Luton and Reading have met 9 times in our records since 2020/21: Luton 3 wins, 3 draws, Reading 3. Goals 13–12, 2.8 a meeting on average; both sides scored in 5 of 9, 4 went over 2.5 goals, 2 were goalless.
Venue split: at Luton the home side is W1 D2 L1; at Reading it is W2 D1 L2. The pre-match favourite won 5 of the 9 priced meetings, 3 ended level. The first goal arrives after 23 minutes on average, in the first half in 6 of 7.
16th of 24 · 11 pts from 9 · W3 D2 L4 · goals 17:17 · last five DLLWL
Luton: form, goal timing & results →England7th of 24 · 15 pts from 10 · W4 D3 L3 · goals 22:12 · last five WDDWL
Reading: form, goal timing & results →EnglandAll 9 meetings
newest first · odds are closing 1X2 prices| Date | Competition | Home | Score | Away | HT | 1st goal | 1 | X | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-15 | League One 2026/27 | Reading | 3:4 | Luton | 3:1 | 6' | 2.94 | 3.42 | 2.24 |
| 2026-03-07 | League One 2025/26 | Luton | 2:3 | Reading | 1:1 | 5' | 1.75 | 3.65 | 4.37 |
| 2025-12-18 | League One 2025/26 | Reading | 3:2 | Luton | 1:0 | 8' | 2.60 | 3.11 | 2.77 |
| 2023-04-19 | Championship 2022/23 | Reading | 1:1 | Luton | 0:0 | 51' | 5.08 | 3.42 | 1.76 |
| 2022-11-01 | Championship 2022/23 | Luton | 0:0 | Reading | 0:0 | none | 2.03 | 3.33 | 3.89 |
| 2022-05-07 | Championship 2021/22 | Luton | 1:0 | Reading | 1:0 | 46' | 1.59 | 3.93 | 5.98 |
| 2022-01-19 | Championship 2021/22 | Reading | 0:2 | Luton | 0:1 | 33' | 4.37 | 3.53 | 1.85 |
| 2021-04-21 | Championship 2020/21 | Luton | 0:0 | Reading | 0:0 | none | 3.38 | 3.48 | 2.13 |
| 2020-12-26 | Championship 2020/21 | Reading | 2:1 | Luton | 2:0 | 9' | 2.51 | 3.04 | 3.07 |
Biggest Luton win: 0:2 (away, 19 Jan 2022). Biggest Reading win: 2:3 (away, 7 Mar 2026).
When the goals arrive in this fixture
25 goals in 9 meetingsEvery goal in every meeting on record, by 15-minute band; 45+ and 90+ are stoppage time.
How to read this page: the record is every competitive meeting in our data, across divisions. Model probabilities come from the league's scoring and goal-timing data alone — they know nothing about injuries or motivation, and the market usually does. Statistics, not betting advice — never bet more than you can afford to lose.
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