Burton Albion vs Reading

Burton Albion

3 - 2

Reading

🕒 Tue, 28 Jan 2025 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Pirelli Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Will Finnie 🔁 Regular Season - 29 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 29

Regular Season Table

Burton Albion 20 · Reading 7

Referee Stats

Will Finnie

11 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	45%
Draws	27%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (12-16).
Reading controlled possession (70%).

Team Overview

Burton Albion (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-6-11

Goals For / Against

30 / 34

Avg: 1.30 / 1.48

Points

Avg: 1.04

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 36

Avg: 1.35 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.04

PPG

1.26

1.30

1.35

1.48

1.57

61%

O2.5

57%

65%

BTTS

65%

Score 1st

League-position context

Burton Albion rank20th

Reading rank7th

Burton Albion points47

Reading points75

Burton Albion: #20 · 47 pts · GD -17

45 pts off the top 2. 21 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Reading: #7 · 75 pts · GD +11

17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.

28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Burton Albion last 5 home

D W L W W

Points10/15

Weighted index58

Goals9-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

W W D W L

Points10/15

Weighted index80

Goals10-5

Record3-1-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Burton Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Burton Albion score at home74%

Burton Albion clean sheet at home17%

Reading score away70%

Reading clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Burton Albion score first0%

Burton Albion win after scoring first0%

Reading score first0%

Reading win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Burton Albion 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Burton Albion score at home1.30 vs 1.40

Burton Albion concede at home1.48 vs 1.18

Reading score away1.35 vs 1.18

Reading concede away1.57 vs 1.40

Burton Albion score 7% below league average, while Reading score 14% above league average.

Defensive side: Burton Albion are 25% above league average at home, and Reading are 11% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.80

BTTS80%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 4.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Burton Albion goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

30%

70%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

238

578

Passes Accurate

166

517

Passes %

70%

89%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (66.7%)
BTTS	4 (66.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (100.0%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Burton Albion vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Mar 2026 Burton Albion vs Reading 1 - 2 01 Jan 2026 Reading vs Burton Albion 2 - 0

2024-2025 Season

28 Jan 2025 Burton Albion vs Reading 3 - 2 01 Oct 2024 Reading vs Burton Albion 3 - 1

2023-2024 Season

20 Apr 2024 Burton Albion vs Reading 3 - 2 30 Sep 2023 Reading vs Burton Albion 0 - 0