Reading vs Peterborough United match preview: Even contest expected at Select Car Leasing Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.Aug
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium (24200 seats)

Reading and Peterborough United match-goers have their most treasured supporter gear on for this first game week of a new League One campaign. Let's go!

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Reading form and stats

Disaster struck Reading last season as they could not defend their status as a Championship team. With 22 defeats from 46 games, and only 13 wins, relegation could not be avoided. Reading are hopeful of bouncing straight back up, but need to improve upon their home record from last season of W10 D8 L5.

Reading are traveling soon after this match as the Carabao Cup match at Millwall awaits in three days.

Reading have spent many days and weeks preparing for this match, with countless hours on the training pitches and five practice matches played. These training games have ended with 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. Some might be interested in the goal production stats for these matches; Reading scored {2 goals} and let in {13 goals} during these five games.

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Peterborough United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Peterborough United performed last season in the League One: They landed a 6th position in the league table after playing out 24 victories, 5 draws and 17 defeats. In total they scored 75 and conceded {54 goals} in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 11 - drew 1 and lost 11 with 37/29 goals scored/conceded.

After this away game Peterborough return home for a Carabao Cup game against Swindon Town. That game is only three sleeps after this.

It's a day of discovery for Peterborough United as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Peterborough United have played four with the results W3-D1-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Peterborough United has scored {15 goals} and conceded 5 times.

Head 2 Head

Reading-Peterborough United H2H statistics last eight meetings regardless of arena: Reading four wins, Peterborough United three wins, one draw. seven of these eight matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Reading missing players

Peterborough United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Peterborough United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Reading Last season Peterborough United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   24 48
13 10   Won W   11 25
11 8   Drew D   1 5
22 5   Lost L   12 18
46 31   Scored S   38 80
68 24   Conceded C   34 59
96% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 94%
74% 78%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 81%
50% 48%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 60%
22% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 27%
7% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   21% 17%
52% 61%   BTTS BTTS   50% 42%
17% 22%   Clean Sheets C S   25% 35%
35% 22%   Failed to Score F T   25% 29%
 
4.4 4.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.4 5.4
5 4.7   Corners against (avg) C A   4.8 4.4
2.1 2.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.5 1.5
2 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
9.8 10.7   Shots (avg) S (   11.6 13.6
2.9 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.3 4.5
35% 42%   Goal Efficiency G E   37% 37%
 
12.5 11.2   Shots against (avg) S A   12.6 11
3.9 3   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.4 3.8

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 46 29 14 3 87 35 23 16 6 1 49 15 23 13 8 2 38 20 52 101
2 Sheffield United 46 28 7 11 73 39 23 16 3 4 47 19 23 12 4 7 26 20 34 91
3 Luton Town 46 21 17 8 57 39 23 10 9 4 31 21 23 11 8 4 26 18 18 80
4 Middlesbrough 46 22 9 15 84 56 23 13 7 3 46 19 23 9 2 12 38 37 28 75
5 Coventry City 46 18 16 12 58 46 23 11 7 5 30 24 23 7 9 7 28 22 12 70
6 Sunderland 46 18 15 13 68 55 23 7 9 7 33 33 23 11 6 6 35 22 13 69
7 Blackburn Rovers 46 20 9 17 52 54 23 13 4 6 27 19 23 7 5 11 25 35 -2 69
8 Millwall 46 19 11 16 57 50 23 11 6 6 34 22 23 8 5 10 23 28 7 68
9 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 12 16 59 53 23 11 7 5 31 20 23 7 5 11 28 33 6 66
10 Swansea City 46 18 12 16 68 64 23 11 4 8 38 32 23 7 8 8 30 32 4 66
11 Watford 46 16 15 15 56 53 23 11 6 6 35 23 23 5 9 9 21 30 3 63
12 Preston North End 46 17 12 17 45 59 23 7 7 9 20 28 23 10 5 8 25 31 -14 63
13 Norwich City 46 17 11 18 57 54 23 8 5 10 27 27 23 9 6 8 30 27 3 62
14 Bristol City 46 15 14 17 55 56 23 9 7 7 30 24 23 6 7 10 25 32 -1 59
15 Hull City 46 14 16 16 51 61 23 9 6 8 24 27 23 5 10 8 27 34 -10 58
16 Stoke City 46 14 11 21 55 54 23 6 5 12 25 27 23 8 6 9 30 27 1 53
17 Birmingham City 46 14 11 21 47 58 23 7 6 10 24 24 23 7 5 11 23 34 -11 53
18 Huddersfield Town 46 14 11 21 47 62 23 9 6 8 26 25 23 5 5 13 21 37 -15 53
19 Rotherham United 46 11 17 18 49 60 23 9 6 8 37 30 23 2 11 10 12 30 -11 50
20 Queens Park Rangers 46 13 11 22 44 71 23 6 5 12 21 35 23 7 6 10 23 36 -27 50
21 Cardiff City 46 13 10 23 41 58 23 6 7 10 20 24 23 7 3 13 21 34 -17 49
22 Reading 46 13 11 22 46 68 23 10 8 5 31 24 23 3 3 17 15 44 -22 44
23 Blackpool 46 11 11 24 48 72 23 6 6 11 28 34 23 5 5 13 20 38 -24 44
24 Wigan Athletic 46 10 15 21 38 65 23 5 7 11 17 35 23 5 8 10 21 30 -27 39
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Bolton Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bristol Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Burton Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Cambridge United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Carlisle United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Charlton Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Cheltenham Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Exeter City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Fleetwood Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Leyton Orient 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Lincoln City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Northampton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Oxford United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Portsmouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Port Vale 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Shrewsbury Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stevenage 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Wycombe Wanderers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Wigan Athletic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.