Saturday , 14 November 2026

Reading FC vs Crawley Town FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Reading FC
4 – 1
Full Time
Crawley Town FC
Sat 19 Oct 2024 · 11:30 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 13,243 HT 45' · FT 45'
Amadou Salif Mbengue 20' 1–0
1–1 30' Harry Forster
Lewis Wing 40' 2–1
Charlie Savage 65' 3–1
Sam Smith 73' 4–1
Y 36' Max Anderson
Amadou Salif Mbengue 78' Y
Y 87' Panutche Camara

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Crawley Town FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Edward Duckworth (England)
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2
7 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

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

1
1
Reading FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Crawley Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-19 Reading FC 4–1 Crawley Town FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Crawley Town FC H 4–1 W
05 Oct Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
01 Oct Burton Albion FC H 3–1 W
28 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
21 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–5 L
14 Sep Leyton Orient FC H 0–1 L
Crawley Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Oct Reading FC A 1–4 L
12 Oct Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–5 L
05 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Mansfield Town FC H 0–2 L
28 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
21 Sep Wrexham AFC A 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% 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' That's the starting whistle at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Reading FC and Crawley Town FC.
  • 5' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Crawley Town FC backline.
  • 10' David Button needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 20' Brilliant from the ! Amadou Salif Mbengue makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 20.
  • 25' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 30' What a moment for Harry Forster! That strike on 30 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 35' Michael Craig has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' A moment of madness from Max Anderson on 36 minutes earns him a card. Crawley Town FC will be frustrated.
  • 40' Goal! Lewis Wing scores his 48 goal in 395 matches.
  • 45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Crawley Town FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 50' Ronan Darcy has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 330 appearances.
  • 55' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 56' Chem Campbell is ready to make an impact after coming on for Harvey Knibbs at the 56 minute mark.
  • 61' The travelling Crawley Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 65' The deadlock is broken! Charlie Savage gets on the scoresheet on 65 minutes.
  • 67' Another change for Crawley Town FC made on 67 minute. Harry Forster leaves to be changed by Rushian Hepburn-Murphy.
  • 69' Andre Garcia makes way for Harlee Dean at the 69 minute mark. A tactical switch from Reading FC.
  • 73' Sam Smith adds to his 1 season tally! Reading FC lead 4-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 74' A tactical swap from Crawley Town FC — Panutche Camara on, Max Anderson off on 74 minutes.
  • 78' Amadou Salif Mbengue was booked on 78.
  • 79' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Adrian Akande is replaced by Basil Tuma on 79 minute.
  • 83' The whistle greets Joy Mukena as he departs to be replaced by Tola Showunmi.
  • 84' The whistle greets Junior Quitirna as he departs to be replaced by Gavan Holohan.
  • 87' Crawley Town FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 4-1 the final result. Crawley Town FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Crawley Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Rob Elliot

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lewis Wing 1
Sam Smith 1
Amadou Salif Mbengue 1
Charlie Savage 1
Harry Forster 1
Kelvin Ehibhationhan 1
Panutche Camara 1

Head to Head

2024-10-19 Reading FC 4–1 Crawley Town FC

Reading FC Form

2024-10-19 Reading FC 4–1 Crawley Town FC W 2024-10-05 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2024-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC W 2024-09-28 Reading FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC L 2024-09-14 Reading FC 0–1 Leyton Orient FC L

Crawley Town FC Form

2024-10-19 Reading FC 4–1 Crawley Town FC L 2024-10-12 Crawley Town FC 3–5 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2024-10-05 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Crawley Town FC L 2024-10-01 Crawley Town FC 0–2 Mansfield Town FC L 2024-09-28 Crawley Town FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-09-21 Wrexham AFC 2–1 Crawley Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.28 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Crawley Town FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC to win 64% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC64% Draw21% Crawley Town FC15%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.27
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
84%
Draw or Crawley Town FC
36%
Reading FC or Crawley Town FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC47% Draw39% Crawley Town FC14%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.4%
1 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
7.2%
3 – 1
7.1%
0 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
1 – 2
4.1%
4 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Crawley Town FC covers
-2.5 23% — 77%
-2 23% 19% 57%
-1.5 43% — 57%
-1 43% 22% 35%
-0.5 65% — 35%
+0.5 86% — 14%
+1 86% 9% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Crawley Town FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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