Northampton host Reading in the England League One on 31 January 2026, Saturday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 14:00 UK Time.
Northampton return to Sixfields under pressure after a difficult run that has steadily chipped away at confidence. Reading travel north with a steadier rhythm, having remained competitive across recent weeks despite results that have not always reflected their control.
This fixture has often been shaped by fine margins. Goals have usually come in short bursts, with patience and discipline proving more important than tempo.
A narrow defeat at Rotherham was Northampton’s latest setback, following another loss at Blackpool where they struggled to impose themselves in the final third. Those results extended a sequence where goals have been hard to come by.
At home, the Cobblers have shown moments of resilience without sustained pressure. Three of their last five league games at Sixfields ended level or were decided by a single goal. The win over AFC Wimbledon stands out as the only match in that run where attacking confidence was visible for long spells.
Northampton tend to stay organised early on, but matches have slipped away once the first goal is conceded. Recovering momentum has been a recurring issue.
Reading were last involved in a 2-2 draw with Exeter City, a game that followed another evenly contested draw against Barnsley. While wins have been limited recently, their ability to stay involved in matches has remained consistent.
Away from home, Reading have delivered mixed results but with clear attacking intent. They scored four at Plymouth and three at Blackpool, while also finding the net at Peterborough. Even in defeat, they have continued to create chances.
Reading to win at 2.25 odds reflects how the two sides are currently operating. Reading are playing with greater attacking clarity and have shown they can maintain pressure across games, while Northampton continue to struggle for sustained threat, particularly when asked to chase a result.
Goals at both ends remain a realistic outcome. Northampton usually stay competitive at Sixfields and can contribute, but Reading’s recent matches away from home have rarely stayed quiet. That makes both teams to score at 1.91 a logical outcome based on recent performances.
A 2-1 Reading scoreline at 9.50 odds suits the balance of this fixture. Northampton are likely to keep the contest tight for long spells, but Reading’s ability to create chances late on gives them the edge over ninety minutes.
| Northampton | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 44 | 45 |
| Wins | 9 | 16 |
| Draws | 8 | 15 |
| Loss | 27 | 14 |
| Goals For | 37 | 64 |
| Goals Against | 70 | 59 |
| Northampton | Reading | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 21 | 23 |
| Wins | 6 | 6 |
| Draws | 4 | 8 |
| Loss | 11 | 9 |
| Goals For | 21 | 31 |
| Goals Against | 27 | 32 |
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25.04.26
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Cardiff Northampton |
5-1 |
|
18.04.26
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Northampton Doncaster |
1-3 |
|
15.04.26
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Luton Northampton |
2-1 |
|
06.04.26
|
Northampton Wigan |
1-3 |
|
03.04.26
|
Bradford City Northampton |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Mansfield Northampton |
4-1 |
|
17.03.26
|
Stockport Northampton |
2-1 |
|
14.03.26
|
Northampton Burton Albion |
0-2 |
|
08.03.26
|
AFC Wimbledon Northampton |
1-0 |
|
04.03.26
|
Luton Northampton |
2-1 |
|
28.02.26
|
Northampton Peterborough |
1-1 |
|
24.02.26
|
Northampton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Northampton Leyton Orient |
1-2 |
|
17.02.26
|
Lincoln Northampton |
4-0 |
|
14.02.26
|
Exeter City Northampton |
0-0 |
|
10.02.26
|
AFC Wimbledon Northampton |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
|
Northampton Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
03.02.26
|
Barnsley Northampton |
2-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Northampton Reading |
0-2 |
|
27.01.26
|
Rotherham Northampton |
2-1 |
|
24.01.26
|
