Reading vs Stevenage

19 August 2023 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee A Backhouse

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 45+4’, 57’

Match summary

Reading saw off Stevenage 2-0. Reading led 1-0 at half-time.

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan put Reading ahead with a header in first-half stoppage time and Ehibhatiomhan made it 2-0 in the 57th minute.

Shots finished 20-6 to Reading, with 7 on target for Reading and 4 for Stevenage. Stevenage had a player sent off.

Match stats

Reading Stevenage
20 Shots 6
7 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 0
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Reading Stevenage
Kick-off
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan1-0 (Reading)
45+4’
Half-time1-0
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan2-0 (Reading)
57’
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Stevenage
  • Nathan Thompson
  • Jamie Reid
  • Harrison Neal
  • Alex MacDonald

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Stevenage attacking Reading attacking 
3’ Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage), open play, saved 6’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, off target 20’ Jordan Roberts (Stevenage), open play, off target 32’ Aaron Pressley (Stevenage), open play, saved 35’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, blocked 36’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, saved 37’ Jordan Roberts (Stevenage), open play, saved 40’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, blocked 42’ Femi Azeez (Reading), set piece, off target 43’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, off target 46’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 47’ Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage), open play, saved 49’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), from a corner, goal 47’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 51’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 57’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, goal 57’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, saved 61’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, off target 67’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), from a corner, off target 78’ Sam Hutchinson (Reading), open play, off target 78’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 80’ Harrison Neal (Stevenage), set piece, off target 90’ Paul Mukairu (Reading), open play, blocked 90+2’ Femi Azeez (Reading), from a corner, off target 90+5’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, saved 90+8’ Charlie Savage (Reading), direct free kick, saved 3’ Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage), open play, saved 6’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, off target 20’ Jordan Roberts (Stevenage), open play, off target 32’ Aaron Pressley (Stevenage), open play, saved 35’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, blocked 36’ Mamadi Camara (Reading), open play, saved 37’ Jordan Roberts (Stevenage), open play, saved 40’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, blocked 42’ Femi Azeez (Reading), set piece, off target 43’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, off target 46’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 47’ Jake Forster-Caskey (Stevenage), open play, saved 49’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), from a corner, goal 47’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 51’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 57’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, goal 57’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, saved 61’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, off target 67’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), from a corner, off target 78’ Sam Hutchinson (Reading), open play, off target 78’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 80’ Harrison Neal (Stevenage), set piece, off target 90’ Paul Mukairu (Reading), open play, blocked 90+2’ Femi Azeez (Reading), from a corner, off target 90+5’ Ben Elliott (Reading), open play, saved 90+8’ Charlie Savage (Reading), direct free kick, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Amadou Salif Mbengue Taken off
72′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Matty Carson Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
Mamadi Camara Taken off
59′ – – 2 – – – –
Sam Hutchinson
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Harvey Knibbs Taken off
39′ – – – – – – –
90′ 2 – 5 – – – –
Caylan Vickers Taken off
73′ – – – – – – –
Femi Azeez Came on as a substitute
51′ – – 6 – – – –
Paul Mukairu Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 – – – –
Andy Yiadom Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Tom McIntyre Came on as a substitute
17′ – – – – – – –
Ben Elliott Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 1 – – – –
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 31% Avg odds 3.09
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.21
Stevenage win 40% Avg odds 2.33

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.