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Reading

Vs

Stevenage

Since 19/08/2023

REA wins

Draws

STE wins

Meetings

on record

Total goals

9 Reading · 3 Stevenage

Goals per game

1.71

both sides combined

Over 1.5

57%

of meetings

Over 2.5

14%

of meetings

BTTS

29%

of meetings

Last meeting

0-3

25 Aug 2026

Next game

26 Dec

Saturday, League One

Reading vs Stevenage: the head-to-head

Reading’s encounters with Stevenage have always been a study in defensive resilience, a fact underscored by the low average of 1.71 goals per game across the seven meetings that began in 2023. The split of victories and draws - four for Reading, one for Stevenage, two stalemates - shows a slight edge for the Royals, yet the overall picture remains tightly contested. Only 57% of the fixtures have produced two or more goals, and just 14% have seen three or more, while both sides scored in only 29% of the matches. The most recent clash, on 25 August 2026, ended 0-3 in favour of Stevenage, a result that highlighted the defensive solidity of the hosts. Reading have scored nine goals to Stevenage’s three in total, with the Royals’ home record at 2-1-0 and their away record at 2-1-1. The next meeting is set for 26 December 2026 in League One.

01 Head-to-head record 02 Recent meetings 03 Goal Analysis 04 Current form 05 The Goal Clock – in this fixture 06 League Table 07 Squad value analysis 08 Recent results 09 Upcoming fixtures

Next meeting

Stevenage vs Reading

Saturday 26 December 2026 · League One

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01Head-to-head record⚖

Reading

Stevenage

wins

goals

clean sheets

The last 7 games between these two clubs

57%

win %

14%

1.71

avg goals

1.71

57%

over 1.5 %

57%

14%

over 2.5 %

14%

over 3.5 %

1.29

scored

0.43

conceded

1.29

29%

btts

29%

57%

clean sheet

14%

9.29

corners

9.29

3.71

cards

3.71

Top three rows are this fixture: 7 meetings, 4 to Reading, 2 drawn, 1 to Stevenage, at 1.71 goals a game. Everything below is these same meetings, seen from each club's side.

02Recent meetings📅

Reading

Won at home

67%

2 of 3 home meetings

Won away

50%

2 of 4 away meetings

Drawn

29%

2 of 7 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Stevenage

Won at home

25%

1 of 4 home meetings

Won away

0 of 3 away meetings

Drawn

29%

2 of 7 meetings

Each figure is a share of its own group, so the three do not add to 100.

Date	Competition	Home	Score	Away	Reading
25 Aug 2026	England - League Cup	Stevenage	0-3	Reading	W	view
21 Mar 2026	League One	Stevenage	1-0	Reading	L	view
06 Nov 2025	League One	Reading	1-0	Stevenage	W	view
15 Mar 2025	League One	Reading	1-1	Stevenage	D	view
09 Nov 2024	League One	Stevenage	1-1	Reading	D	view
06 Feb 2024	League One	Stevenage	0-1	Reading	W	view
19 Aug 2023	League One	Reading	2-0	Stevenage	W	view

03Goal Analysis⚽

Reading · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.8

Avg scored

1.5

Avg conceded

1.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.31 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	1.60	1.27	2.00	1.43	1.25	1.12
vs Stronger (5)	2.00	1.80	1.75	1.75	3.00	2.00
vs Similar (25)	1.52	1.16	2.10	1.30	1.13	1.07
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	23% (-5pp vs league)

Stevenage · Last 10 – goals for & against

Avg total

2.1

Avg scored

0.8

Avg conceded

1.3

Goal Analysis – by opponent strength (last 30)

Scored/conceded split by opponent tier, then home and away. Green beats the league's per-team average of 1.31 goals/game; red is worse.

