Reading vs Northampton

1 - 0

🕒 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 7

Regular Season Table

Reading 12 · Northampton 24

How the match was won

Reading outshot their opponent (14-5).
Reading controlled possession (57%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 28

Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-4-16

Goals For / Against

16 / 43

Avg: 0.70 / 1.87

Points

Avg: 0.57

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

1.61

PPG

0.57

1.43

0.70

1.22

1.87

52%

O2.5

52%

65%

BTTS

43%

52%

Score 1st

17%

League-position context

Reading rank12th

Northampton rank24th

Reading points63

Northampton points35

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.

Northampton: #24 · 35 pts · GD -35

56 pts off the top 2. 38 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts from safety.

28-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.

Northampton last 5 away

Points0/15

Weighted index0

Goals4-14

Record0-0-5

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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%

Reading clean sheet at home26%

Northampton score away52%

Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%

Reading win after scoring first75%

Northampton score first17%

Northampton win after scoring first50%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Northampton 7%

Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Northampton 37.5'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48

Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15

Northampton score away0.70 vs 1.15

Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.48

Reading score 3% below league average, while Northampton score 40% below league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Northampton are 26% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.33 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

Northampton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 31% 2H scored: 69% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 6

31-45 3

46-60 3

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 8

31-45 7

46-60 7

61-75 7

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

57%

43%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

409

313

Passes Accurate

292

198

Passes %

71%

63%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

38' ↑↓

↑↓

38' ⇄ M. Ritchie

1st substitution · For: D. Kyerewaa

55'

55' D. Williams

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ K. Abrefa

2nd substitution · For: A. Yiadom

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ B. Elliott

3rd substitution · For: K. Doyle

65' ⚽

⚽

65' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

K. Ehibhatiomhan

Normal Goal · Assist: P. Lane

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Jacobs

1st substitution · For: K. Simon-Swyer

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ J. Willis

2nd substitution · For: J. Wormleighton

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ D. Williams

4th substitution · For: J. Dorsett

75' ↑↓

↑↓

75' ⇄ P. Lane

5th substitution · For: Mark O’Mahony

87'

87' M. Jacob

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ T. Fornah

3rd substitution · For: Jack Perkins

89' ↑↓

↑↓

89' ⇄ N. Guinness-Walker

4th substitution · For: K. Edwards

90+2'

90+2' D. Kyerewaa

Reading vs Northampton 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Reading beat Northampton 1-0 on Tuesday, 21 October 2025 in League One. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Reading made their 1st substitution at 38', with M. Ritchie replacing D. Kyerewaa.

Second half: D. Williams received a yellow card for Reading at 55'. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 64', with K. Abrefa replacing A. Yiadom. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 64', with B. Elliott replacing K. Doyle. Reading took the lead at 65' when K. Ehibhatiomhan scored, with the assist credited to P. Lane, making the score 1-0. Northampton made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Jacobs replacing K. Simon-Swyer. Northampton made their 2nd substitution at 72', with J. Willis replacing J. Wormleighton. Reading made their 4th substitution at 75', with D. Williams replacing J. Dorsett. Reading made their 5th substitution at 75', with P. Lane replacing Mark O’Mahony. M. Jacob received a yellow card for Reading at 87'. Northampton made their 3rd substitution at 88', with T. Fornah replacing Jack Perkins. Northampton made their 4th substitution at 89', with N. Guinness-Walker replacing K. Edwards. D. Kyerewaa received a yellow card for Reading at 90+2'.

Reading used 5 substitutions while Northampton used 4 substitutions. Reading got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Reading outshot their opponent (14-5).
Reading controlled possession (57%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	4
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (33.3%)

Reading vs Northampton Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

31 Jan 2026 Northampton vs Reading 0 - 2 21 Oct 2025 Reading vs Northampton 1 - 0

2024-2025 Season

12 Apr 2025 Northampton vs Reading 0 - 0 26 Dec 2024 Reading vs Northampton 4 - 1

2023-2024 Season

29 Mar 2024 Reading vs Northampton 1 - 0 03 Oct 2023 Northampton vs Reading 3 - 1