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 15 games · 17 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Edward Duckworth (England)

7 games this season 🟨 2.6/game ⚽ 7.4 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

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
#15	Position	#7
17	Points	22
15	Played	15
4 / 5 / 6	W / D / L	6 / 4 / 5
20	Scored	26
27	Conceded	18
-7	GD	+8
1.13	PPG	1.47
27%	Win %	40%

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

33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Burton Albion FC are 15th (17 pts). Reading FC are 7th (22 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

6/3

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

2/3

76+

4/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Reading FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/–

46-60

7/3

61-75

4/4

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC

Jack Armer	3 G	1 A
Finn Delap	3 G
Matthew Dennis	1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke	1 G

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	4 G	1 A
Kyrell Lisbie	3 G	1 A
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Burton Albion FC is hosting Reading FC for another epic battle.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.

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

1.34 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.95 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC28% Draw26% Reading FC46%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes63% 0% No37%

Avg goals/match: 3.29

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	84%	16%
± 2.5	63%	37%
± 3.5	41%	59%
± 4.5	24%	76%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

53%

Draw or Reading FC

72%

Burton Albion FC or Reading FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC21% Draw42% Reading FC37%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

10.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 2

0 – 1

6.6%

2 – 1

6.3%

2 – 2

6.1%

1 – 3

5.9%

0 – 0

5.3%

0 – 3

4.5%

1 – 0

4.3%

2 – 3

2 – 0

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	7%	89%
-1.5	11%	—	89%
-1	11%	14%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	21%	29%
+1.5	71%	—	29%
+2	71%	15%	14%
+2.5	86%	—	14%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

15% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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