31 January 2026 at 14:00

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Full Time
League One · Season 2025

Match Summary

Reading defeated Northampton 2:0. The match was played in League One 2025. Goals were scored by J. Marriott 55′, W. Keane 58′. 5 yellow cards were shown. Northampton had 43% possession while Reading held 57%. Northampton had 14 shots (5 on target) compared to 10 (6 on target) for Reading. Expected goals: Northampton 1.63 — Reading 1.14. Northampton made 4 substitutions, Reading made 5.

Match Events

Key match events between Northampton and Reading — 2 goals and 5 cards recorded during the match.

Northampton
Reading
Kick Off
J. GuthrieE. Moore
37′
Half Time
55′
J. Marriott

assist: L. Wing

58′
W. Keane

assist: L. Wing

62′
C. SavageL. Fraser
C. McCarthyM. Dyche
63′
J. PerkinsC. McGeehan
63′
75′
P. LaneK. Ehibhatiomhan
75′
K. DoyleM. Ritchie
K. SwyerJ. Vale
78′
89′
R. NyambeF. Burns
89′
W. KeaneA. Yiadom
90+2′Andy Yiadom
Full Time

Match Statistics

Northampton had 43% possession against Reading's 57%. Northampton registered 14 shots (5 on target) while Reading managed 10 (6 on target). Corner kicks: 9–3. Fouls committed: 5–12.

5Shots on Goal6
5Shots off Goal0
14Total Shots10
4Blocked Shots4
13Shots insidebox9
1Shots outsidebox1
5Fouls12
9Corner Kicks3
2Offsides1
43%Ball Possession57%
2Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
3Goalkeeper Saves5
293Total passes433
209Passes accurate332
71%Passes %77%
1.63expected_goals1.14
0goals_prevented0

Recent Form

In their last 6 matches, Northampton have recorded 1 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Reading show 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 losses from their last 6 outings.

Northampton

DLLLDW

Reading

WDDWWL

Head to Head

Northampton and Reading have met 1 times — Northampton won 0, Reading won 1, with 0 draws. Their rivalry dates back to 2025. Reading leads the head-to-head with 1 victories from 1 meetings. A combined 1 goals have been scored across these fixtures, averaging 1.00 per match (0 for the home side, 1 for the visitors). Both teams scored in 0 matches (0%). Over 2.5 goals landed in 0 games (0%), making it a fixture that tends to produce goals. The highest-scoring encounter finished 1–0 in 2025.

0

Northampton

0

Drawn

1

Reading

Goals: 0Goals: 1

Recent Meetings (1)

21 Oct 2025Reading1 – 0Northampton

API data: 15 Mar 2026

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