Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Reading FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Sat 30 Aug 2025 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Port Vale FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Parsons (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

2
1
1
Reading FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-08-30 Reading FC 1–0 Port Vale FC 2024-02-20 Reading FC 2–0 Port Vale FC 2023-08-12 Port Vale FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Port Vale FC H 1–0 W
23 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
20 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D
16 Aug AFC Wimbledon H 1–2 L
09 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–2 L
02 Aug Lincoln City FC A 0–2 L
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Aug Reading FC A 0–1 L
23 Aug Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–1 L
19 Aug Stevenage FC H 1–2 L
16 Aug Burton Albion FC A 0–0 D
07 Aug Cardiff City FC H 0–0 D
02 Aug Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L

Season Stats

Reading FC Port Vale FC
#24 Position #5
0 Points 42
1 Played 46
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 10 / 12 / 24
3 Scored 36
4 Conceded 61
-1 GD -25
0.00 PPG 0.91
0% Win % 22%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Reading FC are 24th (0 pts). Port Vale FC are 5th (42 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Reading FC and Port Vale FC.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Port Vale FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Garrity 1
Lewis Wing 1
Harvey Knibbs 1

Head to Head

2025-08-30 Reading FC 1–0 Port Vale FC 2024-02-20 Reading FC 2–0 Port Vale FC 2023-08-12 Port Vale FC 1–0 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2025-08-30 Reading FC 1–0 Port Vale FC W 2025-08-23 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2025-08-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-08-16 Reading FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon L 2025-08-09 Reading FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2025-08-02 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC L

Port Vale FC Form

2025-08-30 Reading FC 1–0 Port Vale FC L 2025-08-23 Port Vale FC 0–1 Doncaster Rovers FC L 2025-08-19 Port Vale FC 1–2 Stevenage FC L 2025-08-16 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Port Vale FC D 2025-08-07 Port Vale FC 0–0 Cardiff City FC D 2025-08-02 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Port Vale FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
2.21 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Both teams to score 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC55% Draw22% Port Vale FC23%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes67% 0% No33%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Port Vale FC
45%
Reading FC or Port Vale FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC41% Draw39% Port Vale FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
2 – 2
6.2%
1 – 2
5.7%
1 – 0
Actual
3 – 0
4.7%
3 – 2
4.6%
0 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.6%
0 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 17% — 83%
-2 17% 16% 66%
-1.5 34% — 66%
-1 34% 20% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 13% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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