Reading vs Northampton

4 - 1
🕒 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ S. Simpson 🔁 Regular Season - 22 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 22
Regular Season Table
Reading 7 · Northampton 19
Referee Stats
7 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 43%
Draws 29%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (8-7).
  • Reading controlled possession (62%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 14-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 21
Avg: 1.61 / 0.91

Points

46
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

5
Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-8-10

Goals For / Against

24 / 35
Avg: 1.04 / 1.52

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
1.00
1.61
GF
1.04
0.91
GA
1.52
48%
O2.5
52%
48%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank7th
Northampton rank19th
Reading points75
Northampton points51
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.
Northampton: #19 · 51 pts · GD -18
41 pts off the top 2. 17 pts off the play-off line. 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
24-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L W W D
Points7/15
Weighted index36
Goals7-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Northampton last 5 away

L L W D W
Points7/15
Weighted index31
Goals8-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%
Reading clean sheet at home39%
Northampton score away74%
Northampton clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Northampton score first0%
Northampton win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Northampton 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.61 vs 1.40
Reading concede at home0.91 vs 1.18
Northampton score away1.04 vs 1.18
Northampton concede away1.52 vs 1.40
Reading score 15% above league average, while Northampton score 12% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 23% below league average at home, and Northampton are 8% 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)

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

Northampton goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
5
1
Total Shots
8
7
Shots off Goal
3
4
Blocked Shots
0
2
Shots Inside Box
6
4
Shots Outside Box
2
3
Ball Possession
62%
38%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
10
13
Offsides
3
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
0
1
Total Passes
416
249
Passes Accurate
316
156
Passes %
76%
63%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (33.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins3
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Reading vs Northampton Head-to-Head History by Season