Season so far

League One

Key, Reading v Northampton
League position, Reading 22nd, Northampton Town 11thTotal points, Reading 11, Northampton Town 17

Goals scored

Reading 13Northampton Town 10

Form guide

All competitions

Reading lose
v Cardiff City
2
1
League One
Northampton Town won
v Doncaster Rovers
1
2
League One
Reading draw
v Exeter City
1
1
League One
Northampton Town lose
v Rotherham United
1
2
League One
Reading won
v Milton Keynes Dons
1
0
EFL Trophy
Northampton Town won
v Walsall
0
1
EFL Trophy
Reading draw
v Mansfield Town
1
1
League One
Northampton Town draw
v Port Vale
0
0
League One
Reading won
v West Ham United U21
3
1
EFL Trophy
Northampton Town won
v Bolton Wanderers
2
0
League One

Previous meetings

All competitions

Reading and Northampton Town

Played 13

Draw 4
Reading Won 5Northampton Town Won 4

Previous scores

All competitions

League One

Northampton Town 0 , Reading 0 on the 12th of April 2025
Northampton Town
Reading
12th of April 2025
Reading 4 , Northampton Town 1 on the 26th of December 2024
Reading
Northampton Town
26th of December 2024
Reading 1 , Northampton Town 0 on the 29th of March 2024
Reading
Northampton Town
29th of March 2024

Match Facts

  • Reading have lost just one of their last seven league meetings with Northampton Town (W3 D3), going down 3-1 in October 2023.

  • Northampton have only won one of their last 10 league visits to Reading (D4 L5), with that a 1-0 triumph in April 1999.

  • Jack Marriott has scored in both of Reading’s last two home league games; only in November - December 2017 with Peterborough has he ever found the net in three successive home appearances in the Football League.

  • Northampton are winless in their last 16 midweek (Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday) league games (D4 L12) since winning 3-2 at Charlton in January 2024.