Stevenage 0-3 Reading, EFL Cup
- 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
- 5.9
Marschall
#1 · Goalkeeper · Stevenage
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 5.8
Taylor
#7 · Midfielder · Stevenage
59′ played
Off 59′
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 6.5
Patterson
#44 · Attacking midfielder · Stevenage
71′ played
Off 71′
Passing
- xA
- 0.23
Attack
- xG
- 0.10
- 7.7
Pereira
#1 · Goalkeeper · Reading
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 7.7
Ward
#16 · Centre-back · Reading
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 7.4
Masterson
#23 · Centre-back · Reading
90′ played
No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.
- 8.6
Lane
#32 · Left winger · Reading
89′ played
1 goal, 1 assistOff 90′Player of the match
- xG
- 0.08
Passing
- xA
- 0.11
Bench
Bench

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)1.62STE 0.57, REA 1.62.
- 0.57Non-penalty xG1.62STE 0.57, REA 1.62.
- 0.26xG on target2.00STE 0.26, REA 2.00.
- 13Shots10STE 13, REA 10.
- 3On target5STE 3, REA 5.
- 3Big chances4STE 3, REA 4.
- 524Passes392STE 524, REA 392.
- 85%Pass accuracy78%STE 85%, REA 78%.
- 5Corners5STE 5, REA 5.
- 5Tackles6STE 5, REA 6.
- 8Interceptions12STE 8, REA 12.
- 7.0PPDA (lower = more pressing)6.9STE 7.0, REA 6.9.
- 6Fouls13STE 6, REA 13.
- 2Yellow cards2STE 2, REA 2.
- 0Red cards0STE 0, REA 0.
Minute by minute
Every moment
Stevenage
Reading- 9′
- 24′Goal, Lane0–2
- Yellow card, Butler29′
- 41′Yellow card, Dorsett
- Substitution, Piergianni (Off Vancooten)46′
- Substitution, Knight (Off Taylor / Roberts)59′
- Substitution, Mellon (Off Taylor / Roberts)59′
- Substitution, Magennis (Off Sanderson / Patterson)71′
- Substitution, Kemp (Off Sanderson / Patterson)71′
- 81′
- 85′
- 89′Yellow card, Ward
- Yellow card, Piergianni89′
- 90′
Photos: Timmy96 / CC0
23 shots
Every shot
← REA attack
STE attack →
- 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
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%
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
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.
Stevenage leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.08 against 0.07).
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.






