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Reading host Burton Albion in the England League One on 1 January 2026, Thursday. Get our free predictions, betting tips, odds insights, team form guide & H2H stats for this clash. This fixture is scheduled to kicks off at 15:00 UK Time.
Reading return to home action with momentum building after an improved run of league performances. Goals have started to flow again, especially at the Select Car Leasing Stadium. Burton Albion enter this game competitive but inconsistent, showing resilience on the road without sustained control.
Reading have won two of their last five league matches, both coming at home. They scored three goals against Luton and followed that with a narrow win over Stevenage. Even in draws, the Royals continue to create chances and stay competitive.
Defensively, results remain mixed. Clean sheets are rare, but Reading tend to respond well after conceding. Home fixtures often bring goals at both ends, making their matches unpredictable yet entertaining.
Burton Albion have lost just once in their last five away league games. They picked up wins at Bradford City and AFC Wimbledon, while also drawing twice. This shows an ability to stay in games, even under pressure.
However, defensive consistency remains an issue. Burton conceded twice in three of those away fixtures, including recent draws. When facing teams with attacking momentum, they can struggle to protect leads.
A home victory for Reading at 1.95 odds looks well supported by recent patterns. Performances at this ground have carried more purpose, while Burton’s away results often unravel once pressure builds. The hosts appear better placed to dictate proceedings over ninety minutes.
Over 2.5 goals at 2.00 odds also fits the profile of this fixture. Both sides allow chances, and previous meetings frequently developed into open contests. With defensive gaps evident on each side, goals should feature again.
Reading win
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Over 2.5 goals
| 2.00 Odds | |
| Reading | Burton Albion | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 45 | 45 |
| Wins | 16 | 13 |
| Draws | 15 | 14 |
| Loss | 14 | 18 |
| Goals For | 64 | 48 |
| Goals Against | 59 | 58 |
| Reading | Burton Albion | |
|---|---|---|
| Game Played | 22 | 22 |
| Wins | 10 | 4 |
| Draws | 7 | 9 |
| Loss | 5 | 9 |
| Goals For | 33 | 21 |
| Goals Against | 27 | 30 |
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25.04.26
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Rotherham Reading |
1-1 |
|
18.04.26
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Reading Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
11.04.26
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Doncaster Reading |
1-0 |
|
06.04.26
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Reading Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
03.04.26
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Huddersfield Reading |
1-1 |
|
28.03.26
|
Reading Wigan |
3-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Stevenage Reading |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Burton Albion Reading |
1-2 |
|
14.03.26
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Reading Plymouth |
2-2 |
|
10.03.26
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Mansfield Reading |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
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Luton Reading |
2-3 |
|
28.02.26
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Reading Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
21.02.26
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Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Reading Bolton |
1-1 |
|
14.02.26
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Reading Wycombe |
3-2 |
|
10.02.26
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Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
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AFC Wimbledon Reading |
3-2 |
|
31.01.26
|
Northampton Reading |
0-2 |
|
27.01.26
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Reading Exeter City |
2-2 |
|
24.01.26
|
Reading Barnsley |
2-2 |
|
17.01.26
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Leyton Orient Reading |
3-1 |
|
04.01.26
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Reading Stockport |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Reading Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
29.12.25
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Peterborough Reading |
1-1 |
|
26.12.25
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Plymouth Reading |
1-4 |
|
18.12.25
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Reading Luton |
3-2 |
|
13.12.25
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Bradford City Reading |
2-0 |
|
09.12.25
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Reading Peterborough |
1-2 |
|
29.11.25
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Blackpool Reading |
0-3 |
|
22.11.25
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Reading Rotherham |
1-1 |
|
06.11.25
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Reading Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Reading Carlisle |
2-3 |
|
25.10.25
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Reading Doncaster |
1-1 |
|
21.10.25
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Reading Northampton |
1-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Cardiff Reading |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
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Exeter City Reading |
1-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Reading MK Dons |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
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Reading Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Reading West Ham United U21 |
3-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Stockport Reading |
1-1 |
|
23.09.25
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Wrexham Reading |
2-0 |
|
20.09.25
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Reading Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
13.09.25
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Barnsley Reading |
3-2 |
|
02.09.25
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Swindon Reading |
3-2 |
|
30.08.25
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Reading Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Reading AFC Wimbledon |
2-1 |
|
23.08.25
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Wycombe Reading |
