Reading vs Peterborough United: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Reading played Peterborough United in EFL League One (England). The match was played on 9 December 2025. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Reading: 3-2-0, 2.20 points/match. Peterborough United: 2-0-3, 1.20 points/match.

Goal statistics

Reading scores 1.18 and concedes 1.18 goals per match. Peterborough United scores 1.12 and concedes 1.47. League average: 2.45 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Reading 65%, Peterborough United 41%. Over 2.5: Reading 35%, Peterborough United 59%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

xG, shots and style

Reading has higher xG: 1.42 vs 1.18. Reading: 12.4 shots per match, Peterborough United: 11.0.

Match halves

Reading: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.71. Peterborough United: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 0.47.

Goals by minute

Reading: 61-75 (7 goals). Peterborough United: 31-45+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.45 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 46%.

Head-to-head

No aligned head-to-head sample is available in the database.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
1 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

48Possession (%)52
ReadingPeterborough United
16Shots8
ReadingPeterborough United
4Shots on target4
ReadingPeterborough United
1.56xG1
ReadingPeterborough United
5Corners3
ReadingPeterborough United
37Dangerous attacks29
ReadingPeterborough United
13Fouls12
ReadingPeterborough United
1Cards3
ReadingPeterborough United

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

ReadingPeterborough United
1.18Goals scored / match1.12
ReadingPeterborough United
1.18Goals conceded / match1.47
ReadingPeterborough United
50%Average possession52%
ReadingPeterborough United
4.41Shots on target / match3.29
ReadingPeterborough United

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

12.41Shots per match11
ReadingPeterborough United
4.41Shots on target3.29
ReadingPeterborough United
9.5%Shot conversion10.2%
ReadingPeterborough United
50%Possession52%
ReadingPeterborough United
1.42xG for1.18
ReadingPeterborough United
1.34xG against1.44
ReadingPeterborough United

Shooting quality

Reading: BalancedPeterborough United: Balanced
ReadingPeterborough United
Accuracy (shots on target)36%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.34

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Reading is 83% better for: last-5 form.

2.2 pts / match - Reading · 1.2 pts / match - Peterborough United

Reading
WDWDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
29% W41% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-7-5
1.29 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-3-2
Last 5 at home
2-3-0
DWDWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.51Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Peterborough United
LWWLL
Season result split
29% W6% D65% L
Season (W-D-L)
5-1-11
0.94 pts / match · goal difference -6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-3
1.20 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
2-0-6
Last 5 away
2-0-3
LWLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.52Opponent xG: 1.15BTTS: 40%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 5% better for: goals scored per match.

1.18 goals / match - Reading · 1.12 goals / match - Peterborough United

Reading is 25% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.18 goals / match - Reading · 1.47 goals / match - Peterborough United

Reading scoring profile: very strong

Reading scores in 88% of matches (15 of 17 matches), while Peterborough United keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 matches).

Peterborough United scoring profile: strong

Peterborough United scores in 65% of matches (11 of 17 matches), while Reading keeps a clean sheet in 24% (4 of 17 matches).

20Goals scored (season)19
ReadingPeterborough United
20Goals conceded (season)25
ReadingPeterborough United
2.35Average goals in match2.59
ReadingPeterborough United
7Goals scored (last 5)10
ReadingPeterborough United
2Goals conceded (last 5)5
ReadingPeterborough United

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal65%
ReadingPeterborough United
24%2 goals24%
ReadingPeterborough United
6%3 goals12%
ReadingPeterborough United
0%4 goals6%
ReadingPeterborough United

How often they concede at least...

76%1 goal76%
ReadingPeterborough United
35%2 goals53%
ReadingPeterborough United
6%3 goals18%
ReadingPeterborough United
0%4 goals0%
ReadingPeterborough United

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

41%
Peterborough United - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.7 of 17 matches
49%
League average

Goal patterns

18%BTTS at half-time12%
ReadingPeterborough United
6%BTTS in both halves0%
ReadingPeterborough United
18%Scored in both halves12%
ReadingPeterborough United

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS35%
ReadingPeterborough United
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS24%
ReadingPeterborough United
40%BTTS - last 540%
ReadingPeterborough United

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
ReadingPeterborough United
18%Min. 2 goals before half-time41%
ReadingPeterborough United
6%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
ReadingPeterborough United

2nd half

88%Min. 1 goal after half-time71%
ReadingPeterborough United
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
ReadingPeterborough United
6%Min. 3 goals after half-time6%
ReadingPeterborough United

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

Reading is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.29 pts / match - Reading · 1.18 pts / match - Peterborough United

Reading - half-time state
29% leading41% draw29% trailing
Peterborough United - half-time state
29% leading29% draw41% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)1.18
ReadingPeterborough United
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.65
ReadingPeterborough United
0.47Goals conceded (1st half)0.65
ReadingPeterborough United
0.94Average goals (1st half)1.29
ReadingPeterborough United
53%Clean sheet before half-time53%
ReadingPeterborough United
59%No goal before half-time59%
ReadingPeterborough United

After half-time (2nd half)

1.41Points per match (2nd half)1.06
ReadingPeterborough United
0.71Goals scored (2nd half)0.47
ReadingPeterborough United
0.71Goals conceded (2nd half)0.82
ReadingPeterborough United
1.41Average goals (2nd half)1.29
ReadingPeterborough United
47%Clean sheet after half-time53%
ReadingPeterborough United
35%No goal after half-time65%
ReadingPeterborough United

Reading - second-half results

35% W35% D29% L
22
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Peterborough United - second-half results

24% W35% D41% L
20
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.18
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 29%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Reading - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.602.20
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.20.2
Average goals in match0.61.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals0%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+4
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
Peterborough United - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match1.20.8
Goals conceded / match0.80.2
Average goals in match2.01.0
1 goal100%80%
2 goals80%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+2+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 6

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.47
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
57%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Reading

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.16
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
84%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
113%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.91
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, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Peterborough United

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.26
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.09
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.7 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.03
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
108%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
104%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.26
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.2
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

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

Teams vs league

ReadingLigaPeterborough United
Average goals in match 2.352.45 2.59
Both teams scored 65%49% 41%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 35%46% 59%
Clean sheets 24%28% 24%
Goal before half-time 71%67% 76%
Goal after half-time 88%81% 71%

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

2.45
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.04
Away goals / match
+36%
Home attack advantage
+26%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
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. Peterborough UnitedGoalJimmy Jay Morgan
  2. Peterborough UnitedYellow cardBenjamin Woods
  3. ReadingYellow cardKelvin Ehibhaimha
  4. Peterborough UnitedYellow cardJimmy Jay Morgan
  5. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Matthew Jimmy David GarbettOff: Declan Firth
  6. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Donay O'Brien-BradyOff: Jimmy Jay Morgan
  7. Peterborough UnitedGoalHarry LeonardAssist: Kyrell Lisbie
  8. Peterborough UnitedYellow cardHarley Mills
  9. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Brandon KhelaOff: Benjamin Woods
  10. Peterborough UnitedSubstitutionOn: Gustav LindgrenOff: Harry Leonard

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.

Craig HicksMatches officiated: 13
2.85Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins15%Draws46%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Reading vs Peterborough United?

The EFL League One match finished Reading 1:2 Peterborough United. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

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

Reading score 1.18 goals per game on average and Peterborough United 1.12. The EFL League One average is 2.45 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 65% of Reading's matches and 41% of Peterborough United's.

What form are Reading and Peterborough United in?

Over the last 5 games Reading have a 3-2-0 record (2.20 points per game) and Peterborough United 2-0-3 (1.20 points per game).

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

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Reading vs Peterborough United: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.