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Cambridge United vs Reading
12 Sept 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2026/2027
Referee
Oliver YatesLeague One 2026/2027 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Cambridge UnitedMin
Reading- 38′⚽
Jack Marriott 0-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
- ⇄
Shayne Lavery
Substitution
Off: Ra'ees Bangura-Williams
46′ - ⇄
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
Substitution
Off: Owen Moxon
46′ - ⚽
Liam Bennett 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Callum Perry
Header
52′ - ⚽
Kell Watts 2-1
Goal · Header
With: Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
Header
62′ Gassan Ahadme
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
66′- 72′⇄
Jacob Brown
Substitution
Off: Jack Marriott
- 72′⇄
Randell Williams
Substitution
Off: Kyreece Lisbie
- 78′⇄
Jamie Reid
Substitution
Off: Haydon Roberts
- 78′⇄
Charlie Savage
Substitution
Off: Andy Rinomhota
Callum Perry
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
80′- ⇄
Zak Bradshaw
Substitution
Off: Callum Perry
85′ - ⇄
Sam Curtis
Substitution
Off: Gassan Ahadme
85′ - 90′
Randell Williams
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Louis Appéré
Substitution
Off: Ben Knight
90+2′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6.83 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.21 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6.96 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 7.16 | |
| 85 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 6.89 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.09 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.02 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | 7.45 | |
| 85 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.13 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.48 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.41 | |
| 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 44 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 7.10 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 44 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 6.75 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Cambridge United’s ground: 3 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Cambridge United’s home games with Reading’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Cambridge United
Yellow cards
Tackles
Reading
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Cambridge United
Reading
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Cambridge United
Reading
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Cambridge United
Reading
Previous meetings
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