2-2 |
|
20.08.25
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Bolton Reading |
1-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Reading AFC Wimbledon |
1-2 |
|
12.08.25
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Portsmouth Reading |
1-2 |
|
18.04.26
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Reading Cardiff |
1-3 |
|
06.04.26
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Reading Lincoln |
1-2 |
|
28.03.26
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Reading Wigan |
3-0 |
|
14.03.26
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Reading Plymouth |
2-2 |
|
28.02.26
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Reading Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Reading Bolton |
1-1 |
|
14.02.26
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Reading Wycombe |
3-2 |
|
27.01.26
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Reading Exeter City |
2-2 |
|
24.01.26
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Reading Barnsley |
2-2 |
|
04.01.26
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Reading Stockport |
1-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Reading Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
18.12.25
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Reading Luton |
3-2 |
|
09.12.25
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Reading Peterborough |
1-2 |
|
22.11.25
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Reading Rotherham |
1-1 |
|
06.11.25
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Reading Stevenage |
1-0 |
|
01.11.25
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Reading Carlisle |
2-3 |
|
25.10.25
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Reading Doncaster |
1-1 |
|
21.10.25
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Reading Northampton |
1-0 |
|
07.10.25
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Reading MK Dons |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
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Reading Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Reading West Ham United U21 |
3-1 |
|
20.09.25
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Reading Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
30.08.25
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Reading Port Vale |
1-0 |
|
26.08.25
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Reading AFC Wimbledon |
2-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Reading AFC Wimbledon |
1-2 |
|
09.08.25
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Reading Huddersfield |
0-2 |
|
26.07.25
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Reading Portsmouth |
0-4 |
|
19.07.25
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Reading Tottenham |
0-2 |
|
03.05.25
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Reading Barnsley |
2-4 |
|
18.04.25
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Reading Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
05.04.25
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Reading Wycombe |
1-0 |
|
29.03.25
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Reading Peterborough |
3-1 |
|
15.03.25
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Reading Stevenage |
1-1 |
|
11.03.25
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Reading Wrexham |
2-0 |
|
04.03.25
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Reading Exeter City |
0-0 |
|
22.02.25
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Reading Birmingham |
0-0 |
|
15.02.25
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Reading Rotherham |
2-1 |
|
11.02.25
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Reading Shrewsbury |
1-1 |
|
01.02.25
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Reading Bolton |
1-0 |
|
18.01.25
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Reading Stockport |
1-3 |
|
11.01.25
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Reading Burnley |
1-3 |
|
29.12.24
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Reading Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
26.12.24
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Reading Northampton |
4-1 |
|
14.12.24
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Reading Blackpool |
0-3 |
|
03.12.24
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Reading Cambridge |
3-0 |
|
01.12.24
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Reading Harborough Town |
5-3 |
|
12.11.24
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Reading Newport |
3-0 |
|
02.11.24
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Reading Fleetwood |
2-0 |
|
26.10.24
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Reading Bristol Rovers |
1-0 |
|
19.10.24
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Reading Crawley |
4-1 |
|
25.04.26
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Rotherham Reading |
1-1 |
|
11.04.26
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Doncaster Reading |
1-0 |
|
03.04.26
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Huddersfield Reading |
1-1 |
|
21.03.26
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Stevenage Reading |
1-0 |
|
17.03.26
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Burton Albion Reading |
1-2 |
|
10.03.26
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Mansfield Reading |
1-0 |
|
07.03.26
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Luton Reading |
2-3 |
|
21.02.26
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Port Vale Reading |
1-1 |
|
10.02.26
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Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
|
07.02.26
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AFC Wimbledon Reading |
3-2 |
|
31.01.26
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Northampton Reading |
0-2 |
|
17.01.26
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Leyton Orient Reading |
3-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Peterborough Reading |
1-1 |
|
26.12.25
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Plymouth Reading |
1-4 |
|
13.12.25
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Bradford City Reading |
2-0 |
|
29.11.25
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Blackpool Reading |
0-3 |
|
18.10.25
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Cardiff Reading |
2-1 |
|
11.10.25
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Exeter City Reading |
1-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Stockport Reading |
1-1 |
|
23.09.25
