Burton Albion - Reading prediction 17 March 2026
England · League 1Finished
Match Info
CompetitionLeague 1 · England
Start dateMar 17, 2026
Kick-off19:45
VenuePirelli Stadium, Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire
Capacity6,912
Surfacegrass
RefereeE. Duckworth
Recent Form
Burton AlbionD
D
D
D
W
ReadingW
L
D
L
L
Recent matches · Burton Albion
Friendly ClubsJul 11
Alfreton TownBurton Albion00
D
League 1May 02
Leyton OrientBurton Albion22
D
League 1Apr 25
Burton AlbionExeter City11
D
League 1Apr 19
Peterborough UnitedBurton Albion11
D
League 1Apr 11
Burton AlbionAFC Wimbledon10
W
League 1Apr 06
Mansfield TownBurton Albion00
D
League 1Apr 03
Burton AlbionBarnsley11
D
League 1Mar 28
BlackpoolBurton Albion10
L
League 1Mar 21
Burton AlbionBradford City21
W
League 1Mar 17
Burton AlbionReading12
L
League 1Mar 14
Northampton TownBurton Albion02
W
League 1Mar 07
Burton AlbionStevenage01
L
League 1Mar 03
Exeter CityBurton Albion11
D
League 1Feb 28
Wycombe WanderersBurton Albion30
L
League 1Feb 24
Burton AlbionStockport County30
W
Recent matches · Reading
Friendly ClubsJul 11
FarnboroughReading12
W
League 1May 02
ReadingBlackpool01
L
League 1Apr 25
Rotherham UnitedReading11
D
League 1Apr 18
ReadingCardiff City13
L
League 1Apr 11
Doncaster RoversReading10
L
League 1Apr 06
ReadingLincoln City12
L
League 1Apr 03
Huddersfield TownReading11
D
League 1Mar 28
ReadingWigan Athletic30
W
League 1Mar 21
StevenageReading10
L
League 1Mar 17
Burton AlbionReading12
W
League 1Mar 14
ReadingPlymouth Argyle22
D
League 1Mar 10
Mansfield TownReading10
L
League 1Mar 07
Luton TownReading23
W
League 1Feb 28
ReadingBradford City21
W
League 1Feb 21
Port ValeReading11
D
Odds
Full Time Result
Lineups
Burton Albion3-4-1-2
- 18J. MoonD
- 18J. MoonD
- 4K. ChaukeM
- 4K. ChaukeM
- 2U. Godwin-MalifeD
- 2U. Godwin-MalifeD
- 16A. HartridgeD
- 16A. HartridgeD
- 12G. EvansM
- 12G. EvansM
- 24B. CollinsG
- 24B. CollinsG
- 15K. LofthouseM
- 15K. LofthouseM
- 6T. SibbickM
- 6T. SibbickM
- 7J. McKiernanF
- 7J. McKiernanF
- 10T. ShadeF
- 10T. ShadeF
- 9J. BeesleyF
- 9J. BeesleyF
Substitutes
- 3J. Armer
- 3J. Armer
- 5T. Vancooten
- 5T. Vancooten
- 42A. Cannon
- 42A. Cannon
- 11Fábio Tavares
- 11Fábio Tavares
- 19Dylan Williams
- 19Dylan Williams
- 29K. Adom
- 29K. Adom
- 27K. Dudek
- 27K. Dudek
Reading4-2-3-1
- 21R. WilliamsM
- 21R. WilliamsM
- 10L. WingM
- 10L. WingM
- 33D. WilliamsD
- 33D. WilliamsD
- 27W. KeaneM
- 27W. KeaneM
- 15P. O'ConnorD
- 15P. O'ConnorD
- 8C. SavageM
- 8C. SavageM
- 16Benn David WardD
- 16Benn David WardD
- 29K. DoyleM
- 29K. DoyleM
- 17A. YiadomD
- 17A. YiadomD
- 57S. PattonF
- 57S. PattonF
- 1Joel PereiraG
- 1Joel PereiraG
Substitutes
- 12F. Burns
- 12F. Burns
- 30M. Ritchie
- 30M. Ritchie
- 9K. Ehibhatiomhan
- 9K. Ehibhatiomhan
- 32P. Lane
- 32P. Lane
- 19K. Young
- 19K. Young
- 30H. Rhone
- 30H. Rhone
- 6L. Fraser
- 6L. Fraser
Timeline
- 25'EventG. Evans
- 27'EventBenn David Ward
- 33'EventK. Doyle
- 64'EventJ. McKiernan
- 66'EventS. Patton
- 67'EventW. Keane
Head-to-Head · summary
3
Burton Albion
1
Draws
5
Reading
Previous meetings
League 1Mar 17
Burton AlbionReading12
League 1Jan 01
ReadingBurton Albion20
League 1Jan 28
Burton AlbionReading32
League 1Sep 30
ReadingBurton Albion00
ChampionshipJan 30
Burton AlbionReading13
ChampionshipJan 30
Burton AlbionReading13
ChampionshipJan 27
Burton AlbionReading31
ChampionshipDec 23
ReadingBurton Albion12
ChampionshipMay 07
Burton AlbionReading24
League Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lincoln City | 46 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 89:41 | +48 | 103 |
| 2 |  Cardiff City | 46 | 27 | 10 | 9 | 90:50 | +40 | 91 |
| 3 |  Stockport County | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 71:58 | +13 | 77 |
| 4 |  Bradford City | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 58:51 | +7 | 77 |
| 5 |  Bolton | 46 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 70:52 | +18 | 75 |
| 6 |  Stevenage | 46 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 49:46 | +3 | 75 |
| 7 |  Luton Town | 46 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 68:56 | +12 | 74 |
| 8 |  Plymouth Argyle | 46 | 22 | 7 | 17 | 75:63 | +12 | 73 |
| 9 |  Huddersfield Town | 46 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 74:64 | +10 | 67 |
| 10 |  Mansfield Town | 46 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 62:50 | +12 | 65 |
| 11 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 46 | 17 | 12 | 17 | 69:58 | +11 | 63 |
| 12 | Reading | 46 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 64:60 | +4 | 63 |
| 13 |  Blackpool | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 54:65 | -11 | 60 |
| 14 |  Doncaster Rovers | 46 | 17 | 9 | 20 | 50:69 | -19 | 60 |
| 15 |  Barnsley | 46 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 68:73 | -5 | 59 |
| 16 |  Wigan Athletic | 46 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 49:58 | -9 | 56 |
| 17 | Burton Albion | 46 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 50:60 | -10 | 54 |
| 18 |  Peterborough United | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 64:68 | -4 | 53 |
| 19 |  AFC Wimbledon | 46 | 15 | 8 | 23 | 51:72 | -21 | 53 |
| 20 |  Leyton Orient | 46 | 14 | 10 | 22 | 59:71 | -12 | 52 |
| 21 |  Exeter City | 46 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 52:61 | -9 | 49 |
| 22 |  Port Vale | 46 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 36:61 | -25 | 42 |
| 23 |  Rotherham United | 46 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 41:71 | -30 | 41 |
| 24 |  Northampton Town | 46 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 39:74 | -35 | 35 |
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