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'

Overview

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Northampton Town FC vs Reading FC — League One .

Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Jamie O'Connor (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	15	29
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Sheffield Wednesday FC	14	23
6	Plymouth Argyle FC	15	23
7	Reading FC	15	22
8	Bradford City AFC	13	22
9	Milton Keynes Dons FC	14	21
10	Cambridge United FC	14	21
11	Leicester City FC	13	19
12	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	15	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	AFC Wimbledon	14	16
18	Notts County FC	12	14
19	Wigan Athletic FC	15	14
20	Blackpool FC	13	12
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	13	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

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

33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/–

46-60

7/3

61-75

4/4

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	4 G	1 A
Kyrell Lisbie	3 G	1 A
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Northampton Town FC launch into their encounter with Reading FC.
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
Mamadi Camara	1
Charlie Savage	1
Tom Eaves	1
Dominic Ballard	1
Sam Hoskins	1
Louis Appere	1
Mitch Pinnock	1
Kelvin Ehibhationhan	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.