Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Select Car Leasing Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Reading FC and Crawley Town FC.
  • 5' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Tola Showunmi made 283 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' Lewis Wing has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 49 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
  • 20' GOAL! Amadou Salif Mbengue scores on 20.
  • 25' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 30' Goal! Harry Forster scores his 2 goal in 12 matches.
  • 35' It’s high time Rob Elliot made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' The referee calls foul for Max Anderson. He receives a card.
  • 40' GOAL! Lewis Wing scores on 40. Assisted by Charlie Savage
  • 45' Tyler Bindon needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 50' Crawley Town FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 50.
  • 55' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Chem Campbell is hanging Harvey Knibbs on the field on 56 minute.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' What a strike from Charlie Savage! The score is 3-1.
  • 67' Crawley Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Rushian Hepburn-Murphy is hanging Harry Forster on the field on 67 minute.
  • 69' Another change for Reading FC made on 69 minute. Andre Garcia leaves to be changed by Harlee Dean.
  • 73' GOAL! Sam Smith scores on 73. Assisted by Lewis Wing
  • 74' It is a substitution in Crawley Town FC team. Max Anderson is replaced by Panutche Camara on 74 minute.
  • 78' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 79' Basil Tuma has so much to prove this time. He replaces Adrian Akande on 79 minute.
  • 83' Crawley Town FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tola Showunmi is hanging Joy Mukena on the field on 83 minute.
  • 84' The Crawley Town FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Quitirna departs to be replaced by Gavan Holohan.
  • 87' Crawley Town FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • With this win, Reading FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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