Port Vale host Reading in the England League One on 21 February 2026, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 15:00 UK Time.
Reading travel to Port Vale looking to build on a steady run of results, while the hosts are still searching for consistency at Vale Park. Recent meetings between the sides have been tight, but Reading have had the upper hand in the last two encounters.
Port Vale’s home form has been unpredictable, and that uncertainty adds pressure ahead of this fixture.
Port Vale come into this game after a 2-1 defeat at Stevenage. That followed a mixed sequence at home, including a 2-2 draw with Burton, a 0-1 loss to AFC Wimbledon and a 1-3 defeat against Exeter.
Across their last five league matches, Vale have conceded nine goals. Even in their 5-1 win over Blackpool at the start of January, the defensive structure looked open at times despite the emphatic scoreline.
At Vale Park, matches have swung quickly. They conceded three against Exeter and twice against Burton, struggling to control momentum once opponents push higher up the pitch. The balance between attack and defence has not been stable enough.
With Reading showing sharper movement in forward areas, that vulnerability could be exposed again.
Reading’s latest match ended in a 1-1 draw with Bolton, extending a run of competitive performances. They have won three of their last five league games, including a 3-2 victory over Wycombe and a 2-1 away win at Wigan.
Their away form offers encouragement. Wins at Northampton 2-0 and Wigan 2-1 show they can manage difficult spells on the road. Even in defeat at AFC Wimbledon, they scored twice and remained in the contest until late on.
In head to head meetings, Reading won 1-0 earlier this season and 2-0 in the previous campaign. Those results underline their ability to limit Port Vale’s attacking output while creating enough chances themselves.
There is a clearer structure to Reading’s build up play, and they appear more composed in tight moments.
Our first selection for this fixture is Reading to win at 2.50 odds. Their recent away performances suggest they are better equipped to handle pressure situations, while Port Vale have struggled to keep clean sheets at home.
Jack Marriott anytime goal scorer at 2.88 odds also deserves attention. Reading have scored at least twice in three of their last five matches, with Marriott scoring six goals within that period. Against a defence that has conceded nine goals in five games, opportunities should come.
Reading 2-0 at 10.00 odds reflects the pattern seen in recent meetings. Reading have kept two clean sheets in their last four away matches, and Port Vale have failed to score in two of their previous three home defeats. If Reading control possession and tempo, a disciplined away win looks likely.
| Port Vale | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 44 | 45 |
| Wins | 9 | 16 |
| Draws | 12 | 15 |
| Loss | 23 | 14 |
| Goals For | 34 | 64 |
| Goals Against | 58 | 59 |
| Port Vale | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 22 | 23 |
| Wins | 4 | 6 |
| Draws | 9 | 8 |
| Loss | 9 | 9 |
| Goals For | 17 | 31 |
| Goals Against | 23 | 32 |
|
28.04.26
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Stockport Port Vale |
1-2 |
|
25.04.26
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Plymouth Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
22.04.26
|
Cardiff Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
19.04.26
|
Port Vale Wigan |
0-0 |
|
16.04.26
|
Peterborough Port Vale |
1-3 |
|
14.04.26
|
Port Vale Barnsley |
0-0 |
|
07.04.26
|
Port Vale Rotherham |
1-0 |
|
04.04.26
|
Chelsea Port Vale |
7-0 |
|
28.03.26
|
Wycombe Port Vale |
4-0 |
|
24.03.26
|
Doncaster Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Port Vale Bolton |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
|
Blackpool Port Vale |
3-2 |
|
14.03.26
|
Port Vale Huddersfield |
0-0 |
|
11.03.26
|
Port Vale Bradford City |
0-2 |
|
08.03.26
|
Port Vale Sunderland |
1-0 |
|
03.03.26
|
Port Vale Bristol City |
1-0 |
|
28.02.26
|
Port Vale Luton |
1-1 |
|
24.02.26
|
Northampton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
17.02.26
|
Stevenage Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Port Vale Stockport |
0-4 |
|
07.02.26
|
Port Vale Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
03.02.26
|
Port Vale AFC Wimbledon |
0-1 |
|
31.01.26
|
Leyton Orient Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
24.01.26
|
Port Vale Exeter City |
1-3 |
|
17.01.26
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
3-0 |
|
13.01.26
|
Bolton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
09.01.26
|
Port Vale Fleetwood |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
|
Port Vale Blackpool |
5-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Bradford City Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.12.25
|
Huddersfield Port Vale |
5-0 |
|
20.12.25
|
Port Vale Peterborough |
0-1 |
|
13.12.25
|
Luton Port Vale |
2-2 |
|
06.12.25
|
Port Vale Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
02.12.25
|
Port Vale Barnsley |
5-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Lincoln Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
22.11.25
|
Port Vale Plymouth |
0-1 |
|
15.11.25
|
Port Vale Wycombe |
0-0 |
|
11.11.25
|
Port Vale Fleetwood (Penalties:2 - 4) |
3-3 |
|
08.11.25
|
Bolton Port Vale |
4-0 |
|
02.11.25
|
Port Vale Maldon & Tiptree |
5-1 |
|
27.10.25
|
Port Vale Stockport |
0-3 |
|
18.10.25
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Wigan Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
11.10.25
|
