- Reading are the form favourites to win (W2 D1 v Posh's W0) and were 1-1 with Peterborough in League One 2025/2026.
- Posh are winless in their last 3 home games against Reading (D1 L2).
The main men for Posh and the Royals
Harry Leonard (Pictured) has been Peterborough's main man this season, having scored 3 of the team's 8 goals across the last 5 matches, but Reading's hot hand is Kyreece Lisbie, who has notched 2 of his 3 total goals for the Royals in their most recent 5-match sequence. Robbie Savage has been at the helm at Posh since 2 October 2026 and Leam Richardson took over at Reading on 28 October 2025.
Reading will be tough to beat
Reading make a narrow favourite for this one at 34/25, but I'd rather take the hosts at 7/4 and the draw at 12/5 in the full-time result market as a Peterborough United win-draw-win double and a recent draw for Reading, both appear to be well priced given the recent form of both sides.
The draw was the result when these two sides met in League One 2025/2026 and with Posh winless in their last 3 at home to Reading, I would expect the visitors to at least get something from this game. In fact, it's the visitors who are in the better form of the two, having won two of their last five games and drawn 0-0 in their most recent away league outing against Plymouth Argyle in the previous round of League One 2026/2027 matches.
Tactical clash could lead to an open cup clash
The tactical clash should make for a proper cup clash on Saturday, as Peterborough will be set up as a compact unit, aiming to win the ball back on transition and hit their opponents with direct counter attacks, whilst Reading are a much more structured team who play through their striker and look to stretch teams with crosses and runs off the shoulder.
Richardson's side should have the edge in that respect, but with Peterborough's home record in the league (W2 D1 L2), it's clear that Posh are still an outside bet here.
Posh have conceded 1.60 goals per game at home in League One this season, letting in 8 goals in total, while Reading have scored 1.75 goals per away game in the same competition and have only conceded an average of 1.00 goal per game on the road.
I think Reading are the steadier of the two sides and should nick this game, but the odds for goals suggest that this will be a competitive cup tie, so I'm going with Over 2.5 goals at 71/100 and Both Teams To Score at 3/5.