Blackpool Northampton |
2-0 |
|
17.01.26
|
Northampton Wycombe |
1-2 |
|
14.01.26
|
Northampton Walsall |
4-2 |
|
04.01.26
|
Bolton Northampton |
0-0 |
|
01.01.26
|
Northampton Stockport |
0-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Huddersfield Northampton |
2-0 |
|
26.12.25
|
Burton Albion Northampton |
5-1 |
|
19.12.25
|
Northampton AFC Wimbledon |
3-1 |
|
13.12.25
|
Peterborough Northampton |
2-1 |
|
09.12.25
|
Northampton Huddersfield |
1-1 |
|
02.12.25
|
Northampton Wycombe |
2-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Plymouth Northampton |
0-3 |
|
22.11.25
|
Northampton Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
11.11.25
|
Northampton Shrewsbury |
2-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Northampton Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
01.11.25
|
Oldham Northampton |
3-1 |
|
25.10.25
|
Northampton Luton |
0-1 |
|
21.10.25
|
Reading Northampton |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Doncaster Northampton |
1-2 |
|
11.10.25
|
Northampton Rotherham |
1-2 |
|
07.10.25
|
Walsall Northampton |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Port Vale Northampton |
0-0 |
|
27.09.25
|
Northampton Bolton |
2-0 |
|
23.09.25
|
Northampton Chelsea U21 |
3-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
Wycombe Northampton |
2-0 |
|
13.09.25
|
Northampton Blackpool |
1-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Leyton Orient Northampton |
0-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Northampton Exeter City |
2-0 |
|
19.08.25
|
Northampton Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Stevenage Northampton |
2-0 |
|
18.04.26
|
Northampton Doncaster |
1-3 |
|
06.04.26
|
Northampton Wigan |
1-3 |
|
14.03.26
|
Northampton Burton Albion |
0-2 |
|
28.02.26
|
Northampton Peterborough |
1-1 |
|
24.02.26
|
Northampton Port Vale |
0-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Northampton Leyton Orient |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
|
Northampton Stevenage |
3-1 |
|
31.01.26
|
Northampton Reading |
0-2 |
|
17.01.26
|
Northampton Wycombe |
1-2 |
|
14.01.26
|
Northampton Walsall |
4-2 |
|
01.01.26
|
Northampton Stockport |
0-0 |
|
19.12.25
|
Northampton AFC Wimbledon |
3-1 |
|
09.12.25
|
Northampton Huddersfield |
1-1 |
|
02.12.25
|
Northampton Wycombe |
2-0 |
|
22.11.25
|
Northampton Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
11.11.25
|
Northampton Shrewsbury |
2-1 |
|
08.11.25
|
Northampton Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
25.10.25
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Northampton Luton |
0-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Northampton Rotherham |
1-2 |
|
27.09.25
|
Northampton Bolton |
2-0 |
|
23.09.25
|
Northampton Chelsea U21 |
3-0 |
|
13.09.25
|
Northampton Blackpool |
1-0 |
|
23.08.25
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Northampton Exeter City |
2-0 |
|
19.08.25
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Northampton Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
Northampton Southampton |
0-1 |
|
09.08.25
|
Northampton Bradford City |
0-0 |
|
26.07.25
|
Northampton Birmingham |
3-0 |
|
22.07.25
|
Northampton West Ham United U21 |
0-0 |
|
03.05.25
|
Northampton Wigan |
1-1 |
|
21.04.25
|
Northampton Shrewsbury |
4-1 |
|
12.04.25
|
Northampton Reading |
0-0 |
|
01.04.25
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Northampton Rotherham |
0-2 |
|
22.03.25
|
Northampton Blackpool |
0-2 |
|
15.03.25
|
Northampton Birmingham |
1-1 |
|
04.03.25
|
Northampton Stockport |
1-1 |
|
25.02.25
|
Northampton Barnsley |
1-2 |
|
22.02.25
|
Northampton Bristol Rovers |
2-1 |
|
15.02.25
|
Northampton Wrexham |
0-2 |
|
01.02.25
|
Northampton Huddersfield |
3-2 |
|
18.01.25
|
Northampton Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
01.01.25
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Northampton Stevenage |
0-0 |
|
21.12.24
|
Northampton Charlton |
0-5 |
|
09.12.24
|
Northampton Peterborough |
2-1 |
|
23.11.24
|
Northampton Cambridge |
0-0 |
|
12.11.24
|
Northampton Burton Albion |
2-5 |
|
05.11.24
|
Northampton Leicester City U21 |
3-0 |
|
02.11.24
|
