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 46 games · 63 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	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

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
#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 history

Northampton Town FC are 24th (35 pts). Reading FC are 12th (63 pts).

Events

Match Events

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Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-2.

Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Tom Eaves	1
Dominic Ballard	1
Sam Hoskins	1
Louis Appere	1
Mitch Pinnock	1
Kelvin Ehibhationhan	1
Sam Smith	1
Harvey Knibbs	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

0.76 Northampton Town FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.64 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC19% Draw27% Reading FC54%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes44% 0% No56%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Northampton Town FC13% Draw48% Reading FC39%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 1

14%

1 – 1

12.1%

0 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

11.1%

1 – 2

0 – 3

6.4%

1 – 0

5.8%

1 – 3

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.