Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Reading FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Portsmouth FC
Sat 28 Oct 2023 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 14,417 HT 45' · FT 45'
Lewis Wing 23' 1–0
Charlie Savage 27' 2–0
2–1 33' Faustino Anjorin
2–2 45+9' Colby Bishop
2–3 58' Terry Devlin
Lewis Wing 45' Y
Nesta Guinness-Walker 52' Y
Y 60' Alex Robertson
Harlee Dean 82' Y
Y 89' Christian Saydee
Ben Elliott 90' Y
Amadou Salif Mbengue 90' R

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Martin Coy
  • Assistant 1 David Harrison (England)
  • Assistant 2 Justin Amey

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 5.0 goals Portsmouth FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-10-28 Reading FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Portsmouth FC H 2–3 L
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
Portsmouth FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Oct Reading FC A 3–2 W
24 Oct Cambridge United FC A 0–0 D
21 Oct Carlisle United FC H 1–0 W
07 Oct Port Vale FC H 2–0 W
03 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
30 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 10' 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.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Joe Rafferty made 140 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Portsmouth FC that had 371 games and scored 525 goals.
  • 23' What a strike from Lewis Wing! The score is 1-0.
  • 27' GOAL! Charlie Savage scores on 27. Assisted by Harvey Knibbs
  • 32' Portsmouth FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 32.
  • 33' GOAL! Faustino Anjorin scores on 33. Assisted by Paddy Lane
  • 38' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 43' It looks like no one’s ball. Portsmouth FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 50' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 52' Nesta Guinness-Walker is having his name booked by the referee on 52.
  • 54' GOAL! Colby Bishop scores on 45. Assisted by Paddy Lane
  • 58' Goal! Terry Devlin scores his 3 goal in 371 matches.
  • 60' Portsmouth FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 60.
  • 62' The whistle greets Faustino Anjorin as he departs to be replaced by Gavin Whyte.
  • 66' Another change for Reading FC made on 66 minute. Femi Azeez leaves to be changed by Ben Elliott.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 73' Abu Kamara has so much to prove this time. He replaces Terry Devlin on 73 minute.
  • 78' It’s high time Ruben Selles made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 82' That looks like a foul for a card for Harlee Dean.
  • 87' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 89' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Ben Elliott.
  • 90' Another substitution for Portsmouth FC to replace Alex Robertson by Sean Raggett on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-3.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Portsmouth FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach John Mousinho

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Charlie Savage 2
Colby Bishop 2
Paddy Lane 1
Lewis Wing 1
Faustino Anjorin 1
Terry Devlin 1
Marlon Pack 1
Callum Lang 1

Head to Head

2023-10-28 Reading FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC

Reading FC Form

2023-10-28 Reading FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC L 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

Portsmouth FC Form

2023-10-28 Reading FC 2–3 Portsmouth FC W 2023-10-24 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Portsmouth FC D 2023-10-21 Portsmouth FC 1–0 Carlisle United FC W 2023-10-07 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Port Vale FC W 2023-10-03 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2023-09-30 Wigan Athletic FC 1–2 Portsmouth FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.72 Portsmouth FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Portsmouth FC 74% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC30% Draw26% Portsmouth FC44%
Actual: Portsmouth FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes62% 0% No38%
Avg goals/match: 3.13
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 82%
18%
± 2.5 60%
40%
± 3.5 38%
62%
± 4.5 21%
79%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Portsmouth FC
70%
Reading FC or Portsmouth FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC24% Draw43% Portsmouth FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.5%
1 – 2
8.8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 1
6.7%
0 – 2
6.4%
2 – 2
6.2%
0 – 0
6%
1 – 0
5.4%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 0
4.3%
2 – 3
Actual
0 – 3
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 9% 86%
-1.5 14% — 86%
-1 14% 16% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 56% — 44%
+1 56% 20% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 13% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
19% ✓
Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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