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Reading v Northampton Town : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 6th Sep, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Allan Dybczak's Reading side are on home soil in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as Omar Lepri's Northampton Town visit the Madejski Stadium. We have predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across all the main betting markets, so there really is only one place to get ready for this League One clash.


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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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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
49%
--
Draw
26%
--
Northampton
25%
--
Reading 1-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Reading 2-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Northampton 1-0
8%
--
Northampton 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Reading 3-0
5%
--
Reading 3-1
5%
--
Northampton 2-0
4%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Northampton 3-1
2%
--
Reading 4-0
2%
--
Reading 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Home 1st Goal
52%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
75%
--
Away/draw
51%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
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Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
67%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Reading win to nil
29%
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Northampton win to nil
14%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Northampton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff5410613 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Nov 22
Apr 25
2
Huddersfield5401712 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
Dec 9
Dec 29
3
Stevenage5401412 
Nov 6
Mar 21
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
4
Bradford5320311 
Feb 28
Dec 13
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
5
Stockport5311310 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Jan 1
Mar 17
6
Barnsley5311210 
Jan 24
Sep 13
Mar 28
Nov 15
7
Lincoln5311210 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
8
Doncaster5311110 
Oct 25
Apr 11
Apr 18
Oct 18
9
Mansfield530249 
Oct 4
Jan 10
Nov 8
Mar 21
10
AFC Wim530239 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
Dec 19
Mar 7
11
Luton530229 
Dec 18
Mar 7
Oct 25
Apr 11
12
Wigan521217 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Apr 6
l
 
3-1A
13
L Orient5212-37 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Feb 21
Aug 30
14
Exeter520306 
Jan 27
Oct 11
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
15
Bolton513106 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
Sep 27
Jan 4
16
Burton4112-14 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Mar 14
Dec 26
17
Rotherham4112-34 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Oct 11
Jan 27
18
Northampton5113-34 
Sep 6
Jan 31
-
-
19
Plymouth5104-53 
Mar 14
Dec 26
May 2
Nov 29
20
Blackpool5104-63 
May 2
Nov 29
Sep 13
Jan 24
21
Wycombe5023-32 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
Jan 17
Sep 20
22
Port Vale5023-32 
Aug 30
Feb 21
Jan 10
Oct 4
23
Reading5023-52 
-
-
Jan 31
Sep 6
24
Peterborough5014-61 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Feb 28
Dec 13
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
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Win / draw / win form
Reading 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading1 - 2AFC Wim
Reading0 - 2Huddersfield
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
Reading0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Wycombe
Reading3 - 1Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Stevenage
Reading2 - 0Wrexham
Reading0 - 0Exeter
Reading0 - 0Birmingham
Reading2 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 1Shrewsbury
Reading1 - 0Bolton
Reading1 - 3Stockport
Reading2 - 1Mansfield
Reading4 - 1Northampton
Reading0 - 3Blackpool
Reading3 - 0Cambridge
Reading1 - 0Bristol R
Reading4 - 1Crawley
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
AReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading1 - 2AFC Wim
HReading0 - 2Huddersfield
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading2 - 4Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
AReading5 - 1Mansfield
HReading0 - 1Lincoln
AReading0 - 0Northampton
AReading3 - 1Shrewsbury
HReading1 - 0Wycombe
AReading0 - 3Blackpool
HReading3 - 1Peterborough
HReading1 - 1Stevenage
HReading2 - 0Wrexham
AReading1 - 1Crawley
HReading0 - 0Exeter
AReading2 - 1Wigan
HReading0 - 0Birmingham
Northampton 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stevenage2 - 0Northampton
Wigan3 - 1Northampton
Crawley3 - 0Northampton
Charlton2 - 1Northampton
Peterborough0 - 4Northampton
Cambridge1 - 1Northampton
L Orient1 - 2Northampton
Exeter1 - 1Northampton
Mansfield0 - 1Northampton
Bolton3 - 1Northampton
Wycombe0 - 0Northampton
Burton0 - 1Northampton
Shrewsbury1 - 1Northampton
Reading4 - 1Northampton
Rotherham3 - 0Northampton
Stevenage2 - 0Northampton
Wigan2 - 1Northampton
Blackpool0 - 0Northampton
Birmingham1 - 1Northampton
Lincoln2 - 1Northampton
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNorthampton2 - 0Exeter
HNorthampton0 - 1Lincoln
ANorthampton0 - 2Stevenage
HNorthampton0 - 0Bradford
ANorthampton1 - 3Wigan
HNorthampton1 - 1Wigan
ANorthampton0 - 3Crawley
HNorthampton4 - 1Shrewsbury
ANorthampton1 - 2Charlton
HNorthampton0 - 0Reading
ANorthampton4 - 0Peterborough
HNorthampton0 - 2Rotherham
ANorthampton1 - 1Cambridge
HNorthampton0 - 2Blackpool
HNorthampton1 - 1Birmingham
ANorthampton2 - 1L Orient
HNorthampton1 - 1Stockport
ANorthampton1 - 1Exeter
HNorthampton1 - 2Barnsley
HNorthampton2 - 1Bristol R
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Northampton Town of late. It has been 6 League One games since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Reading.

Reading 23rd Northampton 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Northampton scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Reading’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-11
Northampton have scored 11% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.5
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Northampton
1.5
1
Attack rating
RDG
NHT
36%
better
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Games scored0
1
Failed to score2
1
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
1
Avg. goals scored0
0.2
Avg. shots per game2
2
Avg. shots per goal0
12
Conversion rate for0
8
Avg. XG for0.5
0.5
KickOff rating
+36%
Defence rating
RDG
NHT
44%
better
view stats
Games conceded2
1
Clean sheets0
1
Conceded first2
1
Goals conceded4
3
Avg. goals conceded0.8
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded3
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded3
8
Conversion rate against31%
12%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.9
KickOff rating
+44%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5222
J PereiraL WingK AbrefaD Kyerewaa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK5
-
M Jacob DEF5
1
-
K Abrefa DEF52
-
F Burns DEF5
-
L Fraser MID5
-
D Kyerewaa MID5
2
-
C Savage MID5
2
-
L Wing MID521
-
M Camará MID51
1
-
M O’Mahony FWD5
1
-
K Doyle MID4
1
-
B Elliott MID4
1
-
M Stickland DEF3
1
-
G. Garcia DEF31
-
D Williams DEF3
1
-
P Lane FWD3
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD3
1
-
J Dorsett DEF2
-
A. Ahmed DEF2
-
Northampton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5111
L BurgeM DycheD CampbellC McCarthy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Burge GLK5
-
C McCarthy DEF5
1
-
M Dyche DEF51
-
J Burroughs DEF5
-
T Fornah MID5
1
-
D Campbell MID51
-
C McGeehan  MID5
1
-
E. Wheatley FWD51
1
-
E List FWD5
1
-
S Hoskins FWD5
-
M. Forbes DEF41
-
N Guinness-Walker DEF31
-
J Wormleighton DEF3
-
T Taylor MID3
-
J. Perkins MID3
1
-
J Thorniley DEF2
1
-
T Eaves FWD2
-
J Willis DEF1
-