AFC Wimbledon vs Reading Prediction

AFC Wimbledon
0-0
Finished
HT 0-0
Reading
The Cherry Red Records Stadium, London·M. Barlow 22/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
3.6 / 10
AI Best Pick
68%Trust
Double Chance
Draw or Away Win
1.48
SignalSOLIDModel55%SurpriseMediumGap+0.6%
AFC Wimbledon Rest
3 days
Reading Rest
3 days

AFC Wimbledon vs Reading: result, form and history

AFC Wimbledon and Reading drew 0-0 in the League One on 22 Aug 2026. Reading had gone in with the better form, having won 4 of their previous five against 1 for AFC Wimbledon.

Games between these two are rarely quiet: their 3 previous meetings averaged 3.7 goals, and both sides scored in 3 of them. Referee M. Barlow averages 3.17 cards a game, 0.93 fewer than other referees in the same competitions.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
25%2.55
X
24%3.30
2
51%2.63
Double Chance
1X
49%1.44
X2
75%1.48
Both Teams to Score
Yes
51%1.75
No
49%1.95
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.07 + 1.34 = 2.41
Over 1.5
70%1.30
Over 2.5
46%2.00
Over 3.5
24%3.40
Under 1.5
30%3.20
Under 2.5
54%1.77
Under 3.5
76%1.28
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.1 + 5 = 10.1
Over 8.5
63%1.53
Over 9.5
51%1.86
Over 10.5
41%2.35
Under 8.5
37%2.28
Under 9.5
49%1.81
Under 10.5
59%1.50
Cards
Projected Cards: 1.7 + 1.9 = 3.6
Over 3.5
37%-
Over 4.5
21%-
Under 3.5
63%-
Under 4.5
79%-

Match Events

19'M. HippolyteFoul
29'P. O'ConnorUnsportsmanlike conduct
29'R. JohnsonUnsportsmanlike conduct
38'A. RinomhotaFoul
65'A. Rinomhota INC. Savage out
65'J. Stokes ING. Earthy out
68'C. SavageFoul
75'Z. Nelson INC. Maycock out
82'J. Stockley INA. Sasu out
87'D. Kyerewaa INR. Williams out
87'H. Roberts INP. Lane out
90+1'M. Hippolyte INS. Sessegnon out
90+5'K. Lisbie INJ. Brown out

Lineups

AFC Wimbledon
3-5-2Coach: Johnnie Jackson
Reading
4-2-3-1Coach: Leam Richardson
Avg rating6.96
Avg rating6.76
Joe McDonnell7.720J. McDonnell
Isaac Ogundere7.233I. Ogundere
Dan Sweeney7.326D. Sweeney
Ryan JohnsonC6.96R. Johnson
James Tilley7.07J. Tilley
Zack Nelson7.210Z. Nelson
Alistair Smith6.912A. Smith
Myles Hippolyte6.921M. Hippolyte
Steve Seddon6.93S. Seddon
Marcus Browne6.511M. Browne
Jayden Stockley7.29J. Stockley
Joel Pereira7.21J. Pereira
Udoka Godwin-Malife7.22U. Godwin-Malife
Paudie O’Connor6.915P. O’Connor
Benn Ward8.316B. Ward
Haydon Roberts6.25H. Roberts
Lewis WingC7.010L. Wing
Andy Rinomhota6.94A. Rinomhota
Kyreece Lisbie6.619K. Lisbie
Josh Stokes6.628J. Stokes
Daniel Kyerewaa6.511D. Kyerewaa
Jack Marriott6.07J. Marriott

AFC Wimbledon Substitutes

8Callum Maycock75'for Z. Nelson6.3
29Aron Sasu82'for J. Stockley6.5
2Steven Sessegnon90+1'for M. Hippolyte
1Nathan Bishop
17Andy Yiadom
5Ollie Harrison
16Antwoine Hackford

Reading Substitutes

8Charlie Savage65'for A. Rinomhota68'6.7
17George Earthy65'for J. Stokes6.3
14Randell Williams87'for D. Kyerewaa6.7
32Paddy Lane87'for H. Roberts6.3
18Jacob Brown90+5'replaced by K. Lisbie
25Jack Stevens
39Ashqar Ahmed

Match Stats

AFC WimbledonReading
37%Ball Possession63%
7Corner Kicks7
2Yellow Cards3
4Total Shots12
2Shots on Goal3
2Shots off Goal2
4Shots Inside Box11
0Shots Outside Box1
0Blocked Shots7
15Fouls13
1Offsides5
3Goalkeeper Saves1
254Total Passes465
162Passes Accurate371
64%Pass Accuracy80%

Team Comparison

AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon
ReadingReading
1475Elo Rating 1626
0.44Attack 1.47
0.74Defense 2.06
0%Hit Rate 64%
12.3Shots per Game 12.3
2.4Shots on Target 4.2
7.5Corners per Game 5.1
1.3Cards per Game 1.3

