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Reading vs Leicester City

19 Dec 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2026/2027

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6 completed meetings

Reading

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Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2026/2027.

Reading

Latest: Bradford City · 1–1

Match stats

3 Oct 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Bradford City · 2026/2027

Leicester City

Latest: Barnsley · 1–1

Match stats

19 Sept 2026, 12:30 · Away vs Barnsley · 2026/2027

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most

3Reading wins

2Draws

1Leicester City wins

67%Both teams scored

33%Over 2.5 goals

10Reading goals

5Leicester City goals

At Reading’s ground: 3 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2026/2027 · League One

Compare Reading’s home games with Leicester City’s away games.

Reading statsLeicester City stats

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 matchLeicester City

2.80 / 5Goals scored1.50 / 4

1.20 / 5Goals conceded1.25 / 4

4.00 / 5Total match goals2.75 / 4

0.40 / 5Clean sheets / match0.25 / 4

0.00 / 5Failed to score / match0.25 / 4

16.60 / 5Shots15.75 / 4

5.80 / 5Corners6.75 / 4

8.40 / 5Total match corners11.75 / 4

1.20 / 5Cards2.25 / 4

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

More team stats

Results & goals

ReadingStatLeicester City

1.405 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.754 matches

0.405 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.254 matches

60% (3)5 matchesWins25% (1)4 matches

20% (1)5 matchesDraws75% (3)4 matches

20% (1)5 matchesLosses0% (0)4 matches

60% (3)5 matchesHalf-time clean sheets75% (3)4 matches

40% (2)5 matchesScored in both halves25% (1)4 matches

60% (3)5 matchesBoth teams scored75% (3)4 matches

Goal frequencies

ReadingStatLeicester City

100%5 matchesScored 1+ goals75%4 matches

80%5 matchesScored 2+ goals25%4 matches

60%5 matchesScored 3+ goals25%4 matches

20%5 matchesScored 4+ goals25%4 matches

60%5 matchesConceded 1+ goals75%4 matches

20%5 matchesConceded 2+ goals25%4 matches

20%5 matchesConceded 3+ goals25%4 matches

60%5 matchesScored 1+ by half-time50%4 matches

40%5 matchesScored 2+ by half-time25%4 matches

40%5 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

40%5 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time25%4 matches

0%5 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time0%4 matches

0%5 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time0%4 matches

Corners

ReadingStatLeicester City

2.605 matchesCorners conceded / match5.004 matches

100%5 matchesWon 3+ corners75%4 matches

80%5 matchesWon 5+ corners75%4 matches

20%5 matchesWon 7+ corners50%4 matches

20%5 matchesWon 9+ corners50%4 matches

40%5 matchesMatch had 8+ corners100%4 matches

20%5 matchesMatch had 10+ corners50%4 matches

20%5 matchesMatch had 12+ corners50%4 matches

20%5 matchesMatch had 14+ corners25%4 matches

Cards

ReadingStatLeicester City

1.405 matchesOpponent cards / match2.254 matches

2.605 matchesTotal cards / match4.504 matches

1.205 matchesYellow cards / match2.254 matches

80%5 matchesReceived 1+ cards100%4 matches

40%5 matchesReceived 2+ cards50%4 matches

0%5 matchesReceived 3+ cards50%4 matches

0%5 matchesReceived 4+ cards25%4 matches

0%5 matchesReceived 5+ cards0%4 matches

60%5 matchesMatch had 3+ cards100%4 matches

20%5 matchesMatch had 5+ cards25%4 matches

0%5 matchesMatch had 7+ cards25%4 matches

Shots & play

ReadingStatLeicester City

11.005 matchesShots conceded / match13.254 matches

46.60%5 matchesPossession / match68.25%4 matches

11.205 matchesFouls / match9.754 matches

3.005 matchesOffsides / match1.004 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.

Reading

Expected goals (xG)8 games with data

1.95 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)8 games with data

1.11 per game

Leicester City

Expected goals (xG)7 games with data

1.46 per game

Expected goals against (xGA)7 games with data

1.45 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Reading

Goals

Assists

Yellow cards

Red cards

No recorded figure

Tackles

Andy Rinomhota12

Lewis Wing 11

Benn Ward10

Leicester City

Goals

Assists

Luke Jonathan Thomas1

Samuel Charles Braybrooke1

Yellow cards

Harry James Souttar2

Samuel Charles Braybrooke2

William Thomas Alves2

Red cards

Oliver Skipp1

Tackles

Luke Jonathan Thomas13

Jayden Joseph12

Samuel Charles Braybrooke11

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Reading

Jack Marriott7 matches

3.49

Kyreece Lisbie7 matches

2.12

Jacob Brown6 matches

1.87

Leicester City

Tommy Watson6 matches

1.38

Bobby De Cordova-Reid5 matches

1.37

Emil Riis3 matches

0.92

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Reading

Jack Marriott7 matches

5.20

Jacob Brown4 matches

2.11

George Earthy4 matches

1.90

Leicester City

Liam Cullen4 matches

1.70

Jayden Joseph3 matches

0.96

Wes Burns3 matches

0.94

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 Marriott7 matches

1.71

Paudie O'Connor4 matches

0.53

George Earthy4 matches

0.43

Leicester City

Liam Cullen4 matches

1.07

Jayden Joseph3 matches

0.53