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Stevenage v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Mar, 15:00 BST, Lamex Stadium, Stevenage

Reading pay League One counterparts Stevenage a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Leam Richardson leads his side into an away clash with Alex Revell & co. at the Lamex Stadium. Below there are predictions for seventeen major betting markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from leading bookmakers. All is accessible using the tabs below.


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Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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Stevenage
35%
--
Draw
27%
--
Reading
38%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Reading 1-0
10%
--
Stevenage 1-0
10%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Stevenage 2-1
8%
--
Reading 2-0
7%
--
Stevenage 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Reading 3-1
3%
--
Stevenage 3-1
3%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Stevenage 3-0
3%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Stevenage 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
65%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
57%
--
Stevenage win to nil
20%
--
Reading win to nil
21%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table

Stevenage have played 34 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

10 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 3. Stevenage have conceded 9 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Stevenage have played 16 games at home, winning 9, drawing 6 and losing 1 fixture. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Reading lay in 7th place on 54 points in the League One league table having played 35 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 26 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 9 and losing 5 games. They have scored 46 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Reading have conceded 34 goals and scored in every game.

Away league performance

Reading have played 17 away games, winning 5, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored an average of 1.6 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Stevenage
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3522853474 
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
2
Cardiff3522673072 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-1F
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
3
Bolton36171361764 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
4
Bradford3518710661 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
5
Stockport3416810456 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-3F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
6
Huddersfield36167131055 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
7
Reading3514129754 
Mar 21
l
 
1-0A
-
-
8
Stevenage3415910354 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
9
Wycombe361411111353 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
10
Plymouth3515416049 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 17
Mar 14
w
 
1-4F
11
Luton3513814147 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
12
Barnsley3313812047 
-
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
13
Peterborough3514417146 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
14
AFC Wim3413714-646 
Mar 14
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
15
Exeter3511915-242 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
16
Mansfield33101112241 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Mar 10
17
Burton36101016-1240 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-0F
Mar 17
18
Doncaster3411617-2039 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
19
Wigan3491114-1138 
May 2
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
w
 
