Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs Oxford United FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Reading FC
1 – 1
Full Time
Oxford United FC
Tue 12 Dec 2023 · 20:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 39' Ciaron Brown
Sam Smith 43' 1–1
Michael Craig 19' Y
Y 37' Jordan Thorniley
Tom Holmes 51' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Oxford United FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Carl Brook
  • Assistant 1 Leigh Crowhurst
  • Assistant 2 Anthony Da Costa

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

2
Reading FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Oxford United FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-12 Reading FC 1–1 Oxford United FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Oxford United FC H 1–1 D
09 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–3 L
03 Dec Eastleigh FC A 1–2 L
28 Nov Carlisle United FC H 5–1 W
25 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
11 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 2–3 L
Oxford United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Dec Reading FC A 1–1 D
09 Dec Peterborough United FC A 0–3 L
02 Dec Grimsby Town FC H 2–0 W
28 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–0 D
25 Nov Cheltenham Town FC A 0–2 L
11 Nov Leyton Orient FC A 3–2 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Reading FC to score. At the same time, Oxford United FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Oxford United FC is showing some good football. However, Oxford United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Oxford United FC that had 366 games and scored 485 goals.
  • 19' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Craig made 379 appearances and scored 2 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 34' Mark Harris needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 37' The referee calls foul for Jordan Thorniley. He receives a card.
  • 39' Goal! Ciaron Brown scores his 14 goal in 372 matches.
  • 43' GOAL! Sam Smith scores on 43. Assisted by Lewis Wing
  • 46' It is a substitution in Oxford United FC team. Jordan Thorniley is replaced by Joe Bennett on 46 minute.
  • 51' A meaty challenge results in booking for Tom Holmes on 51.
  • 56' It’s high time Des Buckingham made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Nelson Abbey is replaced by Tyler Bindon.
  • 63' 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.
  • 65' Billy Bodin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mark Harris on 65 minute.
  • 66' The whistle greets Stanley Mills as he departs to be replaced by Tyler Goodrham.
  • 68' The whistle greets Michael Craig as he departs to be replaced by Charlie Savage.
  • 73' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 78' Supporters expect more eagerness from Femi Azeez, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 9 goals in the last 8 games.
  • 79' Ben Elliott has so much to prove this time. He replaces Caylan Vickers on 79 minute.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 86' Another change for Oxford United FC made on 86 minute. Josh McEachran leaves to be changed by James Henry.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Oxford United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Des Buckingham

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.48 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Oxford United FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Oxford United FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC44% Draw28% Oxford United FC28%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.61
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Oxford United FC
56%
Reading FC or Oxford United FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC31% Draw47% Oxford United FC22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
9.8%
0 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.8%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
5%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.4%
3 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Oxford United FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Oxford United FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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