Reading vs Northampton

1 - 0

🕒 Fri, 29 Mar 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Parsons 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished

Season

2023-2024 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 41

Regular Season Table

Reading 15 · Northampton 14

Referee Stats

Thomas Parsons

8 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	38%
Draws	38%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Northampton outshot their opponent (13-19).
Possession was balanced (54%-46%).
Northampton had the sharper finishing (2-8 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

39 / 24

Avg: 1.70 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Northampton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-4-13

Goals For / Against

26 / 43

Avg: 1.13 / 1.87

Points

Avg: 0.96

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

1.78

PPG

0.96

1.70

1.13

1.04

1.87

43%

O2.5

57%

BTTS

57%

Score 1st

League-position context

Reading rank15th

Northampton rank14th

Reading points59

Northampton points60

Reading: #15 · 59 pts · GD -2

33 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Northampton: #14 · 60 pts · GD -9

32 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 16 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Reading last 5 home

W D W W L

Points10/15

Weighted index76

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.

Northampton last 5 away

D L L L D

Points2/15

Weighted index13

Goals2-7

Record0-2-3

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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 35%

Northampton trend breakdown

Over 2.557%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.578%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%

Reading clean sheet at home39%

Northampton score away70%

Northampton clean sheet away13%

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 home1.70 vs 1.41

Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.18

Northampton score away1.13 vs 1.18

Northampton concede away1.87 vs 1.41

Reading score 20% above league average, while Northampton score 4% below league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 11% below league average at home, and Northampton are 33% 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

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

54%

46%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

477

406

Passes Accurate

353

284

Passes %

74%

70%

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