AFC Wimbledon Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Accrington Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
04.10.25
|
Port Vale Northampton |
0-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Barnsley Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
24.09.25
|
Port Vale Arsenal |
0-2 |
|
20.09.25
|
Port Vale Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Exeter City Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
19.04.26
|
Port Vale Wigan |
0-0 |
|
14.04.26
|
Port Vale Barnsley |
0-0 |
|
07.04.26
|
Port Vale Rotherham |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Port Vale Bolton |
1-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Port Vale Huddersfield |
0-0 |
|
11.03.26
|
Port Vale Bradford City |
0-2 |
|
08.03.26
|
Port Vale Sunderland |
1-0 |
|
03.03.26
|
Port Vale Bristol City |
1-0 |
|
28.02.26
|
Port Vale Luton |
1-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Port Vale Stockport |
0-4 |
|
07.02.26
|
Port Vale Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
03.02.26
|
Port Vale AFC Wimbledon |
0-1 |
|
24.01.26
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Port Vale Exeter City |
1-3 |
|
09.01.26
|
Port Vale Fleetwood |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
|
Port Vale Blackpool |
5-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Port Vale Peterborough |
0-1 |
|
06.12.25
|
Port Vale Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
02.12.25
|
Port Vale Barnsley |
5-0 |
|
22.11.25
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Port Vale Plymouth |
0-1 |
|
15.11.25
|
Port Vale Wycombe |
0-0 |
|
11.11.25
|
Port Vale Fleetwood (Penalties:2 - 4) |
3-3 |
|
02.11.25
|
Port Vale Maldon & Tiptree |
5-1 |
|
27.10.25
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Port Vale Stockport |
0-3 |
|
04.10.25
|
Port Vale Northampton |
0-0 |
|
24.09.25
|
Port Vale Arsenal |
0-2 |
|
20.09.25
|
Port Vale Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
06.09.25
|
Port Vale Leyton Orient |
2-3 |
|
02.09.25
|
Port Vale Leeds United U21 |
4-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Port Vale Doncaster |
0-1 |
|
19.08.25
|
Port Vale Stevenage |
1-2 |
|
07.08.25
|
Port Vale Cardiff |
0-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Port Vale Birmingham |
0-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Port Vale Gillingham |
0-1 |
|
21.04.25
|
Port Vale Grimsby |
2-2 |
|
12.04.25
|
Port Vale Bromley |
5-0 |
|
01.04.25
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Port Vale Bradford City |
2-0 |
|
25.03.25
|
Port Vale Barrow |
0-1 |
|
22.03.25
|
Port Vale Morecambe |
1-0 |
|
15.03.25
|
Port Vale MK Dons |
3-0 |
|
04.03.25
|
Port Vale Harrogate |
0-0 |
|
22.02.25
|
Port Vale Salford City |
2-1 |
|
13.02.25
|
Port Vale Notts County |
1-0 |
|
04.02.25
|
Port Vale Wrexham |
1-4 |
|
01.02.25
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Port Vale Accrington |
2-1 |
|
18.01.25
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Port Vale Newport |
3-2 |
|
01.01.25
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Port Vale Cheltenham |
0-0 |
|
21.12.24
|
Port Vale Carlisle |
0-0 |
|
07.12.24
|
Port Vale Walsall |
0-1 |
|
25.11.24
|
Port Vale Crewe |
1-1 |
|
28.04.26
|
Stockport Port Vale |
1-2 |
|
25.04.26
|
Plymouth Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
22.04.26
|
Cardiff Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
16.04.26
|
Peterborough Port Vale |
1-3 |
|
04.04.26
|
Chelsea Port Vale |
7-0 |
|
28.03.26
|
Wycombe Port Vale |
4-0 |
|
24.03.26
|
Doncaster Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
|
Blackpool Port Vale |
3-2 |
|
24.02.26
|
Northampton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
17.02.26
|
Stevenage Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
31.01.26
|
Leyton Orient Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
17.01.26
|
Mansfield Port Vale |
3-0 |
|
13.01.26
|
Bolton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Bradford City Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.12.25
|
Huddersfield Port Vale |
5-0 |
|
13.12.25
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Luton Port Vale |
2-2 |
|
29.11.25
|
Lincoln Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
08.11.25
|
Bolton Port Vale |
4-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Wigan Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
11.10.25
|
AFC Wimbledon Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Accrington Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
27.09.25
|
Barnsley Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
13.09.25
|
Exeter City Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Reading Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
|
Birmingham Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Burton Albion Port Vale |
0-0 |
|
12.08.25
|
Blackpool Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
02.08.25
|
Rotherham Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
29.07.25
|
Altrincham Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
12.07.25
|
Bath City Port Vale |
1-5 |
|
28.06.25
|
Kidsgrove Athletic Port Vale |
0-7 |
|
27.06.25
|
Newcastle Town Port Vale |
0-0 |
|
26.04.25
|
AFC Wimbledon Port Vale |
0-2 |
|
18.04.25
|
Carlisle Port Vale |
3-2 |
|
05.04.25
|
Walsall Port Vale |
2-3 |
|
29.03.25
|
Crewe Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
11.03.25
|
Colchester Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
08.03.25
|
Fleetwood Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
01.03.25
|
Tranmere Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
08.02.25
|
Swindon Port Vale |
3-3 |
|
25.01.25
|
Chesterfield Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
