Saturday , 14 November 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)
5 games this season 🟨 4.8/game ⚽ 14.4 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

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
33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
2/3
16-30
–/–
31-45
7/–
46-60
7/3
61-75
4/4
76+
5/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 4 G 1 A
Kyrell Lisbie 3 G 1 A
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Reading FC and Charlton Athletic FC has kicked off!
  • 5' The travelling Charlton Athletic FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' A meaty challenge results in booking for Luke Berry on 20.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Charlton Athletic FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 33' Reading FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 33.
  • 38' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 43' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 43 minutes.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Charlton Athletic FC team. Luke Berry is replaced by Karoy Anderson on 46 minute.
  • 51' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 61' Charlton Athletic FC come into this ranked 3 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 63' Kelvin Abrefa is replacing Jeriel Dorsett for the Reading FC side.
  • 66' A goal from the Wales international Charlie Savage! He fires home on 66 to make it 1-0!
  • 68' Chuks Aneke is replacing Tyreece Campbell for the Charlton Athletic FC side.
  • 73' Reading FC make a change. Tyler Bindon trudges off to be replaced by Harlee Dean on 73 minutes.
  • 76' A goal from the England international Sam Smith! He fires home on 76 to make it 2-0!
  • 76' Matt Godden catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 76.
  • 77' Sam Smith picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' Fresh legs for Charlton Athletic FC! Daniel Kanu comes on to replace Thierry Small.
  • 83' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Harlee Dean on 85 minutes.
  • 87' Reading FC ring the changes. Adrian Akande has done his job and it is now time for Basil Tuma to step up.
  • 88' A moment of madness from Lloyd Jones on 88 minutes earns him a card. Charlton Athletic FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Kelvin Abrefa on 90 minutes earns him a card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.

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
Chuks Aneke 1
Alfie May 1
Tyreece Campbell 1
Miles Leaburn 1
Sam Smith 1
Charlie Savage 1
Jonathan Leko 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.