Northampton Kettering Town |
1-2 |
|
26.10.24
|
Northampton Crawley |
3-0 |
|
19.10.24
|
Northampton Leyton Orient |
1-0 |
|
01.10.24
|
Northampton Bolton |
2-4 |
|
25.04.26
|
Cardiff Northampton |
5-1 |
|
15.04.26
|
Luton Northampton |
2-1 |
|
03.04.26
|
Bradford City Northampton |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Mansfield Northampton |
4-1 |
|
17.03.26
|
Stockport Northampton |
2-1 |
|
08.03.26
|
AFC Wimbledon Northampton |
1-0 |
|
04.03.26
|
Luton Northampton |
2-1 |
|
17.02.26
|
Lincoln Northampton |
4-0 |
|
14.02.26
|
Exeter City Northampton |
0-0 |
|
10.02.26
|
AFC Wimbledon Northampton |
1-2 |
|
03.02.26
|
Barnsley Northampton |
2-2 |
|
27.01.26
|
Rotherham Northampton |
2-1 |
|
24.01.26
|
Blackpool Northampton |
2-0 |
|
04.01.26
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Bolton Northampton |
0-0 |
|
29.12.25
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Huddersfield Northampton |
2-0 |
|
26.12.25
|
Burton Albion Northampton |
5-1 |
|
13.12.25
|
Peterborough Northampton |
2-1 |
|
29.11.25
|
Plymouth Northampton |
0-3 |
|
01.11.25
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Oldham Northampton |
3-1 |
|
21.10.25
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Reading Northampton |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Doncaster Northampton |
1-2 |
|
07.10.25
|
Walsall Northampton |
0-1 |
|
04.10.25
|
Port Vale Northampton |
0-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
Wycombe Northampton |
2-0 |
|
30.08.25
|
Leyton Orient Northampton |
0-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Stevenage Northampton |
2-0 |
|
02.08.25
|
Wigan Northampton |
3-1 |
|
12.07.25
|
Norwich Northampton |
3-1 |
|
08.07.25
|
Cambridge Northampton |
3-0 |
|
08.07.25
|
Cambridge Northampton |
3-0 |
|
05.07.25
|
Brackley Town Northampton |
0-0 |
|
26.04.25
|
Crawley Northampton |
3-0 |
|
18.04.25
|
Charlton Northampton |
2-1 |
|
05.04.25
|
Peterborough Northampton |
0-4 |
|
29.03.25
|
Cambridge Northampton |
1-1 |
|
08.03.25
|
Leyton Orient Northampton |
1-2 |
|
01.03.25
|
Exeter City Northampton |
1-1 |
|
07.02.25
|
Mansfield Northampton |
0-1 |
|
28.01.25
|
Bolton Northampton |
3-1 |
|
25.01.25
|
Wycombe Northampton |
0-0 |
|
04.01.25
|
Burton Albion Northampton |
0-1 |
|
29.12.24
|
Shrewsbury Northampton |
1-1 |
|
26.12.24
|
Reading Northampton |
4-1 |
|
17.12.24
|
Peterborough Northampton |
3-0 |
|
14.12.24
|
Rotherham Northampton |
3-0 |
|
03.12.24
|
Stevenage Northampton |
2-0 |
|
26.11.24
|
Wigan Northampton |
2-1 |
|
16.11.24
|
Blackpool Northampton |
0-0 |
|
09.11.24
|
Birmingham Northampton |
1-1 |
|
29.10.24
|
Lincoln Northampton |
2-1 |
|
25.04.26
|
Rotherham Reading |
1-1 |
|
18.04.26
|
Reading Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
11.04.26
|
Doncaster Reading |
1-0 |
|
06.04.26
|
Reading Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
03.04.26
|
Huddersfield Reading |
1-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
Reading Wigan |
3-0 |
|
21.03.26
|
Stevenage Reading |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
|
Burton Albion Reading |
1-2 |
|
14.03.26
|
Reading Plymouth |
2-2 |
|
10.03.26
|
Mansfield Reading |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Luton Reading |
2-3 |
|
28.02.26
|
Reading Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
|
Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
17.02.26
|
Reading Bolton |
1-1 |
|
14.02.26
|
Reading Wycombe |
3-2 |
|
10.02.26
|
Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
|
AFC Wimbledon Reading |
3-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Northampton Reading |
0-2 |
|
27.01.26
|
Reading Exeter City |
2-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Reading Barnsley |
2-2 |
|
17.01.26
|
Leyton Orient Reading |
3-1 |
|
04.01.26
|
Reading Stockport |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
|
Reading Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
29.12.25
|
Peterborough Reading |
1-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Plymouth Reading |
1-4 |
|
18.12.25
|
Reading Luton |
3-2 |
|
13.12.25
|
Bradford City Reading |
2-0 |
|
09.12.25
|
