Cambridge United vs Reading

Cambridge United

2 - 1

Reading

🕒 Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Abbey Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 6 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 6

Regular Season Table

Cambridge United 5 · Reading 8

How the match was won

Reading outshot their opponent (11-19).
Reading controlled possession (56%).

Team Overview

Cambridge United (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-1

Goals For / Against

6 / 5

Avg: 2.00 / 1.67

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-1-1

Goals For / Against

1 / 2

Avg: 0.50 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 0.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

0.50

2.00

0.50

1.67

1.00

100%

O2.5

50%

100%

BTTS

50%

67%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Cambridge United rank5th

Reading rank8th

Cambridge United points12

Reading points10

Cambridge United: #5 · 12 pts · GD +2

2 pts off the top 2. 2 pts above the play-off edge. 6 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Reading: #8 · 10 pts · GD +7

4 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cambridge United last 5 home

W L W

Points6/9

Weighted index67

Goals6-5

Record2-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading last 5 away

L D

Points1/6

Weighted index11

Goals1-2

Record0-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Cambridge United trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.550%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 50% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Cambridge United score at home100%

Cambridge United clean sheet at home0%

Reading score away50%

Reading clean sheet away50%

First-goal patterns

Cambridge United score first67%

Cambridge United win after scoring first50%

Reading score first50%

Reading win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Cambridge United 100% · Reading 0%

Avg first goal minute: Cambridge United 41.5' · Reading 38.0'

Vs league average

Cambridge United score at home2.00 vs 1.55

Cambridge United concede at home1.67 vs 1.37

Reading score away0.50 vs 1.37

Reading concede away1.00 vs 1.55

Cambridge United score 29% above league average, while Reading score 64% below league average.

Defensive side: Cambridge United are 21% above league average at home, and Reading are 36% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.00

BTTS40%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Cambridge United goal timing (home)

1H scored: 33% 2H scored: 67% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

0-15 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

Reading goal timing (away)

1H scored: 100% 2H scored: 0% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

61-75 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

76-90+ 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

332

412

Passes Accurate

226

306

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

38' ⚽

⚽

38' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Marriott

Normal Goal

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ Raees Bangura-Williams

1st substitution · For: S. Lavery

45' ↑↓

↑↓

45' ⇄ O. Moxon

2nd substitution · For: P. Mpanzu

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

L. Bennett

Normal Goal · Assist: Callum Perry

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

K. Watts

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Mpanzu

66'

66' G. Yahyai

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ Kyreece Lisbie

1st substitution · For: R. Williams

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Marriott

2nd substitution · For: J. Brown

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ H. Roberts

3rd substitution · For: J. Reid

78' ↑↓

↑↓

78' ⇄ A. Rinomhota

4th substitution · For: C. Savage

80'

80' Callum Perry

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ G. Yahyai

3rd substitution · For: S. Curtis

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ Callum Perry

4th substitution · For: Z. Bradshaw

90'

90' R. Williams

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ B. Knight

5th substitution · For: L. Appéré

Cambridge United vs Reading 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Cambridge United beat Reading 2-1 on Saturday, 12 September 2026 in League One. It was played at Abbey Stadium.

First half: Reading took the lead at 38' when J. Marriott scored, making the score 0-1. Cambridge United made their 1st substitution at 45', with Raees Bangura-Williams replacing S. Lavery. Cambridge United made their 2nd substitution at 45', with O. Moxon replacing P. Mpanzu.

Second half: Cambridge United leveled the score at 52' when L. Bennett scored, with the assist credited to Callum Perry, making the score 1-1. Cambridge United took the lead at 62' when K. Watts scored, with the assist credited to P. Mpanzu, making the score 2-1. G. Yahyai received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 66'. Reading made their 1st substitution at 72', with Kyreece Lisbie replacing R. Williams. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 72', with J. Marriott replacing J. Brown. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 78', with H. Roberts replacing J. Reid. Reading made their 4th substitution at 78', with A. Rinomhota replacing C. Savage. Callum Perry received a yellow card for Cambridge United at 80'. Cambridge United made their 3rd substitution at 85', with G. Yahyai replacing S. Curtis. Cambridge United made their 4th substitution at 85', with Callum Perry replacing Z. Bradshaw. R. Williams received a yellow card for Reading at 90'. Cambridge United made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with B. Knight replacing L. Appéré.

Cambridge United used 5 substitutions while Reading used 4 substitutions. Cambridge United got 2 yellow cards, while Reading got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

Reading outshot their opponent (11-19).
Reading controlled possession (56%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	5
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (80.0%)
BTTS	2 (40.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Cambridge United vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

12 Sep 2026 Cambridge United vs Reading 2 - 1

2024-2025 Season

01 Jan 2025 Cambridge United vs Reading 1 - 3 03 Dec 2024 Reading vs Cambridge United 3 - 0

2023-2024 Season

16 Mar 2024 Reading vs Cambridge United 4 - 0 04 Sep 2023 Cambridge United vs Reading 1 - 0