Reading FC vs Wycombe Wanderers FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Reading FC

1 – 0

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Wycombe Wanderers FC

Sat 5 Apr 2025 · 11:30 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 15,228 HT 45' · FT 45'

Harvey Knibbs pen 77' 1–0

Amadou Salif Mbengue 33' Y

Y 33' Xavier Simons

Harvey Knibbs 36' Y

Y 36' Richard Kone

Y 89' Alex Lowry

Jayden Wareham 90' Y

Y 90' Jack Grimmer

Overview

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

Reading FC 9 games · 15 pts (2026/27)
Wycombe Wanderers FC 9 games · 10 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Thomas Kirk (England)
Assistant 1 Conor Farrell
Assistant 2 Stuart Butler

4 games this season 🟨 2.3/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Plymouth Argyle FC	10	19
2	Bradford City AFC	9	17
3	Stockport County FC	9	16
4	Huddersfield Town AFC	9	16
5	Cambridge United FC	9	16
6	Reading FC	9	15
7	Sheffield Wednesday FC	8	15
8	Oxford United FC	7	14
9	Stevenage FC	8	12
10	Burton Albion FC	10	12
11	AFC Wimbledon	9	12
12	Leyton Orient FC	9	11
13	Luton Town FC	8	11
14	Mansfield Town FC	8	11
15	Wycombe Wanderers FC	9	10
16	Doncaster Rovers FC	8	9
17	Leicester City FC	8	9
18	Blackpool FC	8	8
19	Barnsley FC	8	8
20	Peterborough United FC	9	8
21	Bromley FC	8	8
22	Notts County FC	8	7
23	Milton Keynes Dons FC	8	6
24	Wigan Athletic FC	8	4

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 9 games · Avg 2.7 goals Wycombe Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-04-05 Reading FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2024-12-07 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC 2024-03-09 Reading FC 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2023-11-25 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–2 Reading FC 2021-02-23 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
01 Apr	Blackpool FC	A	0–3	L
29 Mar	Peterborough United FC	H	3–1	W
15 Mar	Stevenage FC	H	1–1	D
11 Mar	Wrexham AFC	H	2–0	W
08 Mar	Crawley Town FC	A	1–1	D

Wycombe Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
05 Apr	Reading FC	A	0–1	L
01 Apr	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	0–0	D
29 Mar	Lincoln City FC	H	1–0	W
18 Mar	Rotherham United FC	A	3–2	W
15 Mar	Wrexham AFC	H	0–1	L
08 Mar	Peterborough United FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Reading FC		Wycombe Wanderers FC
#6	Position	#15
15	Points	10
9	Played	9
4 / 3 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 4 / 3
22	Scored	14
11	Conceded	20
+11	GD	-6
1.67	PPG	1.11
44%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)

56% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

11% Clean Sheets
Wycombe Wanderers FC this season

Reading FC are 6th (15 pts). Wycombe Wanderers FC are 15th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/2

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/–

46-60

5/3

61-75

3/2

76+

5/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Wycombe Wanderers FC

0-15

4/1

16-30

–/5

31-45

3/1

46-60

1/7

61-75

3/1

76+

3/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	4 G	1 A
Kyrell Lisbie	3 G	1 A
George Earthy	2 G

Wycombe Wanderers FC

Jayden Wareham	3 G
Cauley Woodrow	2 G	1 A
Fred Onyedinma	2 G	1 A
Connor Taylor	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' 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.
10' Wycombe Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Wycombe Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
20' Mamadi Camara is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Wycombe Wanderers FC so far.
25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
30' It looks surprising Wycombe Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Sonny Bradley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
33' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Amadou Salif Mbengue gets a card.
36' That looks like a foul for a card for Harvey Knibbs.
41' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
46' The 32-year-old Jack Grimmer has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
51' Fred Onyedinma has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 2 goals this season.
56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kelvin Ehibhationhan, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 7 goals in the last 6 games.
61' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
66' Wales international Charlie Savage has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
67' It is a substitution in Wycombe Wanderers FC team. Xavier Simons is replaced by Daniel Udoh on 67 minute.
72' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
77' Brilliant from the ! Harvey Knibbs makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 77.
81' Fred Onyedinma is replacing Luke Leahy for the Wycombe Wanderers FC side.
82' Another change for Reading FC made on 82 minute. Mamadi Camara leaves to be changed by Billy Bodin.
87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mike Dodds will be considering his options from the bench.
89' Wycombe Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 89.
89' The supporters are chanting for Andy Yiadom. He replaces Chem Campbell on 89 minute.
90' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Noel Hunt

Wycombe Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mike Dodds

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Smith	2
Bez Lubala	2
Harvey Knibbs	2
Fred Onyedinma	1
Lewis Wing	1
Killian Phillips	1
Nigel Lonwijk	1
Jacob Brown	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2025-04-05 Reading FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-04-01 Blackpool FC 3–0 Reading FC L 2025-03-29 Reading FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2025-03-15 Reading FC 1–1 Stevenage FC D 2025-03-11 Reading FC 2–0 Wrexham AFC W 2025-03-08 Crawley Town FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Wycombe Wanderers FC Form

2025-04-05 Reading FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2025-04-01 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2025-03-29 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC W 2025-03-18 Rotherham United FC 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2025-03-15 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Wrexham AFC L 2025-03-08 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.85 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.09 Wycombe Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Reading FC to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC67% Draw18% Wycombe Wanderers FC15%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.94

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

85%

Draw or Wycombe Wanderers FC

33%

Reading FC or Wycombe Wanderers FC

82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC54% Draw34% Wycombe Wanderers FC12%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

2 – 0

8.1%

3 – 1

7.9%

3 – 0

7.4%

1 – 1

6.8%

4 – 1

5.6%

1 – 0

Actual

4 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 2

4.3%

1 – 2

3.3%

5 – 1

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Wycombe Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	33%	—	67%
-2	33%	20%	47%
-1.5	53%	—	47%
-1	53%	20%	28%
-0.5	72%	—	28%
+0.5	88%	—	12%
+1	88%	7%	4%
+1.5	96%	—	4%
+2	96%	3%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Wycombe Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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