Reading vs Cheltenham Town

15 August 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee B Speedie

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • William Ferry 33’ (og)

Match summary

Reading won 1-0 at home to Cheltenham Town. Reading led 1-0 at half-time.

Ferry's own goal put Reading ahead in the 33rd minute.

Shots finished 11-10 to Reading, with 4 on target for Reading and 3 for Cheltenham Town.

Match stats

Reading Cheltenham Town
11 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Reading Cheltenham Town
Kick-off
William Ferry
Own goal
1-0 (Reading)
33’
Half-time1-0
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Reading
  • Matty Carson
  • Tom McIntyre
Cheltenham Town
  • Sean Long
  • Robert Street

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cheltenham Town attacking Reading attacking 
5’ Unknown (Reading), open play, saved 16’ Tyler Bindon (Reading), from a corner, off target 21’ Liam Smith (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 25’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, saved 29’ Charlie Savage (Reading), set piece, blocked 31’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), from a corner, off target 33’ William Ferry (Cheltenham Town), own goal 33’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, off target 40’ Robert Street (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, off target 43’ Caylan Vickers (Reading), open play, saved 44’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), from a corner, off target 45’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 51’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 52’ Robert Street (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 56’ Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 59’ Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 64’ Robert Street (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 67’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, saved 82’ Femi Azeez (Reading), from a corner, saved 84’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), set piece, saved 85’ Caylan Vickers (Reading), open play, blocked 90’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Curtis Thompson (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved 5’ Unknown (Reading), open play, saved 16’ Tyler Bindon (Reading), from a corner, off target 21’ Liam Smith (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 25’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, saved 29’ Charlie Savage (Reading), set piece, blocked 31’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), from a corner, off target 33’ William Ferry (Cheltenham Town), own goal 33’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, off target 40’ Robert Street (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, off target 43’ Caylan Vickers (Reading), open play, saved 44’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), from a corner, off target 45’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 51’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 52’ Robert Street (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 56’ Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 59’ Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town), from a corner, blocked 64’ Robert Street (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 67’ Lewis Freestone (Cheltenham Town), set piece, saved 82’ Femi Azeez (Reading), from a corner, saved 84’ Aidan Keena (Cheltenham Town), set piece, saved 85’ Caylan Vickers (Reading), open play, blocked 90’ Andy Yiadom (Reading), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Curtis Thompson (Cheltenham Town), open play, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Amadou Salif Mbengue Taken off
62′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matty Carson Taken off
61′ – – – – – –
Mamadi Camara
90′ – – – – – – –
Lewis Wing Taken off
77′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Harvey Knibbs Taken off
61′ – – 1 – – – –
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan Taken off
78′ – – 2 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Tom McIntyre Came on as a substitute
29′ – – – – – –
Femi Azeez Came on as a substitute
29′ – – 1 – – – –
Andy Yiadom Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 – – – –
Sam Hutchinson Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Basil Tuma Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Reading win 46% Avg odds 2.05
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.34
Cheltenham Town win 26% Avg odds 3.67

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.