EFL Cup
Round 2
Tuesday 25 August 2026 · 19:45 · HT 0-2 · Broadhall Way, Stevenage · Referee Richard Eley
Stevenage v Reading: stats, form and bet builder picks
In Stevenage's last 1 home game and Reading's last 1 away game in their leagues before kick-off, both teams scored in 1 of 2, over 2.5 goals in 1 of 2, with 13.0 corners per match (league 11.2) and 5.0 cards (league 3.8).
League only
All competitions
Figures, form and bet builder stats use each side's league games.
Overview
Lineups
Bet builder
Form
Match stats
Stevenage v Reading, full match
57%
Possession
43%
1.33
Expected goals (xG)
1.72
13
Shots
10
3
Shots on target
5
5
Corners
5
6
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
0
2
Offsides
1
Goals and cards
9'
Goal
Jacob Brown REA
24'
Goal
Paddy Lane REA
29'
Yellow card
Dan Butler STE
41'
Yellow card
Jeriel Dorsett REA
85'
Goal
Randell Williams REA
89'
Yellow card
Carl Piergianni STE
89'
Yellow card
Benn Ward REA
Match probabilities
How often each happened in Stevenage's last 1 home game and Reading's last 1 away game this season, before kick-off, with the league rate beside it.
High
Low
Both teams to score
50%
1/2 games · League 58%
Over 1.5 goals
50%
1/2 games · League 79%
Over 2.5 goals
50%
1/2 games · League 54%
Over 3.5 goals
0%
0/2 games · League 31%
Over 9.5 corners
100%
2/2 games · League 66%
Over 3.5 cards
100%
2/2 games · League 50%
Stevenage clean sheet
0%
0/1 games · League 25%
Reading clean sheet
100%
1/1 games · League 25%
Stevenage fail to score
0%
0/1 games · League 25%
Reading fail to score
100%
1/1 games · League 25%
Averages per match
Same games, both teams added together
Goals
1.5
League 2.8
Corners
13.0
League 11.2
Cards
5.0
League 3.8