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Stevenage 0-3 Reading, EFL Cup

0–3

xG 0.57 – 1.62

Half time 0–2

Reading
  • Brown 9′
  • Lane 24′
  • Williams 85′
Kick-off
Venue
SPORTA Arena
Referee
Richard Eley
Attendance
2,013

Stevenage 0-3 Reading. xG 0.6-1.6. Reading deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Stevenage

3-4-1-2 · Alex Revell

Avg rating 6.32

Reading

4-2-3-1 · Leam Richardson

Avg rating 7.55

  • Marschall

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Stevenage

    90′ played

    5.9

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Freestone

    #6 · Centre-back · Stevenage

    90′ played

    6.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.06
  • Vancooten

    #15 · Centre-back · Stevenage

    45′ played

    5.2

    Off 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Taylor

    #22 · Centre-back · Stevenage

    90′ played

    6.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Butler

    #3 · Left midfielder · Stevenage

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.38
  • Houghton

    #4 · Midfielder · Stevenage

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.04
  • Taylor

    #7 · Midfielder · Stevenage

    59′ played

    5.8

    Off 59′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Phillips

    #8 · Right midfielder · Stevenage

    90′ played

    7.1

    Passing

    xA
    0.08
  • Patterson

    #44 · Attacking midfielder · Stevenage

    71′ played

    6.5

    Off 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.23

    Attack

    xG
    0.10
  • Roberts

    #11 · Forward · Stevenage

    59′ played

    6.1

    Off 59′

    xG
    0.10

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Sanderson

    #18 · Forward · Stevenage

    71′ played

    6.1

    Off 71′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Pereira

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Reading

    90′ played

    7.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Dorsett

    #3 · Left-back · Reading

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.13
  • Ward

    #16 · Centre-back · Reading

    90′ played

    7.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Masterson

    #23 · Centre-back · Reading

    90′ played

    7.4

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

  • Ahmed

    #39 · Right-back · Reading

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
  • Fraser

    #6 · Defensive midfielder · Reading

    90′ played

    7.3

    Passing

    xA
    0.03
  • Savage

    #8 · Defensive midfielder · Reading

    90′ played

    7.5

    Passing

    xA
    0.21

    Attack

    xG
    0.05
  • Lane

    #32 · Left winger · Reading

    89′ played

    8.6

    1 goal, 1 assistOff 90′Player of the match

    xG
    0.08

    Passing

    xA
    0.11
  • Earthy

    #17 · Attacking midfielder · Reading

    81′ played

    7.0

    Off 81′

    Passing

    xA
    0.21

    Attack

    xG
    0.09
  • Williams

    #14 · Right winger · Reading

    90′ played

    8.0

    1 goal

    xG
    0.95

    Passing

    xA
    0.24
  • Brown

    #18 · Forward · Reading

    90′ played

    7.8

    1 goal

    xG
    0.22

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

Bench

  • Piergianni

    #5 · Substitute · Stevenage

    45′ played

    7.0

    On 46′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.07
  • Knight

    #26 · Substitute · Stevenage

    31′ played

    6.0

    On 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
  • Mellon

    #28 · Substitute · Stevenage

    31′ played

    6.1

    On 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.14
  • Magennis

    #9 · Substitute · Stevenage

    19′ played

    6.0

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
  • Kemp

    #10 · Substitute · Stevenage

    19′ played

    6.6

    On 71′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

Bench

  • Lisbie

    #19 · Substitute · Reading

    9′ played

    1 assistOn 81′

    Attack

    xG
    0.11
  • Kyerewaa

    #11 · Substitute · Reading

    1′ played

    On 90′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Timmy96 / CC0 · Egghead06 / CC BY-SA 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 57%Possession43%
    STE 57%, REA 43%.
  • 0.57Expected goals (xG)1.62
    STE 0.57, REA 1.62.
  • 0.57Non-penalty xG1.62
    STE 0.57, REA 1.62.
  • 0.26xG on target2.00
    STE 0.26, REA 2.00.
  • 13Shots10
    STE 13, REA 10.
  • 3On target5
    STE 3, REA 5.
  • 3Big chances4
    STE 3, REA 4.
  • 524Passes392
    STE 524, REA 392.
  • 85%Pass accuracy78%
    STE 85%, REA 78%.
  • 5Corners5
    STE 5, REA 5.
  • 5Tackles6
    STE 5, REA 6.
  • 8Interceptions12
    STE 8, REA 12.
  • 7.0PPDA (lower = more pressing)6.9
    STE 7.0, REA 6.9.
  • 6Fouls13
    STE 6, REA 13.
  • 2Yellow cards2
    STE 2, REA 2.
  • 0Red cards0
    STE 0, REA 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

StevenageReading
  1. 9′
    Goal, Brown (Lane)0–1
  2. 24′
    Goal, Lane0–2
  3. Yellow card, Butler
    29′
  4. 41′
    Yellow card, Dorsett
  5. Substitution, Piergianni (Off Vancooten)
    46′
  6. Substitution, Knight (Off Taylor / Roberts)
    59′
  7. Substitution, Mellon (Off Taylor / Roberts)
    59′
  8. Substitution, Magennis (Off Sanderson / Patterson)
    71′
  9. Substitution, Kemp (Off Sanderson / Patterson)
    71′
  10. 81′
    Substitution, Lisbie (Off Earthy)
  11. 85′
    Goal, Williams (Lisbie)0–3
  12. 89′
    Yellow card, Ward
  13. Yellow card, Piergianni
    89′
  14. 90′
    Substitution, Kyerewaa (Off Lane)

Photos: Timmy96 / CC0

23 shots

Every shot

← REA attack

STE attack →

Williams 85′Reading · Goal · Open play · Right foot0.99xGOT0.95xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Stevenage0.57xG

Reading1.62xG

Full time0–3

0.00.51.01.52.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Brown 9′Lane 24′Williams 85′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Stevenage on top45%

Reading on top55%

HT0′–5′: Stevenage on top5′–10′: Reading on top10′–15′: Reading on top15′–20′: Stevenage on top20′–25′: Stevenage on top25′–30′: Stevenage on top30′–35′: Reading on top35′–40′: Reading on top40′–45′: Stevenage on top45′–50′: Stevenage on top50′–55′: Reading on top55′–60′: Reading on top60′–65′: Stevenage on top65′–70′: Reading on top70′–75′: Stevenage on top75′–80′: Stevenage on top80′–85′: Stevenage on top85′–90′: Reading on top90′–95′: Stevenage on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

34Phillips45Vancooten29Taylor22Houghton46Freestone25Butler6Roberts10Sanderson17Taylor29Marschall17Patterson

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Stevenage · Starting XI until the first substitution (45')Busiest link: Vancooten and Phillips, 29 passes.Centralisation index 0.08: Freestone made 1.8× an even share of the passes.
61Savage31Masterson45Ward50Fraser12Brown22Lane43Dorsett36Ahmed28Williams45Pereira33Earthy

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Reading · Starting XI until the first substitution (80')Busiest link: Fraser and Savage, 22 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Savage made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Stevenage leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 61), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 29).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.