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

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League One · 2025-26

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Reading FC

Sat 31 Jan 2026 · 14:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Northampton Town FC vs Reading FC — League One .

Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jamie O'Connor (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

Northampton Town FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-31 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Reading FC 2025-10-21 Reading FC 1–0 Northampton Town FC 2025-04-12 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC 2024-12-26 Reading FC 4–1 Northampton Town FC 2024-03-29 Reading FC 1–0 Northampton Town FC

Recent Form

Northampton Town FC

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

Reading FC

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
#7	Position	#24
35	Points	0
46	Played	1
9 / 8 / 29	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 1
39	Scored	3
74	Conceded	4
-35	GD	-1
0.76	PPG	0.00
20%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Northampton Town FC are 7th (35 pts). Reading FC are 24th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Northampton Town FC are looking to make home advantage count against Reading FC.
With this win, Reading FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

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

Reading FC Form

2026-01-31 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Reading FC W 2026-01-27 Reading FC 2–2 Exeter City FC D 2026-01-24 Reading FC 2–2 Barnsley FC D 2026-01-17 Leyton Orient FC 3–1 Reading FC L 2026-01-04 Reading FC 1–0 Stockport County FC W 2026-01-01 Reading FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.76 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.59 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC26% Draw22% Reading FC52%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes76% 0% No24%

Avg goals/match: 4.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw

48%

Draw or Reading FC

74%

Northampton Town FC or Reading FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Northampton Town FC23% Draw35% Reading FC42%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 2

7.5%

1 – 1

6.7%

2 – 2

6.4%

1 – 3

6.3%

2 – 3

5.5%

2 – 1

5.2%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 4

4.1%

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 3

3.7%

2 – 4

3.6%

3 – 3

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap	Northampton Town FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	8%	87%
-1.5	13%	—	87%
-1	13%	13%	74%
-0.5	26%	—	74%
+0.5	45%	—	55%
+1	45%	19%	36%
+1.5	64%	—	36%
+2	64%	16%	20%
+2.5	80%	—	20%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

8% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

18% ✗

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