Reading FC vs Northampton Town FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

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Northampton Town FC

Tue 21 Oct 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

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Reading FC vs Northampton Town FC — League One .

Reading FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Abigail Byrne (England)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Northampton Town FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2023-10-03 Northampton Town FC 3–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Northampton Town FC	H	1–0	W
18 Oct	Cardiff City FC	A	1–2	L
11 Oct	Exeter City FC	A	1–1	D
04 Oct	Mansfield Town FC	H	1–1	D
27 Sep	Stockport County FC	A	1–1	D
20 Sep	Leyton Orient FC	H	2–1	W

Northampton Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
21 Oct	Reading FC	A	0–1	L
18 Oct	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	2–1	W
11 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	1–2	L
04 Oct	Port Vale FC	A	0–0	D
27 Sep	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	2–0	W
20 Sep	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L

Season Stats

Reading FC		Northampton Town FC
#24	Position	#7
0	Points	35
1	Played	46
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	9 / 8 / 29
3	Scored	39
4	Conceded	74
-1	GD	-35
0.00	PPG	0.76
0%	Win %	20%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Reading FC are 24th (0 pts). Northampton Town FC are 7th (35 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Reading FC vs Northampton Town FC — let the football do the talking.
Full Time. Reading FC beats Northampton Town FC

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Smith	1
Harvey Knibbs	1
Mamadi Camara	1
Charlie Savage	1
Tom Eaves	1
Dominic Ballard	1
Sam Hoskins	1
Louis Appere	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2025-10-21 Reading FC 1–0 Northampton Town FC W 2025-10-18 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2025-10-11 Exeter City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Mansfield Town FC D 2025-09-27 Stockport County FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-09-20 Reading FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC W

Northampton Town FC Form

2025-10-21 Reading FC 1–0 Northampton Town FC L 2025-10-18 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–2 Northampton Town FC W 2025-10-11 Northampton Town FC 1–2 Rotherham United FC L 2025-10-04 Port Vale FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D 2025-09-27 Northampton Town FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-09-20 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–0 Northampton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.74 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.57 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 73%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC60% Draw20% Northampton Town FC20%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes73% 0% No27%

Avg goals/match: 4.31

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	79%	21%
± 3.5	61%	39%
± 4.5	42%	58%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

80%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

40%

Reading FC or Northampton Town FC

80%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC46% Draw35% Northampton Town FC19%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

7.8%

3 – 1

1 – 1

6.5%

2 – 2

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 0

5.2%

4 – 1

4.8%

3 – 0

4.6%

1 – 2

4.5%

4 – 2

3.8%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 3

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	24%	—	76%
-2	24%	17%	58%
-1.5	42%	—	58%
-1	42%	19%	39%
-0.5	61%	—	39%
+0.5	80%	—	20%
+1	80%	11%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	6%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✗

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

7% ✓

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