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 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Edward Duckworth (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

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
#21	Position	#24
1	Points	0
1	Played	1
0 / 1 / 0	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
1	Scored	3
1	Conceded	4
+0	GD	-1
1.00	PPG	0.00
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 21st (1 pts). Reading FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

0-15

–/–

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

1/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Reading FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Burton Albion FC have kicked off against Reading FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
Burton Albion FC will have plenty to reflect on. Reading FC were simply the better side today.

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

2 / 4

2.44 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.98 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 78%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC44% Draw23% Reading FC33%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes78% 0% No22%

Avg goals/match: 4.42

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	63%	37%
± 4.5	45%	55%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Reading FC

56%

Burton Albion FC or Reading FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Burton Albion FC38% Draw36% Reading FC26%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

2 – 2

6.7%

1 – 1

6.6%

1 – 2

Actual

3 – 1

5.6%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

4.4%

2 – 0

3.7%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.4%

4 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	14%	70%
-1.5	30%	—	70%
-1	30%	18%	52%
-0.5	48%	—	52%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	15%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	9%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

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