Reading vs Port Vale – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

30/08/2025 at 10:00 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading).

League One - Round 6
Referee: Parsons T. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
0.61	1.01
Ball Possession
48%	52%
Total shots
11	14
Shots on target
5	3
Big Chances
1	1
Corner Kicks
2	6
Passes
78% (304/388)	77% (305/395)
Yellow Cards
2	2
Expected Goals (xG)
0.61	1.01
xG on target (xGOT)
1.37	0.59
Total shots
11	14
Shots on target
5	3
Shots off target
4	6
Blocked Shots
2	5
Shots inside the Box
6	11
Shots outside the Box
5	3
Hit the Woodwork
1	0
Big Chances
1	1
Corner Kicks
2	6
Touches in opposition box
19	23
Accurate through passes
0	1
Offsides
1	4
Free Kicks
11	12
Passes
78% (304/388)	77% (305/395)
Long passes
36% (23/64)	43% (27/63)
Passes in final third
58% (60/104)	66% (66/100)
Crosses
17% (1/6)	15% (4/26)
Expected assists (xA)
0.28	0.73
Throw-ins
34	24
Fouls
12	12
Tackles
36% (5/14)	56% (10/18)
Duels won
46	62
Clearances
32	26
Interceptions
8	11
Errors leading to shot
1	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
3	4
xGOT faced
0.59	1.37
Goals prevented
0.59	0.37

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
45+6', Jacob M. 🟨,
2nd Half (1 - 0)
47', Heneghan B. 🟨,
56', Croasdale R. 🟨,
56', Croasdale R. ↓, Ojo F. ↑,
57', Faal M. ↓, Brown D. ↑,
62', O'Mahony M. ↓, Marriott J. ↑,
62', Elliott B. ↓, Doyle K. ↑,
63', Clark M. ↓, Kyle John ↑,
66', 1 - 0, Lane P. ⚽, Kyerewaa D. (A),
71', Heneghan B. ↓, Waine B. ↑,
71', Byers G. ↓, Shipley J. ↑,
74', Lane P. ↓, Camara M. ↑,
74', Ahmed A. 🟨,
81', Ahmed A. ↓, Dorsett A. J. R. ↑,
82', Savage C. ↓, Fraser L. ↑,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Reading
38.9%

Draw
28%

Port Vale
33%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

39.7%

27.2%

33.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

40%

27%

33%

Reading - Port Vale Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.42 ↑ (2.38)	3.32 ↓ (3.47)	2.86 ↑ (2.85)	6.5% (5.9%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Reading - Port Vale?

Users Predictions: 14 users predict this event. Reading will win (votes: 10 - 71.4%). Port Vale will win (votes: 2 - 14.3%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 14.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Reading: 47.7% – 95.1%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): Reading will win (3 of 4 users predict this - 75%) 🥉 Bronze Tip.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

Both teams are showing inconsistent performances lately.
In this match, both teams have almost equal chances to win.
There will not play in Reading: O'Connor P. (Calf Injury)
There will not play in Port Vale: Amos B. (Muscle Injury) Stockley J. (Muscle Injury)
There are questionable in Reading: Rushesha T. (Injury) Yiadom A. (Knee Injury)
In the last 2 head-to-head matches, Reading won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 2:1. (average 1:0.5).
Including home match between the teams, Reading won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 2:0.

How many head-to-head matches has Reading won against Port Vale?

Reading has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Port Vale won against Reading?

Port Vale has won 1 of their last 2 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Reading - Port Vale were as follows:

20.02.2024 Reading - Port Vale 2:0

12.08.2023 Port Vale - Reading 1:0

Latest results of Reading

26.08.2025 Reading - AFC Wimbledon 2:1 ✺

23.08.2025 Wycombe Wanderers - Reading 2:2 ✺

20.08.2025 Bolton Wanderers - Reading 1:1 ✺

16.08.2025 Reading - AFC Wimbledon 1:2 ✺

12.08.2025 Portsmouth - Reading 1:2 ✺

Latest results of Port Vale

26.08.2025 Birmingham City - Port Vale 0:1 ✺

23.08.2025 Port Vale - Doncaster Rovers 0:1 ✺

19.08.2025 Port Vale - Stevenage Borough 1:2 ✺

16.08.2025 Burton Albion - Port Vale 0:0 ✺

12.08.2025 Blackpool - Port Vale 0:1 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	22	15	2	5	40:23	17	47
2	Lincoln	23	13	5	5	34:23	11	44
3	Bradford City	22	12	7	3	32:21	11	43
4	Stockport County	22	11	5	6	33:29	4	38
5	Huddersfield	23	11	4	8	42:31	11	37
6	Bolton	22	10	7	5	30:21	9	37
7	Stevenage	21	10	6	5	25:17	8	36
8	Luton	23	10	5	8	33:28	5	35
9	Wycombe	23	7	8	8	29:27	2	29
10	Reading	22	7	8	7	29:28	1	29
11	Mansfield	22	8	5	9	28:28	0	29
12	Wigan	22	7	8	7	25:25	0	29
13	Blackpool	23	8	5	10	29:30	-1	29
14	Peterborough	22	9	2	11	26:28	-2	29
15	Barnsley	20	8	4	8	32:32	0	28
16	Leyton Orient	23	8	4	11	34:38	-4	28
17	AFC Wimbledon	22	8	4	10	24:30	-6	28
18	Burton	22	7	6	9	23:29	-6	27
19	Northampton	22	8	3	11	22:28	-6	27
20	Exeter	22	8	2	12	22:21	1	26
21	Plymouth	23	8	2	13	28:38	-10	26
22	Rotherham	23	6	6	11	22:33	-11	24
23	Doncaster	23	6	4	13	23:40	-17	22
24	Port Vale	22	3	6	13	13:30	-17	15

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