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Reading vs Plymouth Argyle

14 Mar 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026

2 completed meetings

League One 2025/2026 · 21 matches

4.71yellow cards per match21 matches with data
1.33red cards per match3 matches with data
25.33fouls per match21 matches with data
1.18Post-match xG2

As it happened

Match timeline

ReadingMinPlymouth Argyle
  1. 1′

    Aribim Pepple

    Yellowcard

  2. Randell Williams 1-0

    Goal · Left foot shot

    Left foot shot

    ⚽
    3′
  3. 6′
    ⚽

    Alex Mitchell 1-1

    Goal · Right foot shot

    With: Ronan Curtis

    Right foot shot

  4. Paudie O'Connor 2-1

    Goal · Header

    With: Lewis Wing

    Header

    ⚽
    18′
  5. 31′

    Alex Mitchell

    Yellowcard

    Foul

  6. Ryan Nyambe

    Yellowcard

    Foul

    45+1′
  7. 55′

    Ronan Curtis

    Yellowcard

    Foul

  8. 67′
    ⚽

    Caleb Watts 2-2

    Goal · Right foot shot

    Right foot shot

  9. Will Keane

    Substitution

    Off: Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

    ⇄
    76′
  10. 76′
    ⇄

    Jamie Paterson

    Substitution

    Off: Caleb Watts

  11. Matt Ritchie

    Substitution

    Off: Paddy Lane

    ⇄
    76′
  12. Andy Yiadom

    Substitution

    Off: Ryan Nyambe

    ⇄
    76′
  13. 77′
    ⇄

    X. Amaechi

    Substitution

    Off: Jack Mackenzie

  14. Kadan Young

    Substitution

    Off: Randell Williams

    ⇄
    84′
  15. 85′
    ⇄

    Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu

    Substitution

    Off: Herbie Kane

The numbers

Fixture statistics

38 imported stat types
ReadingMatch statPlymouth Argyle
3
Corners
3
5
Shots Off Target
12
14
Shots Total
18
84
Attacks
107
27
Dangerous Attacks
54
57
Ball Possession %
43
52
Ball Safe
53
8
Shots Insidebox
10
6
Shots Outsidebox
8
4
Offsides
1
2
Goals
2
11
Goal Kicks
10
17
Free Kicks
11
11
Fouls
17
0
Saves
5
1
Shots Blocked
4
4
Substitutions
3
25
Throwins
30
68
Long Passes
76
36
Successful Headers
35
18
Tackles
17
1
Assists
1
376
Passes
283
277
Successful Passes
171
74
Successful Passes Percentage
60
1
Yellowcards
3
8
Shots On Target
2
12
Total Crosses
20
3
Accurate Crosses
7
9
Interceptions
5
12
Dribble Attempts
9
3
Successful Dribbles
4
10
Key Passes
10
2
Big Chances Created
4
1
Big Chances Missed
2
25
Successful Dribbles Percentage
44
14
Successful Long Passes
19
21
Successful Long Passes Percentage
25

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

36 imported players
PlayerMinGAShotsKeyTacklesSavesRating
90———1——6.33
76————1—6.33
901—1—2—7.79
90————2—6.66
90——1—5—7.17
90—1243—7.31
90——1—1—6.46
841—212—7.12
90——231—7.02
76——31——6.58
76——1———6.55
————————
————————
14————1—6.66
6——1———6.52
14——————6.43
14——————6.57
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Select a player to inspect every available typed match statistic. Ratings are provider match ratings; an unreported rating stays unavailable.

Before this match

Recent form

Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.

Reading

Latest: Bradford City · 2–1

Match stats

28 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Bradford City · 2025/2026

Plymouth Argyle

Latest: Wigan Athletic · 3–0

Match stats

10 Mar 2026, 19:45 · Away vs Wigan Athletic · 2025/2026

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most
1Reading wins
1Draws
0Plymouth Argyle wins
100%Both teams scored
100%Over 2.5 goals
6Reading goals
3Plymouth Argyle goals

At Reading’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 0 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2025/2026 · League One

Compare Reading’s home games with Plymouth Argyle’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.

