ARENA RETEIT
Head to head · season 2026/27 · League One

Reading vs Stevenage

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 26 December at 16:00, Italian time.

18Points15
5-3-3Won-drawn-lost4-3-3
1.6Points per match1.5
23Goals for15
12Goals against10
4Clean sheets3
WLWDDFormWLWLW
—Current run—
4-1-1 · 13 ptsAt home (W-D-L)3-1-1 · 10 pts
1-2-2 · 5 ptsAway (W-D-L)1-2-2 · 5 pts
n/aExpected goals for (xG)n/a
n/aExpected goals against (xG)n/a
6.95Average player rating6.76
Jack Marriott (8)Top scorer—

This season's meetings

They have not met yet this season: the first time is Saturday 26 December.
Stevenage v Reading, Saturday 26 December at 16:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Stevenage v Reading on Saturday 26 December
Stevenage v ReadingArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Stevenage 36%draw 25%Reading 39%
Most likely score1-112% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver52% over · 48% under
Both teams to scoreYes56% yes
Goals the model expects1.34 – 1.41Stevenage – Reading

Poisson model on 10 matches for Stevenage and 11 for Reading; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
6Reading wins
4draws
3Stevenage wins

13 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Reading 15, Stevenage 7 · 1.7 per match

  1. 25 Aug 2026Stevenage0-3ReadingEFL Cup
  2. 21 Mar 2026Stevenage1-0ReadingLeague One
  3. 6 Nov 2025Reading1-0StevenageLeague One
  4. 15 Mar 2025Reading1-1StevenageLeague One
  5. 9 Nov 2024Stevenage1-1ReadingLeague One
  6. 6 Feb 2024Stevenage0-1ReadingLeague One
  7. 19 Aug 2023Reading2-0StevenageLeague One
  8. 9 Aug 2022Reading1-2StevenageEFL Cup
  9. 16 Jan 2018Reading3-0StevenageFA Cup
  10. 6 Jan 2018Stevenage0-0ReadingFA Cup
  11. 29 Jul 2014Stevenage0-0ReadingClub Friendlies
  12. 7 Jan 2012Reading0-1StevenageFA Cup

and 1 older ones.

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.