Saturday , 14 November 2026

Reading FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Reading FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Burton Albion FC
Tue 1 Oct 2024 · 19:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 8,774 HT 45' · FT 45'
Chem Campbell 23' 1–0
Chem Campbell 42' 2–0
Sam Smith 82' 3–0
3–1 84' Danilo Orsi-Dadomo
Y 41' Dylan Williams
Kelvin Ehibhationhan 50' Y
Y 81' Elliot Watt
Charlie Savage 85' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Burton Albion FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Alex Chilowicz
  • Assistant 1
  • Assistant 2 Stuart Butler
3 games this season 🟨 4.3/game ⚽ 9.7 goals/game

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

3
1
2
Reading FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Burton Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC 2024-04-20 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC 2023-09-30 Reading FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Burton Albion FC H 3–1 W
28 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–1 W
21 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–5 L
14 Sep Leyton Orient FC H 0–1 L
31 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 2–0 W
24 Aug Wrexham AFC A 0–3 L
Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Oct Reading FC A 1–3 L
28 Sep Blackpool FC A 0–3 L
21 Sep Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
14 Sep Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D
31 Aug Northampton Town FC A 0–0 D
24 Aug Stevenage FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Reading FC Burton Albion FC
#7 Position #15
22 Points 17
15 Played 15
6 / 4 / 5 W / D / L 4 / 5 / 6
26 Scored 20
18 Conceded 27
+8 GD -7
1.47 PPG 1.13
40% Win % 27%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Reading FC are 7th (22 pts). Burton Albion FC are 15th (17 pts).

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
Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
6/3
31-45
1/6
46-60
2/1
61-75
2/3
76+
4/7
■ 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
Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 3 G 1 A
Finn Delap 3 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Select Car Leasing Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Reading FC and Burton Albion FC.
  • 5' Tomas Kalinauskas has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 14 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Burton Albion FC come into this ranked 22 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Burton Albion FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Burton Albion FC is showing some good football. However, Burton Albion FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 23' Chem Campbell has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 23 minutes.
  • 28' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 33' Burton Albion FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 38' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ben Whitfield made 154 appearances and scored 5 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 41' A moment of madness from Dylan Williams on 41 minutes earns him a card. Burton Albion FC will be frustrated.
  • 42' Magnificent from Chem Campbell! That is 12 goals in 358 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 47' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' The referee calls foul for Kelvin Ehibhationhan. He receives a card.
  • 55' Reading FC currently sit 14 in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' Ciaran Gilligan is ready to make an impact after coming on for Kgaogelo Chauke at the 57 minute mark.
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from David Button, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Michael Craig departs to be replaced by Kelvin Abrefa.
  • 70' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 71' The crowd applauds Romelle Donovan as he leaves the pitch. Danilo Orsi-Dadomo steps in for Burton Albion FC.
  • 73' A change in the Burton Albion FC ranks — Jack Cooper Love exits the field as Udoka Malife enters on 73.
  • 78' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 81' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Elliot Watt.
  • 82' Magnificent from Sam Smith! That is 63 goals in 380 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 84' The deadlock is broken! Danilo Orsi-Dadomo gets on the scoresheet on 84 minutes.
  • 85' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Charlie Savage on 85 minutes.
  • 86' Reading FC make a change. Andre Garcia trudges off to be replaced by Harlee Dean on 86 minutes.
  • 90' Reading FC ring the changes. Chem Campbell has done his job and it is now time for Adrian Akande to step up.
  • Full Time. Reading FC beats Burton Albion FC

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ruben Selles

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sam Smith 3
Chem Campbell 2
Rumarn Burrell 2
Lewis Wing 1
Mason Bennett 1
Mustapha Carayol 1
Bobby Kamwa 1
Danilo Orsi-Dadomo 1

Head to Head

2024-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC 2024-04-20 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC 2023-09-30 Reading FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC

Reading FC Form

2024-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC W 2024-09-28 Reading FC 2–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2024-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC L 2024-09-14 Reading FC 0–1 Leyton Orient FC L 2024-08-31 Reading FC 2–0 Charlton Athletic FC W 2024-08-24 Wrexham AFC 3–0 Reading FC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2024-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC L 2024-09-28 Blackpool FC 3–0 Burton Albion FC L 2024-09-21 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2024-09-14 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC D 2024-08-31 Northampton Town FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2024-08-24 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Stevenage FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.27 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.06 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 64% + Reading FC to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC61% Draw22% Burton Albion FC17%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes59% 0% No41%
Avg goals/match: 3.33
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 84%
16%
± 2.5 64%
36%
± 3.5 42%
58%
± 4.5 25%
75%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
39%
Reading FC or Burton Albion FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC46% Draw39% Burton Albion FC15%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.4%
1 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9.2%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
6.8%
0 – 0
5%
2 – 2
5%
1 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.1%
4 – 0
3.8%
3 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 84% — 16%
+1 84% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
11% ✓

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