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Northampton Town - Reading 31.01.2026 prediction

Match prediction

We collected all the available Northampton Town and Reading data, and based on their analysis, both teams will do their best on the field to win the match. But still, we found a bet which can be completely beneficial. Our prediction for Northampton Town Reading - 1x2 - W2.

31/01/2026

Northampton Town

09:00

Reading

Bet:1x2 - W2

Odds:2.40

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Coefficients at the time of publication of the forecast 31.01.2026 18:41

Match preview

The upcoming England tournament, League One, includes a scheduled match between Northampton Town and Reading. The game is set to commence on 31.01 at 09:00. Sports bettors are invited to explore detailed betting tips for both Northampton Town and Reading through the comprehensive analysis of team statistics and match predictions that follow.

H2H and previous results

In total, 6 games have been played between the teams. The most recent encounter occurred on 21.10.25, with a final score of 1:0. Northampton Town emerged victorious in 2 of the matches, while Reading won 3 of the meetings. Additionally, there were instances where the teams played to a draw, resulting in 1 tied games. Therefore, based on these statistics, there is a goal difference of 7-10 between the two teams.

Head To Head

Wins
Draws
Wins
0
1
4

Comparison stat

On this website, without registering, you can find out the exact statistics of the Northampton Town and Reading teams for the last ten matches played. For example, you can follow the number of wins, losses, and draws, as well as team statistics such as goals conceded.

10
Matches
10
2
Wins
4
2
Draws
3
6
Loses
3
11
Scored
17
18
Conceded
15
-7
Goal difference
+2
6
Match goals average
7
1.1
Goals scored per match
1.7
1.8
Goals conceded per match
1.5
2.9
Both teams scored
3.2
31'
Minutes/Goal scored
28.1'

Northampton Town review

Throughout the current League One season, Northampton Town has played 10 games. The club has recorded 1 victories, 6 losses, and 3 draws, including 4 wins at home. These WDL statistics have led the team to 22 place in the standings. On average, Northampton Town has scored 12 goals and conceded 11 goals per game, with a goal difference of +1. When playing at home, Northampton Town typically scores an average of 39.1 goals per game. 6 matches at Northampton Town's home stadium have seen both teams score, accounting for 60% of their home matches. It takes Northampton Town an average of 39.1 minutes to score a goal at their home stadium.

Reading review

In the current League One season, Reading has played 10 games. The club has won 2 of its away matches and, in total, has secured 4 wins, 3 losses, and 3 draws. The team has scored 16 goals and conceded 16 goals, resulting in a goal difference of 0. Currently, Reading is in 13 place in the standings. On average, Reading's away matches see approximately 28.1 goals scored by both teams. In Reading's away matches, both teams have scored in 8 games, which accounts for 80% of their away matches. It takes Reading players around 28.1 minutes of game time to score an away goal.

Standings

Team G W D L S C Pt
13. Reading
27 9 10 8 37 35 37
22. Northampton Town
27 8 5 14 24 34 29

Who will win?

Northampton Town
NOT - %
Reading
REA - %
draws - %

Will both teams score?

Yes - 50%
No - 50%

Who will score first?

Northampton Town
NOT - 33%
Reading
REA - 33%
No goal - 34%

Prematch stats

10
Matches
10
2
Wins
4
2
Draws
3
6
Loses
3
11
Scored
17
18
Conceded
15
-7
Goal difference
+2
6
Match goals average
7
1.1
Goals scored per match
1.7
1.8
Goals conceded per match
1.5
2.9
Both teams scored
3.2
31'
Minutes/Goal scored
28.1'

Game Result

Full time
1st Half / 2nd Half
Win %
19%
30%
Draw %
43%
43%
Loss %
38%
27%
1h/2h wdl
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Win % 1st Half
11%
33%
Win % 2nd Half
26%
26%
Draw % 1st Half
52%
41%
Draw % 2nd Half
33%
44%
Loss % 1st Half
37%
26%
Loss % 2nd Half
41%
30%

Goals scored

Northampton Town Reading is +54% Better in terms of Scored goals.
Northampton Town NOT 0.89
Goals / match
Reading REA 1.37
Goals / match
Full time
Scored Per Game
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Over 0.5
59%
89%
Over 1.5
22%
33%
Over 2.5
7%
11%
Over 3.5
0%
4%
Over 4.5
0%
0%
Failed To Score
41%
11%
1st Half
Scored 1st Half
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Over 0.5
26%
48%
Over 1.5
4%
11%
Over 2.5
0%
4%
Over 3.5
0%
0%
Scored Average 1H
0.3%
0.63%
2nd Half
Scored 2nd Half
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Over 0.5
37%
67%
Over 1.5
19%
7%
Over 2.5
4%
0%
Over 3.5
0%
0%
Scored Average 2H
0.59%
0.74%

