Northampton Town vs Reading: Prediction, Head-to-Head, Odds & Stats (Sat, 31 Jan '26)

Wojtek Kolan

Published on 19 Oct, 08:22 AM UTC

Next Match 31/01/26 at 03:00 PM

Northampton Town vs Reading

Scheduled H2H Match For Northampton Town Vs Reading

League One

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 at 03:00 PM UTC

Northampton Town

ENG

Recent Form

1

Win

Last 6 Played

2 Draws

3

Win

6.96

Avg. Rating

6.75

Position

Kevin Nolan

Manager

Leam Richardson

Reading

ENG

Recent Form

1

Win

Last 6 Played

2 Draws

3

Win

6.96

Avg. Rating

6.75

Position

Kevin Nolan

Manager

Leam Richardson

Game Schedule - Time Of Fixture

Northampton Town will square off vs Reading in League One on Sat, 31 Jan 2026 at 03:00 PM UTC. Let’s investigate historical performances, recent stats and head-2-head information to find out the most accurate picks and best bets.

Northampton Town vs Reading H2H Game Summary

For the most recent 6 head to head results between these rivals, Northampton Town have won 1 times and Reading have got the victory on 3 occasion.

Head-to-Head (Last 6 Matches)
Northampton Town	1
Draw	2
Reading	3

Northampton Town vs Reading Past H2H Matches

League One

07:00 PM
21/10/25

Reading

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
06/09/25

Reading

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
12/04/25

Northampton Town

Reading

03:00 PM
26/12/24

Reading

Northampton Town

03:00 PM
29/03/24

Reading

Northampton Town

06:45 PM
03/10/23

Northampton Town

Reading

EFL Cup

07:00 PM
24/08/10

Reading

Northampton Town

Northampton Town Recent Matches

Football League Trophy (3 Matches)

07:00 PM
11/11/25

Northampton Town

Shrewsbury Town

06:00 PM
07/10/25

Walsall

Northampton Town

06:00 PM
23/09/25

Northampton Town

Chelsea U21

League One (19 Matches)

12:30 PM
08/11/25

Northampton Town

Mansfield Town

02:00 PM
25/10/25

Northampton Town

Luton Town

07:00 PM
21/10/25

Reading

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
18/10/25

Doncaster Rovers

Northampton Town

01:00 PM
11/10/25

Northampton Town

Rotherham United

02:00 PM
04/10/25

Port Vale

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
27/09/25

Northampton Town

Bolton Wanderers

02:00 PM
20/09/25

Wycombe Wanderers

Northampton Town

11:30 AM
13/09/25

Northampton Town

Blackpool

02:00 PM
06/09/25

Reading

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
30/08/25

Leyton Orient

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
23/08/25

Northampton Town

Exeter City

06:45 PM
19/08/25

Northampton Town

Lincoln City

02:00 PM
16/08/25

Stevenage

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
09/08/25

Northampton Town

Bradford City

02:00 PM
02/08/25

Wigan Athletic

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
03/05/25

Northampton Town

Wigan Athletic

02:00 PM
26/04/25

Crawley Town

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
21/04/25

Northampton Town

Shrewsbury Town

FA Cup (1 Matches)

03:00 PM
01/11/25

Oldham Athletic

Northampton Town

EFL Cup (1 Matches)

06:45 PM
12/08/25

Northampton Town

Southampton

Club Friendly Games (6 Matches)

02:00 PM
26/07/25

Northampton Town

Birmingham City

06:15 PM
22/07/25

Northampton Town

West Ham U21

05:00 PM
15/07/25

Millwall

Northampton Town

12:00 PM
12/07/25

Norwich City

Northampton Town

11:00 AM
08/07/25

Northampton Town

Cambridge United

02:00 PM
05/07/25

Brackley Town

Northampton Town

Reading Recent Matches

League One (16 Matches)

