Matchday

FA Cup 25/26, Round 1 · 1 Nov 2025

Reading 2–2 Carlisle United

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Oct 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.7 – 1.2
Actual xG
–
Goals
2 – 2

Footybot made Reading favourites at 49%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Reading

23 Sep 2025L 0–2at Wrexham EFL Cup
26 Aug 2025W 2–1v AFC Wimbledon EFL Cup
12 Aug 2025W 2–1at Portsmouth EFL Cup

Carlisle United

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Reading

No player stats recorded.

Carlisle United

No player stats recorded.