Head to head · season 2026/27 · League One
Leicester City vs Reading
Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 19 December at 16:00, Italian time.
Leicester City
Reading15Points18
4-3-3Won-drawn-lost5-3-3
1.5Points per match1.6
16Goals for23
15Goals against12
3Clean sheets4
WWLDWFormWLWDD
2 wins in a rowCurrent run—
2-0-3 · 6 ptsAt home (W-D-L)4-1-1 · 13 pts
2-3-0 · 9 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-2-2 · 5 pts
n/aExpected goals for (xG)n/a
n/aExpected goals against (xG)n/a
6.80Average player rating6.95
Emil Riis (4)Top scorerJack Marriott (8)
This season's meetings
They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 19 December.
Reading v Leicester City, Saturday 19 December at 16:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →The data forecast
for Reading v Leicester City on Saturday 19 DecemberReading v Leicester CityArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Reading 58%draw 21%Leicester City 21%
Most likely score2-110% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver65% over · 35% under
Both teams to scoreYes62% yes
Goals the model expects2.12 – 1.20Reading – Leicester City
Poisson model on 11 matches for Reading and 10 for Leicester City; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Previous meetings
every match in the archive2Leicester City wins
1draws
5Reading wins
8 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Leicester City 9, Reading 16 · 3.1 per match
- 14 Apr 2014Reading1-1Leicester CityChampionship
- 26 Dec 2013Leicester City1-0ReadingChampionship
- 10 Mar 2012Reading3-1Leicester CityChampionship
- 13 Aug 2011Leicester City0-2ReadingChampionship
- 16 Apr 2011Reading3-1Leicester CityChampionship
- 28 Aug 2010Leicester City1-2ReadingChampionship
- 24 Mar 2010Leicester City3-2ReadingChampionship
- 26 Oct 2009Reading3-1Leicester CityChampionship
Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.