08:00 PM
06/11/25

Reading

Stevenage

02:00 PM
25/10/25

Reading

Doncaster Rovers

07:00 PM
21/10/25

Reading

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
18/10/25

Cardiff City

Reading

02:00 PM
11/10/25

Exeter City

Reading

02:00 PM
04/10/25

Reading

Mansfield Town

02:00 PM
27/09/25

Stockport County

Reading

02:00 PM
20/09/25

Reading

Leyton Orient

02:00 PM
13/09/25

Barnsley

Reading

02:00 PM
06/09/25

Reading

Northampton Town

02:00 PM
30/08/25

Reading

Port Vale

02:00 PM
23/08/25

Wycombe Wanderers

Reading

07:00 PM
20/08/25

Bolton Wanderers

Reading

02:00 PM
16/08/25

Reading

AFC Wimbledon

11:30 AM
09/08/25

Reading

Huddersfield Town

02:00 PM
02/08/25

Lincoln City

Reading

FA Cup (1 Matches)

03:00 PM
01/11/25

Reading

Carlisle United

Football League Trophy (3 Matches)

06:00 PM
07/10/25

Reading

Milton Keynes Dons

06:00 PM
30/09/25

Reading

West Ham U21

06:00 PM
02/09/25

Swindon Town

Reading

EFL Cup (3 Matches)

06:45 PM
23/09/25

Wrexham

Reading

06:00 PM
26/08/25

Reading

AFC Wimbledon

06:45 PM
12/08/25

Portsmouth

Reading

Club Friendly Games (7 Matches)

06:30 PM
30/07/25

Bracknell Town

Reading

02:00 PM
26/07/25

Reading

Portsmouth

11:00 AM
22/07/25

Reading

Slough Town

11:00 AM
22/07/25

Reading

Oxford United

02:00 PM
19/07/25

Reading

Tottenham Hotspur

11:00 AM
15/07/25

Reading

Swindon Town

02:00 PM
12/07/25

Gillingham

Reading

Northampton Town Next Fixtures

League One

Reading Next Fixtures

League One

Northampton Town Last Match Played stats

Northampton Town vs Shrewsbury Town

Final Score :2 - 1

(H)	Match overview	(A)
52%	Ball possession	48%
1	Big chances	5
7	Total shots	12
5	Goalkeeper saves	0
10	Corner kicks	4
11	Fouls	16
313	Passes	296
15	Tackles	24
16	Free kicks	11
3	Yellow cards	2
(H)	Shots	(A)
7	Total shots	12
2	Shots on target	6
0	Hit woodwork	0
3	Shots off target	3
2	Blocked shots	3
4	Shots inside box	12
3	Shots outside box	0
(H)	Attack	(A)
1	Big chances scored	1
0	Big chances missed	4
0	Through balls	6
14	Touches in penalty area	28
3	Fouled in final third	2
2	Offsides	1
(H)	Passes	(A)
228	Accurate passes	211
33	Throw-ins	17
75	Final third entries	51
66/113 (58%)	Final third phase	58/94 (62%)
30/84 (36%)	Long balls	32/73 (44%)
4/27 (15%)	Crosses	5/20 (25%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
47%	Duels	53%
9	Dispossessed	7
40/83 (48%)	Ground duels	43/83 (52%)
13/30 (43%)	Aerial duels	17/30 (57%)
10/25 (40%)	Dribbles	8/16 (50%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
53%	Tackles won	79%
15	Total tackles	24
1	Interceptions	12
46	Recoveries	49
23	Clearances	31
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
5	Total saves	0
2	Big saves	0
5	Goal kicks	10

(H)	Match overview	(A)
59%	Ball possession	41%
0	Big chances	2
5	Total shots	4
2	Goalkeeper saves	0
2	Corner kicks	3
3	Fouls	8
189	Passes	133
9	Tackles	9
8	Free kicks	3
1	Yellow cards	2
(H)	Shots	(A)
5	Total shots	4
1	Shots on target	3
0	Hit woodwork	0
2	Shots off target	1
2	Blocked shots	0
2	Shots inside box	4
3	Shots outside box	0
(H)	Attack	(A)
0	Big chances scored	1
0	Big chances missed	1
0	Through balls	2
1	Fouled in final third	1
1	Offsides	1
(H)	Passes	(A)
141	Accurate passes	86
13	Throw-ins	9
35	Final third entries	27
21/53 (40%)	Long balls	16/41 (39%)
2/13 (15%)	Crosses	2/10 (20%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
54%	Duels	46%
4	Dispossessed	4
22/36 (61%)	Ground duels	14/36 (39%)
6/16 (38%)	Aerial duels	10/16 (63%)
5/10 (50%)	Dribbles	2/7 (29%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
56%	Tackles won	56%
9	Total tackles	9
1	Interceptions	7
26	Recoveries	29
10	Clearances	12
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
2	Total saves	0
3	Goal kicks	5

