The kick off for the match between Reading and Brentford will take place at 20:00 (UK time) - Tuesday, 09/15 - at the Madejski Stadium (Select Car Leasing Stadium). This clash of the 2026/27 EFL Cup looks very promising!
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APWin predictions for Reading vs Brentford
With odds already released by major bookmakers, our experts have crunched the numbers and dissected the key match data. Find our value-packed prediction for this encounter below:
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Reading Preview
Reading has played 2 matches in the EFL Cup so far, with 1 wins, 1 draws, and 0 losses. This results in an average of 2 points per match.
In the 2026/27 season, the team has recorded 23 wins, 18 draws, and 19 losses. Reading's attack has scored 92 goals, 4 of them in the league, which gives an average of 2 goals per league match and 1.53 goals per match across the entire season.
Jack Marriott is the team’s top scorer with 16 goals, while Lewis Wing leads the team in assists with 11. Defensively, The Royals has conceded 1 goals in the league (an average of 0.5) and 78 goals throughout the entire season (an average of 1.3 over 60 matches).
Brentford preview
In 1 EFL Cup matches, Brentford has recorded 1 wins, 0 draws, and 0 losses, with an average of 3 points per game.
In the 2026/27 season, the team has 20 wins in 49 matches. The team has scored 79 goals, 6 of them in the EFL Cup (an average of 6 goals per match), with Igor Thiago being the team's top scorer with 22 goals and Mikkel Damsgaard providing 4 assists.
Defensively, Brentford FC has conceded 1 goals in the league and 60 in the 2026/27 season overall, resulting in an average of 1.22 goals conceded per match.
Head to head: Reading vs Brentford
Review the head-to-head record between the teams, featuring key data to support your match prediction.
Reading
England - League Cup
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | L W W W D |
2 |
| Home | W W D L L |
1.4 |
| Away | L W D D D |
1.2 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Goals | 2.5 | 0 | 2.5 |
| Scored | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Conceded | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 |
| Both Teams to Score | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Without Conceding | 50% | 0% | 50% |
| Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1st to Score | 100% | 0% | 100% |
|
xG
|
1 | 0 | 1.5 |
|
xGA
|
0.93 | 0 | 1.43 |
Brentford
England - League Cup
| Form | Last 5 | PPG |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | D D D W W |
1.8 |
| Home | D W D W D |
1.8 |
| Away | D D W D L |
1.2 |
| Stats | Overall | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win % | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Goals | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Scored | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Both Teams to Score | 100% | 0% | 100% |
| Without Conceding | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Failed To Score | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 1st to Score | 100% | 0% | 100% |
|
xG
|
1.05 | 0 | 2.05 |
|
xGA
|
-0.19 | 0 | 0.81 |
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