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Reading v Burton Albion : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Thu 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Leam Richardson welcomes Gary Bowyer to the Madejski Stadium on Thursday afternoon, as their Reading and Burton Albion troops meet in the League One. We've analysed both teams' last 20 League One matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Reading
40%
--
Draw
29%
--
Burton
31%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Reading 1-0
13%
--
Burton 1-0
11%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Reading 2-0
8%
--
Burton 2-1
7%
--
Burton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Reading 3-1
3%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Burton 3-1
2%
--
Burton 3-0
2%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Burton 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
39%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
61%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
15%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
60%
--
Home/away
71%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
35%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
51%
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Reading win to nil
25%
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Burton win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 14th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have scored in every game. Reading have outscored their opponents by 24 goals to 16 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 11 games at home winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 3 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and conceded 12 goals at home.

Burton are in 18th position in the League One on 23 points having played 19 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

3 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 10 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 5. Burton have conceded 18 goals, scored 14, failed to score in 6 fixtures and have kept 5 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Burton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1913241641 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
Jan 31
w
 
0-1F
2
Bradford1910721037 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
Mar 21
w
 
1-2F
3
Lincoln201055735 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 22
4
Bolton199731034 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 27
5
Stevenage181044934 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
Mar 7
Dec 20
6
Stockport19955232 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
l
 
2-1F
7
Luton21858-229 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 7
l
 
0-3A
Feb 21
8
Barnsley17845628 
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
Apr 3
l
 
3-2F
9
Huddersfield20848228 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
Jan 17
d
 
0-00-0
10
AFC Wim19838-327 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
11
Wigan19685126 
Mar 28
-
Dec 29
l
 
1-0A
12
Wycombe20677525 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 28
13
L Orient20749-125 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
l
 
0-4A
May 2
14
Reading20677-225 
-
-
Mar 17
Jan 1
15
Northampton19739-224 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Dec 26
Mar 14
16
Rotherham20668-424 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Feb 17
d
 
2-2F
17
Mansfield19658-123 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 10
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
18
Burton19658-823 
Jan 1
Mar 17
-
-
19
Peterborough197111-422 
l
 
1-2A
Dec 29
l
 
0-1A
Apr 18
20
Doncaster206410-1022 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
Jan 10
d
 
1-1A
21
Plymouth207112-1122 
Mar 14
Dec 26
l
 
0-4A
Jan 4
22
Exeter196211-220 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
Apr 25
-
23
Blackpool205510-820 
May 2
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
Mar 28
24
Port Vale193610-1015 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 7
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading3 - 2Luton
Reading1 - 2Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 0Stevenage
Reading1 - 1Doncaster
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading1 - 1Mansfield
Reading2 - 1L Orient
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Reading1 - 2AFC Wim
Reading0 - 2Huddersfield
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
Reading0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Wycombe
Reading3 - 1Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Stevenage
Reading2 - 0Wrexham
Reading0 - 0Exeter
Reading0 - 0Birmingham
Reading2 - 1Rotherham
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading3 - 2Luton
AReading0 - 2Bradford
HReading1 - 2Peterborough
AReading3 - 0Blackpool
HReading1 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 0Stevenage
HReading1 - 1Doncaster
HReading1 - 0Northampton
AReading1 - 2Cardiff
AReading1 - 1Exeter
HReading1 - 1Mansfield
AReading1 - 1Stockport
HReading2 - 1L Orient
AReading2 - 3Barnsley
HReading1 - 0Port Vale
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
AReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading1 - 2AFC Wim
HReading0 - 2Huddersfield
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
Burton 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan1 - 0Burton
Bradford1 - 2Burton
Rotherham2 - 2Burton
AFC Wim0 - 1Burton
Doncaster1 - 1Burton
Cardiff0 - 1Burton
Huddersfield0 - 0Burton
Stockport2 - 1Burton
Barnsley3 - 2Burton
Charlton3 - 1Burton
Exeter0 - 0Burton
Wrexham3 - 0Burton
Stockport2 - 1Burton
Shrewsbury0 - 2Burton
Wycombe2 - 0Burton
Lincoln0 - 1Burton
Stevenage0 - 1Burton
Bristol R3 - 1Burton
Barnsley0 - 0Burton
Wigan1 - 2Burton
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
6
Draw
5
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBurton0 - 0Wycombe
ABurton0 - 1Wigan
HBurton0 - 4L Orient
HBurton1 - 0Blackpool
ABurton2 - 1Bradford
ABurton2 - 2Rotherham
ABurton1 - 0AFC Wim
HBurton0 - 1Peterborough
HBurton3 - 0Bolton
ABurton1 - 1Doncaster
ABurton1 - 0Cardiff
HBurton0 - 4Plymouth
ABurton0 - 0Huddersfield
HBurton0 - 1Lincoln
HBurton0 - 3Luton
ABurton1 - 2Stockport
HBurton0 - 0Port Vale
ABurton2 - 3Barnsley
HBurton2 - 1Mansfield
ABurton1 - 3Charlton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Reading since 2016
Reading
Burton
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
RDG
2
D
1
BAL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading3 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
1 - 2Burton
Reading3 - 0
League games at Burton since 2017
Burton
Reading
Goals: Scored
9
11
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
RDG
2
BAL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Burton
Burton3 - 2
Burton3 - 2
1 - 3Reading
2 - 4Reading
Goal Statistics
Reading 14th Burton 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Burton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Reading have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-1
Burton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Burton
1.2
1
Attack rating
22%
better
RDG
BAL
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Games scored16
10
Failed to score3
9
Scored first7
9
Goals scored21
16
Avg. goals scored1.1
0.8
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal8
10
Conversion rate for12
10
Avg. XG for1.1
1.2
KickOff rating
+22%
Defence rating
RDG
BAL
14%
better
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Games conceded15
12
Clean sheets4
7
Conceded first12
7
Goals conceded24
24
Avg. goals conceded1.2
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
14%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%

