England - EFL League OneAdams ParkData current as of 22 September 2026

Wycombe Wanderers vs Reading: match statistics

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Wycombe Wanderers vs Reading: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Wycombe Wanderers play Reading in EFL League One (England). The match date is 26 September 2026. Venue: Adams Park.

Current form

Wycombe Wanderers: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Reading: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Wycombe Wanderers scores 1.57 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Reading scores 2.33 and concedes 1.17. League average: 2.93 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Wycombe Wanderers 86%, Reading 50%. Over 2.5: Wycombe Wanderers 57%, Reading 67%. League level: BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 55%.

xG, shots and style

Reading has higher xG: 1.76 vs 1.38. Wycombe Wanderers: 11.6 shots per match, Reading: 17.3.

Match halves

Wycombe Wanderers: half-time lead 43%, second-half goals 0.57. Reading: half-time lead 67%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Wycombe Wanderers: 0-15 (4 goals). Reading: 31-45+ (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.93 goals per match, BTTS 60%, Over 2.5 55%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-1-1. Average goals 4.50, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.58)
(3.48)
(2.50)

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.

Wycombe WanderersReading
1.57Goals scored / match2.33
Wycombe WanderersReading
2Goals conceded / match1.17
Wycombe WanderersReading
49%Average possession49%
Wycombe WanderersReading
5Shots on target / match5.33
Wycombe WanderersReading

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.57Shots per match17.33
Wycombe WanderersReading
5Shots on target5.33
Wycombe WanderersReading
13.6%Shot conversion13.5%
Wycombe WanderersReading
49%Possession49%
Wycombe WanderersReading
1.38xG for1.76
Wycombe WanderersReading
1.59xG against1.13
Wycombe WanderersReading

Shooting quality

Wycombe Wanderers: Efficient finishingReading: Attacking
Wycombe WanderersReading
Accuracy (shots on target)43%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.10
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.44

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 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Wycombe Wanderers · 2 pts / match - Reading

Wycombe Wanderers
LLDWW
Season result split
29% W43% D29% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-2
1.29 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-2-1
Last 5 at home
0-2-1
DLD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 2.4xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 80%
Reading
DWWLW
Season result split
50% W17% D33% L
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-2
1.67 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-1
Last 5 away
0-1-1
DL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.2Goals conceded: 0.6xG: 1.74Opponent xG: 1.08BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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 48% better for: goals scored per match.

1.57 goals / match - Wycombe Wanderers · 2.33 goals / match - Reading

Reading is 71% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Wycombe Wanderers · 1.17 goals / match - Reading

Wycombe Wanderers scoring profile: very strong

Wycombe Wanderers scores in 100% of matches (7 of 7 matches), while Reading keeps a clean sheet in 50% (3 of 6 matches).

Reading scoring profile: very strong

Reading scores in 83% of matches (5 of 6 matches), while Wycombe Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 14% (1 of 7 matches).

11Goals scored (season)14
Wycombe WanderersReading
14Goals conceded (season)7
Wycombe WanderersReading
3.57Average goals in match3.5
Wycombe WanderersReading
9Goals scored (last 5)11
Wycombe WanderersReading
12Goals conceded (last 5)3
Wycombe WanderersReading

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal83%
Wycombe WanderersReading
29%2 goals67%
Wycombe WanderersReading
29%3 goals50%
Wycombe WanderersReading
0%4 goals17%
Wycombe WanderersReading

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal50%
Wycombe WanderersReading
57%2 goals33%
Wycombe WanderersReading
29%3 goals17%
Wycombe WanderersReading
14%4 goals17%
Wycombe WanderersReading

* 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.

