Reading FC vs Burton Albion FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Reading FC

2 – 0

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Burton Albion FC

Thu 1 Jan 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Reading FC vs Burton Albion FC — League One .

Reading FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Burton Albion FC 15 games · 17 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Reeves

5 games this season 🟨 4.4/game ⚽ 14.0 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

Reading FC 6 games · Avg 3.2 goals Burton Albion FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-01-01 Reading FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC 2025-01-28 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC 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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Burton Albion FC	H	2–0	W
29 Dec	Peterborough United FC	A	1–1	D
26 Dec	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	4–1	W
18 Dec	Luton Town FC	H	3–2	W
13 Dec	Bradford City AFC	A	0–2	L
09 Dec	Peterborough United FC	H	1–2	L

Burton Albion FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Jan	Reading FC	A	0–2	L
29 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–2	L
26 Dec	Northampton Town FC	H	5–1	W
20 Dec	Stevenage FC	A	2–2	D
13 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	0–0	D
08 Dec	Brackley Town FC	A	3–1	W

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' And we are off! Reading FC vs Burton Albion FC — let the football do the talking.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Smith	3
Chem Campbell	2
Rumarn Burrell	2
Jon Bodvarsson	1
Lewis Wing	1
Mason Bennett	1
Mustapha Carayol	1
Bobby Kamwa	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2026-01-01 Reading FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC W 2025-12-29 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-12-26 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–4 Reading FC W 2025-12-18 Reading FC 3–2 Luton Town FC W 2025-12-13 Bradford City AFC 2–0 Reading FC L 2025-12-09 Reading FC 1–2 Peterborough United FC L

Burton Albion FC Form

2026-01-01 Reading FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2025-12-29 Burton Albion FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2025-12-26 Burton Albion FC 5–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-12-20 Stevenage FC 2–2 Burton Albion FC D 2025-12-13 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC D 2025-12-08 Brackley Town FC 1–3 Burton Albion FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

2.25 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.2 Burton Albion FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC58% Draw22% Burton Albion FC20%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes62% 0% No38%

Avg goals/match: 3.45

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	95%	5%
± 1.5	86%	14%
± 2.5	66%	34%
± 3.5	45%	55%
± 4.5	27%	73%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Burton Albion FC

42%

Reading FC or Burton Albion FC

78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC44% Draw39% Burton Albion FC17%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

9.4%

2 – 1

9.3%

2 – 0

Actual

3 – 1

6.9%

1 – 0

6.7%

3 – 0

5.9%

2 – 2

5.5%

1 – 2

0 – 0

4.6%

3 – 2

4.2%

4 – 1

3.9%

4 – 0

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Burton Albion FC covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	18%	62%
-1.5	38%	—	62%
-1	38%	21%	40%
-0.5	60%	—	40%
+0.5	81%	—	19%
+1	81%	11%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	5%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✗

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

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