Score First Goal

33%
48%

Statistics on the percentage of matches, where Northampton Town and Reading scored first in the League One of the 2025/2026 season

Goals Time

Northampton Town NOT
Reading REA
10 mins
Total Goals
Scored
Conceded
0 - 10 mins
9%
8%
9%
11 - 20 mins
9%
8%
12%
21 - 30 mins
10%
8%
12%
31 - 40 mins
7%
8%
6%
41 - 50 mins
12%
4%
18%
51 - 60 mins
14%
25%
6%
61 - 70 mins
10%
8%
12%
71 - 80 mins
14%
21%
9%
81 - 90+ mins
15%
10%
16%
15 mins
Total Goals
Scored
Conceded
0 - 15 mins
10%
13%
9%
16 - 30 mins
19%
13%
24%
31 - 45+ mins
9%
8%
12%
46 - 60 mins
22%
29%
18%
61 - 75 mins
21%
25%
18%
76 - 90+ mins
19%
12%
19%
10 mins
Total Goals
Scored
Conceded
0 - 10 mins
8%
8%
9%
11 - 20 mins
8%
8%
9%
21 - 30 mins
10%
11%
9%
31 - 40 mins
7%
11%
6%
41 - 50 mins
8%
8%
9%
51 - 60 mins
8%
5%
14%
61 - 70 mins
15%
16%
20%
71 - 80 mins
13%
16%
11%
81 - 90+ mins
23%
17%
13%
15 mins
Total Goals
Scored
Conceded
0 - 15 mins
13%
11%
17%
16 - 30 mins
13%
16%
9%
31 - 45+ mins
10%
16%
6%
46 - 60 mins
13%
8%
23%
61 - 75 mins
21%
22%
26%
76 - 90+ mins
30%
27%
19%

Goals Handicap

Full time
1st half/2nd half
Handicap
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
+2.5
70%
85%
+1.5
74%
85%
+0.5
48%
70%
-0.5
30%
33%
-1.5
15%
11%
-2.5
4%
7%
Handicap
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
+1.5 1H
93%
100%
+1.5 2H
89%
89%
+0.5 1H
63%
74%
+ 0.5 2H
59%
70%
-0.5 1H
11%
33%
-0.5 2H
26%
26%
-1.5 1H
4%
7%
-1.5 2H
19%
4%

Goals Conceded

Northampton Town Northampton Town is +3% Better in terms of Conceded goals.
Northampton Town NOT 1.26
Conceded / match
Reading REA 1.3
Conceded / match
Full time
Conceded / game
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Over 0.5 %
67%
78%
Over 1.5 %
41%
44%
Over 2.5 %
11%
7%
Over 3.5 %
4%
0%
Clean sheets %
33%
22%
1st Half
Conceded 1nd Half
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Over 0.5
48%
44%
Over 1.5
7%%
0%
Over 2.5
4%
0%
1H Clean Sheet
52%
56%
Conceded Average 1H
0.63%
0.44%
2nd Half
conceded 2nd Half
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Over 0.5
48%
63%
Over 1.5
15%%
22%
Over 2.5
0%
0%
2H Clean Sheet
52%
37%
Conceded Average 2H
0.63%
0.85%

Statistics of Northampton Town matches and Reading matches within the tournament League One.

Cards Stats

Total Cards / Match
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
3
1
2

Total cards per match for Northampton Town and Reading at the tournament League One in 2025/2026 season

Total Cards
Team Cards/Cards Against
Total Cards
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Average
Over 2.5
63%
63%
63%
Over 3.5
41%
48%
44%
Over 4.5
26%
37%
81%
Over 5.5
11%
26%
18%
Over 6.5
11%
15%
13%
Team Cards
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Average
Over 0.5
67%
78%
72%
Over 1.5
41%
56%
48%
Over 2.5
15%
44%
29%
Over 3.5
4%
26%
15%
Cards Against
Northampton Town NOT Reading REA
Average
Over 0.5
78%
81%
79%
Over 1.5
63%
41%
52%
Over 2.5
37%
26%
31%
Over 3.5
15%
7%
11%

Betting tips

Northampton Town

8 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Northampton Town did not draw

