Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Reading FC vs Fleetwood Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Reading FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Fleetwood Town FC
Tue 24 Oct 2023 · 19:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 2' Bosun Lawal
Dominic Ballard 56' 1–1
1–2 90+2' Josh Vela
Y 88' Josh Vela
Matty Carson 90' Y
Y 90' Jayden Stockley

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Atkinson (England)
  • Assistant 1 Alan Cresswell (England)
  • Assistant 2 Daniel Robinson (England)

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

1
1
1
Reading FC 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Fleetwood Town FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-24 Reading FC 1–2 Fleetwood Town FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Fleetwood Town FC H 1–2 L
21 Oct Charlton Athletic FC A 0–4 L
07 Oct Leyton Orient FC A 1–2 L
03 Oct Northampton Town FC A 1–3 L
30 Sep Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D
23 Sep Blackpool FC A 1–4 L
Fleetwood Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Oct Reading FC A 2–1 W
21 Oct Lincoln City FC H 0–1 L
07 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–4 L
03 Oct Cheltenham Town FC A 2–0 W
30 Sep Leyton Orient FC H 1–0 W
23 Sep Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
6/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 2 G
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Reading FC and Fleetwood Town FC has kicked off!
  • 2' A stunning finish from Bosun Lawal — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 7' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 12' 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.
  • 17' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 22' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Fleetwood Town FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 27' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' The crowd applauds Mamadi Camara as he leaves the pitch. Femi Azeez steps in for Reading FC.
  • 35' Fleetwood Town FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 40' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Fleetwood Town FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 45' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 50' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' What composure from Dominic Ballard! The England international strokes it home. 1-1.
  • 60' The Fleetwood Town FC manager makes a substitution. Danny Mayor departs to be replaced by Ryan Broom.
  • 65' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 65 minutes.
  • 68' Jayden Stockley has so much to prove this time. He replaces Promise Omochere on 68 minute.
  • 71' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Dominic Ballard by Kelvin Ehibhationhan on 71 minute.
  • 76' Tyler Bindon has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 86' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Charlie Savage by Michael Craig on 86 minute.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Matty Carson comes on to replace Nesta Guinness-Walker.
  • 88' Josh Vela catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 88.
  • 90' Matty Carson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 1-2 the final result. Reading FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tyler Bindon 1
Dominic Ballard 1
Josh Vela 1
Bosun Lawal 1
Lewis Wing 1
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 1

Head to Head

2023-10-24 Reading FC 1–2 Fleetwood Town FC

Reading FC Form

2023-10-24 Reading FC 1–2 Fleetwood Town FC L 2023-10-21 Charlton Athletic FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2023-10-07 Leyton Orient FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2023-10-03 Northampton Town FC 3–1 Reading FC L 2023-09-30 Reading FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2023-09-23 Blackpool FC 4–1 Reading FC L

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2023-10-24 Reading FC 1–2 Fleetwood Town FC W 2023-10-21 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Lincoln City FC L 2023-10-07 Fleetwood Town FC 1–4 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2023-10-03 Cheltenham Town FC 0–2 Fleetwood Town FC W 2023-09-30 Fleetwood Town FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2023-09-23 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.06 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Fleetwood Town FC xG
I would bet for: Fleetwood Town FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC28% Draw29% Fleetwood Town FC43%
Actual: Fleetwood Town FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
57%
Draw or Fleetwood Town FC
72%
Reading FC or Fleetwood Town FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC20% Draw49% Fleetwood Town FC31%
Actual: Fleetwood Town FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 1
10.8%
0 – 0
10.5%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 0
7.8%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
4.7%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.8%
3 – 1
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Fleetwood Town FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 22% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

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