Portsmouth vs Reading – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

12/08/2025 at 14:45 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

Fratton Park (Portsmouth).

EFL Cup - 1/64-finals
Referee: Hallam F. (Eng)
Where to Watch on TV:


United-kingdom	Sky Sports+

Match Stats


Expected Goals (xG)
1.33	2.16
Ball Possession
62%	38%
Total shots
11	11
Shots on target
3	6
Big Chances
2	3
Corner Kicks
6	6
Passes
81% (384/472)	64% (177/276)
Yellow Cards
2	2
Expected Goals (xG)
1.33	2.16
xG on target (xGOT)
1.03	2.11
Total shots
11	11
Shots on target
3	6
Shots off target
2	2
Blocked Shots
6	3
Shots inside the Box
7	8
Shots outside the Box
4	3
Hit the Woodwork
0	0
Headed Goals
1	0
Big Chances
2	3
Corner Kicks
6	6
Touches in opposition box
13	18
Accurate through passes
0	0
Offsides
4	1
Free Kicks
13	10
Passes
81% (384/472)	64% (177/276)
Long passes
49% (38/78)	25% (17/69)
Passes in final third
65% (80/123)	47% (49/104)
Crosses
18% (4/22)	18% (4/22)
Expected assists (xA)
0.87	0.32
Throw-ins
24	32
Fouls
11	15
Tackles
80% (8/10)	77% (17/22)
Duels won
53	61
Clearances
46	39
Interceptions
10	8
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper Saves
4	2
xGOT faced
2.11	1.03
Goals prevented
0.11	0.03

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 2)
34', 0 - 1, Garcia A. ⚽,
38', 0 - 2, Ehibhatiomhan K. ⚽, Rushesha T. (A),
2nd Half (1 - 0)
46', Swift J. ↓, Dozzell A. ↑,
53', Le Roux L. 🟨,
61', Waddingham T. ↓, Bianchini F. ↑,
62', Bowat I. ↓, Poole R. ↑,
64', Rushesha T. ↓, Savage C. ↑,
65', Garcia A. ↓, Kyerewaa D. ↑,
65', Doyle K. ↓, Elliott B. ↑,
67', Ehibhatiomhan K. ↓, O'Mahony M. ↑,
70', Le Roux L. ↓, Segecic A. ↑,
70', Kosznovszky M. ↓, Singerr O. ↑,
72', Spencer S. ↓, Fraser L. ↑,
80', Fraser L. 🟨,
90', Ryan J. 🟨,
90+3', 1 - 2, Singerr O. ⚽, Segecic A. (A),
90+5', Poole R. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Portsmouth
63.7%

Draw
20.9%

Reading
15.4%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

51.2%

24.5%

24.3%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Portsmouth has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+12.5%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Portsmouth's performance.

Reading has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-8.9%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Reading might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

Portsmouth - Reading Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.5 ↓ (1.83)	4.49 ↑ (3.82)	6.09 ↑ (3.86)	5.4% (6.8%)

The most likely Over/Under: 3.00

What is the prediction for Portsmouth - Reading?

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 4 high ROI users predict this event. Portsmouth (votes: 2 - 50%). Reading (votes: 1 - 25%). Tie (votes: 1 - 25%).

Users Predictions: Portsmouth will win (15 of 17 users predict this - 88.24%).
Confidence interval (95%): 72.93% – 100%.

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 2:0.

Preview Facts

Portsmouth is showing really good form (last 5 games: 3 wins).
Reading is going through a series of losses (in the last 5 games, wins – 0).
Portsmouth may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.
Recently, Portsmouth has had a series of away games.
In this match, Portsmouth is seen as the favorite.
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Portsmouth won 3 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 12:5. (average 2.4:1).
Including home matches between the teams, Portsmouth won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 5:3. (average 2.5:1.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Portsmouth won against Reading?

Portsmouth has won 3 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Reading won against Portsmouth?