60%
League average

Goal patterns

43%BTTS at half-time17%
Wycombe WanderersReading
14%BTTS in both halves0%
Wycombe WanderersReading
29%Scored in both halves33%
Wycombe WanderersReading

BTTS and goal count

57%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Wycombe WanderersReading
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS17%
Wycombe WanderersReading
80%BTTS - last 540%
Wycombe WanderersReading

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

86%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Wycombe WanderersReading
57%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Wycombe WanderersReading
43%Min. 3 goals before half-time33%
Wycombe WanderersReading

2nd half

86%Min. 1 goal after half-time83%
Wycombe WanderersReading
43%Min. 2 goals after half-time83%
Wycombe WanderersReading
29%Min. 3 goals after half-time33%
Wycombe WanderersReading

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 63% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / match - Wycombe Wanderers · 2.33 pts / match - Reading

Wycombe Wanderers - half-time state
43% leading14% draw43% trailing
Reading - half-time state
67% leading33% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per match (1st half)2.33
Wycombe WanderersReading
1Goals scored (1st half)1.33
Wycombe WanderersReading
0.86Goals conceded (1st half)0.17
Wycombe WanderersReading
1.86Average goals (1st half)1.5
Wycombe WanderersReading
43%Clean sheet before half-time83%
Wycombe WanderersReading
29%No goal before half-time33%
Wycombe WanderersReading

After half-time (2nd half)

1.14Points per match (2nd half)1.67
Wycombe WanderersReading
0.57Goals scored (2nd half)1
Wycombe WanderersReading
1.14Goals conceded (2nd half)1
Wycombe WanderersReading
1.71Average goals (2nd half)2
Wycombe WanderersReading
43%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Wycombe WanderersReading
43%No goal after half-time50%
Wycombe WanderersReading

Wycombe Wanderers - second-half results

29% W29% D43% L
10
Half-time points
7
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
-4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding67%

Leads at half-time in 43% of matches and wins 29%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Reading - second-half results

50% W17% D33% L
14
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
10
Second-half points
0
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding75%

Leads at half-time in 67% of matches and wins 50%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.8

Concedes 0.8 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Wycombe Wanderers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.00
Goals scored / match1.20.6
Goals conceded / match1.01.4
Average goals in match2.22.0
1 goal80%80%
2 goals80%60%
3 goals60%40%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal20%40%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 60% - Half-time goals total: 6
Reading - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.202.00
Goals scored / match1.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.00.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%80%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+5+3
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (4 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

Reading
ScoredConceded
2
1
0-15
0
0
16-30
6
0
31-45
3
3
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
2
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (6 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

* 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

3.54
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 2.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
121%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
68%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+27%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
83%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Wycombe Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+1.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.19
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.41
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
101%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
146%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.11
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.4
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 36% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

Reading

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.63
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.57
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
170%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
75%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.33
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
14% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 14% come in the first quarter-hour.
14%

* 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

Wycombe WanderersLigaReading
Average goals in match 3.572.93 3.50
Both teams scored 86%60% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 57%55% 67%
Clean sheets 14%25% 50%
Goal before half-time 86%66% 67%
Goal after half-time 86%81% 83%

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

2.93
Average goals per match
60%
Both teams scored
55%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.55
Home goals / match
1.37
Away goals / match
+13%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+2%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
66%
1 goal
36%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
49%
2 goals
28%
3 goals
12%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Wycombe Wanderers 0 - 1 - 1 Reading. Average goals 4.50, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Reading FC
3 : 2
Wycombe Wanderers FC
Wycombe Wanderers FC
2 : 2
Reading FC

FAQ

When do Wycombe Wanderers and Reading play?

Wycombe Wanderers face Reading on 26 September 2026 in EFL League One at Adams Park. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Wycombe Wanderers and Reading?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Wycombe Wanderers won 0, Reading won 1 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 4.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Wycombe Wanderers vs Reading?

Wycombe Wanderers score 1.57 goals per game on average and Reading 2.33. The EFL League One average is 2.93 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 55% of games. Both teams score in 86% of Wycombe Wanderers's matches and 50% of Reading's.

What form are Wycombe Wanderers and Reading in?

Over the last 5 games Wycombe Wanderers have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Reading 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Wycombe Wanderers vs Reading?

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