(H)	Match overview	(A)
44%	Ball possession	56%
1	Big chances	3
2	Total shots	8
3	Goalkeeper saves	0
8	Corner kicks	1
8	Fouls	8
124	Passes	163
6	Tackles	15
8	Free kicks	8
2	Yellow cards	0
(H)	Shots	(A)
2	Total shots	8
1	Shots on target	3
0	Hit woodwork	0
1	Shots off target	2
0	Blocked shots	3
2	Shots inside box	8
0	Shots outside box	0
(H)	Attack	(A)
1	Big chances scored	0
0	Big chances missed	3
0	Through balls	4
2	Fouled in final third	1
1	Offsides	0
(H)	Passes	(A)
87	Accurate passes	125
20	Throw-ins	8
40	Final third entries	24
9/31 (29%)	Long balls	16/32 (50%)
2/14 (14%)	Crosses	3/10 (30%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
41%	Duels	59%
5	Dispossessed	3
18/47 (38%)	Ground duels	29/47 (62%)
7/14 (50%)	Aerial duels	7/14 (50%)
5/15 (33%)	Dribbles	6/9 (67%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
50%	Tackles won	93%
6	Total tackles	15
0	Interceptions	5
20	Recoveries	20
13	Clearances	19
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
3	Total saves	0
2	Goal kicks	5

Reading Last Match Played stats

Reading vs Stevenage

Final Score :1 - 0

(H)	Match overview	(A)
48%	Ball possession	52%
0.40	Expected goals	0.94
3	Big chances	1
11	Total shots	10
2	Goalkeeper saves	2
4	Corner kicks	7
12	Fouls	16
332	Passes	344
16	Tackles	11
16	Free kicks	12
3	Yellow cards	4
(H)	Shots	(A)
11	Total shots	10
4	Shots on target	2
0	Hit woodwork	1
3	Shots off target	6
4	Blocked shots	2
5	Shots inside box	7
6	Shots outside box	3
(H)	Attack	(A)
3	Big chances missed	1
1	Through balls	0
21	Touches in penalty area	15
3	Fouled in final third	1
1	Offsides	1
(H)	Passes	(A)
230	Accurate passes	251
22	Throw-ins	26
56	Final third entries	58
53/97 (55%)	Final third phase	65/108 (60%)
25/84 (30%)	Long balls	18/57 (32%)
4/14 (29%)	Crosses	10/26 (38%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
47%	Duels	53%
8	Dispossessed	12
33/60 (55%)	Ground duels	27/60 (45%)
21/55 (38%)	Aerial duels	34/55 (62%)
2/5 (40%)	Dribbles	4/8 (50%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
50%	Tackles won	55%
16	Total tackles	11
10	Interceptions	6
37	Recoveries	44
31	Clearances	23
2	Errors lead to a shot	1
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
2	Total saves	2
2	Big saves	0
2	High claims	1
0	Punches	1
12	Goal kicks	4

