Thursday , 2 July 2026

Eastleigh FC vs Reading FC, FA Cup 2023-24 ROUND 2

FA Cup · 2023-24
Eastleigh FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Sun 3 Dec 2023 · 13:30 UTC Silverlake Stadium 5,002 HT 45' · FT 45'
Paul McCallum 22' 1–0
0–1 86' Femi Azeez
Paul McCallum 90+4' 2–1
George Langston 9' Y
Jake Taylor 23' Y
Y 29' Charlie Savage
Paul McCallum 35' Y
Y 54' Clinton Mola
Y 81' Amadou Salif Mbengue
Chris Maguire 87' Y
Y 89' Harlee Dean

Overview

Match Preview

Eastleigh FC vs Reading FC — FA Cup at Silverlake Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Lewis Smith
  • Assistant 1 Conor Farrell
  • Assistant 2

Head-to-Head

1
Eastleigh FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-03 Eastleigh FC 2–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Eastleigh FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Reading FC H 2–1 W
04 Nov Boreham Wood FC H 5–1 W
05 Nov Boreham Wood FC A 1–3 L
06 Nov Boreham Wood FC A 0–2 L
19 Oct Folkestone Invicta FC A 3–2 W
16 Oct Folkestone Invicta FC H 3–3 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Eastleigh FC A 1–2 L
28 Nov Carlisle United FC H 5–1 W
25 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–3 L
07 Nov Bristol Rovers FC H 1–1 D
04 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC H 3–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Eastleigh FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Eastleigh FC gets underway.
  • 5' Eastleigh FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 9' The referee shows Eastleigh FC player a card on 9.
  • 14' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 19' It’s high time Ruben Selles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 22' GOAL! Paul McCallum scores on 22. Assisted by Scott Quigley
  • 23' The referee shows Eastleigh FC player a card on 23.
  • 28' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 29' That looks like a foul for a card for Charlie Savage.
  • 34' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Bailey Clements suffering a number of foals already.
  • 35' It’s gonna be a card for Paul McCallum.
  • 40' Supporters expect more eagerness from Enzio Boldewijn, as he is very good at scoring at Silverlake Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Harlee Dean. He replaces Matty Carson on 46 minute.
  • 51' Ben Elliott needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 54' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Eastleigh FC. Jake Taylor is replaced by Solomon Nwabuokei.
  • 63' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Tom Holmes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 68' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 74' Another substitution for Eastleigh FC to replace Nigel Atangana by Jayden Harris on 74 minute.
  • 79' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 81' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Amadou Salif Mbengue gets a card.
  • 83' Tivonge Rushesha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Amadou Salif Mbengue on 83 minute.
  • 86' What a strike from Femi Azeez! The score is 1-1.
  • 87' That looks like a foul for a card for Chris Maguire.
  • 89' That looks like a foul for a card for Harlee Dean.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Eastleigh FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Bradbury

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.89 Eastleigh FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Eastleigh FC53% Draw24% Reading FC23%
Actual: Eastleigh FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.1
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 81%
19%
± 2.5 59%
41%
± 3.5 37%
63%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Eastleigh FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Reading FC
47%
Eastleigh FC or Reading FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Eastleigh FC38% Draw43% Reading FC19%
Actual: Eastleigh FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.2%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8%
1 – 0
7.8%
0 – 0
6.2%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 2
5.6%
3 – 0
4.9%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 2
3.6%
0 – 2
3.3%

Asian Handicap — Eastleigh FC

Handicap Eastleigh FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 22% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Eastleigh FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.