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League One
Dec 9, 2025 at 8pm UK
 
Peterborough United

1-2

Ehibhaimha (60')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Morgan (2'), Leonard (68')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Reading and Peterborough United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Bradford 2-0 Reading
Saturday, December 13 at 3pm in League One
Next Game: Reading vs. Luton
Thursday, December 18 at 8pm in League One
Last Game: Peterborough 2-1 Northampton
Saturday, December 13 at 3pm in League One
Next Game: Port Vale vs. Peterborough
Saturday, December 20 at 3pm in League One

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Reading win with a probability of 40.61%. A win for Peterborough United had a probability of 35.32% and a draw had a probability of 24.07%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.56%) and 2-0 (5.97%). The likeliest Peterborough United win was 1-2 (8.05%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawPeterborough United
40.61%24.07%35.32%
Both teams to score 60.98%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.59%41.4%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
36.19%63.8%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
79.42%20.57%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.89%53.1%
Peterborough United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.77%23.22%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.86%57.13%
Score Analysis
    Reading 40.61%
    Peterborough United 35.32%
    Draw 24.07%
ReadingDrawPeterborough United
2-1 @ 8.72%
1-0 @ 7.56%
2-0 @ 5.97%
3-1 @ 4.6%
3-2 @ 3.36%
3-0 @ 3.15%
4-1 @ 1.82%
4-2 @ 1.33%
4-0 @ 1.24%
Other @ 2.88%
Total : 40.61%
1-1 @ 11.03%
2-2 @ 6.37%
0-0 @ 4.78%
3-3 @ 1.63%
Other @ 0.26%
Total : 24.07%
1-2 @ 8.05%
0-1 @ 6.98%
0-2 @ 5.09%
1-3 @ 3.92%
2-3 @ 3.1%
0-3 @ 2.48%
1-4 @ 1.43%
2-4 @ 1.13%
0-4 @ 0.91%
Other @ 2.24%
Total : 35.32%

Head to Head
Mar 29, 2025 3pm
gameweek 39
Reading
3-1
Peterborough
Hughes (7' og.), Knibbs (58'), Savage (63')
Carroll (90+6')
Poku (66')
Edun (43'), Odoh (44'), Hayes (76')
Nov 23, 2024 3pm
gameweek 17
Peterborough
1-2
Reading
Fernandez (90+6')
Ferguson (46'), Fernandez (90+7')
Knibbs (9', 23')
Selles (0'), Bindon (45+2'), Mbengue (47')
Dec 26, 2023 3pm
gameweek 24
Peterborough
2-2
Reading
Knight (39'), Mason-Clark (69')
Mason-Clark (76')
Smith (63'), Azeez (85')
Mbengue (56'), Smith (90'), Knibbs (90+2')
Aug 5, 2023 3pm
gameweek 1
Reading
0-1
Peterborough

Selles (9'), Azeez (21'), Hutchinson (23'), Yiadom (38'), Savage (53'), Guinness-Walker (65'), Holmes (73')
Mason-Clark (43')
Ferguson (0'), Kioso (8'), Edwards (66'), Kyprianou (86'), Jade-Jones (90+9')
Feb 16, 2022 7.45pm
gameweek 24
Peterborough
0-0
Reading
Norburn (21'), Coulson (46'), Thompson (89')
Holmes (86'), Yiadom (90')