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Reading vs Burton Albion
1 Jan 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Tom ReevesLeague One 2025/2026 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
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The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 6.90 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 7.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.90 | |
| 77 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 7.20 | |
| 77 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.30 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.90 | |
| 68 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7.50 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 13 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.70 | |
| 22 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.70 | |
| 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.60 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.03 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Reading
Latest: Luton Town · 3–2
Match stats
18 Dec 2025, 20:00 · Home vs Luton Town · 2025/2026
Burton Albion
Latest: Stevenage · 2–2
Match stats
20 Dec 2025, 12:30 · Away vs Stevenage · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 5 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Reading’s home games with Burton Albion’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Burton Albion
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Reading
Burton Albion
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Reading
Burton Albion
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Reading
Burton Albion
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.