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Wrexham Reading |
2-0 |
|
13.09.25
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Barnsley Reading |
3-2 |
|
02.09.25
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Swindon Reading |
3-2 |
|
23.08.25
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Wycombe Reading |
2-2 |
|
20.08.25
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Bolton Reading |
1-1 |
|
12.08.25
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Portsmouth Reading |
1-2 |
|
02.08.25
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Lincoln Reading |
2-0 |
|
12.07.25
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Gillingham Reading |
0-0 |
|
26.04.25
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Bristol Rovers Reading |
0-2 |
|
21.04.25
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Mansfield Reading |
1-5 |
|
12.04.25
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Northampton Reading |
0-0 |
|
08.04.25
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Shrewsbury Reading |
1-3 |
|
01.04.25
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Blackpool Reading |
3-0 |
|
08.03.25
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Crawley Reading |
1-1 |
|
01.03.25
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Wigan Reading |
1-2 |
|
08.02.25
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Huddersfield Reading |
0-0 |
|
28.01.25
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Burton Albion Reading |
3-2 |
|
25.01.25
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Leyton Orient Reading |
2-0 |
|
04.01.25
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Charlton Reading |
0-0 |
|
01.01.25
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Cambridge Reading |
1-3 |
|
21.12.24
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Lincoln Reading |
2-0 |
|
10.12.24
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Walsall Reading (Penalties:4 - 2) |
1-1 |
|
07.12.24
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Wycombe Reading |
1-1 |
|
26.11.24
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Barnsley Reading |
2-2 |
|
23.11.24
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Peterborough Reading |
1-2 |
|
09.11.24
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Stevenage Reading |
1-1 |
|
05.11.24
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Cheltenham Reading |
1-0 |
|
29.10.24
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Stockport Reading |
4-1 |
|
22.10.24
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Exeter City Reading |
1-2 |
|
05.10.24
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Rotherham Reading |
2-1 |
|
21.09.24
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Bolton Reading |
5-2 |
|
25.04.26
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Burton Albion Exeter City |
1-1 |
|
19.04.26
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Peterborough Burton Albion |
1-1 |
|
11.04.26
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Burton Albion AFC Wimbledon |
1-0 |
|
06.04.26
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Mansfield Burton Albion |
0-0 |
|
03.04.26
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Burton Albion Barnsley |
1-1 |
|
28.03.26
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Blackpool Burton Albion |
1-0 |
|
21.03.26
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Burton Albion Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
17.03.26
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Burton Albion Reading |
1-2 |
|
14.03.26
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Northampton Burton Albion |
0-2 |
|
07.03.26
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Burton Albion Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
03.03.26
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Exeter City Burton Albion |
1-1 |
|
28.02.26
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Wycombe Burton Albion |
3-0 |
|
24.02.26
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Burton Albion Stockport |
3-0 |
|
21.02.26
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Luton Burton Albion |
1-1 |
|
17.02.26
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Burton Albion Rotherham |
1-0 |
|
14.02.26
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Burton Albion West Ham |
0-1 |
|
07.02.26
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Port Vale Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
03.02.26
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Burton Albion Doncaster |
1-2 |
|
31.01.26
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Burton Albion Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
27.01.26
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Bolton Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
22.01.26
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Lincoln Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
17.01.26
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Burton Albion Huddersfield |
3-1 |
|
10.01.26
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Boreham Wood Burton Albion |
0-5 |
|
04.01.26
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Plymouth Burton Albion |
3-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Reading Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
29.12.25
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Burton Albion Wigan |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
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Burton Albion Northampton |
5-1 |
|
20.12.25
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Stevenage Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
13.12.25
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Burton Albion Wycombe |
0-0 |
|
08.12.25
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Brackley Town Burton Albion |
1-3 |
|
02.12.25
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Wigan Burton Albion |
1-0 |
|
29.11.25
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Burton Albion Leyton Orient |
0-4 |
|
15.11.25
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Burton Albion Blackpool |
1-0 |
|
11.11.25
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Burton Albion Crewe |
1-3 |
|
08.11.25
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Bradford City Burton Albion |
1-2 |
|
04.11.25
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Rotherham Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
01.11.25
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Burton Albion St Albans City |
6-0 |
|
25.10.25
