READING, England (Interstat) — Paddy Patrick Lane Lane scored in the 52nd minute and Reading made that goal stand in a 1-0 victory over Leyton Orient at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading, Berkshire. Lewis Wing supplied the assist on the only goal. Reading, the home side, protected the narrow lead through the closing stages and held the visiting side scoreless. The first half ended without a goal, and the match remained tight after the break until Lane’s finish separated the teams. Reading’s defense and game management kept Leyton Orient from producing an equalizer. The result gave Reading a home win and left Leyton Orient with a road loss.

Lane played 90 minutes and scored once. Wing played 90 minutes and recorded one assist. Reading’s J. Stokes was shown a yellow card in the 14th minute. Reading’s P. O’Connor was booked in the 48th minute, and Leyton Orient’s A. Connolly was booked in the 49th minute. Stokes’s booking was the only card of the first half. O’Connor and Connolly were booked in quick succession after the restart, before Lane’s goal in the 52nd minute. No further goals were scored after the 52nd minute. Reading then managed the game with the lead, while Leyton Orient searched for a response without finding one.

Leyton Orient made substitutions involving D. Scarlett and J. Olowu in the 62nd minute. Y. Akhamrich was involved in a Leyton Orient substitution in the 72nd minute. Reading made substitutions involving J. Stokes and J. Reid in the 73rd minute. Connolly was involved in a Leyton Orient substitution in the 85th minute. Reading made substitutions involving K. Lisbie and P. Lane in the fourth minute of stoppage time. P. Lane was substituted in stoppage time after scoring the winner. The substitutions changed the shape of both sides late in the match, but the score stayed unchanged after Lane’s 52nd-minute goal. Reading held the advantage after the goal and limited Leyton Orient’s chances in the final minutes. Leyton Orient could not turn its late possession into a shot on target that changed the result, and Reading closed out the clean sheet.

Reading entered the match after a 1-0 loss at Wigan and a 2-0 home loss to Chelsea U21. Before that, Reading had beaten MK Dons 5-1 on the road and drawn 1-1 at home with Bradford City. Reading also drew 2-2 at Wycombe, beat Notts 2-0 at home, lost 2-1 at Cambridge, beat Blackpool 3-1 at home, beat Mansfield 5-0 at home and drew 0-0 at AFC Wimbledon. Leyton Orient entered after a 2-0 home win over Blackpool and a scoreless draw at Bradford City, following a 2-0 home loss to Plymouth. The result moved Reading to five wins, three losses and three draws in the competition and five wins, four losses and three draws across all competitions. Leyton Orient is now one win, two losses and one draw in the competition and one win, two losses and one draw across all competitions. Reading next hosts Barnsley, while Leyton Orient next visits Burton. Reading’s upcoming schedule also includes a trip to Plymouth, a visit to Oxford, a trip to Stockport, a home match against Bromley, a home match against Doncaster, a trip to Burton, a home match against Leicester and a trip to Stevenage.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Reading 1, Leyton Orient 1. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Reading with a 71.5 percent probability to win. Reading had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.25, and the total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.75.