Match Report
The table gap was wide: 21 points between Reading (12th, 63 pts) and Port Vale (22nd, 42 pts). Recent form told a different story for Reading: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 12th. Scoring rates set the scale: Port Vale 0.78 scored and 1.33 conceded per game, Reading 1.39 and 1.3, with the league averaging 1.32.
The last-five ledger: Port Vale 4/15, Reading 10/15.
The match was played at Vale Park (capacity 19,052). On the scoreboard, Reading led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.
Goal scorers
Port Vale: Martin Sherif (90') · Reading: Lewis Wing (39')
Key stats
Possession: Port Vale 43% · Reading 57% · Total shots: 14-11 · On target: 6-2 · Corners: 9-3