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AFC Wimbledon Burton Albion |
0-1 |
|
18.10.25
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Burton Albion Peterborough |
0-1 |
|
11.10.25
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Burton Albion Bolton |
3-0 |
|
07.10.25
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Chesterfield Burton Albion |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
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Doncaster Burton Albion |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Cardiff Burton Albion |
0-1 |
|
27.09.25
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Burton Albion Plymouth |
0-4 |
|
20.09.25
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Huddersfield Burton Albion |
0-0 |
|
13.09.25
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Burton Albion Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
02.09.25
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Burton Albion Liverpool U21 |
2-0 |
|
30.08.25
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Burton Albion Luton |
0-3 |
|
26.08.25
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Burton Albion Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
23.08.25
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Stockport Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
25.04.26
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Burton Albion Exeter City |
1-1 |
|
11.04.26
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Burton Albion AFC Wimbledon |
1-0 |
|
03.04.26
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Burton Albion Barnsley |
1-1 |
|
21.03.26
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Burton Albion Bradford City |
2-1 |
|
17.03.26
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Burton Albion Reading |
1-2 |
|
07.03.26
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Burton Albion Stevenage |
0-1 |
|
24.02.26
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Burton Albion Stockport |
3-0 |
|
17.02.26
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Burton Albion Rotherham |
1-0 |
|
14.02.26
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Burton Albion West Ham |
0-1 |
|
03.02.26
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Burton Albion Doncaster |
1-2 |
|
31.01.26
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Burton Albion Cardiff |
2-2 |
|
17.01.26
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Burton Albion Huddersfield |
3-1 |
|
29.12.25
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Burton Albion Wigan |
0-2 |
|
26.12.25
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Burton Albion Northampton |
5-1 |
|
13.12.25
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Burton Albion Wycombe |
0-0 |
|
29.11.25
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Burton Albion Leyton Orient |
0-4 |
|
15.11.25
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Burton Albion Blackpool |
1-0 |
|
11.11.25
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Burton Albion Crewe |
1-3 |
|
01.11.25
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Burton Albion St Albans City |
6-0 |
|
18.10.25
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Burton Albion Peterborough |
0-1 |
|
11.10.25
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Burton Albion Bolton |
3-0 |
|
27.09.25
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Burton Albion Plymouth |
0-4 |
|
13.09.25
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Burton Albion Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
02.09.25
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Burton Albion Liverpool U21 |
2-0 |
|
30.08.25
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Burton Albion Luton |
0-3 |
|
26.08.25
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Burton Albion Lincoln |
0-1 |
|
16.08.25
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Burton Albion Port Vale |
0-0 |
|
02.08.25
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Burton Albion Mansfield |
2-1 |
|
26.07.25
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Burton Albion Derby |
2-1 |
|
22.07.25
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Burton Albion Sheffield United |
1-2 |
|
19.07.25
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Burton Albion Birmingham |
1-0 |
|
29.04.25
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Burton Albion Wigan |
1-1 |
|
26.04.25
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Burton Albion Cambridge |
2-1 |
|
21.04.25
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Burton Albion Birmingham |
1-2 |
|
12.04.25
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Burton Albion Huddersfield |
3-0 |
|
01.04.25
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Burton Albion Leyton Orient |
2-1 |
|
08.03.25
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Burton Albion Bolton |
1-2 |
|
01.03.25
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Burton Albion Mansfield |
1-1 |
|
08.02.25
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Burton Albion Blackpool |
1-1 |
|
28.01.25
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Burton Albion Reading |
3-2 |
|
25.01.25
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Burton Albion Rotherham |
4-2 |
|
04.01.25
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Burton Albion Northampton |
0-1 |
|
01.01.25
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Burton Albion Peterborough |
2-2 |
|
21.12.24
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Burton Albion Exeter City |
1-2 |
|
10.12.24
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Burton Albion Stevenage |
0-4 |
|
07.12.24
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Burton Albion Wrexham |
0-1 |
|
01.12.24
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Burton Albion Tamworth (Penalties:3 - 4) |
1-1 |
|
26.11.24
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Burton Albion Charlton |
0-1 |
|
23.11.24
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Burton Albion Stockport |
0-3 |
|
09.11.24
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Burton Albion Shrewsbury |
2-0 |
|
19.04.26
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Peterborough Burton Albion |
1-1 |
|
06.04.26
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Mansfield Burton Albion |
0-0 |
|
28.03.26
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Blackpool Burton Albion |
1-0 |
|
14.03.26
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Northampton Burton Albion |
0-2 |
|
03.03.26