Split	Total Scored	Total Conceded	Home Scored	Home Conceded	Away Scored	Away Conceded
All games (30)	0.93	1.17	1.06	0.88	0.77	1.54
vs Stronger (6)	0.50	1.67	0.67	0.67	0.33	2.67
vs Similar (24)	1.04	1.04	1.14	0.93	0.90	1.20
vs Weaker (0)	-	-	-	-	-	-
Clean sheet %	40% (+12pp vs league)

04Current form📈

Reading

LLLDLDLDWW

Last 10: 15 scored, 13 conceded.

Stevenage

DWLLWDLLDD

Last 10: 8 scored, 13 conceded.

Reading

Home · last 10

WDWDWLLLLW

4 won · 21 scored, 16 conceded

Away · last 10

WLWLDLDDDW

3 won · 11 scored, 9 conceded

Stevenage

Home · last 10

WWWDWWLLLD

5 won · 10 scored, 10 conceded

Away · last 10

WLDWLDLWDD

3 won · 7 scored, 11 conceded

05The Goal Clock – in this fixture⏱

Reading

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored100% / 0%

Conceded0% / 100%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 1-15'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 7 meetings have goal timings on record. See Reading's full Goal Clock across all their games.

Stevenage

The Goal Clock

Ninety minutes wrapped into a circle – when this team scores (outer, green) and concedes (inner, red).

1st half / 2nd half

Scored0% / 100%

Conceded100% / 0%

Green scored (outer) · red conceded (inner), across 2 games. Most goals land in 76-90'.

From this fixture only: 2 of 7 meetings have goal timings on record. See Stevenage's full Goal Clock across all their games.

06League Table🏆

Record						Goals							Props / game						Squad value €m				Strengths
Rank	Team	MP	Pts	Win%	PPG	GF	GA	GD	G/G	O1.5	O2.5	O3.5	Cor	Cor O%	Crd	Crd O%	Fls	Fls O%	Tot	Att	Mid	Def	Att/g	Def/g	Poss%
1	Huddersfield	4	10	75%	2.5	9	3	+6	3.0	100%	75%	25%	7.0	0%	3.2	50%	22.2	50%	16	4	4	8	2.2	0.8	50%
2	Sheffield Weds	4	9	75%	2.2	11	5	+6	4.0	75%	75%	25%	12.2	75%	3.0	25%	27.2	100%	21	7	6	8	2.8	1.2	-
3	Blackpool	4	7	50%	1.8	8	4	+4	3.0	100%	75%	25%	12.5	50%	5.0	67%	19.5	25%	11	4	3	4	2.0	1.0	46%
4	Burton	4	7	50%	1.8	8	5	+3	3.2	100%	75%	25%	7.2	25%	4.3	67%	30.0	100%	5	1	1	2	2.0	1.2	46%
5	Barnsley	4	7	50%	1.8	5	3	+2	2.0	50%	50%	25%	13.0	75%	5.5	75%	22.2	75%	8	2	3	3	1.2	0.8	52%
6	Cambridge	4	7	50%	1.8	7	6	+1	3.2	100%	75%	25%	10.5	50%	1.8	0%	20.5	25%	5	2	1	2	1.8	1.5	-
7	Luton	4	7	50%	1.8	10	10	+0	5.0	100%	75%	75%	9.8	75%	4.8	50%	25.5	75%	29	13	4	12	2.5	2.5	56%
8	Leyton Orient	4	6	50%	1.5	9	5	+4	3.5	100%	75%	50%	9.5	50%	5.2	100%	29.2	100%	10	4	3	3	2.2	1.2	52%
9	Stockport	4	6	50%	1.5	9	6	+3	3.8	100%	75%	50%	11.2	75%	2.3	0%	18.0	25%	10	3	3	4	2.2	1.5	55%
10	Notts County	4	6	25%	1.5	6	5	+1	2.8	100%	50%	25%	9.2	50%	5.5	75%	29.0	100%	6	2	2	2	1.5	1.2	-
11	Bradford	4	6	50%	1.5	4	4	+0	2.0	75%	25%	0%	14.0	100%	3.0	25%	24.5	75%	7	3	1	3	1.0	1.0	50%
12	Mansfield	4	6	50%	1.5	8	10	-2	4.5	100%	100%	50%	8.8	25%	3.5	50%	24.2	75%	6	1	3	2	2.0	2.5	46%
13	Leicester	4	5	25%	1.2	4	3	+1	1.8	75%	25%	0%	10.8	50%	3.8	50%	23.5	50%	69	20	13	36	1.0	0.8	-
14	Reading	3	4	33%	1.3	8	4	+4	4.0	67%	67%	67%	9.3	33%	3.0	33%	25.3	100%	10	3	3	4	2.7	1.3	50%
15	Oxford	3	4	33%	1.3	5	6	-1	3.7	100%	100%	67%	11.3	67%	4.7	100%	32.7	100%	20	6	6	8	1.7	2.0	-
16	Plymouth	4	4	25%	1.0	4	6	-2	2.5	100%	25%	25%	11.5	75%	3.2	50%	24.2	75%	13	4	3	6	1.0	1.5	48%
17	Peterboro	4	4	25%	1.0	2	7	-5	2.2	75%	50%	25%	8.2	25%	4.0	67%	23.8	50%	7	3	1	3	0.5	1.8	55%
18	AFC Wimbledon	4	4	25%	1.0	2	7	-5	2.2	50%	50%	25%	12.0	75%	4.8	75%	22.8	75%	5	2	1	2	0.5	1.8	46%
19	Bromley	4	4	25%	1.0	4	13	-9	4.2	75%	50%	50%	8.8	25%	4.0	50%	24.8	75%	4	1	1	2	1.0	3.2	-
20	Doncaster	4	3	0%	0.8	4	5	-1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	11.2	50%	3.2	25%	22.5	75%	7	2	2	3	1.0	1.2	50%
21	Stevenage	4	3	0%	0.8	4	5	-1	2.2	75%	50%	25%	9.8	50%	3.3	33%	29.5	75%	7	2	2	3	1.0	1.2	45%
22	Wigan	4	3	25%	0.8	5	7	-2	3.0	75%	50%	50%	11.0	75%	4.2	75%	23.0	75%	7	2	2	3	1.2	1.8	45%
23	Milton Keynes Dons	4	3	0%	0.8	4	6	-2	2.5	75%	50%	50%	11.8	75%	3.8	50%	21.2	50%	15	5	7	3	1.0	1.5	-
24	Wycombe	4	2	0%	0.5	4	9	-5	3.2	100%	50%	25%	10.5	75%	4.0	67%	22.5	75%	10	3	2	5	1.0	2.2	54%

