England FA Cup · Full time ·1/128-finals

Peterborough vs Reading

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45′Harry AshfieldLiam Kelly
52′Harley Mills
55′Matthew GarbettD. Ormerod
56′Jack MarriottJamie Reid
56′Kyreece Joshua LisbieRandell Williams
59′Ashqar Ahmed
60′Sam HughesJoshua Feeney
66′Brandon·Singh Khela
72′Jamie Reid
76′Jamie Reid
78′Josh KnightConor Masterson
78′Daniel·KyerewaaEmmanuel Osho
85′Liam Kelly

ABAX Stadium, Peterborough

Peterborough 31%
Draw 27%
Reading 43%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Match stats

11 Shots 19
3 Shots on target 8
40 Possession % 60
1 Corners 5
13 Fouls 16
0 Offsides 3
3 Saves 3
278 Accurate passes 408

Peterborough vs Reading overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Peterborough vs Reading

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityPeterboroughDrawReading
Model21.2%28.7%50.1%
Market33.7%26.0%40.4%
Final30.6%26.6%42.8%
Edge-3.1%+0.7%+2.4%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Reading

  • Higher expected-goals rate in this fixture: 1.48 vs 0.89.
  • Better recent form: 3 wins in the last 6 vs 1 for the opposition.
  • The market prices Reading below our published probability: +2.4 percentage points of edge.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Peterborough ↓ / Reading → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 11% 13% 10% 1 7% 14% 9% 2 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 89%
2+ goals 70%
3+ goals 42%
No goals 11%

Peterborough and Reading expected goals

Peterborough 0.89
Reading 1.48

Total expected goals: 2.37

Peterborough and Reading attack and defence ratings

Peterborough

Attack 0.73 -27%
Defence 1.10 +10%

Reading

Attack 0.91 -9%
Defence 0.67 -33%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Peterborough vs Reading: result vs prediction

Peterborough 0 – 5 Reading

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✓ Correct

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Peterborough vs Reading markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Reading 42.8% 2.34 +2.4% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 57.6% 1.74 — —
Both teams to score No 53.2% 1.88 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 73.4% 1.36 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 50.5% 1.98 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Peterborough30.6%
Draw26.6%
Reading42.8%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.542.4%
Under 2.557.6%
Both teams to scoreYes46.8%
No53.2%
Double chance1X (home or draw)57.2%
12 (either side)73.4%
X2 (draw or away)69.4%
Handicap -1Reading win25.6%
Push (exactly one goal)23.9%
Loss50.5%
Correct score (top 3)1-113.5%
0-112.6%
0-010.5%

Peterborough vs Reading stats

Peterborough and Reading recent form

newest first
Peterborough LLDLDW
Reading LDWWLW

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Peterborough vs Reading head-to-head

Last 10 meetings

3Peterborough wins 3Draws 4Reading wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2025-12-29PeterboroughReadingLeague One1-1
2025-12-09ReadingPeterboroughLeague One1-2
2025-03-29ReadingPeterboroughLeague One3-1
2024-11-23PeterboroughReadingLeague One1-2
2023-12-26PeterboroughReadingLeague One2-2
2023-08-05ReadingPeterboroughLeague One0-1
2022-02-16PeterboroughReadingChampionship0-0
2021-09-14ReadingPeterboroughChampionship3-1
2013-08-27PeterboroughReadingLeague Cup6-0
2012-08-28ReadingPeterboroughLeague Cup3-2

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Peterborough vs Reading odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 33.7%, draw 26.0%, away 40.4%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 2.76 3.64 2.31
Bet365 2.88 3.30 2.38
BetVictor 2.63 3.50 2.30
Betano 2.82 3.55 2.30
Betfair 2.75 3.60 2.30
Dafabet 2.90 3.65 2.38
Marathonbet 2.75 3.64 2.29
Pinnacle 2.79 3.74 2.39
SBO 2.58 3.28 2.18
William Hill 2.70 3.40 2.30

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 2.75 ▼ -0.02
X 3.58 ▲ +0.06
2 2.30 ▲ +0.01

4 snapshots recorded, from .