a yellow card for Stevenage at 90+4'.

Stevenage used 1 substitution while Reading used 5 substitutions. Stevenage got 2 yellow cards, while Reading got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was won

  • Stevenage outshot their opponent (11-4).
  • Stevenage controlled possession (57%).
  • Stevenage had the sharper finishing (4-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

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

Stevenage vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
21 Mar 2026 Stevenage vs Reading 1 - 0 06 Nov 2025 Reading vs Stevenage 1 - 0
2024-2025 Season
15 Mar 2025 Reading vs Stevenage 1 - 1 09 Nov 2024 Stevenage vs Reading 1 - 1
2023-2024 Season
06 Feb 2024 Stevenage vs Reading 0 - 1 19 Aug 2023 Reading vs Stevenage 2 - 0