Wednesday , 30 September 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
5 games this season 🟨 1.8/game ⚽ 5.0 goals/game

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

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
#9 Position #7
11 Points 12
7 Played 8
3 / 2 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 3 / 2
16 Scored 13
9 Conceded 12
+7 GD +1
1.57 PPG 1.50
43% Win % 38%

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Reading FC are 9th (11 pts). Burton Albion FC are 7th (12 pts).

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
Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 2 G
George Earthy 2 G
Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 2 G 1 A
Finn Delap 2 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Reading FC are looking to make home advantage count against Burton Albion FC.
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Burton Albion FC's shape.
  • 15' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Burton Albion FC backline.
  • 20' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading 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' What a strike from Chem Campbell! The score is 1-0.
  • 28' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Burton Albion FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 33' Michael Craig needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 38' Reading FC have won 441 goals from 382 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 41' Dylan Williams picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 42' What a strike from Chem Campbell! The score is 2-0.
  • 47' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ciaran Gilligan made 376 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 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' Burton Albion FC make a change. Kgaogelo Chauke trudges off to be replaced by Ciaran Gilligan on 57 minutes.
  • 62' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nick Akoto, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 65' Kelvin Abrefa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Michael Craig on 65 minute.
  • 70' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Mark Robinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' Burton Albion FC make a change. Romelle Donovan trudges off to be replaced by Danilo Orsi-Dadomo on 71 minutes.
  • 73' A change in the Burton Albion FC ranks — Jack Cooper Love exits the field as Udoka Malife enters on 73.
  • 78' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 81' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Elliot Watt on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Sam Smith makes no mistake. The score reads 3-0 and Reading FC are in front.
  • 84' What composure from Danilo Orsi-Dadomo! The England international strokes it home. 3-1.
  • 85' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Charlie Savage gets a card.
  • 86' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Harlee Dean comes on to replace Andre Garcia.
  • 90' Reading FC make a change. Chem Campbell trudges off to be replaced by Adrian Akande on 90 minutes.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Reading FC to claim maximum points.

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
Rumarn Burrell 2
Chem Campbell 2
Danilo Orsi-Dadomo 1
Michael Craig 1
Jon Bodvarsson 1
Lewis Wing 1
Mason Bennett 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
2.37 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.21 Burton Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 68% + Both teams to score 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC59% Draw21% Burton Albion FC20%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 68%
32%
± 3.5 47%
53%
± 4.5 29%
71%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Burton Albion FC
41%
Reading FC or Burton Albion FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC46% Draw38% Burton Albion FC16%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9.2%
1 – 1
8.8%
2 – 0
7.9%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
6.2%
3 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
4.7%
3 – 2
4.4%
4 – 1
4.3%
0 – 0
4.1%
4 – 0
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 18% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 21% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

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