Leyton Orient vs Reading · League One
Leyton Orient
9-5-12
3 – 1
FT
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Reading
9-8-8
Gaughan Group Stadium · London · England
Reading went down 3-1 to Leyton Orient at Gaughan Group Stadium (crowd 8,492); Reading had not lost in 5 until now. Leyton Orient went ahead through Dominic Ballard at the 45-minute mark and Reading were back level through Jack Marriott after 52 minutes; Dominic Ballard got the deciding goal at the 65-minute mark and Dominic Ballard widened the gap late on, at 85 minutes. Yellow cards: six. Reading kept the ball 55% of the time and shot 7 times, Leyton Orient 15. Leyton Orient hit the target 5 times from 15 attempts.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League One England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season
- Ground
- Gaughan Group Stadium · London · England
- Crowd
- 8,492
- Referee
- Elliot Bell
- Leyton Orient form
- LDWLL
- Reading form
- WLLWD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leyton Orient | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Reading | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Side by side
13Fouls17
3Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
6Corner Kicks1
0Saves2
45%Possession55%
15Shots7
5On Goal1
30%On Target %10%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
5Blocked Shots1
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 3-1
🟨Killian Cahill
90'+9'
⚽Dominic Ballard
85'3 - 1
🔁Daniel Happereplacing William Forrester
85'
84'
🔁Paddy Lanereplacing Finley Burns
🔁Kaelan Caseyreplacing Sean Clare
82'
🟨Sean Clare
78'
77'
🟨Paudie O'Conner
73'
🔁Will Keanereplacing Charlie Savage
73'
🔁Kelvin Ehibhatiomhanreplacing Kamari Doyle
⚽Dominic Ballard
65'2 - 1
60'
🔁Liam Fraserreplacing Matt Ritchie
🔁Azeem Abdulaireplacing Ajay Matthews
58'
🟨Theo Archibald
57'
52'1 - 1
⚽Jack Marriott
Half-time · 1-0
⚽Dominic Ballard
45'1 - 0
39'
🟨Charlie Savage
7'
🟨Andy Yiadom
Kick-off
Teams
Leyton Orient3-1-4-2
32⚽⚽⚽Ballard
9↓Matthews
44🟨Archibald
7O'Neill
28🟨↓Clare
25Wellens
2James
4Simpson
6↓Forrester
15Bakinson
33🟨Cahill
Bench
- 5Daniel Happeon for William Forrester, 85'
- 16Kaelan Caseyon for Sean Clare, 82'
- 11Demetri Mitchell
- 21Jack Moorhouse
- 14Michael Craig
- 22Azeem Abdulaion for Ajay Matthews, 58'
- 17Josh Koroma
Reading4-2-3-1
7⚽Marriott
11Kyerewaa
29↓Doyle
30↓Ritchie
8🟨↓Savage
10Wing
3Dorsett
15🟨O'Conner
17🟨Yiadom
12↓Burns
1Pereira
Bench
- 25Jack Stephens
- 32Paddy Laneon for Finley Burns, 84'
- 9Kelvin Ehibhatiomhanon for Kamari Doyle, 73'
- 22Michael Stickland
- 6Liam Fraseron for Matt Ritchie, 60'
- 27Will Keaneon for Charlie Savage, 73'
- 39Ashqar Ahmed
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 |  Stockport County | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 23 |
| 3 |  Bradford City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 |
| 4 |  Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 5 |  Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 |
| 6 |  Cambridge United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 20 |
| 7 |  Oxford United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 19 |
| 8 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 18 |
| 9 |  Mansfield Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 |
| 10 |  Luton Town | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 17 |
| 11 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
| 12 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 |
| 13 |  Leicester City | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 15 |  Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
| 16 |  AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 |
| 17 |  Doncaster Rovers | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 |
| 18 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -6 | 12 |
| 19 |  Notts County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 21 |  Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 |
| 22 |  Bromley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -16 | 9 |
| 23 |  Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 |  Wigan Athletic | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 |
Meetings
3Leyton Orient wins
1Level
1Reading wins
Last times they met
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Reading
2–1
Leyton Orient · 2025-26 English League One
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Leyton Orient
2–0
Reading · 2024-25 English League One
FT
Reading
0–1
Leyton Orient · 2024-25 English League One
FT
Reading
1–1
Leyton Orient · 2023-24 English League One
FT
Leyton Orient
2–1
Reading · 2023-24 English League One
Form
Last games: Leyton Orient
W2-1L1-0L3-0L3-1D1-1
Last games: Reading
W3-2W4-1D1-1W2-0W1-0
