Peterborough United vs Reading: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Peterborough United played against Reading in EFL League One (England). The game was played on December 29, 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Recent form

Peterborough United has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. Reading has 3 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses, with 1.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Peterborough United scores 1.19 goals per game and allows 1.29. Reading scores 1.33 and allows 1.29. Games in this league average 2.55 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 43% of Peterborough United's games and 67% of Reading's. The Over 2.5 rates are 57% and 43%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Reading has the higher season xG average, 1.41 to 1.31 per game. Peterborough United takes 12.2 shots per game, while Reading takes 12.5.

First-half and second-half trends

Peterborough United leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.57 goals per game after halftime. Reading leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.76 after halftime.

When the teams score

Peterborough United's most productive scoring window is minutes 31-45+ (8 goals). For Reading, it is minutes 61-75 (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.55 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

67Possession (%)33
Peterborough UnitedReading
20Shots3
Peterborough UnitedReading
6Shots on target3
Peterborough UnitedReading
2.07xG0.48
Peterborough UnitedReading
7Corners2
Peterborough UnitedReading
53Dangerous attacks10
Peterborough UnitedReading
5Fouls18
Peterborough UnitedReading
2Cards3
Peterborough UnitedReading

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Peterborough UnitedReading
1.19Goals scored / game1.33
Peterborough UnitedReading
1.29Goals allowed / game1.29
Peterborough UnitedReading
54%Average possession50%
Peterborough UnitedReading
3.9Shots on target / game4.43
Peterborough UnitedReading

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

12.19Shots per game12.48
Peterborough UnitedReading
3.9Shots on target4.43
Peterborough UnitedReading
9.8%Shot conversion10.7%
Peterborough UnitedReading
54%Possession50%
Peterborough UnitedReading
1.31xG for1.41
Peterborough UnitedReading
1.38xG against1.31
Peterborough UnitedReading

Shooting quality

Peterborough United: BalancedReading: Balanced
Peterborough UnitedReading
Accuracy (shots on target)32%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.30

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Peterborough United is 33% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / game - Peterborough United · 1.8 pts / game - Reading

Peterborough United
LWWWW
Season result split
43% W5% D52% L
Season (W-D-L)
9-1-11
1.33 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
5-1-5
Last 5 at home
4-0-1
WWLWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.76Opponent xG: 1.13BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Reading
WLLWW
Season result split
33% W33% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-7
1.33 pts / game · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
DLWLW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.42Opponent xG: 1.25BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 80%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Reading is 12% better for: goals scored per game.

1.19 goals / game - Peterborough United · 1.33 goals / game - Reading

Peterborough United scoring profile: very strong

Peterborough United scores in 71% of games (15 of 21 meczów), while Reading keeps a clean sheet in 19% (4 of 21 meczów).

Reading scoring profile: very strong

Reading scores in 86% of games (18 of 21 meczów), while Peterborough United keeps a clean sheet in 29% (6 of 21 meczów).

25Goals scored (season)28
Peterborough UnitedReading
27Goals conceded (season)27
Peterborough UnitedReading
2.48Average goals per game2.62
Peterborough UnitedReading
7Goals scored (last 5)11
Peterborough UnitedReading
4Goals conceded (last 5)7
Peterborough UnitedReading

How often they score at least...

71%1 goal86%
Peterborough UnitedReading
29%2 goals29%
Peterborough UnitedReading
10%3 goals14%
Peterborough UnitedReading
5%4 goals5%
Peterborough UnitedReading

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal81%
Peterborough UnitedReading
43%2 goals43%
Peterborough UnitedReading
14%3 goals5%
Peterborough UnitedReading
0%4 goals0%
Peterborough UnitedReading

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

43%
Peterborough United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.9 of 21 meczów
51%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time14%
Peterborough UnitedReading
0%BTTS in both halves5%
Peterborough UnitedReading
19%Scored in both halves24%
Peterborough UnitedReading