Reading v Burton League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20635
C SavageJ MarriottL WingD Kyerewaa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID2021
4
-
L Wing MID2053
1
-
K Doyle MID1921
1
-
D Kyerewaa MID1913
5
-
J Pereira GLK17
-
J Dorsett DEF17
1
-
K Abrefa DEF172
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD173
4
-
D Williams DEF141
3
-
M Jacob DEF14
4
-
M O’Mahony FWD14
1
-
F Burns DEF13
3
-
P Lane FWD1311
1
-
P O'Connor DEF10
1
-
A Yiadom DEF10
2
-
L Fraser MID101
-
J Marriott FWD1061
-
M Ritchie MID93
5
-
M Camará MID91
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF8
3
-
G. Garcia DEF81
1
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
Burton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19545
J BeesleyJ BeesleyK LofthouseU Godwin-Malife
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beesley FWD1952
2
-
J Armer DEF18
3
-
K Lofthouse DEF1814
3
-
T Shade FWD172
1
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF161
5
-
C Webster MID1643
1
-
T Sibbick DEF15
1
-
K Chauke MID15
2
-
F Tavares FWD1521
-
A Hartridge DEF141
2
-
B Collins GLK13
3
-
G Evans MID12
3
-
J McKiernan MID121
3
-
D Willis DEF11
-
S Revan DEF9
1
-
J. Larsson FWD8
-
F Delap DEF7
2
-
J Moon DEF7
2
-
J Amissah GLK5
-
J Sraha DEF3
-
T Vancooten DEF3
-
N. Akoto DEF3
-
J. Taroni DEF3
-
J. Newall FWD2
-
K. Dudek GLK1
-
J Hazlehurst MID1
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Fri 19th Dec, 19:45
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Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
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Sat 20th Dec, 12:30
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Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Lincoln v Cardiff
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
L Orient v Bradford
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Rotherham v Huddersfield
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Port Vale v Peterborough
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Exeter v Barnsley
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Doncaster v Plymouth
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Wycombe v Bolton
Sat 20th Dec, 15:00
Stockport v Lincoln
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
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Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Barnsley v Mansfield
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Bradford v Wigan
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Cardiff v Exeter
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Plymouth v Reading
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Peterborough v L Orient
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Luton v Wycombe
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Burton v Northampton
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Blackpool v Doncaster
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Huddersfield v Port Vale
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Bolton v Rotherham
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Blackpool v Rotherham
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bolton v Mansfield
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Burton v Wigan
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Plymouth v Wycombe
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Stockport v Doncaster
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Barnsley v Lincoln
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
AFC Wim v Exeter
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bradford v Port Vale
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cardiff v Stevenage
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Huddersfield v Northampton
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Luton v L Orient
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Peterborough v Reading
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Reading v Burton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Mansfield v Bradford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Huddersfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
L Orient v AFC Wim
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Bolton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Wigan v Barnsley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Port Vale v Blackpool
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Northampton v Stockport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Cardiff
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Stevenage v Plymouth
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Exeter v Luton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Rotherham v Peterborough
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00