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

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League One · 2025-26

Northampton Town FC

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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 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jamie O'Connor (England)

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

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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	2 G
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Northampton Town FC host Reading FC — let the battle begin!
The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Northampton Town FC.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Louis Appere	1
Mitch Pinnock	1
Kelvin Ehibhationhan	1
Sam Smith	1
Harvey Knibbs	1
Mamadi Camara	1
Charlie Savage	1
Tom Eaves	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

4 / 4

0.92 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.35 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC25% Draw29% Reading FC46%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes46% 0% No54%

Avg goals/match: 2.27

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	66%	34%
± 2.5	40%	60%
± 3.5	20%	80%
± 4.5	9%	91%

Double Chance

Northampton Town FC or Draw

55%

Draw or Reading FC

75%

Northampton Town FC or Reading FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC18% Draw51% Reading FC31%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.7%

0 – 1

12.7%

0 – 0

12.5%

0 – 2

Actual

1 – 2

8.4%

1 – 0

8.3%

2 – 1

5.7%

2 – 0

4.2%

0 – 3

2 – 2

1 – 3

3.9%

2 – 3

1.9%

Asian Handicap — Northampton Town FC

Handicap	Northampton Town FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	2%	—	98%
-2	2%	6%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	76%
-0.5	24%	—	76%
+0.5	55%	—	45%
+1	55%	23%	22%
+1.5	78%	—	22%
+2	78%	14%	8%
+2.5	92%	—	8%

Clean Sheet

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

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