Northampton Town FC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Northampton Town FC vs Reading FC — League One .
- Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2025/26)
- Reading FC 46 games · 63 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jamie O'Connor (England)
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.6 goals/gameStandings
# 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 31 Jan Reading FC H 0–2 L 27 Jan Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L 24 Jan Blackpool FC A 0–2 L 17 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–2 L 04 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D 01 Jan Stockport County FC H 0–0 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 31 Jan Northampton Town FC A 2–0 W 27 Jan Exeter City FC H 2–2 D 24 Jan Barnsley FC H 2–2 D 17 Jan Leyton Orient FC A 1–3 L 04 Jan Stockport County FC H 1–0 W 01 Jan Burton Albion FC H 2–0 W Season Stats
Northampton Town FC Reading FC #24 Position #12 35 Points 63 46 Played 46 9 / 8 / 29 W / D / L 16 / 15 / 15 39 Scored 64 74 Conceded 60 -35 GD +4 0.76 PPG 1.37 20% Win % 35% Key Stats
33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history22% Clean Sheets
Northampton Town FC this season17% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this seasonNorthampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts). Reading FC are 12th (63 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Northampton Town FC0-151/316-301/231-451/446-60–/361-751/176+2/4■ Scored ■ ConcededReading FC0-15–/116-30–/131-451/146-601/261-751/176+1/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Northampton Town FC and Reading FC.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.
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Lineups
Northampton Town FC Lineups
Reading FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Charlie Savage 1 Tom Eaves 1 Dominic Ballard 1 Sam Hoskins 1 Louis Appere 1 Mitch Pinnock 1 Kelvin Ehibhationhan 1 Sam Smith 1 Head to Head
Northampton Town FC Form
2026-01-31 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Reading FC L 2026-01-27 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Northampton Town FC L 2026-01-24 Blackpool FC 2–0 Northampton Town FC L 2026-01-17 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2026-01-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2026-01-01 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Stockport County FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 40.76 Northampton Town FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.64 Reading FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Reading FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.4Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 43% 57% ± 3.5 23% 77% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Northampton Town FC or Draw 46%Draw or Reading FC 81%Northampton Town FC or Reading FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 1 14%1 – 1 12.1%0 – 2 Actual0 – 0 11.1%1 – 2 9%0 – 3 6.4%1 – 0 5.8%1 – 3 5%2 – 1 4.1%2 – 2 3.5%0 – 4 2.6%2 – 0 2.5%Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC
Handicap Northampton Town FC covers Push Reading FC covers -2.5 1% — 99% -2 1% 4% 95% -1.5 5% — 95% -1 5% 11% 84% -0.5 16% — 84% +0.5 43% — 57% +1 43% 25% 32% +1.5 68% — 32% +2 68% 18% 14% +2.5 86% — 14% Clean Sheet
Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet 20% ✓Reading FC keeps clean sheet 47% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

