Portsmouth FC vs Reading FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Portsmouth FC vs Reading FC — League One at Fratton Park.
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Joshua Smith
- Assistant 1 Bhupinder Gill
- Assistant 2 Sam Lewis (England)
31 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 4.1 goals/game 🟥 1 totalStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Feb Reading FC H 4–1 W 13 Feb Cambridge United FC H 3–1 W 10 Feb Carlisle United FC A 1–0 W 03 Feb Northampton Town FC H 4–1 W 30 Jan Oxford United FC A 2–2 D 27 Jan Port Vale FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 17 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L 13 Feb Fleetwood Town FC A 1–1 D 10 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W 06 Feb Stevenage FC A 1–0 W 03 Feb Oxford United FC A 1–1 D 27 Jan Leyton Orient FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history17% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Reading FC0-15–/116-30–/131-451/146-601/261-751/176+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Portsmouth FC and Reading FC has kicked off!
- 5' It’s high time Ruben Selles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' 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.
- 25' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Button, as he is very good at scoring at Fratton Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 30' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 30.
- 35' Sean Raggett needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 35 Yellow cards this season.
- 36' What a strike from Paddy Lane! The score is 1-0.
- 40' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Lewis Wing gets a card.
- 45' That looks like a foul for a card for Clinton Mola.
- 49' What a strike from Marlon Pack! The score is 2-0.
- 53' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Sam Smith is hanging Paul Mukairu on the field on 53 minute.
- 58' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 59' GOAL! Callum Lang scores on 59. Assisted by Abu Kamara
- 64' 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 Sam Smith suffering a number of foals already.
- 67' It’s a booking for Portsmouth FC player. Joe Rafferty gets a card.
- 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 378 games and scored 430 goals.
- 73' Another change for Portsmouth FC made on 73 minute. Paddy Lane leaves to be changed by Christian Saydee.
- 74' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ben Elliott is hanging Kelvin Ehibhationhan on the field on 74 minute.
- 79' 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.
- 84' GOAL! Colby Bishop scores on 84.
- 86' It is a substitution in Portsmouth FC team. Callum Lang is replaced by Josh Martin on 86 minute.
- 89' Goal! Charlie Savage scores his 11 goal in 58 matches.
- 90' The referee shows Portsmouth FC player a card on 90.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Portsmouth FC players.
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Lineups
Portsmouth FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 1
- 18
- 6
- 20
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Callum Lang ↓ Josh Martin 86'
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- 9
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Paddy Lane ↓ Christian Saydee 73'
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- 25
Bench
- 11
- 13
- 21
- 19
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Christian Saydee ↑ 73'
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29
Josh Martin ↑ 86'
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Coach John MousinhoReading FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 17
- 1
- 29
- 7
- 2
- 11
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Paul Mukairu ↓ Sam Smith 53'
- 27
- 36
- 24
- 15
Bench
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Sam Smith ↑ 53'
- 22
- 30
- 8
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Ben Elliott ↑ 74'
- 19
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Coach Ruben Selles -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Charlie Savage 2 Colby Bishop 2 Marlon Pack 1 Callum Lang 1 Paddy Lane 1 Lewis Wing 1 Faustino Anjorin 1 Terry Devlin 1 Portsmouth FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 42.22 Portsmouth FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.15 Reading FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Both teams to score 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portsmouth FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.37Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Portsmouth FC or Draw 82%Draw or Reading FC 39%Portsmouth FC or Reading FC 79%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Portsmouth FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 9.6%2 – 1 9.4%2 – 0 8.5%1 – 0 7.2%3 – 1 6.9%3 – 0 6.1%2 – 2 5.4%1 – 2 4.9%0 – 0 4.9%3 – 2 4%4 – 1 Actual4 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — Portsmouth FC
Handicap Portsmouth FC covers Push Reading FC covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 18% 61% -1.5 39% — 61% -1 39% 22% 40% -0.5 60% — 40% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 11% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 32% ✓Reading FC keeps clean sheet 12% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.