What channel is Reading v Peterborough on?
Reading v Peterborough kicks off on Tuesday 29 December at 8pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium, in League One, matchday 22. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches (5 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost); Peterborough are 21st with 9 points from 11 (2 won, 3 drawn, 6 lost). Goals: Reading have scored 23 and conceded 12 (+11), Peterborough have scored 10 and conceded 20 (-10). Reading have taken 13 points from 6 home matches, Peterborough 4 points from 6 away matches. Leading scorers: Jack Marriott (8) for Reading. Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (73%), with 2-0 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 7 wins for Reading, 3 draws, 5 wins for Peterborough.
How to watch Reading v Peterborough in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Reading v Peterborough yet. The UK rights to League One are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League One matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry League One:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Wed 21 OctReading 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Sat 17 OctWigan 1-0 Reading
- Sat 10 OctMK Dons 1-5 Reading
- Sat 3 OctReading 1-1 Bradford
- Sat 26 SeptWycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading
- Tue 20 OctHuddersfield 4-1 Peterborough
- Sat 17 OctPeterborough 2-2 Burton Albion
- Sat 10 OctLeicester City 1-3 Peterborough
- Sat 3 OctPeterborough -1--1 Notts County
- Sat 26 SeptStockport 1-0 Peterborough
What is at stake
If it ended today →Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Peterborough are 21st, in the relegation zone: 9 pts off the play-offs. 9 points separate the two sides.
In League One: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom four are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Reading and 11 for Peterborough; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Reading v Peterborough down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Reading 28, Peterborough 27 · 3.7 per match
- 29 Dec 2025Peterborough1-1ReadingLeague One
- 9 Dec 2025Reading1-2PeterboroughLeague One
- 29 Mar 2025Reading3-1PeterboroughLeague One
- 23 Nov 2024Peterborough1-2ReadingLeague One
- 26 Dec 2023Peterborough2-2ReadingLeague One
- 5 Aug 2023Reading0-1PeterboroughLeague One
- 16 Feb 2022Peterborough0-0ReadingChampionship
- 14 Sept 2021Reading3-1PeterboroughChampionship
- 24 Jul 2019Reading4-2PeterboroughClub Friendlies
- 27 Aug 2013Peterborough6-0ReadingEFL Cup
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 29 Dec 2025: Peterborough 1-1 Reading. With Reading at home: 6 home wins, 0 draws and 2 away wins in 8 matches, goals 20-11. Reading last won this fixture on 29 Mar 2025 (Reading 3-1 Peterborough). Peterborough last won it on 9 Dec 2025 (Reading 1-2 Peterborough).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Reading on the left, Peterborough on the right: league matches only, 11 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Reading v Peterborough kick off?
- Tuesday 29 December at 8pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- What channel is Reading v Peterborough on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Reading v Peterborough on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Reading v Peterborough highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Reading v Peterborough being played?
- At Select Car Leasing Stadium, capacity 24,200. Reading are the home side.
- Where are Reading and Peterborough in the table?
- Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches; Peterborough are 21st with 9 points from 11. Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Peterborough are 21st, in the relegation zone: 9 pts off the play-offs.
- What form are Reading and Peterborough in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Reading: W L W D D. Peterborough: L D W L L.
- Who are the top scorers for Reading and Peterborough?
- Reading: Jack Marriott (8) and Jacob Brown (4). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Reading v Peterborough?
- Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (73%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 2-0. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Peterborough?
- 15 meetings on record: 7 wins for Reading, 3 draws, 5 wins for Peterborough; goals 28-27.
- When did Reading and Peterborough last meet?
- On 29 Dec 2025 (League One): Peterborough 1-1 Reading.
- Where can I follow Reading v Peterborough live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League One TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.