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Reading vs Burton Albion

Reading
2 - 0
Burton Albion
🕒 Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tom Reeves 🔁 Regular Season - 24 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 24
Regular Season Table
Reading 12 · Burton Albion 17
Referee Stats
Tom Reeves
12 matches · 2.67 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.67
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.08
Over 4.5 cards 17%
Home wins 33%
Draws 25%
Away wins 42%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 28
Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

2
Burton Albion (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-10-9

Goals For / Against

23 / 32
Avg: 1.00 / 1.39

Points

22
Avg: 0.96

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
0.96
1.43
GF
1.00
1.22
GA
1.39
52%
O2.5
48%
65%
BTTS
57%
52%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Reading rank12th
Burton Albion rank17th
Reading points63
Burton Albion points54
Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4
28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Burton Albion: #17 · 54 pts · GD -10
37 pts off the top 2. 19 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
9-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L L W D
Points4/15
Weighted index16
Goals7-8
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Burton Albion last 5 away

D D D L W
Points6/15
Weighted index33
Goals5-4
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Burton Albion trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home26%
Burton Albion score away70%
Burton Albion clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%
Reading win after scoring first75%
Burton Albion score first43%
Burton Albion win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Burton Albion 40%
Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Burton Albion 41.5'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15
Burton Albion score away1.00 vs 1.15
Burton Albion concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Reading score 3% below league average, while Burton Albion score 13% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Burton Albion are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 9
61-75 7
0-15 5
31-45 4
16-30 3
46-60 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 9
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
46-60 4
31-45 3
16-30 2

Burton Albion goal timing (away)

1H scored: 46% 2H scored: 54% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
46-60 5
61-75 5
16-30 3
76-90+ 3
0-15 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
46-60 6
0-15 4
31-45 4
61-75 4
16-30 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
4
2
Total Shots
19
6
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
8
2
Shots Inside Box
14
3
Shots Outside Box
5
3
Ball Possession
52%
48%
Corner Kicks
5
3
Fouls
12
10
Offsides
2
4
Yellow Cards
—
—
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
2
Total Passes
449
410
Passes Accurate
355
316
Passes %
79%
77%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
18' ⚽
⚽
18' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
J. Marriott
Normal Goal · Assist: M. Ritchie
37' ⚽
⚽
37' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
D. Kyerewaa
Normal Goal
52' ↑↓
↑↓
52' ⇄ Sulyman Krubally
1st substitution · For: Fábio Tavares
68' ↑↓
↑↓
68' ⇄ J. Marriott
1st substitution · For: K. Ehibhatiomhan
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ K. Doyle
2nd substitution · For: C. Savage
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ M. Ritchie
3rd substitution · For: Mamadi Camará
79' ↑↓
↑↓
79' ⇄ T. Vancooten
2nd substitution · For: N. Akoto
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ Dylan Williams
3rd substitution · For: J. Newall
87' ↑↓
↑↓
87' ⇄ Julian Larsson
4th substitution · For: J. Taroni
90+1' ↑↓
↑↓
90+1' ⇄ A. Yiadom
4th substitution · For: A. Ahmed

Reading vs Burton Albion 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Reading beat Burton Albion 2-0 on Thursday, 01 January 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Tom Reeves. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Reading took the lead at 18' when J. Marriott scored, with the assist credited to M. Ritchie, making the score 1-0. Reading extended the lead at 37' when D. Kyerewaa scored, making the score 2-0.

Second half: No goals were scored in the second half. Burton Albion made their 1st substitution at 52', with Sulyman Krubally replacing Fábio Tavares. Reading made their 1st substitution at 68', with J. Marriott replacing K. Ehibhatiomhan. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 77', with K. Doyle replacing C. Savage. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 77', with M. Ritchie replacing Mamadi Camará. Burton Albion made their 2nd substitution at 79', with T. Vancooten replacing N. Akoto. Burton Albion made their 3rd substitution at 87', with Dylan Williams replacing J. Newall. Burton Albion made their 4th substitution at 87', with Julian Larsson replacing J. Taroni. Reading made their 4th substitution at 90+1', with A. Yiadom replacing A. Ahmed.

Reading used 4 substitutions while Burton Albion used 4 substitutions.

How the match was won

  • Reading outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Possession was balanced (52%-48%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (66.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Reading vs Burton Albion 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