04.01.25
|
Doncaster Port Vale |
1-2 |
|
29.12.24
|
Grimsby Port Vale |
3-0 |
|
26.12.24
|
Bradford City Port Vale |
2-1 |
|
14.12.24
|
Bromley Port Vale |
0-0 |
|
10.12.24
|
Doncaster Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
03.12.24
|
Cheltenham Port Vale |
1-1 |
|
16.11.24
|
Morecambe Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
09.11.24
|
Gillingham Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
22.10.24
|
Harrogate Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
25.04.26
|
Rotherham Reading |
1-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Reading Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
11.04.26
|
Doncaster Reading |
1-0 |
|
06.04.26
|
Reading Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
03.04.26
|
Huddersfield Reading |
1-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
Reading Wigan |
3-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Stevenage Reading |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
|
Burton Albion Reading |
1-2 |
|
14.03.26
|
Reading Plymouth |
2-2 |
|
10.03.26
|
Mansfield Reading |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Luton Reading |
2-3 |
|
28.02.26
|
Reading Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
17.02.26
|
Reading Bolton |
1-1 |
|
14.02.26
|
Reading Wycombe |
3-2 |
|
10.02.26
|
Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
|
AFC Wimbledon Reading |
3-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Northampton Reading |
0-2 |
|
27.01.26
|
Reading Exeter City |
2-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Reading Barnsley |
2-2 |
|
17.01.26
|
Leyton Orient Reading |
3-1 |
|
04.01.26
|
Reading Stockport |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
|
Reading Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Peterborough Reading |
1-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Plymouth Reading |
1-4 |
|
18.12.25
|
Reading Luton |
3-2 |
|
13.12.25
|
Bradford City Reading |
2-0 |
|
09.12.25
|
Reading Peterborough |
1-2 |
|
29.11.25
|
Blackpool Reading |
0-3 |
|
22.11.25
|
Reading Rotherham |
1-1 |
|
06.11.25
|
Reading Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
01.11.25
|
Reading Carlisle |
2-3 |
|
25.10.25
|
Reading Doncaster |
1-1 |
|
21.10.25
|
Reading Northampton |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Cardiff Reading |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Exeter City Reading |
1-1 |
|
07.10.25
|
Reading MK Dons |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Reading Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Reading West Ham United U21 |
3-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Stockport Reading |
1-1 |
|
23.09.25
|
Wrexham Reading |
2-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
Reading Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Barnsley Reading |
3-2 |
|
02.09.25
|
Swindon Reading |
3-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Reading Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
|
Reading AFC Wimbledon |
2-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Wycombe Reading |
2-2 |
|
20.08.25
|
Bolton Reading |
1-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Reading AFC Wimbledon |
1-2 |
|
12.08.25
|
Portsmouth Reading |
1-2 |
|
18.04.26
|
Reading Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
06.04.26
|
Reading Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
28.03.26
|
Reading Wigan |
3-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Reading Plymouth |
2-2 |
|
28.02.26
|
Reading Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
17.02.26
|
Reading Bolton |
1-1 |
|
14.02.26
|
Reading Wycombe |
3-2 |
|
27.01.26
|
Reading Exeter City |
2-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Reading Barnsley |
2-2 |
|
04.01.26
|
Reading Stockport |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Reading Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
18.12.25
|
Reading Luton |
3-2 |
|
09.12.25
|
Reading Peterborough |
1-2 |
|
22.11.25
|
Reading Rotherham |
1-1 |
|
06.11.25
|
Reading Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
01.11.25
|
Reading Carlisle |
2-3 |
|
25.10.25
|
Reading Doncaster |
1-1 |
|
21.10.25
|
Reading Northampton |
1-0 |
|
07.10.25
|
Reading MK Dons |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Reading Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Reading West Ham United U21 |
3-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Reading Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Reading Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
|
Reading AFC Wimbledon |
2-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Reading AFC Wimbledon |
1-2 |
|
09.08.25
|
Reading Huddersfield |
0-2 |
|
26.07.25
|
Reading Portsmouth |
0-4 |
|
19.07.25
|
Reading Tottenham |
0-2 |
|
03.05.25
|
Reading Barnsley |
2-4 |
|
18.04.25
|
Reading Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
05.04.25
|
Reading Wycombe |
1-0 |
|
29.03.25
|
Reading Peterborough |
3-1 |
|
15.03.25
|
Reading Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
11.03.25
|
Reading Wrexham |
2-0 |
|
04.03.25
|
Reading Exeter City |
0-0 |
|
22.02.25
|
Reading Birmingham |
0-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Reading Rotherham |
2-1 |
|
11.02.25
|
Reading Shrewsbury |
1-1 |
|
01.02.25
|
Reading Bolton |
1-0 |
|
18.01.25
|
Reading Stockport |
1-3 |
|
11.01.25
|
Reading Burnley |
1-3 |
|
29.12.24
|
Reading Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
26.12.24
|
Reading Northampton |
4-1 |
|
14.12.24
|
Reading Blackpool |
0-3 |
|
03.12.24
|
Reading Cambridge |
3-0 |
|
01.12.24
|
Reading Harborough Town |
5-3 |
|
12.11.24
|
Reading Newport |
3-0 |
|