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Exeter City Burton Albion |
1-1 |
|
28.02.26
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Wycombe Burton Albion |
3-0 |
|
21.02.26
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Luton Burton Albion |
1-1 |
|
07.02.26
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Port Vale Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
27.01.26
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Bolton Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
22.01.26
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Lincoln Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
10.01.26
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Boreham Wood Burton Albion |
0-5 |
|
04.01.26
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Plymouth Burton Albion |
3-0 |
|
01.01.26
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Reading Burton Albion |
2-0 |
|
20.12.25
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Stevenage Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
08.12.25
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Brackley Town Burton Albion |
1-3 |
|
02.12.25
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Wigan Burton Albion |
1-0 |
|
08.11.25
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Bradford City Burton Albion |
1-2 |
|
04.11.25
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Rotherham Burton Albion |
2-2 |
|
25.10.25
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AFC Wimbledon Burton Albion |
0-1 |
|
07.10.25
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Chesterfield Burton Albion |
1-0 |
|
04.10.25
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Doncaster Burton Albion |
1-1 |
|
30.09.25
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Cardiff Burton Albion |
0-1 |
|
20.09.25
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Huddersfield Burton Albion |
0-0 |
|
23.08.25
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Stockport Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
19.08.25
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Tranmere Burton Albion (Penalties:4 - 5) |
1-1 |
|
09.08.25
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Barnsley Burton Albion |
3-2 |
|
08.07.25
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Chesterfield Burton Albion |
5-0 |
|
03.05.25
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Charlton Burton Albion |
3-1 |
|
18.04.25
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Exeter City Burton Albion |
0-0 |
|
05.04.25
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Wrexham Burton Albion |
3-0 |
|
29.03.25
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Stockport Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
15.03.25
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Shrewsbury Burton Albion |
0-2 |
|
04.03.25
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Wycombe Burton Albion |
2-0 |
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22.02.25
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Lincoln Burton Albion |
0-1 |
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18.02.25
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Stevenage Burton Albion |
0-1 |
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15.02.25
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Bristol Rovers Burton Albion |
3-1 |
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01.02.25
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Barnsley Burton Albion |
0-0 |
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21.01.25
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Wigan Burton Albion |
1-2 |
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18.01.25
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Crawley Burton Albion |
1-1 |
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29.12.24
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Huddersfield Burton Albion |
1-1 |
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26.12.24
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Birmingham Burton Albion |
2-0 |
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14.12.24
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Leyton Orient Burton Albion |
0-0 |
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04.12.24
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Peterborough Burton Albion |
0-1 |
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12.11.24
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Northampton Burton Albion |
2-5 |
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26.10.24
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Cambridge Burton Albion |
1-0 |
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19.10.24
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Bolton Burton Albion |
2-1 |
|
01.10.24
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Reading Burton Albion |
3-1 |
|
28.09.24
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Blackpool Burton Albion |
3-0 |
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14.09.24
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Rotherham Burton Albion |
2-2 |
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31.08.24
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Northampton Burton Albion |
0-0 |
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01.01.2026
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Reading Burton Albion |
2-0
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28.01.2025
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Burton Albion Reading |
3-2
|
|
01.10.2024
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Reading Burton Albion |
3-1
|
|
20.04.2024
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Burton Albion Reading |
3-2
|
|
30.09.2023
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Reading Burton Albion |
0-0
|
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01.01.2026
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Reading Burton Albion |
2-0
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01.10.2024
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Reading Burton Albion |
3-1
|
|
30.09.2023
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Reading Burton Albion |
0-0
|
|
23.12.2017
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Reading Burton Albion |
1-2
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19.11.2016
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Reading Burton Albion |
3-0
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