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 46 games · 54 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 46 games · 63 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	Stockport County FC	46	77
4	Bradford City AFC	46	77
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
6	Stevenage FC	46	75
7	Luton Town FC	46	74
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	73
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	67
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	65
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	63
12	Reading FC	46	63
13	Blackpool FC	46	60
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	60
15	Barnsley FC	46	59
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	56
17	Burton Albion FC	46	54
18	Peterborough United FC	46	53
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	53
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	52
21	Exeter City FC	46	49
22	Port Vale FC	46	42
23	Rotherham United FC	46	41
24	Northampton Town FC	46	35

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
#17	Position	#12
54	Points	63
46	Played	46
13 / 15 / 18	W / D / L	16 / 15 / 15
50	Scored	64
60	Conceded	60
-10	GD	+4
1.17	PPG	1.37
28%	Win %	35%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Burton Albion FC are 17th (54 pts). Reading FC are 12th (63 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
With this win, Reading FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Smith	3
Chem Campbell	2
Rumarn Burrell	2
Mason Bennett	1
Mustapha Carayol	1
Bobby Kamwa	1
Danilo Orsi-Dadomo	1
Michael Craig	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

1.31 Burton Albion FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.55 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Reading FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC32% Draw28% Reading FC40%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes58% 0% No42%

Avg goals/match: 2.86

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	78%	22%
± 2.5	54%	46%
± 3.5	32%	68%
± 4.5	17%	83%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw

60%

Draw or Reading FC

68%

Burton Albion FC or Reading FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Burton Albion FC24% Draw45% Reading FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.6%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 1

0 – 0

7.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.8%

1 – 0

6.6%

2 – 2

5.7%

2 – 0

4.9%

1 – 3

4.5%

0 – 3

3.4%

3 – 1

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap	Burton Albion FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	9%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	17%	69%
-0.5	31%	—	69%
+0.5	59%	—	41%
+1	59%	20%	21%
+1.5	79%	—	21%
+2	79%	13%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

22% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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