Northampton Town vs Reading – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

31/01/2026 at 09:00 (Time Zone – GMT-5 (America/New_York))

Sixfields Stadium (Northampton).

League One - Round 30
Referee: O'Connor J. (Eng)

Match Stats


Expected goals (xG)
1.60	1.33
Ball possession
42%	58%
Total shots
15	11
Shots on target
6	5
Big chances
3	2
Corner kicks
9	3
Passes
72% (209/291)	77% (332/433)
Yellow cards
2	3
Expected goals (xG)
1.60	1.33
xG on target (xGOT)
0.97	1.08
Total shots
15	11
Shots on target
6	5
Shots off target
5	1
Blocked shots
4	5
Shots inside the box
14	9
Shots outside the box
1	1
Hit the woodwork
0	0
Headed goals
0	1
Big chances
3	2
Corner kicks
9	3
Touches in opposition box
27	17
Accurate through passes
0	2
Offsides
2	1
Free kicks
12	5
Passes
72% (209/291)	77% (332/433)
Long passes
37% (21/57)	37% (32/86)
Passes in final third
60% (54/90)	44% (50/114)
Crosses
24% (10/42)	19% (3/16)
Expected assists (xA)
1.73	0.84
Throw ins
15	20
Fouls
5	12
Tackles
69% (9/13)	29% (2/7)
Duels won
50	40
Clearances
23	44
Interceptions
7	9
Errors leading to shot
0	0
Errors leading to goal
0	0
Goalkeeper saves
3	6
xGOT faced
1.08	0.97
Goals prevented
-0.92	0.97

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
37', Guthrie J. ↓, Moore E. ↑,
2nd Half (0 - 2)
52', Savage C. 🟨,
55', 0 - 1, Marriott J. ⚽, Wing L. (A),
57', Moore E. 🟨,
58', 0 - 2, Keane W. ⚽, Wing L. (A),
62', Savage C. ↓, Fraser L. ↑,
63', Perkins J. ↓, McGeehan C. ↑,
63', McCarthy C. ↓, Dyche M. ↑,
67', McGeehan C. 🟨,
75', Lane P. ↓, Ehibhatiomhan K. ↑,
75', Doyle K. ↓, Ritchie M. ↑,
78', Swyer K. ↓, Vale J. ↑,
78', List E. ↓, Evans J. ↑,
89', Nyambe R. ↓, Burns F. ↑,
89', Keane W. ↓, Yiadom A. ↑,
90+2', Yiadom A. 🟨,
90+4', Roberts H. 🟨,

Highlights

Chances of winning

Northampton Town
31.9%

Draw
28.4%

Reading
39.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

31%

28.8%

40.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

29.5%

27.4%

42.2%

Northampton Town - Reading Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.95 ↓ (2.97)	3.29 ↑ (3.2)	2.36 ↑ (2.29)	6.6% (8.6%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.25

What is the prediction for Northampton Town - Reading?

Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Northampton will win (votes: 4 - 26.7%). Reading will win (votes: 9 - 60%). It will Tie (votes: 2 - 13.3%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Reading: 35.2% – 84.8%.

High ROI Users Predictions (ROI>2%): 3 high ROI users predict this event. Reading (votes: 2 - 66.7%). Tie (votes: 1 - 33.3%).

Over/Under & Asian Handicap Predictions by High ROI users:

DNB - Reading (1.64) (votes: 2 - 100%) .

Overall votes from High ROI Users Predictions (including all markets): 5 high ROI users predict this event. Reading (votes: 4 - 80%). Tie (votes: 1 - 20%).

The most likely score by Bookmakers is 1:1.

Preview Facts

The game between a mid-table team and the outsider (ranked 22 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two and 13).
Northampton has been struggling lately (last 5 games: 1 wins).
In recent matches, Reading has shown inconsistent performance (in the last 5 games, wins – 2).
Recently, Reading has had a series of home games.
The chances of victory for both teams are nearly identical in this match.
There will not play in Northampton: Fornah T. (Inactive) Shaw L. (Knee Injury)
There will not play in Reading: Elliott B. (Inactive)
There are questionable in Northampton: Edwards K. (Injury) Forbes M. (Inactive) McGeehan C. (Injury)
There are questionable in Reading: Williams D. (Inactive)
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Northampton won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 4:7. (average 0.8:1.4).
Including home matches between the teams, Northampton won 1 match, drew 1 match, lost 0 matches, and goals 3:1. (average 1.5:0.5).

How many head-to-head matches has Northampton Town won against Reading?

Northampton Town has won 1 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Reading won against Northampton Town?

Reading has won 3 of their last 5 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Northampton Town - Reading were as follows:

21.10.2025 Reading - Northampton Town 1:0

12.04.2025 Northampton Town - Reading 0:0

26.12.2024 Reading - Northampton Town 4:1

29.03.2024 Reading - Northampton Town 1:0

03.10.2023 Northampton Town - Reading 3:1

Latest results of Northampton Town

27.01.2026 Rotherham United - Northampton Town 2:1 ✺

24.01.2026 Blackpool - Northampton Town 2:0 ✺

17.01.2026 Northampton Town - Wycombe Wanderers 1:2 ✺

14.01.2026 Northampton Town - Walsall 4:2 ✺

04.01.2026 Bolton Wanderers - Northampton Town 0:0 ✺

Latest results of Reading

27.01.2026 Reading - Exeter City 2:2 ✺

24.01.2026 Reading - Barnsley 2:2 ✺

17.01.2026 Leyton Orient - Reading 3:1 ✺

10.01.2026 Mansfield Town - Reading Postponed ✺

04.01.2026 Reading - Stockport County 1:0 ✺

English League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Cardiff	30	19	6	5	55:29	26	63
2	Lincoln	30	18	7	5	52:30	22	61
3	Bolton	31	15	10	6	41:29	12	55
4	Stockport County	30	15	8	7	42:35	7	53
5	Huddersfield	31	14	7	10	53:42	11	49
6	Bradford City	29	14	7	8	37:33	4	49
7	Luton	30	13	6	11	40:35	5	45
8	Peterborough	31	14	2	15	45:41	4	44
9	Wycombe	30	11	10	9	40:31	9	43
10	Reading	30	11	10	9	43:39	4	43
11	Stevenage	29	11	9	9	31:30	1	42
12	Mansfield	29	10	9	10	37:32	5	39
13	Exeter	29	11	5	13	33:30	3	38
14	AFC Wimbledon	29	11	5	13	32:38	-6	38
15	Barnsley	27	10	7	10	44:46	-2	37
16	Plymouth	30	11	4	15	37:46	-9	37
17	Blackpool	30	9	6	15	37:44	-7	33
18	Leyton Orient	30	9	6	15	40:49	-9	33
19	Northampton	30	9	6	15	29:39	-10	33
20	Doncaster	30	9	6	15	33:50	-17	33
21	Burton	30	8	8	14	33:45	-12	32
22	Wigan	30	7	10	13	31:42	-11	31
23	Rotherham	29	8	7	14	31:43	-12	31
24	Port Vale	28	5	7	16	22:40	-18	22

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ League One (Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two