League One 2026/27 full table · click any column header to sort (click again to reverse). In-cell bars are scaled within each column; scroll right for props, squad value and strengths. Highlighted teams are this fixture's sides. Full League One stats & trends →

07Squad value analysis💰

ReadingStevenage

€9.6m

squad value

€7.0m

€10.7m

attack

€8.0m

€8.9m

midfield

€2.0m

€15.7m

defence

€12.1m

players

Transfermarkt squad values, most recent season on record. Reading carries the more valuable squad.

08Recent results📅

Reading

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
06 Apr	vs Lincoln	1-2	L
11 Apr	@ Doncaster	0-1	L
18 Apr	vs Cardiff	1-3	L
25 Apr	@ Rotherham	1-1	D
02 May	vs Blackpool	0-1	L
08 Aug	@ Bromley	1-1	D
15 Aug	vs Luton	3-4	L
22 Aug	@ AFC Wimbledon	0-0	D
25 Aug	@ Stevenage	3-0	W
02 Sep	vs Mansfield	5-0	W

Stevenage

Date	Opponent	Score	Res
25 Apr	@ Doncaster	1-1	D
02 May	vs Wigan	1-0	W
09 May	vs Stockport	0-1	L
13 May	@ Stockport	0-2	L
07 Aug	@ Wycombe	2-1	W
15 Aug	@ Burton	1-1	D
22 Aug	vs Oxford	1-2	L
25 Aug	vs Reading	0-3	L
29 Aug	vs Doncaster	2-2	D
01 Sep	@ Peterboro	0-0	D