Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Huddersfield Town AFC
1 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC John Smith's Stadium 17,148 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 44' Lewis Wing pen
Lasse Sorensen 90+6' 1–1
Y 24' Paudie O'Connor
Y 45' Charlie Savage
Y 66' Jeriel Dorsett
Y 69' Lewis Wing
Jon Stead 81' Y
George Sebine 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Huddersfield Town AFC vs Reading FC — League One at John Smith's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Will Finnie
  • Assistant 1 Oliver Bickle
  • Assistant 2 Alex Gray (England)
5 games this season 🟨 2.0/game ⚽ 12.4 goals/game 🟥 2 total

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

4
4
4
Huddersfield Town AFC 12 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC 2025-08-09 Reading FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2025-02-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Reading FC 2024-09-28 Reading FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-05-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Huddersfield Town AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
#6 Position #9
12 Points 11
7 Played 7
3 / 3 / 1 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
11 Scored 16
6 Conceded 9
+5 GD +7
1.71 PPG 1.57
43% Win % 43%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
29% Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Huddersfield Town AFC are 6th (12 pts). Reading FC are 9th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Huddersfield Town AFC
0-15
3/1
16-30
1/1
31-45
1/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/2
76+
4/1
■ 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)

Huddersfield Town AFC
Joe Taylor 5 G 1 A
Derensili Sanches Fernandes 2 G 3 A
Bojan Radulovic 2 G 1 A
Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 2 G
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Huddersfield Town AFC vs Reading FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Paudie O'Connor has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Derrick Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 24' The referee shows Reading FC player a card on 24.
  • 29' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 385 games and scored 447 goals.
  • 39' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 44' Magnificent from Lewis Wing! That is 48 goals in 391 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 45' Charlie Savage was booked on 45.
  • 50' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 55' Both keepers have barely been tested. Huddersfield Town AFC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 59' Huddersfield Town AFC make a change. Alfie May trudges off to be replaced by David Kasumu on 59 minutes.
  • 63' Huddersfield Town AFC ring the changes. Radinio Balker has done his job and it is now time for Josh Feeney to step up.
  • 66' Jeriel Dorsett has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Lewis Wing. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 74' Reading FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 76' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Lynden Gooch is replaced by Lasse Sorensen on 76 minute.
  • 77' Reading FC ring the changes. Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa has done his job and it is now time for Haydon Roberts to step up.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jon Stead on 81 minutes.
  • 83' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Paddy Lane is hanging Jeriel Dorsett on the field on 83 minute.
  • 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for George Sebine on 84.
  • 89' With 0 assists to his name this season, Liam Fraser is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Andy Yiadom. He replaces Charlie Savage on 90 minute.
  • The points are shared — Huddersfield Town AFC 1-1 Reading FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Huddersfield Town AFC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Liam Manning

Reading FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daniel Ward 4
Lucas Joao 3
Yakou Meite 3
Michael Morrison 2
Matthew Pearson 2
Michael Olise 2
Josh Koroma 2
Lasse Sorensen 1

Head to Head

2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC 2025-08-09 Reading FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC 2025-02-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Reading FC 2024-09-28 Reading FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC 2023-05-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–0 Reading FC

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

Reading FC Form

2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W 2026-03-21 Stevenage FC 1–0 Reading FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.42 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC44% Draw29% Reading FC27%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
73%
Draw or Reading FC
56%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC31% Draw49% Reading FC20%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10.7%
0 – 0
10.4%
2 – 1
8.6%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.8%
1 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+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
35% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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