Reading vs Colchester result
Team pages: Reading · Colchester
Reading 3–1 Colchester — Reading won this League Cup match.
The numbers
- Result: Reading 3–1 Colchester · League Cup
- Venue: Madejski Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
- Referee: J. Smith
- Recent form: Reading 1W 1D 3L · Colchester 3W 0D 2L
Reading 3–1 Colchester (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →
Key stats
The model’s pre-match pick
The TACTIX model has priced Reading vs Colchester across every betting markets. The model’s pre-match pick for this fixture:
No model pick was recorded for this fixture.
Match statistics & details
| Reading | Colchester | |
|---|---|---|
| 60% | Possession | 40% |
| 12 | Shots | 11 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 5 |
| 10 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 4 | Corners | 5 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 4 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 595 | Passes | 398 |
| 88% | Pass accuracy | 79% |
Reading player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Southwood | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Felipe Araruna | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7.9 |
| M. Morrison | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 |
| L. Moore | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 |
| E. Bristow | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| M. Olise | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 |
| S. Aluko | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| J. Laurent | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Lucas João | 82 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 |
| S. Baldock | 67 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| M. McNulty | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| A. Rinomhota sub | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| O. Richards sub | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| N. Lambert sub | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Colchester player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Gerken | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| M. Scarlett | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| T. Eastman | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| T. Smith | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| C. Bramall | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| H. Pell | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.6 |
| K. Poku | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| J. Brown | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8.2 |
| C. Harriott | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| B. Stevenson | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| N. Chilvers | 71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| C. Senior sub | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| M. Miranda sub | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
Form, head-to-head & standings
The numbers behind Reading v Colchester — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)
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