Reading vs Luton

3 - 4
๐Ÿ•’ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 12:30 Europe/London ๐Ÿ“ Select Car Leasing Stadium ๐Ÿง‘โ€โš–๏ธ Leigh Doughty ๐Ÿ” Regular Season - 1 ๐Ÿ match finished
Season
2026-2027 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Reading 8 ยท Luton 16
Referee Stats
1 matches ยท 4.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 4.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 0%
Draws 0%
Away wins 100%

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

4
W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

13 / 5
Avg: 3.25 / 1.25

Points

9
Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

0
Luton (Away stats)

Games / Record

3
W-D-L: 1-0-2

Goals For / Against

7 / 10
Avg: 2.33 / 3.33

Points

3
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

0

Failed to Score

0

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.25
PPG
1.00
3.25
GF
2.33
1.25
GA
3.33
75%
O2.5
100%
50%
BTTS
100%
75%
Score 1st
33%

League-position context

Reading rank8th
Luton rank16th
Reading points10
Luton points8
Reading: #8 ยท 10 pts ยท GD +7
4 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Luton: #16 ยท 8 pts ยท GD -2
6 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

W W W L
Points9/12
Weighted index90
Goals13-5
Record3-0-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Luton last 5 away

L L W
Points3/9
Weighted index17
Goals7-10
Record1-0-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.575%
BTTS50%
BTTS + O2.550%
1H Over 0.575%
Also: Over 0.5 100% ยท Over 1.5 100% ยท Over 3.5 75% ยท 1H BTTS 25%

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%
BTTS100%
BTTS + O2.5100%
1H Over 0.5100%
Also: Over 0.5 100% ยท Over 1.5 100% ยท Over 3.5 67% ยท 1H BTTS 33%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home100%
Reading clean sheet at home50%
Luton score away100%
Luton clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first75%
Reading win after scoring first100%
Luton score first33%
Luton win after scoring first100%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% ยท Luton 0%
Avg first goal minute: Reading 32.0' ยท Luton 6.0'

Vs league average

Reading score at home3.25 vs 1.55
Reading concede at home1.25 vs 1.37
Luton score away2.33 vs 1.37
Luton concede away3.33 vs 1.55
Reading score 109% above league average, while Luton score 70% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 9% below league average at home, and Luton are 114% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games3
Avg goals5.67
BTTS100%
Over 2.5100%
At this venue setup: 6.00 goals on average across the last 2.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 5
46-60 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
61-75 1
16-30 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 2
76-90+ 2
0-15 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
61-75 0

Luton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 14% 2H scored: 86% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 16-30
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
16-30 0
31-45 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
16-30 3
31-45 3
46-60 2
0-15 1
61-75 1
76-90+ 0

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
5
Away
5
6' โšฝ
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6' โšฝ Goal ยท 0-1
J. Richards
Normal Goal ยท Assist: J. Clark
8' โšฝ
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8' โšฝ Goal ยท 1-1
J. Marriott
Normal Goal
31' โšฝ
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31' โšฝ Goal ยท 2-1
J. Marriott
Normal Goal
38' โšฝ
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38' โšฝ Goal ยท 3-1
J. Marriott
Normal Goal ยท Assist: K. Lisbie
39'
39' Jack Wilshere
50' โšฝ
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50' โšฝ Goal ยท 3-2
K. Palmer
Normal Goal
52' โšฝ
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52' โšฝ Goal ยท 3-3
K. Palmer
Normal Goal ยท Assist: N. Wells
61' โ†‘โ†“
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61' โ‡„ Emilio Lawrence
1st substitution ยท For: B. Benagr
65' โ†‘โ†“
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65' โ‡„ J. Stokes
1st substitution ยท For: R. Williams
65' โ†‘โ†“
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65' โ‡„ J. Marriott
2nd substitution ยท For: J. Brown
70' โ†‘โ†“
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70' โ‡„ N. Wells
2nd substitution ยท For: C. Marshall
72'
72' L. Walsh
79' โ†‘โ†“
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79' โ‡„ K. Lisbie
3rd substitution ยท For: C. Savage
79' โ†‘โ†“
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79' โ‡„ D. Kyerewaa
4th substitution ยท For: P. Lane
81' โ†‘โ†“
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81' โ‡„ K. Palmer
3rd substitution ยท For: G. Kodua
81' โ†‘โ†“
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81' โ‡„ I. Jones
4th substitution ยท For: H. Ashby
90' โ†‘โ†“
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90' โ‡„ H. Odoffin
5th substitution ยท For: M. Andersen
90+4' โ†‘โ†“
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90+4' โ‡„ A. Rinomhota
5th substitution ยท For: L. Fraser
90+5'
90+5' P. O'Connor
90+6' โšฝ
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90+6' โšฝ Goal ยท 3-4
G. Kodua
Normal Goal ยท Assist: J. Richards
90+7'
90+7' G. Kodua

Reading vs Luton 3-4: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Luton beat Reading 4-3 on Saturday, 15 August 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Leigh Doughty. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Luton took an early lead at 6' when J. Richards scored, with the assist credited to J. Clark, making the score 0-1. Reading leveled the score at 8' when J. Marriott scored, making the score 1-1. Reading took the lead at 31' when J. Marriott scored, making the score 2-1. Reading extended the lead at 38' when J. Marriott scored, with the assist credited to K. Lisbie, making the score 3-1. Jack Wilshere received a yellow card for Luton at 39'.

Second half: Luton reduced the deficit at 50' when K. Palmer scored, making the score 3-2. Luton leveled the score at 52' when K. Palmer scored, with the assist credited to N. Wells, making the score 3-3. Luton made their 1st substitution at 61', with Emilio Lawrence replacing B. Benagr. Reading made their 1st substitution at 65', with J. Stokes replacing R. Williams. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 65', with J. Marriott replacing J. Brown. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 70', with N. Wells replacing C. Marshall. L. Walsh received a yellow card for Luton at 72'. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 79', with K. Lisbie replacing C. Savage. Reading made their 4th substitution at 79', with D. Kyerewaa replacing P. Lane. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 81', with K. Palmer replacing G. Kodua. Luton made their 4th substitution at 81', with I. Jones replacing H. Ashby. Luton made their 5th substitution at 90', with H. Odoffin replacing M. Andersen. Reading made their 5th substitution at 90+4', with A. Rinomhota replacing L. Fraser. P. O'Connor received a yellow card for Reading at 90+5'. Luton took the lead at 90+6' when G. Kodua scored, with the assist credited to J. Richards, making the score 3-4. G. Kodua received a yellow card for Luton at 90+7'.

Reading used 5 substitutions while Luton used 5 substitutions. Reading got 1 yellow card, while Luton got 3 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (100.0%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (100.0%)
BTTS2 (100.0%)

Reading vs Luton Head-to-Head History by Season