Burton Albion FC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

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Tue 17 Mar 2026 · 19:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Burton Albion FC vs Reading FC — League One .

Burton Albion FC 8 games · 12 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Edward Duckworth (England)

4 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Burton Albion FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-03-17 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Reading FC 2026-01-01 Reading FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC 2025-01-28 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC 2024-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC 2024-04-20 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Reading FC	H	1–2	L
14 Mar	Northampton Town FC	A	2–0	W
07 Mar	Stevenage FC	H	0–1	L
03 Mar	Exeter City FC	A	1–1	D
28 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–3	L
24 Feb	Stockport County FC	H	3–0	W

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Mar	Burton Albion FC	A	2–1	W
14 Mar	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–2	D
10 Mar	Mansfield Town FC	A	0–1	L
07 Mar	Luton Town FC	A	3–2	W
28 Feb	Bradford City AFC	H	2–1	W
21 Feb	Port Vale FC	A	1–1	D

Season Stats

Burton Albion FC		Reading FC
#7	Position	#9
12	Points	11
8	Played	7
3 / 3 / 2	W / D / L	3 / 2 / 2
13	Scored	16
12	Conceded	9
+1	GD	+7
1.50	PPG	1.57
38%	Win %	43%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 7th (12 pts). Reading FC are 9th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

0-15

1/–

16-30

5/1

31-45

–/3

46-60

1/–

61-75

2/2

76+

2/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Reading FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

6/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

Jack Armer	2 G	1 A
Finn Delap	2 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	2 G
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The wait is over. Burton Albion FC get us underway at .
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Smith	3
Rumarn Burrell	2
Chem Campbell	2
Michael Craig	1
Jon Bodvarsson	1
Lewis Wing	1
Mason Bennett	1
Mustapha Carayol	1

Head to Head

Burton Albion FC Form

2026-03-17 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Reading FC L 2026-03-14 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Burton Albion FC W 2026-03-07 Burton Albion FC 0–1 Stevenage FC L 2026-03-03 Exeter City FC 1–1 Burton Albion FC D 2026-02-28 Wycombe Wanderers FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC L 2026-02-24 Burton Albion FC 3–0 Stockport County FC W

Reading FC Form

2026-03-17 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2026-03-14 Reading FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-03-10 Mansfield Town FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2026-03-07 Luton Town FC 2–3 Reading FC W 2026-02-28 Reading FC 2–1 Bradford City AFC W 2026-02-21 Port Vale FC 1–1 Reading FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.52 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

2.03 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 68%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC30% Draw25% Reading FC45%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes68% 0% No32%

Avg goals/match: 3.55

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	96%	4%
± 1.5	87%	13%
± 2.5	68%	32%
± 3.5	47%	53%
± 4.5	29%	71%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Reading FC

70%

Burton Albion FC or Reading FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC24% Draw40% Reading FC36%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.7%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 1

6.6%

2 – 2

6.5%

0 – 2

5.9%

1 – 3

5.8%

0 – 1

5.3%

2 – 3

4.4%

0 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

3.9%

1 – 0

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	15%	72%
-0.5	28%	—	72%
+0.5	52%	—	48%
+1	52%	20%	28%
+1.5	72%	—	28%
+2	72%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

14% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.