(H)	Match overview	(A)
56%	Ball possession	44%
2	Big chances	0
8	Total shots	3
0	Goalkeeper saves	1
2	Corner kicks	3
6	Fouls	8
189	Passes	142
7	Tackles	6
8	Free kicks	6
2	Yellow cards	1
(H)	Shots	(A)
8	Total shots	3
3	Shots on target	0
0	Hit woodwork	0
2	Shots off target	2
3	Blocked shots	1
4	Shots inside box	2
4	Shots outside box	1
(H)	Attack	(A)
2	Big chances missed	0
1	Through balls	0
1	Fouled in final third	1
0	Offsides	0
(H)	Passes	(A)
139	Accurate passes	98
14	Throw-ins	10
35	Final third entries	27
15/46 (33%)	Long balls	6/25 (24%)
3/7 (43%)	Crosses	5/11 (45%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
50%	Duels	50%
4	Dispossessed	4
16/30 (53%)	Ground duels	14/30 (47%)
14/30 (47%)	Aerial duels	16/30 (53%)
1/3 (33%)	Dribbles	2/5 (40%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
71%	Tackles won	67%
7	Total tackles	6
5	Interceptions	2
13	Recoveries	22
11	Clearances	17
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
0	Total saves	1
6	Goal kicks	3

(H)	Match overview	(A)
41%	Ball possession	59%
1	Big chances	1
3	Total shots	7
2	Goalkeeper saves	1
2	Corner kicks	4
6	Fouls	8
143	Passes	202
9	Tackles	5
8	Free kicks	6
1	Yellow cards	3
(H)	Shots	(A)
3	Total shots	7
1	Shots on target	2
0	Hit woodwork	1
1	Shots off target	4
1	Blocked shots	1
1	Shots inside box	5
2	Shots outside box	2
(H)	Attack	(A)
1	Big chances missed	1
0	Through balls	0
2	Fouled in final third	0
1	Offsides	1
(H)	Passes	(A)
91	Accurate passes	153
8	Throw-ins	16
21	Final third entries	31
10/38 (26%)	Long balls	12/32 (38%)
1/7 (14%)	Crosses	5/15 (33%)
(H)	Duels	(A)
44%	Duels	56%
4	Dispossessed	8
17/30 (57%)	Ground duels	13/30 (43%)
7/25 (28%)	Aerial duels	18/25 (72%)
1/2 (50%)	Dribbles	2/3 (67%)
(H)	Defending	(A)
33%	Tackles won	40%
9	Total tackles	5
5	Interceptions	4
24	Recoveries	22
20	Clearances	6
(H)	Goalkeeping	(A)
2	Total saves	1
6	Goal kicks	1

Northampton Town Vs Reading Season Stats

Northampton Town	Performance Summary	Reading
15	Matches	15
12	Goals Scored	16
14	Goals Conceded	19
0.8	Goals per Game	1.07
0.93	Goals Conceded per Game	1.27
2.73	Shots on Target per Game	4.2
1.87	Big Chances per Game	1.73
45.20%	Ball Possession	49.73%
6	Clean Sheets	3
13.13	Tackles per Game	15.67
0	Penalty Goals Conceded	1
10.07	Fouls per Game	11.53
1.2	Offsides per Game	1.27
9.53	Goal Kicks per Game	7.53
26.4	Throw-ins per Game	26.27
1.33	Yellow Cards per Game	2.4

League One 25/26 Standings

POS	TEAM	MP	W	L	D	PTS
1	Stockport County	15	8	3	4	28
2	Bradford City	15	7	2	6	27
3	Bolton Wanderers	15	7	3	5	26
4	Cardiff City	14	8	4	2	26
5	Stevenage	13	8	3	2	26
6	Lincoln City	15	7	4	4	25
7	AFC Wimbledon	15	8	6	1	25
8	Mansfield Town	15	6	5	4	22
9	Luton Town	14	7	6	1	22
10	Huddersfield Town	14	7	6	1	22
11	Barnsley	13	6	4	3	21
12	Rotherham United	15	6	6	3	21
13	Northampton Town	15	6	7	2	20
14	Wycombe Wanderers	15	5	6	4	19
15	Burton Albion	15	5	6	4	19
16	Wigan Athletic	15	4	5	6	18
17	Reading	15	4	5	6	18
18	Doncaster Rovers	15	5	7	3	18
19	Exeter City	15	5	8	2	17
20	Leyton Orient	15	5	8	2	17
21	Blackpool	15	4	8	3	15
22	Peterborough United	14	4	9	1	13
23	Port Vale	15	3	8	4	13
24	Plymouth Argyle	15	4	10	1	13

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