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%

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
4	Bye	Arsenal
5	Barnsley	Fleetwood	3 : 2
6	Salford	Rotherham	0 : 1
7	Oxford Utd	Colchester	1 : 0
8	Bye	Brighton
9	Liverpool	Bye
11	Watford	Norwich	1 : 2
12	Northampton	Southampton	0 : 1
13	Crystal Palace	Bye
15	Newport	Millwall	0 : 1
16	Coventry	Luton	1 : 0
17	Barrow	Preston	0 : 1
18	Wrexham	Hull	4 : 3
19	Portsmouth	Reading	1 : 2
20	Gillingham	AFC Wimbledon	1 : 2
21	Burnley	Bye
22	West Brom	Derby	1 : 2
23	Cardiff	Swindon	2 : 1
24	Cheltenham	Exeter	2 : 0
25	Wolves	Bye
26	Bye	West Ham
27	Everton	Bye
28	Chesterfield	Mansfield	0 : 2
29	Tranmere	Burton	1 : 2
30	Harrogate	Lincoln	1 : 3
32	Bye	Chelsea
33	Swansea	Crawley	3 : 1
34	Plymouth	QPR	3 : 2
36	Bye	Nottingham
37	Sunderland	Bye
38	Huddersfield	Leicester	3 : 2
40	Bye	Manchester City
41	Bolton	Sheffield Wed	3 : 4
42	Bye	Leeds
43	Grimsby	Shrewsbury	3 : 1
44	Bye	Manchester Utd
45	Bournemouth	Bye
46	Bye	Brentford
48	Bye	Aston Villa
49	Newcastle	Bye
51	Stoke	Walsall	1 : 0
52	Blackburn	Bradford City	1 : 2
53	Tottenham	Bye
55	Accrington	Peterborough	2 : 1
56	Middlesbrough	Doncaster	0 : 4
57	Wigan	Notts Co	1 : 0
58	Stockport County	Crewe	3 : 1
59	Bromley	Ipswich	2 : 1
60	Leyton Orient	Wycombe	0 : 1
61	Fulham	Bye
62	Bristol City	MK Dons	2 : 0
63	Bristol Rovers	Cambridge Utd	0 : 2
64	Charlton	Stevenage	3 : 1

1/32-finals

1	Birmingham	Port Vale	0 : 1
2	Bye	Arsenal
3	Barnsley	Rotherham	2 : 1
4	Oxford Utd	Brighton	0 : 6
5	Liverpool	Bye
6	Norwich	Southampton	0 : 3
7	Crystal Palace	Bye
8	Millwall	Coventry	2 : 1
9	Preston	Wrexham	2 : 3
10	Reading	AFC Wimbledon	2 : 1
11	Burnley	Derby	2 : 1
12	Cardiff	Cheltenham	3 : 0
13	Wolves	West Ham	3 : 2
14	Everton	Mansfield	2 : 0
15	Burton	Lincoln	0 : 1
16	Bye	Chelsea
17	Swansea	Plymouth	2 : 1
18	Bye	Nottingham
19	Sunderland	Huddersfield	1 : 2
20	Bye	Manchester City
21	Sheffield Wed	Leeds	2 : 1
22	Grimsby	Manchester Utd	3 : 2
23	Bournemouth	Brentford	0 : 2
24	Bye	Aston Villa
25	Newcastle	Bye
26	Stoke	Bradford City	0 : 3
27	Tottenham	Bye
28	Accrington	Doncaster	0 : 2
29	Wigan	Stockport County	1 : 0
30	Bromley	Wycombe	1 : 2
31	Fulham	Bristol City	2 : 0
32	Cambridge Utd	Charlton	3 : 1

1/16-finals

1	Port Vale	Arsenal	0 : 2
2	Barnsley	Brighton	0 : 6
3	Liverpool	Southampton	2 : 1
4	Crystal Palace	Millwall	2 : 1
5	Wrexham	Reading	2 : 0
6	Burnley	Cardiff	1 : 2
7	Wolves	Everton	2 : 0
8	Lincoln	Chelsea	1 : 2
9	Swansea	Nottingham	3 : 2
10	Huddersfield	Manchester City	0 : 2
11	Sheffield Wed	Grimsby	0 : 1
12	Brentford	Aston Villa	2 : 1
13	Newcastle	Bradford City	4 : 1
14	Tottenham	Doncaster	3 : 0
15	Wigan	Wycombe	0 : 2
16	Fulham	Cambridge Utd	1 : 0

1/8-finals

1	Arsenal	Brighton	2 : 0
2	Liverpool	Crystal Palace	0 : 3
3	Wrexham	Cardiff	1 : 2
4	Wolves	Chelsea	3 : 4
5	Swansea	Manchester City	1 : 3
6	Grimsby	Brentford	0 : 5
7	Newcastle	Tottenham	2 : 0
8	Wycombe	Fulham	1 : 2

Quarter-finals

1	Arsenal	Crystal Palace
2	Cardiff	Chelsea
3	Manchester City	Brentford
4	Newcastle	Fulham