Reading vs Oxford

12 December 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee C Brook

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

  • Sam Smith 43’
  • Ciaron Brown 39’

Match summary

Reading and Oxford shared the points in a 1-1 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ciaron Brown put Oxford ahead with a header in the 39th minute and Sam Smith equalised in the 43rd minute.

Shots finished 9-7 to Oxford, with 4 on target for Reading and 1 for Oxford.

Match stats

Reading Oxford
7 Shots 9
4 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Reading Oxford
Kick-off
39’
Ciaron Brown0-1 (Oxford)
Sam Smith1-1 (Reading)
43’
Half-time1-1
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Reading
  • Thomas Holmes
  • Michael Craig
Oxford
  • Jordan Thorniley

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Oxford attacking Reading attacking 
14’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, blocked 23’ Marcus McGuane (Oxford), open play, blocked 27’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 39’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), open play, goal 43’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, goal 47’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 49’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, saved 52’ Joe Bennett (Oxford), direct free kick, blocked 53’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, off target 73’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, blocked 81’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), set piece, off target 82’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 87’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, saved 89’ James Henry (Oxford), set piece, off target 90+1’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, off target 90+5’ Billy Bodin (Oxford), open play, blocked 14’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, blocked 23’ Marcus McGuane (Oxford), open play, blocked 27’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, blocked 39’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), open play, goal 43’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, goal 47’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 49’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, saved 52’ Joe Bennett (Oxford), direct free kick, blocked 53’ Elliott Moore (Oxford), from a corner, off target 73’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, blocked 81’ Ciaron Brown (Oxford), set piece, off target 82’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 87’ Charlie Savage (Reading), open play, saved 89’ James Henry (Oxford), set piece, off target 90+1’ Josh Murphy (Oxford), open play, off target 90+5’ Billy Bodin (Oxford), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
David Button
90′ – – – – – – –
Andy Yiadom
90′ – – – – – – –
Thomas Holmes
90′ – – – – – –
Nelson Abbey Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
Jeriel Dorsett Taken off
58′ – – – – – – –
Michael Craig Taken off
68′ – – – – – –
Femi Azeez
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Lewis Wing
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Harvey Knibbs
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Caylan Vickers Taken off
79′ – – – – – – –
Sam Smith
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
Tyler Bindon Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Amadou Salif Mbengue Came on as a substitute
32′ – – – – – – –
Charlie Savage Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 1 – – – –
Ben Elliott Came on as a substitute
11′ – – – – – – –
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 35% Avg odds 2.64
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Oxford win 38% Avg odds 2.49

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

Form going into the game

Reading DLWWL
Oxford WWLDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Oxford 1-1 Reading, 03 Feb 24  All Reading vs Oxford meetings

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.