02.11.24
|
Reading Fleetwood |
2-0 |
|
26.10.24
|
Reading Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
19.10.24
|
Reading Crawley |
4-1 |
|
25.04.26
|
Rotherham Reading |
1-1 |
|
11.04.26
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Doncaster Reading |
1-0 |
|
03.04.26
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Huddersfield Reading |
1-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Stevenage Reading |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Burton Albion Reading |
1-2 |
|
10.03.26
|
Mansfield Reading |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
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Luton Reading |
2-3 |
|
21.02.26
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Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
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Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
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AFC Wimbledon Reading |
3-2 |
|
31.01.26
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Northampton Reading |
0-2 |
|
17.01.26
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Leyton Orient Reading |
3-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Peterborough Reading |
1-1 |
|
26.12.25
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Plymouth Reading |
1-4 |
|
13.12.25
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Bradford City Reading |
2-0 |
|
29.11.25
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Blackpool Reading |
0-3 |
|
18.10.25
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Cardiff Reading |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
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Exeter City Reading |
1-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Stockport Reading |
1-1 |
|
23.09.25
|
Wrexham Reading |
2-0 |
|
13.09.25
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Barnsley Reading |
3-2 |
|
02.09.25
|
Swindon Reading |
3-2 |
|
23.08.25
|
Wycombe Reading |
2-2 |
|
20.08.25
|
Bolton Reading |
1-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
Portsmouth Reading |
1-2 |
|
02.08.25
|
Lincoln Reading |
2-0 |
|
12.07.25
|
Gillingham Reading |
0-0 |
|
26.04.25
|
Bristol Rovers Reading |
0-2 |
|
21.04.25
|
Mansfield Reading |
1-5 |
|
12.04.25
|
Northampton Reading |
0-0 |
|
08.04.25
|
Shrewsbury Reading |
1-3 |
|
01.04.25
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Blackpool Reading |
3-0 |
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08.03.25
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Crawley Reading |
1-1 |
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01.03.25
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Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
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08.02.25
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Huddersfield Reading |
0-0 |
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28.01.25
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Burton Albion Reading |
3-2 |
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25.01.25
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Leyton Orient Reading |
2-0 |
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04.01.25
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Charlton Reading |
0-0 |
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01.01.25
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Cambridge Reading |
1-3 |
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21.12.24
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Lincoln Reading |
2-0 |
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10.12.24
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Walsall Reading (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
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07.12.24
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Wycombe Reading |
1-1 |
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26.11.24
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Barnsley Reading |
2-2 |
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23.11.24
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Peterborough Reading |
1-2 |
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09.11.24
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Stevenage Reading |
1-1 |
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05.11.24
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Cheltenham Reading |
1-0 |
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29.10.24
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Stockport Reading |
4-1 |
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22.10.24
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Exeter City Reading |
1-2 |
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05.10.24
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Rotherham Reading |
2-1 |
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21.09.24
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Bolton Reading |
5-2 |
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30.08.2025
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Reading Port Vale |
1-0
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20.02.2024
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Reading Port Vale |
2-0
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12.08.2023
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Port Vale Reading |
1-0
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12.08.2023
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Port Vale Reading |
1-0
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