Reading FC vs Peterborough United FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

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Peterborough United FC

Tue 9 Dec 2025 · 20:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Reading FC vs Peterborough United FC — League One .

Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2026/27)
Peterborough United FC 46 games · 53 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Craig Hicks

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

Reading FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Peterborough United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Peterborough United FC 2025-03-29 Reading FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC 2024-11-23 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Reading FC 2023-12-26 Peterborough United FC 2–2 Reading FC 2023-08-05 Reading FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Peterborough United FC	H	1–2	L
29 Nov	Blackpool FC	A	3–0	W
22 Nov	Rotherham United FC	H	1–1	D
06 Nov	Stevenage FC	H	1–0	W
01 Nov	Carlisle United FC	H	2–3	L
25 Oct	Doncaster Rovers FC	H	1–1	D

Peterborough United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Dec	Reading FC	A	2–1	W
06 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	0–1	L
29 Nov	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	1–2	L
25 Nov	Stevenage FC	H	0–1	L
20 Nov	Stockport County FC	H	3–0	W
08 Nov	AFC Wimbledon	H	5–0	W

Season Stats

Reading FC		Peterborough United FC
#12	Position	#18
63	Points	53
46	Played	46
16 / 15 / 15	W / D / L	15 / 8 / 23
64	Scored	64
60	Conceded	68
+4	GD	-4
1.37	PPG	1.15
35%	Win %	33%

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

63% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Reading FC are 12th (63 pts). Peterborough United FC are 18th (53 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Reading FC and Peterborough United FC.
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Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Peterborough United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tom Dele-Bashiru	3
Harvey Knibbs	3
Nathan Thompson	2
Ephron Mason-Clark	2
Charlie Savage	1
Kwame Poku	1
John Swift	1
Sam Smith	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2025-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Peterborough United FC L 2025-11-29 Blackpool FC 0–3 Reading FC W 2025-11-22 Reading FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2025-11-06 Reading FC 1–0 Stevenage FC W 2025-11-01 Reading FC 2–3 Carlisle United FC L 2025-10-25 Reading FC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC D

Peterborough United FC Form

2025-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Peterborough United FC W 2025-12-06 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Barnsley FC L 2025-11-29 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC L 2025-11-25 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Stevenage FC L 2025-11-20 Peterborough United FC 3–0 Stockport County FC W 2025-11-08 Peterborough United FC 5–0 AFC Wimbledon W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.63 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.42 Peterborough United FC xG

I would bet for: Reading FC or Peterborough United FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC41% Draw27% Peterborough United FC32%

Actual: Peterborough United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.05

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	94%	6%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Peterborough United FC

59%

Reading FC or Peterborough United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC31% Draw44% Peterborough United FC25%

Actual: Peterborough United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.8%

2 – 1

8.6%

1 – 2

Actual

1 – 0

6.9%

0 – 0

6.4%

2 – 0

6.2%

2 – 2

6.1%

0 – 1

5.9%

0 – 2

4.7%

3 – 1

4.7%

1 – 3

3.6%

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Peterborough United FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	10%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

Peterborough United FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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