Reading Peterborough |
1-2 |
|
29.11.25
|
Blackpool Reading |
0-3 |
|
22.11.25
|
Reading Rotherham |
1-1 |
|
06.11.25
|
Reading Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
01.11.25
|
Reading Carlisle |
2-3 |
|
25.10.25
|
Reading Doncaster |
1-1 |
|
21.10.25
|
Reading Northampton |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
|
Cardiff Reading |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Exeter City Reading |
1-1 |
|
07.10.25
|
Reading MK Dons |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Reading Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Reading West Ham United U21 |
3-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Stockport Reading |
1-1 |
|
23.09.25
|
Wrexham Reading |
2-0 |
|
20.09.25
|
Reading Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
|
Barnsley Reading |
3-2 |
|
02.09.25
|
Swindon Reading |
3-2 |
|
30.08.25
|
Reading Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
|
Reading AFC Wimbledon |
2-1 |
|
23.08.25
|
Wycombe Reading |
2-2 |
|
20.08.25
|
Bolton Reading |
1-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Reading AFC Wimbledon |
1-2 |
|
12.08.25
|
Portsmouth Reading |
1-2 |
|
18.04.26
|
Reading Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
06.04.26
|
Reading Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
28.03.26
|
Reading Wigan |
3-0 |
|
14.03.26
|
Reading Plymouth |
2-2 |
|
28.02.26
|
Reading Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
17.02.26
|
Reading Bolton |
1-1 |
|
14.02.26
|
Reading Wycombe |
3-2 |
|
27.01.26
|
Reading Exeter City |
2-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Reading Barnsley |
2-2 |
|
04.01.26
|
Reading Stockport |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
|
Reading Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
18.12.25
|
Reading Luton |
3-2 |
|
09.12.25
|
Reading Peterborough |
1-2 |
|
22.11.25
|
Reading Rotherham |
1-1 |
|
06.11.25
|
Reading Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
01.11.25
|
Reading Carlisle |
2-3 |
|
25.10.25
|
Reading Doncaster |
1-1 |
|
21.10.25
|
Reading Northampton |
1-0 |
|
07.10.25
|
Reading MK Dons |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
|
Reading Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
|
Reading West Ham United U21 |
3-1 |
|
20.09.25
|
Reading Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
30.08.25
|
Reading Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
|
Reading AFC Wimbledon |
2-1 |
|
16.08.25
|
Reading AFC Wimbledon |
1-2 |
|
09.08.25
|
Reading Huddersfield |
0-2 |
|
26.07.25
|
Reading Portsmouth |
0-4 |
|
19.07.25
|
Reading Tottenham |
0-2 |
|
03.05.25
|
Reading Barnsley |
2-4 |
|
18.04.25
|
Reading Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
05.04.25
|
Reading Wycombe |
1-0 |
|
29.03.25
|
Reading Peterborough |
3-1 |
|
15.03.25
|
Reading Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
11.03.25
|
Reading Wrexham |
2-0 |
|
04.03.25
|
Reading Exeter City |
0-0 |
|
22.02.25
|
Reading Birmingham |
0-0 |
|
15.02.25
|
Reading Rotherham |
2-1 |
|
11.02.25
|
Reading Shrewsbury |
1-1 |
|
01.02.25
|
Reading Bolton |
1-0 |
|
18.01.25
|
Reading Stockport |
1-3 |
|
11.01.25
|
Reading Burnley |
1-3 |
|
29.12.24
|
Reading Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
26.12.24
|
Reading Northampton |
4-1 |
|
14.12.24
|
Reading Blackpool |
0-3 |
|
03.12.24
|
Reading Cambridge |
3-0 |
|
01.12.24
|
Reading Harborough Town |
5-3 |
|
12.11.24
|
Reading Newport |
3-0 |
|
02.11.24
|
Reading Fleetwood |
2-0 |
|
26.10.24
|
Reading Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
19.10.24
|
Reading Crawley |
4-1 |
|
25.04.26
|
Rotherham Reading |
1-1 |
|
11.04.26
|
Doncaster Reading |
1-0 |
|
03.04.26
|
Huddersfield Reading |
1-1 |
|
21.03.26
|
Stevenage Reading |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
|
Burton Albion Reading |
1-2 |
|
10.03.26
|
Mansfield Reading |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
|
Luton Reading |
2-3 |
|
21.02.26
|
Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
|
Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
|
AFC Wimbledon Reading |
3-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Northampton Reading |