Northampton Town

7 / 10 of last matches in League One Northampton Town did not draw

Northampton Town Reading

4 / 6 of the last matches between the teams ended in a win

Reading

7 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Reading did not draw

Reading

7 / 10 of last matches in League One Reading did not draw

Bet:Double chance - 12

Northampton Town

6 / 10 of her last matches Northampton Town in all competitions ended in defeat

Northampton Town

6 / 10 of last matches Northampton Town in League One ended in defeat

Northampton Town

3 / 6 of the last matches between the teams ended in a victory Northampton Town

Reading

7 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Reading did not lose

Reading

7 / 10 of last matches in League One Reading did not lose

Bet:Double chance - X2

Northampton Town

4 / 10 of last matches Northampton Town in all competitions, at least one team did not score

Northampton Town

4 / 10 of last matches Northampton Town in League One , at least one team has not scored

Northampton Town Reading

3 / 6 of the last matches between the teams, at least one of the teams did not score

Reading

3 / 10 of last matches Reading in all competitions, at least one team did not score

Reading

3 / 10 of last matches Reading in League One , at least one team has not scored

Bet:Both team to score - No

Northampton Town

4 / 10 of last matches in all competitions Northampton Town did not lose

Northampton Town

4 / 10 of last matches in League One Northampton Town did not lose

Reading

1 / 6 of the last matches between the teams ended in a victory Reading

Bet:Double chance - 1X

Northampton Town

8 / 10 of last matches Northampton Town in all competitions had less than 3 goals

Northampton Town

9 / 10 of last matches Northampton Town in League One had less than 3 goals

Reading

8 / 10 of last matches Reading in all competitions had less than 3 goals

Reading

8 / 10 of last matches Reading in League One had less than 3 goals

Bet:Total - Under (2.5)

Northampton Town

6 / 10 of last matches Northampton Town in all competitions scored at least 1 goal

Northampton Town

6 / 10 of last matches Northampton Town in League One scored at least 1 goal

Northampton Town Reading

3 / 6 of the last matches between the teams there was at least 1 goal

Reading

9 / 10 of last matches Reading in all competitions scored at least 1 goal

Reading

9 / 10 of last matches Reading in League One scored at least 1 goal

Bet:Total - Over (0.5)

Coefficients at the time of publication of the forecast 31.01.2026 18:41

During the last 8 meetings, Northampton Town have won 1 times, there have been 2 draws while Reading FC have won 5 times. The goal difference is 16-7 in favour of Reading FC.

Last season's matches: 0-0 (Northampton Town at home) and 4-1 (Reading FC at home).

Did you know that Northampton Town scores 29% of their goals between the minutes 46-60?

Did you know that Reading FC scores 26% of their goals between the minutes 76-90?

Northampton Town haven't scored in 4 of their 13 home matches in League One this season.

Reading FC haven't scored in 2 of their 12 away matches in League One this season.

Reading FC have scored at least one goal for 8 consecutive matches.

Northampton Town wins 1st half in 24% of their matches, Reading FC in 30% of their matches.

Northampton Town wins 24% of halftimes, Reading FC wins 30%.

The winner of their last meeting was Reading FC.

On their last meeting Reading FC won by 1 goals.

When Northampton Town leads 1-0 at home, they win in 66% of their matches.

When Reading FC leads 0-1 away, they win in 60% of their matches.

When Northampton Town is down 0-1 home, they win 25% of their matches.

When Reading FC is down 1-0 away, they win 9% of their matches.

In League One, Reading FC has better performance than Northampton Town.

Reading FC's performance of the last 5 matches is better than Northampton Town's.

Reading FC have lost just 1 of their last 5 games against Northampton Town (in all competitions).

In the last 5 meetings Northampton Town won 1, Reading FC won 3, 1 draws.

Reading FC have lost just 1 of their last 5 League One games against Northampton Town.

Northampton Town have won just 1 of their last 5 League One games against Reading FC.

Northampton Town scores 0.8 goals in a match against Reading FC and Reading FC scores 1.4 goals against Northampton Town (on average).

Average number of goals in meetings between Northampton Town and Reading FC is 2.2.

Average number of goals in the first half in meetings between Northampton Town and Reading FC is 0.8.

Both teams haven't won their last match in League One.

Northampton Town scores 1.28 goals when playing at home and Reading FC scores 1.42 goals when playing away (on average).

Northampton Town have a losing streak of 3 matches in League One.

Northampton Town have lost 3 matches in a row.

Did you know that Northampton Town scores 8% of their goals between the minutes 31-45? This is the lowest percentage in the league.

Tom Eaves is Northampton Town's top scorer with 5 goals. Jack David Marriott has scored 10 times for Reading FC.

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