Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Luton Town vs Reading
7 Mar 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Oliver MackeyLeague One 2025/2026 · 4 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Luton TownMin
Reading- 5′⚽
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- 21′
Liam Fraser
Yellowcard
Foul
- 43′
Paudie O'Connor
Yellowcard
Foul
- ⚽
Nigel Cello Lonwijk 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Emilio Lawrence
Right foot shot
45+3′ - ⚽
George Alan Saville 2-1
Goal · Header
With: Jordan Clark
Header
53′ - 61′⇄
Sean Patton
Substitution
Off: Liam Fraser
- ⇄
Liam Walsh
Substitution
Off: J. Richards
66′ - ⇄
Nahki Wells
Substitution
Off: Devante Cole
66′ Jordan Clark
Yellowcard
Foul
70′- 72′⇄
Paddy Lane
Substitution
Off: Kamari Doyle
- 72′⇄
Matt Ritchie
Substitution
Off: Andy Yiadom
- ⇄
Cohen Bramall
Substitution
Off: Emilio Lawrence
78′ - ⇄
Gideon Kodua
Substitution
Off: Kasey Palmer
78′ - 80′
Derrick Williams
Yellowcard
Argument
- 81′⚽
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 2-2
Goal · Header
With: Matt Ritchie
Header
- 84′⚽
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan 2-3
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Matt Ritchie
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Shayden Morris
Substitution
Off: Isaiah Jones
88′ - 90+1′
Joel Pereira
Yellowcard
Time wasting
- 90+4′⇄
Finley Burns
Substitution
Off: Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
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 | 6.38 | |
| 88 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.03 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.84 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.28 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.12 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.20 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.17 | |
| 66 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.31 | |
| 78 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.00 | |
| 78 | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 7.81 | |
| 66 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.53 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.53 | |
| 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 24 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.52 | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.32 | |
| 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.89 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Luton Town
Latest: Burton Albion · 1–1
Match stats
21 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Burton Albion · 2025/2026
Reading
Latest: Port Vale · 1–1
Match stats
21 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Port Vale · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Luton Town’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Luton Town’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 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Luton Town
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Luton Town
Reading
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Luton Town
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.
Luton Town
Reading
Previous meetings
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