BTTS and goal count

38%Min. 3 goals and BTTS38%
Peterborough UnitedReading
19%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Peterborough UnitedReading
60%BTTS - last 560%
Peterborough UnitedReading

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time71%
Peterborough UnitedReading
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
Peterborough UnitedReading
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Peterborough UnitedReading

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
Peterborough UnitedReading
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time57%
Peterborough UnitedReading
5%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
Peterborough UnitedReading

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Peterborough United - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Reading - half-time state
33% leading38% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.38
Peterborough UnitedReading
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.57
Peterborough UnitedReading
0.52Goals conceded (1st half)0.43
Peterborough UnitedReading
1.14Average goals (1st half)1
Peterborough UnitedReading
62%Clean sheet before half-time57%
Peterborough UnitedReading
57%No goal before half-time57%
Peterborough UnitedReading

After half-time (2nd half)

1.24Points per game (2nd half)1.29
Peterborough UnitedReading
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)0.76
Peterborough UnitedReading
0.76Goals conceded (2nd half)0.86
Peterborough UnitedReading
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.62
Peterborough UnitedReading
52%Clean sheet after half-time38%
Peterborough UnitedReading
52%No goal after half-time33%
Peterborough UnitedReading

Peterborough United - second-half results

29% W38% D33% L
28
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+2
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding130%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 43%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Reading - second-half results

29% W43% D29% L
29
Half-time points
12
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.38
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.4

Allows 0.4 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Peterborough United - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.20
Goals scored / game0.41.0
Goals allowed / game0.40.4
Average goals per game0.81.4
1 goal60%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference0+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2
Reading - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game2.001.20
Goals scored / game1.01.2
Goals allowed / game0.21.2
Average goals per game1.22.4
1 goal80%100%
2 goals20%100%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet80%20%
No goal40%20%
Goal difference+40
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Peterborough United
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
2
4
16-30
8
3
31-45
3
8
46-60
2
4
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (8 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Reading
ScoredConceded
4
5
0-15
4
3
16-30
4
1
31-45
2
7
46-60
7
7
61-75
7
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.55
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.2 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
55%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+18%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
61%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Peterborough United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.07
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.1 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.09
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
82%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
118%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+1.07
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

Reading

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.10
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.06
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
122%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
89%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.47
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Peterborough UnitedLigaReading
Average goals per game 2.482.55 2.62
Both teams scored 43%51% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%49% 43%
Clean sheets 29%27% 19%
Goal before half-time 71%69% 71%
Goal after half-time 76%82% 90%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.55
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.09
Away goals / game
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. ReadingYellow cardKami Doyle
  2. Peterborough UnitedYellow cardArchie Finn Collins
  3. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Declan FirthOff: Jimmy Jay Morgan
  4. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Gustav LindgrenOff: Benjamin Woods
  5. ReadingYellow cardAndy Yiadom
  6. Peterborough UnitedYellow cardHarry Leonard
  7. ReadingSubstitutionOn: Garcia GarciaOff: Andy Yiadom
  8. ReadingSubstitutionOn: Mark O’MahonyOff: Jack Marriott
  9. Peterborough UnitedGoalGustav Lindgren
  10. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Cian HayesOff: Kyrell Lisbie
  11. ReadingSubstitutionOn: Matthew Thomas RitchieOff: Charlie Savage
  12. ReadingYellow cardKelvin Abretti

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Alex ChilowiczMatches officiated: 13
3.46Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 262%Home wins23%Draws15%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Peterborough United's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Reading. Games average 3.00 goals, and both teams scored in 100% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Peterborough United vs Reading?

The EFL League One match finished Peterborough United 1:1 Reading. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Peterborough United vs Reading?

Peterborough United score 1.19 goals per game on average and Reading 1.33. The EFL League One average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 43% of Peterborough United's matches and 67% of Reading's.

What form are Peterborough United and Reading in?

Over the last 5 games Peterborough United have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Reading 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Peterborough United vs Reading?

The statistical background for Peterborough United vs Reading — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.