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend100% in H2H
📉Home Underperforming

Game State Tendencies

AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (0.4 vs 0 in second half)
ReadingReading
  • Tied at half-time in 40% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 50% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.3 vs 0.1 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break

Head to Head

Last 3 meetings, all competitions

AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon2Wins · 67%
Draws00%
ReadingReading1Wins · 33%
3.7Avg Goals
100%Both teams scored3 of 3
100%3+ goals3 of 3

Previous meetings

League One07/02/2026
AFC WimbledonReading
32
League Cup26/08/2025
ReadingAFC Wimbledon
21
League One16/08/2025
ReadingAFC Wimbledon
12

Recent Form

AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon
4W1D5L
18/08/2026
Leyton OrientAFC Wimbledon
6151
L
15/08/2026
HuddersfieldAFC Wimbledon
30
L
08/08/2026
AFC WimbledonNewport County
5141
W
01/08/2026
AFC WimbledonQPR
23
L
28/07/2026
WealdstoneAFC Wimbledon
10
L
25/07/2026
AFC WimbledonCharlton
20
W
22/07/2026
AFC WimbledonNorwich
00
D
18/07/2026
Sutton UtdAFC Wimbledon
12
W
02/05/2026
AFC WimbledonHuddersfield
04
L
25/04/2026
WiganAFC Wimbledon
01
W
ReadingReading
7W0D3L
18/08/2026
ReadingWycombe
3111
W
15/08/2026
ReadingLuton
34
L
08/08/2026
BromleyReading
4151
W
01/08/2026
ReadingCharlton
30
W
31/07/2026
Crawley TownReading
01
W
28/07/2026
Newport CountyReading
04
W
25/07/2026
WokingReading
02
W
17/07/2026
GetafeReading
10
L
11/07/2026
FarnboroughReading
12
W
02/05/2026
ReadingBlackpool
01
L

Referee Profile

M. Barlow89 matches

3.17Cards per match
3.09Yellow cards per match
0.09Red cards per match
23.0Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

M. Barlow3.17
Other referees4.10

3.17 cards a match, 0.93 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.10).

Cards come from 23 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

League One 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1HuddersfieldHuddersfield1274124:11+1325WWWDW
2Stockport CountyStockport County1372424:13+1123LDWWW
3Oxford UnitedOxford United1164119:10+922WDWDW
4BradfordBradford1264210:5+522DDWDD
5PlymouthPlymouth1371521:19+222WLLWW
6ReadingReading1263325:13+1221WWLWD
7Cambridge UnitedCambridge United1356221:18+321DLDWW
8LutonLuton1262424:20+420WWWLW
9Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday1254321:13+819DLLWD
10Mansfield TownMansfield Town1153320:16+418WWDWD
11LeicesterLeicester1253420:17+318WLWWL
12Burton AlbionBurton Albion1345418:19-117WDDLL
13StevenageStevenage1143415:11+415LWLWL
14Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons1236316:19-315WWLWL
15WycombeWycombe1236319:23-415DDWLD
16Leyton OrientLeyton Orient1242616:14+214LLWDL
17AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon123458:19-1113DLLLD
18DoncasterDoncaster1233613:16-312LWLLW
19Notts CountyNotts County1125411:14-311DWLLL
20BlackpoolBlackpool1132616:20-411LWLLL
21PeterboroughPeterborough1224611:21-1010DLDWL
22BromleyBromley1223711:30-199LDLLL
23BarnsleyBarnsley1122711:21-108LLLLD
24WiganWigan122198:20-127LLLWL
#TeamMPGPts
1HuddersfieldHuddersfield1224:1125
2Stockport CountyStockport County1324:1323
3Oxford UnitedOxford United1119:1022
4BradfordBradford1210:522
5PlymouthPlymouth1321:1922
6ReadingReading1225:1321
7Cambridge UnitedCambridge United1321:1821
8LutonLuton1224:2020
9Sheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday1221:1319
10Mansfield TownMansfield Town1120:1618
11LeicesterLeicester1220:1718
12Burton AlbionBurton Albion1318:1917
13StevenageStevenage1115:1115
14Milton Keynes DonsMilton Keynes Dons1216:1915
15WycombeWycombe1219:2315
16Leyton OrientLeyton Orient1216:1414
17AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon128:1913
18DoncasterDoncaster1213:1612
19Notts CountyNotts County1111:1411
20BlackpoolBlackpool1116:2011
21PeterboroughPeterborough1211:2110
22BromleyBromley1211:309
23BarnsleyBarnsley1111:218
24WiganWigan128:207
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About the AFC Wimbledon vs Reading forecast

Every forecast on this page comes from the same model inputs: team ratings, recent form, goals scored and conceded, and how these sides have fared against each other.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

AFC Wimbledon and Reading in the League One table

In the League One table, Reading are 6th and AFC Wimbledon 17th, 8 points apart. League goal record so far: AFC Wimbledon 8-19, Reading 25-13. The full standings are on the League One Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.