Oxford United 2-0 Reading: result and report
League One · Wednesday 4 November 2026
Result
Oxford United 2-0 Reading
League One · Wednesday 4 November 2026, 19:45 UTC · The Kassam Stadium, Oxford · half-time 0-0
Oxford United 2-0 Reading: match report
Oxford United defeated Reading 2-0 in the League One on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at The Kassam Stadium. The half-time score was 0-0.
Gatlin O'Donkor opened the scoring in the 71st minute. Oxford United's goals came from Gatlin O'Donkor (71') and Mo Missanga (78'). Reading did not score.
Discipline: Oxford United received 2 yellow cards; Reading received 4 yellow cards.
Before kick-off FootballPlazza published a forecast that rated a Oxford United win the most likely result (38%); that call was correct. The over/under 2.5 goals call (45% for over) was right, and the both-teams-to-score call (51%) was wrong. Every published forecast is graded the same way on the Results page.
Going into the game Oxford United were 4th on 23 points from 12 and Reading 6th on 22 points from 13. In the current table Oxford United are 3rd on 26 points and Reading are 6th on 22 points.
Oxford United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Reading in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Cameron Brannagan of Oxford United (8.1), ahead of Gatlin O'Donkor (7.7).
How our published forecast did
- Result (home / draw / away)38% / 28% / 34%Correct
- Over 2.5 goals45%Correct
- Both teams score51%Missed
Key events
- 40'Yellow card · Peter Kioso
- 41'Yellow card · Josh Stokes
- 71'Goal · Gatlin O'Donkor
- 76'Yellow card · Paudie O'Connor
- 78'Goal · Mo Missanga
- 82'Yellow card · Andrew Farai Rinomhota
- 84'Yellow card · Kyreece Lisbie
- 88'Yellow card · Louie Sibley
Form and table
- Oxford UnitedLast five: D W D W D
- ReadingLast five: W L W W D
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oxford United | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 26 | WDWDW |
| 6 | Reading | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 22 | LWWDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
Oxford United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Simon Eastwood, Peter Kioso, Michal Helik, Ciaron Brown, Jack Currie, Kai Andrews, Cameron Brannagan, Aidomo Emakhu, Tyler Goodrham, Siriki Dembélé, Mark Harris
Reading line-up (4-4-1-1)
Joel Pereira, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Paudie O'Connor, Jeriel Dorsett, Haydon Roberts, Kyreece Lisbie, Lewis Wing, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Daniel Kyerewaa, Josh Stokes, Jack Marriott
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