Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Reading FC vs Port Vale FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Reading FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Port Vale FC
Tue 20 Feb 2024 · 20:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Lewis Wing 76' 1–0
Harvey Knibbs 83' 2–0

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Port Vale FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Ross Joyce
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Adrian Tranter

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

2
1
1
Reading FC 4 games · Avg 1.5 goals Port Vale FC
Last 5 meetings
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
20 Feb Port Vale FC H 2–0 W
17 Feb Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L
13 Feb Fleetwood Town FC A 1–1 D
10 Feb Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
06 Feb Stevenage FC A 1–0 W
03 Feb Oxford United FC A 1–1 D
Port Vale FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Feb Reading FC A 0–2 L
17 Feb Cheltenham Town FC A 2–3 L
10 Feb Stevenage FC H 2–2 D
06 Feb Leyton Orient FC H 0–1 L
03 Feb Fleetwood Town FC A 0–3 L
27 Jan Portsmouth FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
0% 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 referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Reading FC is hosting Port Vale FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Port Vale FC's compact .
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' Amadou Salif Mbengue has been relatively quiet despite scoring 3 goals in his last 438 appearances.
  • 25' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Port Vale FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 30' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 35' England international Ryan Loft has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 40' With 0 assists to his name this season, James Wilson is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Port Vale FC.
  • 45' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Michael Craig by Charlie Savage on 46 minute.
  • 51' Jesse Debrah has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 6 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 56' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 59' Another substitution for Port Vale FC to replace Dan Jones by Conor Grant on 59 minute.
  • 60' Ben Elliott gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Kelvin Ehibhationhan and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 65' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 70' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 73' A change in the Port Vale FC ranks — Ethan Chislett exits the field as Ben Garrity enters on 73.
  • 76' Lewis Wing is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 77' Port Vale FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Wilson is hanging Ryan Loft on the field on 77 minute.
  • 82' The travelling Port Vale FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 83' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Harvey Knibbs makes no mistake. 2-0!
  • 88' Port Vale FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Reading FC 2-0 Port Vale FC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Port Vale FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.58 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.74 Port Vale FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Reading FC to win 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC58% Draw26% Port Vale FC16%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.32
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
83%
Draw or Port Vale FC
42%
Reading FC or Port Vale FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC38% Draw49% Port Vale FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.5%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 0
11.9%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
6.2%
3 – 0
6.1%
3 – 1
4.7%
1 – 2
4.1%
2 – 2
3.3%
0 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Port Vale FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 17% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 25% 44%
-0.5 56% — 44%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 11% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
48% ✗
Port Vale FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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