Match Report
Reading had not won in 5 games. The five-game form split read 10/15 points for Stevenage against 3/15 for Reading.
The sides have met 10 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Stevenage, 3 draws and 5 for Reading, at 1.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 40% of the meetings went to the host. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 30% of the meetings went over two goals.
With 65 matches recorded and 2.3 yellow cards per game, R. Eley was the man in the middle. The match was played at The Lamex Stadium (capacity 6,722). On the scoreboard, Reading led 2-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-3.
Goal scorers
Reading: Jacob Brown (9'), Paddy Lane (24'), Randell Williams (85')
Key stats
Possession: Stevenage 57% · Reading 43% · Total shots: 13-10 · On target: 3-5 · Corners: 5-5