In a mid week match on Wed Feb 16th, in week 24, Reading will travel to Peterborough to battle Peterborough United in a meeting of these two evenly matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 13 degrees, a perfect day for football. Peterborough United sits at 22nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Preston North End. Cameron Archer struck first for Preston North End in the 80th minute on a feed from Alan Browne, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Peterborough United couldn’t manage to score, and Preston North End took the shutout win. Peterborough United looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while reading sits at 21st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-3 loss against Coventry City. Lucas João scored the first goal for Reading in the 23rd minute, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Gustavo Hamer sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Dominic Hyam But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 65th minute on a goal by Ian Maatsen. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. John Swift struck first for Reading in the 64th minute, then Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru added another in the 67th minute.
Reading’s top weapon lately has been Lucas João, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Jonson Clarke-Harris and Jack Marriott are the top scorers for Peterborough United in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.