ReadingPer matchPlymouth Argyle
1.43 / 23Goals scored1.83 / 23
1.22 / 23Goals conceded1.30 / 23
2.65 / 23Total match goals3.13 / 23
0.26 / 23Clean sheets / match0.30 / 23
0.09 / 23Failed to score / match0.22 / 23
11.74 / 23Shots13.61 / 23
3.74 / 23Corners5.17 / 23
9.35 / 23Total match corners11.52 / 23
2.24 / 21Cards3.30 / 23

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

ReadingStatPlymouth Argyle
0.6123 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.9123 matches
0.3923 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.6523 matches
43% (10)23 matchesWins52% (12)23 matches
30% (7)23 matchesDraws13% (3)23 matches
26% (6)23 matchesLosses35% (8)23 matches
61% (14)23 matchesHalf-time clean sheets48% (11)23 matches
26% (6)23 matchesScored in both halves43% (10)23 matches
65% (15)23 matchesBoth teams scored48% (11)23 matches

Goal frequencies

ReadingStatPlymouth Argyle
91%23 matchesScored 1+ goals78%23 matches
39%23 matchesScored 2+ goals48%23 matches
13%23 matchesScored 3+ goals39%23 matches
0%23 matchesScored 4+ goals13%23 matches
74%23 matchesConceded 1+ goals70%23 matches
43%23 matchesConceded 2+ goals43%23 matches
4%23 matchesConceded 3+ goals13%23 matches
43%23 matchesScored 1+ by half-time57%23 matches
17%23 matchesScored 2+ by half-time26%23 matches
0%23 matchesScored 3+ by half-time9%23 matches
39%23 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time52%23 matches
0%23 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time13%23 matches
0%23 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%23 matches

Corners

ReadingStatPlymouth Argyle
5.6123 matchesCorners conceded / match6.3523 matches
74%23 matchesWon 3+ corners91%23 matches
30%23 matchesWon 5+ corners57%23 matches
13%23 matchesWon 7+ corners26%23 matches
4%23 matchesWon 9+ corners4%23 matches
74%23 matchesMatch had 8+ corners96%23 matches
39%23 matchesMatch had 10+ corners78%23 matches
22%23 matchesMatch had 12+ corners39%23 matches
13%23 matchesMatch had 14+ corners17%23 matches

Cards

ReadingStatPlymouth Argyle
1.8621 matchesOpponent cards / match2.3923 matches
4.1021 matchesTotal cards / match5.7023 matches
2.2421 matchesYellow cards / match3.1723 matches
95%21 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%23 matches
62%21 matchesReceived 2+ cards83%23 matches
43%21 matchesReceived 3+ cards61%23 matches
19%21 matchesReceived 4+ cards43%23 matches
5%21 matchesReceived 5+ cards26%23 matches
81%21 matchesMatch had 3+ cards87%23 matches
38%21 matchesMatch had 5+ cards61%23 matches
14%21 matchesMatch had 7+ cards22%23 matches

Shots & play

ReadingStatPlymouth Argyle
11.4323 matchesShots conceded / match12.7423 matches
50.91%23 matchesPossession / match45.09%23 matches
10.2623 matchesFouls / match12.7423 matches
1.3523 matchesOffsides / match1.7423 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Expected goals (xG)46 games with data
1.14 per game
Expected goals against (xGA)46 games with data
1.32 per game
Expected goals (xG)46 games with data
1.64 per game
Expected goals against (xGA)46 games with data
1.33 per game

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.

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Reading

7.05
Daniel Kyerewaa26 matches
6.64
Lewis Wing 36 matches
6.61

Plymouth Argyle

Lorent Tolaj29 matches
16.43
Aribim Pepple26 matches
12.79
Owen Oseni13 matches
5.59

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Reading

Jack Marriott20 matches
8.43
Lewis Wing 30 matches
7.88
6.32

Plymouth Argyle

Lorent Tolaj26 matches
18.19
Aribim Pepple21 matches
12.49
Owen Oseni12 matches
6.74

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.

Reading

Jack Marriott20 matches
2.01
Lewis Wing 30 matches
1.73
Kamari Doyle25 matches
1.10

Plymouth Argyle

Lorent Tolaj26 matches
2.01
Malachi Boateng18 matches
1.32
1.26

Previous meetings

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