Reading has won 0 of their last 3 head-to-head matches.

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

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

26.07.2025 Reading - Portsmouth 0:4

17.02.2024 Portsmouth - Reading 4:1

28.10.2023 Reading - Portsmouth 2:3

Latest results of Portsmouth

09.08.2025 Oxford United - Portsmouth 0:1 ✺

02.08.2025 Portsmouth - Zwolle 1:0 ✺

29.07.2025 Havant & Waterlooville - Portsmouth 0:0 ✺

26.07.2025 Reading - Portsmouth 0:4 ✺

19.07.2025 Crawley Town - Portsmouth Canceled ✺

Latest results of Reading

09.08.2025 Reading - Huddersfield Town 0:2 ✺

02.08.2025 Lincoln City - Reading 2:0 ✺

26.07.2025 Reading - Portsmouth 0:4 ✺

19.07.2025 Reading - Tottenham Hotspur 0:2 ✺

12.07.2025 Gillingham - Reading 0:0 ✺

Draw

Main

1/64-finals

1	Birmingham	Sheffield Utd	2 : 1
2	Blackpool	Port Vale	0 : 1
3	Accrington	Peterborough	2 : 1
4	Middlesbrough	Doncaster	0 : 4
5	Tranmere	Burton	1 : 2
6	Harrogate	Lincoln	1 : 3
7	Sunderland	Bye
8	Huddersfield	Leicester	3 : 2
9	Barrow	Preston	0 : 1
10	Wrexham	Hull	4 : 3
11	Wigan	Notts Co	1 : 0
12	Stockport County	Crewe	3 : 1
13	Stoke	Walsall	1 : 0
14	Blackburn	Bradford City	1 : 2
15	Burnley	Bye
16	West Brom	Derby	1 : 2
17	Everton	Bye
18	Chesterfield	Mansfield	0 : 2
19	Bolton	Sheffield Wed	3 : 4
20	Bye	Leeds
21	Grimsby	Shrewsbury	3 : 1
22	Bye	Manchester Utd
23	Fulham	Bye
24	Bristol City	MK Dons	2 : 0
25	Watford	Norwich	1 : 2
26	Northampton	Southampton	0 : 1
27	Oxford Utd	Colchester	1 : 0
28	Bye	Brighton
29	Portsmouth	Reading	1 : 2
30	Gillingham	AFC Wimbledon	1 : 2
31	Cardiff	Swindon	2 : 1
32	Cheltenham	Exeter	2 : 0
33	Newport	Millwall	0 : 1
34	Coventry	Luton	1 : 0
35	Wolves	Bye
36	Bye	West Ham
37	Barnsley	Fleetwood	3 : 2
38	Salford	Rotherham	0 : 1
39	Swansea	Crawley	3 : 1
40	Plymouth	QPR	3 : 2
41	Bromley	Ipswich	2 : 1
42	Leyton Orient	Wycombe	0 : 1
43	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge Utd	0 : 2
44	Charlton	Stevenage	3 : 1
45	Bournemouth	Bye
46	Bye	Brentford

1/32-finals

1	Birmingham	Port Vale
2	Accrington	Doncaster
3	Burton	Lincoln
4	Sunderland	Huddersfield
5	Preston	Wrexham
6	Wigan	Stockport County
7	Stoke	Bradford City
8	Burnley	Derby
9	Everton	Mansfield
10	Sheffield Wed	Leeds
11	Grimsby	Manchester Utd
12	Fulham	Bristol City
13	Norwich	Southampton
14	Oxford Utd	Brighton
15	Reading	AFC Wimbledon
16	Cardiff	Cheltenham
17	Millwall	Coventry
18	Wolves	West Ham
19	Barnsley	Rotherham
20	Swansea	Plymouth
21	Bromley	Wycombe
22	Cambridge Utd	Charlton
23	Bournemouth	Brentford