0-2 |
|
17.01.26
|
Leyton Orient Reading |
3-1 |
|
29.12.25
|
Peterborough Reading |
1-1 |
|
26.12.25
|
Plymouth Reading |
1-4 |
|
13.12.25
|
Bradford City Reading |
2-0 |
|
29.11.25
|
Blackpool Reading |
0-3 |
|
18.10.25
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Cardiff Reading |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
|
Exeter City Reading |
1-1 |
|
27.09.25
|
Stockport Reading |
1-1 |
|
23.09.25
|
Wrexham Reading |
2-0 |
|
13.09.25
|
Barnsley Reading |
3-2 |
|
02.09.25
|
Swindon Reading |
3-2 |
|
23.08.25
|
Wycombe Reading |
2-2 |
|
20.08.25
|
Bolton Reading |
1-1 |
|
12.08.25
|
Portsmouth Reading |
1-2 |
|
02.08.25
|
Lincoln Reading |
2-0 |
|
12.07.25
|
Gillingham Reading |
0-0 |
|
26.04.25
|
Bristol Rovers Reading |
0-2 |
|
21.04.25
|
Mansfield Reading |
1-5 |
|
12.04.25
|
Northampton Reading |
0-0 |
|
08.04.25
|
Shrewsbury Reading |
1-3 |
|
01.04.25
|
Blackpool Reading |
3-0 |
|
08.03.25
|
Crawley Reading |
1-1 |
|
01.03.25
|
Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
|
08.02.25
|
Huddersfield Reading |
0-0 |
|
28.01.25
|
Burton Albion Reading |
3-2 |
|
25.01.25
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Leyton Orient Reading |
2-0 |
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04.01.25
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Charlton Reading |
0-0 |
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01.01.25
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Cambridge Reading |
1-3 |
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21.12.24
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Lincoln Reading |
2-0 |
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10.12.24
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Walsall Reading (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
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07.12.24
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Wycombe Reading |
1-1 |
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26.11.24
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Barnsley Reading |
2-2 |
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23.11.24
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Peterborough Reading |
1-2 |
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09.11.24
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Stevenage Reading |
1-1 |
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05.11.24
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Cheltenham Reading |
1-0 |
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29.10.24
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Stockport Reading |
4-1 |
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22.10.24
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Exeter City Reading |
1-2 |
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05.10.24
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Rotherham Reading |
2-1 |
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21.09.24
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Bolton Reading |
5-2 |
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21.10.2025
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Reading Northampton |
1-0
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12.04.2025
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Northampton Reading |
0-0
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26.12.2024
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Reading Northampton |
4-1
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29.03.2024
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Reading Northampton |
1-0
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03.10.2023
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Northampton Reading |
3-1
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12.04.2025
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Northampton Reading |
0-0
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03.10.2023
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Northampton Reading |
3-1
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