Sunday , 16 August 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)

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

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
#8 Position #24
3 Points 0
1 Played 1
1 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 1
3 Scored 3
0 Conceded 4
+3 GD -1
3.00 PPG 0.00
100% Win % 0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
Huddersfield Town AFC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Huddersfield Town AFC are 8th (3 pts). Reading FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Huddersfield Town AFC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
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' And we are off! Huddersfield Town AFC vs Reading FC — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' Huddersfield Town AFC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 24' Controversy at the stadium! Paudie O'Connor argues furiously but the card stands.
  • 29' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 34' Lee Nicholls needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 44' Lewis Wing is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 45' Poor challenge from Charlie Savage. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 50' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 59' The crowd applauds Alfie May as he leaves the pitch. David Kasumu steps in for Huddersfield Town AFC.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Huddersfield Town AFC team. Radinio Balker is replaced by Josh Feeney on 63 minute.
  • 66' It’s gonna be a card for Jeriel Dorsett.
  • 69' Lewis Wing picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 74' Kelvin Ehibhationhan, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 76' Another change for Huddersfield Town AFC made on 76 minute. Lynden Gooch leaves to be changed by Lasse Sorensen.
  • 77' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Haydon Roberts comes on to replace Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa.
  • 81' Jon Stead was booked on 81.
  • 83' Paddy Lane is replacing Jeriel Dorsett for the Reading FC side.
  • 84' George Sebine has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 84.
  • 89' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 89 minutes.
  • 90' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Andy Yiadom comes on to replace Charlie Savage.
  • 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
Harvey Knibbs 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
0 / 4
5 Huddersfield Town AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.42 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 87% + Huddersfield Town AFC to win 81%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC81% Draw10% Reading FC9%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 5.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 99%
1%
± 1.5 96%
4%
± 2.5 87%
13%
± 3.5 73%
27%
± 4.5 55%
45%

Double Chance

Huddersfield Town AFC or Draw
91%
Draw or Reading FC
19%
Huddersfield Town AFC or Reading FC
90%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Huddersfield Town AFC84% Draw15% Reading FC1%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–1 not predicted
1 – 1
Actual
4 – 0
13.1%
5 – 0
12.8%
3 – 0
11%
6 – 0
10.6%
7 – 0
7.6%
2 – 0
7.1%
4 – 1
5.4%
5 – 1
5.4%
6 – 1
4.5%
3 – 1
4.4%
7 – 1
3.3%
1 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Huddersfield Town AFC

Handicap Huddersfield Town AFC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 77% — 23%
-2 77% 13% 10%
-1.5 90% — 10%
-1 90% 7% 4%
-0.5 96% — 4%
+0.5 99% — 1%
+1 99% 1% 0%
+1.5 100% — 0%
+2 100% — 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Huddersfield Town AFC keeps clean sheet
66% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
1% ✓

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