Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Charlton Athletic FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Reading FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Charlton Athletic FC
Sat 31 Aug 2024 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 14,778 HT 45' · FT 45'
Charlie Savage 66' 1–0
Sam Smith 76' 2–0
Y 20' Luke Berry
Amadou Salif Mbengue 33' Y
Y 76' Matt Godden
Sam Smith 77' Y
Harlee Dean 85' Y
Y 88' Lloyd Jones
Kelvin Abrefa 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Charlton Athletic FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
  • Assistant 1 Andrew Aylott
  • Assistant 2 Ryan Williams (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
2
Reading FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Charlton Athletic FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-08-31 Reading FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2024-02-10 Reading FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2023-10-21 Charlton Athletic FC 4–0 Reading FC 2020-07-11 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Reading FC 2019-08-31 Reading FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
24 Aug Wrexham AFC A 0–3 L
17 Aug Wigan Athletic FC H 2–0 W
10 Aug Birmingham City FC A 1–1 D
27 Apr Blackpool FC H 3–2 W
20 Apr Burton Albion FC A 2–3 L
Charlton Athletic FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
31 Aug Reading FC A 0–2 L
24 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
17 Aug Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W
10 Aug Wigan Athletic FC A 1–0 W
27 Apr Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
20 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Reading FC welcome Charlton Athletic FC for this crunch clash at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
  • 5' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' That is a card for Charlton Athletic FC. Luke Berry will be fuming at that decision.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 30' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 33' Reading FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' Charlton Athletic 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.
  • 43' Charlton Athletic FC have won 485 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 46' A change in the Charlton Athletic FC ranks — Luke Berry exits the field as Karoy Anderson enters on 46.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 61' Charlton Athletic FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 63' Kelvin Abrefa gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Jeriel Dorsett and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 66' What a moment for Charlie Savage! That strike on 66 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 68' Another substitution for Charlton Athletic FC to replace Tyreece Campbell by Chuks Aneke on 68 minute.
  • 73' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Tyler Bindon departs to be replaced by Harlee Dean.
  • 76' Against the run of play, Sam Smith has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 76' Matt Godden catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 76.
  • 77' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 78' Charlton Athletic FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daniel Kanu is hanging Thierry Small on the field on 78 minute.
  • 83' Charlton Athletic FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' That looks like a foul for a card for Harlee Dean.
  • 87' Reading FC ring the changes. Adrian Akande has done his job and it is now time for Basil Tuma to step up.
  • 88' That looks like a foul for a card for Lloyd Jones.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kelvin Abrefa.
  • Full Time. Reading FC beats Charlton Athletic FC

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Charlton Athletic FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nathan Jones

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Femi Azeez 2
Sam Smith 1
Charlie Savage 1
Jonathan Leko 1
Lyle Taylor 1
George Puscas 1
Chuks Aneke 1
Alfie May 1

Head to Head

2024-08-31 Reading FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2024-02-10 Reading FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC 2023-10-21 Charlton Athletic FC 4–0 Reading FC 2020-07-11 Charlton Athletic FC 0–1 Reading FC 2019-08-31 Reading FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC

Reading FC Form

2024-08-31 Reading FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2024-08-24 Wrexham AFC 3–0 Reading FC L 2024-08-17 Reading FC 2–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2024-08-10 Birmingham City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2024-04-27 Reading FC 3–2 Blackpool FC W 2024-04-20 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC L

Charlton Athletic FC Form

2024-08-31 Reading FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC L 2024-08-24 Charlton Athletic FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2024-08-17 Charlton Athletic FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2024-08-10 Wigan Athletic FC 0–1 Charlton Athletic FC W 2024-04-27 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Charlton Athletic FC L 2024-04-20 Charlton Athletic FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.39 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.89 Charlton Athletic FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC49% Draw28% Charlton Athletic FC23%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.28
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Charlton Athletic FC
51%
Reading FC or Charlton Athletic FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC32% Draw51% Charlton Athletic FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
13.1%
0 – 0
12.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.9%
3 – 2
1.9%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Charlton Athletic FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 14% 77%
-1.5 23% — 77%
-1 23% 24% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 15% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✗
Charlton Athletic FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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