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

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League One · 2025-26

Reading FC

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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 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Northampton Town FC 46 games · 35 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Abigail Byrne (England)

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

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

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	2 G
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at . Reading FC are looking to make home advantage count against Northampton Town FC.
Another three points for Reading FC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Northampton Town FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Hoskins	1
Louis Appere	1
Mitch Pinnock	1
Kelvin Ehibhationhan	1
Sam Smith	1
Harvey Knibbs	1
Mamadi Camara	1
Charlie Savage	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

4 / 4

1.27 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.86 Northampton Town FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC48% Draw29% Northampton Town FC23%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes43% 0% No57%

Avg goals/match: 2.13

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	86%	14%
± 1.5	63%	37%
± 2.5	36%	64%
± 3.5	17%	83%
± 4.5	7%	93%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Northampton Town FC

52%

Reading FC or Northampton Town FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC30% Draw52% Northampton Town FC18%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

14.1%

1 – 1

13.9%

1 – 0

Actual

2 – 0

9.2%

0 – 1

8.9%

2 – 1

1 – 2

5.4%

0 – 2

4.2%

3 – 0

3.8%

2 – 2

3.6%

3 – 1

3.5%

3 – 2

1.6%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Northampton Town FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	24%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	76%	—	24%
+1	76%	16%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

43% ✗

Northampton Town FC keeps clean sheet

29% ✓

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