1-2F
20
Blackpool3510817-1438 
Apr 6
w
 
2-3A
May 2
w
 
0-3F
21
L Orient3410618-1336 
Mar 10
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
22
Rotherham359818-1535 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 3
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
23
Northampton369819-1735 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
24
Port Vale326917-1827 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Stevenage 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
7
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stevenage2 - 1Stockport
Stevenage2 - 1Port Vale
Stevenage1 - 0Huddersfield
Stevenage1 - 0Peterborough
Stevenage1 - 1Mansfield
Stevenage0 - 0Bolton
Stevenage1 - 1Plymouth
Stevenage2 - 2Burton
Stevenage0 - 1Cardiff
Stevenage0 - 0Doncaster
Stevenage1 - 1Bradford
Stevenage2 - 0Luton
Stevenage2 - 1Exeter
Stevenage1 - 0Wycombe
Stevenage2 - 0Northampton
Stevenage1 - 0Rotherham
Stevenage1 - 1Rotherham
Stevenage0 - 1Birmingham
Stevenage1 - 3Blackpool
Stevenage3 - 1Crawley
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStevenage1 - 0Burton
HStevenage2 - 1Stockport
AStevenage1 - 3Wycombe
HStevenage2 - 1Port Vale
HStevenage1 - 0Huddersfield
AStevenage1 - 3Northampton
AStevenage1 - 3Barnsley
HStevenage1 - 0Peterborough
HStevenage1 - 1Mansfield
HStevenage0 - 0Bolton
AStevenage0 - 3Exeter
AStevenage1 - 2Luton
HStevenage1 - 1Plymouth
AStevenage1 - 2Cardiff
AStevenage0 - 0AFC Wim
HStevenage2 - 2Burton
AStevenage3 - 1Stockport
HStevenage0 - 1Cardiff
AStevenage0 - 0Wigan
AStevenage1 - 0Peterborough
Reading 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Luton2 - 3Reading
Port Vale1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 2Reading
AFC Wim3 - 2Reading
Northampton0 - 2Reading
L Orient3 - 1Reading
Peterborough1 - 1Reading
Plymouth1 - 4Reading
Bradford2 - 0Reading
Blackpool0 - 3Reading
Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Exeter1 - 1Reading
Stockport1 - 1Reading
Barnsley3 - 2Reading
Wycombe2 - 2Reading
Bolton1 - 1Reading
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Mansfield1 - 5Reading
Northampton0 - 0Reading
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading3 - 2Luton
HReading2 - 1Bradford
AReading1 - 1Port Vale
HReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading3 - 2Wycombe
AReading2 - 1Wigan
AReading2 - 3AFC Wim
AReading2 - 0Northampton
HReading2 - 2Exeter
HReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading1 - 3L Orient
HReading1 - 0Stockport
HReading2 - 0Burton
AReading1 - 1Peterborough
AReading4 - 1Plymouth
HReading3 - 2Luton
AReading0 - 2Bradford
HReading1 - 2Peterborough
AReading3 - 0Blackpool
HReading1 - 1Rotherham
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Reading have not lost to Stevenage in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Stevenage since 2024
Stevenage
Reading
Goals: Scored
1
2
Games: Scored
1 / 2
2 / 2
Clean sheets
0 / 2
1 / 2
D
1
RDG
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stevenage
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Reading
League games at Reading since 2023
Reading
Stevenage
Goals: Scored
4
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
D
1
RDG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Reading2 - 0
Goal Statistics
Stevenage 8th Reading 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Stevenage will score no more than 1 goal
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Stevenage have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+36
Reading have scored 36% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.7
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Stevenage
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.2
1.3
Attack rating
STV
RDG
29%
better
view stats
Games scored25
32
Failed to score9
3
Scored first14
19
Goals scored38
53
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.5
Avg. shots per game7
8
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
19
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+29%
Defence rating
16%
better
STV
RDG
view stats
Games conceded22
28
Clean sheets12
7
Conceded first16
16
Goals conceded35
46
Avg. goals conceded1
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded7
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
15%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+16%

Stevenage v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Stevenage League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
331179
F MarschallJ ReidH WhiteC Piergianni
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
F Marschall GLK33
1
-
H White MID3237
7
-
J Reid FWD32113
3
-
D Kemp MID3133
3
-
C Piergianni DEF303
9
-
C Goode DEF291
7
-
J Houghton MID281
6
-
L James-Wildin DEF2712
1
-
C Campbell MID274
1
-
J Roberts MID2721
5
-
D Phillips MID2711
7
-
L Freestone DEF252
7
-
P Patterson FWD2412
1
-
B Lubala FWD231
3
-
D Sweeney DEF211
5
-
J Pattenden DEF19
-
L Thompson MID191
3
-
D Butler DEF131
2
-
G Ahadme FWD131
-
S Earley DEF12
3
-
J Malcolm FWD8
-
J Young FWD6
-
T Ashby-Hammond GLK1
-
L. Orford MID1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
351698
L WingJ MarriottL WingC Savage
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID3524
8
-
L Wing MID3599
2
-
K Doyle MID3435
4
-
J Pereira GLK32
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD316
6
-
J Dorsett DEF3021
4
-
D Kyerewaa MID2633
5
-
F Burns DEF25
3
-
P O'Connor DEF252
8
-
L Fraser MID241
1
-
P Lane FWD2421
1
-
A Yiadom DEF23
6
-
J Marriott FWD23163
-
K Abrefa DEF192
2
-
M Ritchie MID1916
5
-
D Williams DEF181
5
-
M O’Mahony FWD16
1
-
M Jacob DEF14
4
-
M Camará MID111
1
-
G. Garcia DEF91
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF9
3
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
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Barnsley v Wigan
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L Orient v Wycombe
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