Huddersfield Town AFC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Huddersfield Town AFC vs Reading FC — League One at John Smith's Stadium.
- Huddersfield Town AFC 46 games · 67 pts (2026/27)
- Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Will Finnie
- Assistant 1 Oliver Bickle
- Assistant 2 Alex Gray (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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Reading FC H 1–1 D 21 Mar Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–3 L 17 Mar Lincoln City FC H 2–2 D 14 Mar Port Vale FC A 0–0 D 07 Mar Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W 28 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 03 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–1 D 28 Mar Wigan Athletic FC H 3–0 W 21 Mar Stevenage FC A 0–1 L 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 Season Stats
Huddersfield Town AFC Reading FC #9 Position #12 67 Points 63 46 Played 46 18 / 13 / 15 W / D / L 16 / 15 / 15 74 Scored 64 64 Conceded 60 +10 GD +4 1.46 PPG 1.37 39% Win % 35% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H historyHuddersfield Town AFC are 9th (67 pts). Reading FC are 12th (63 pts).
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Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at John Smith's Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Murray Wallace suffering a number of foals already.
- 10' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Huddersfield Town AFC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' Huddersfield Town AFC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
- 24' The referee shows Reading FC player a card on 24.
- 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 34' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 39' Cameron Humphreys needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 44' GOAL! Lewis Wing scores on 44.
- 45' A meaty challenge results in booking for Charlie Savage on 45.
- 50' Huddersfield Town AFC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Lasse Sorensen scoring 1 goals.
- 55' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Liam Fraser made 280 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 59' David Kasumu is replacing Alfie May for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
- 63' Another substitution for Huddersfield Town AFC to replace Radinio Balker by Josh Feeney on 63 minute.
- 66' The referee shows Reading FC player a card on 66.
- 69' Reading FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 69.
- 74' Supporters expect more eagerness from Marcus Harness, as he is very good at scoring at John Smith's Stadium with 3 goals in the last 2 games.
- 76' Lasse Sorensen is replacing Lynden Gooch for the Huddersfield Town AFC side.
- 77' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa by Haydon Roberts on 77 minute.
- 81' Jon Stead was booked on 81.
- 83' The supporters are chanting for Paddy Lane. He replaces Jeriel Dorsett on 83 minute.
- 84' George Sebine is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
- 89' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 90' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Charlie Savage by Andy Yiadom on 90 minute.
- The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.
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Lineups
Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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Lynden Gooch ↓ Lasse Sorensen 76'
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26
Alfie May ↓ David Kasumu 59'
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17
Marcus McGuane ↓ Ryan Ledson 63'
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12
Radinio Balker ↓ Josh Feeney 63'
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25
Bojan Radulovic ↓ George Sebine 59'
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Bench
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18
David Kasumu ↑ 59'
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Lasse Sorensen ↑ 76'
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Ryan Ledson ↑ 63'
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- 21
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Josh Feeney ↑ 63'
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George Sebine ↑ 59'
Coach Liam ManningReading FC Lineups
3-4-2-1Starting XI
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- 24
- 33
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Jeriel Dorsett ↓ Paddy Lane 83'
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Charlie Savage ↓ Andy Yiadom 90'
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Kami Doyle ↓ Matt Ritchie 83'
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Bench
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Andy Yiadom ↑ 90'
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30
Matt Ritchie ↑ 83'
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Will Keane ↑ 83'
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Haydon Roberts ↑ 77'
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Paddy Lane ↑ 83'
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Coach Leam Richardson -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Daniel Ward 4 Lucas Joao 3 Yakou Meite 3 Josh Koroma 2 Michael Morrison 2 Matthew Pearson 2 Michael Olise 2 Joseph Hungbo 1 Head to Head
Huddersfield Town AFC Form
2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-03-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2026-03-17 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2026-03-14 Port Vale FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2026-03-07 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2026-02-28 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.53 Huddersfield Town AFC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.13 Reading FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.66Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 74% 26% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw 73%Draw or Reading FC 55%Huddersfield Town AFC or Reading FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Reading FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 9.8%0 – 0 9%2 – 1 8.9%2 – 0 8%0 – 1 6.9%1 – 2 6.5%2 – 2 5.1%3 – 1 4.6%0 – 2 4.4%3 – 0 4%3 – 2 2.7%Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC
Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Reading FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 14% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 22% 55% -0.5 45% — 55% +0.5 73% — 27% +1 73% 16% 11% +1.5 89% — 11% +2 89% 8% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet 33% ✓Reading FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.