Leyton Orient vs Reading match stats & report

3–1 Full time

League One · England · Regular Season - 27 · Matchroom Stadium, London · Ref Elliot Bell, England

Leyton Orient stats & fixtures · Reading stats & fixtures

Leyton Orient beat Reading 3–1 in League One on 17 January 2026. Expected goals finished 1.19–0.83. Reading had 55% of the ball.

Leyton Orient vs Reading match statistics

Leyton OrientReading

45% Ball possession 55%
1.19 Expected goals (xG) 0.83
15 Total shots 7
5 Shots on target 1
5 Shots off target 6
5 Blocked shots 0
11 Shots inside the box 6
6 Corners 1
13 Fouls 17
7 Offsides 1
3 Yellow cards 3
304 Passes 385
66% Pass accuracy 68%
0 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

7' Yellow card A. Yiadom Reading
39' Yellow card C. Savage Reading
45' Goal D. Ballard (assist O. O'Neill) Leyton Orient
52' Goal J. Marriott (assist K. Doyle) Reading
57' Yellow card T. Archibald Leyton Orient
65' Goal D. Ballard (assist T. Archibald) Leyton Orient
77' Yellow card P. O'Connor Reading
78' Yellow card S. Clare Leyton Orient
85' Goal D. Ballard (assist O. O'Neill) Leyton Orient
90+9' Yellow card Killian Cahill Leyton Orient

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Leyton Orient

Confirmed 3-1-4-2 Richard Paul Wellens

33 Killian Cahill

4 J. Simpson 6 W. Forrester 2 T. James

15 T. Bakinson

44 T. Archibald 7 O. O'Neill 25 Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens 28 S. Clare

32 D. Ballard 9 A. Matthews

Bench D. Happe , D. Mitchell , M. Craig , K. Casey , J. Koroma , J. Moorhouse , A. Abdulai

Reading

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Noel Hunt

1 Joel Pereira

3 J. Dorsett 15 P. O'Connor 12 F. Burns 17 A. Yiadom

8 C. Savage 10 L. Wing

11 D. Kyerewaa 29 K. Doyle 30 M. Ritchie

7 J. Marriott

Bench L. Fraser , K. Ehibhatiomhan , M. Stickland , J. Stevens , P. Lane , A. Ahmed , W. Keane

Form guide

Leyton Orient at home

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 4.7 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

45% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Reading away

5–2–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 0.8 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 5.4 per game
Shots on target: 5.2 per game

41% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Leyton Orient vs Reading head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
20 Sep 25	Reading v Leyton Orient	2–1
25 Jan 25	Leyton Orient v Reading	2–0
14 Sep 24	Reading v Leyton Orient	0–1
27 Jan 24	Reading v Leyton Orient	1–1
7 Oct 23	Leyton Orient v Reading	2–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Leyton Orient vs Reading head-to-head record