Burton Albion vs Reading Live Score and Live Stream

Preview

Burton Albion faced Reading in the League One of England on March 17. At full-time, Reading sealed a 1-2 victory over Burton Albion.

Momentum changed on the 25th minute when George Evans converted the chance, giving Burton Albion the lead. This was followed by goals from Kamari Doyle and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, setting the final scoreline at 1-2.

3 months after their last meeting in League One, a sense of anticipation builds as Burton Albion and Reading square off once more. In their last encounter, Reading secured a 2-0 win. Burton Albion's last outing ended in a victory over Northampton in League One last Saturday, setting the tone for this upcoming clash.

Reading come into this fixture having played out a draw against Plymouth last Saturday. Their backline has lacked consistency, with goals conceded across nine consecutive matches.

Burton Albion and Reading meet in League One with their goal-scorers and playmakers ready to take on pivotal roles. The attacking efforts of Burton Albion, carefully orchestrated by Gary Bowyer, have been driven by Jake Beesley, the team’s primary goal threat, and Kyran Lofthouse, both of whom have delivered in crucial moments. Beesley has emerged as Burton Albion’s leading scorer in League One this season, netting thirteen goals, and is also the team’s top assist provider, with six key passes leading to goals so far this term. Tyrese Shade, Charlie Webster and Fabio Tavares have made their presence felt as well, chipping in with decisive contributions in attack.

Meanwhile, Reading’s attacking options, carefully orchestrated by Leam Richardson, have been bolstered by Lewis Wing and Jack Marriott, the team’s top scorer, both of whom have contributed crucial goals and assists. Marriott leads Reading’s scoring charts in League One this season with sixteen goals, with Wing leading their creative tally in the league with ten assists. Supporting them are Kamari Doyle, Matt Ritchie and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, who have also chipped in with important goals and assists, adding depth to Reading’s attack.

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AI Prediction

Our own AI model makes a pre-game prediction for Burton Albion–Reading, and then continues to track the action live, updating its forecast every minute as the game unfolds. In this meeting, the forecast made before the match turned out correct, highlighting Reading's win. AI analysis before kick-off suggested that Reading’s victory leads the probabilities with 43%, while a draw was at 33% and Burton Albion’s victory was at 24%.

Line-Ups

We are updating team formations and line-ups for Burton Albion - Reading in real time.

Burton Albion kicked off the game with Brad Collins, Alex Hartridge, Jasper Moon, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Toby Sibbick, George Evans, Kgagelo Chauke who got substituted by Dylan Williams on the 74th minute, Kyran Lofthouse, JJ McKiernan who got substituted by Andy Cannon on the 64th minute, Tyrese Shade and Jake Beesley as starters, with Kamil Dudek, Terence Vancooten, Dylan Williams, Jack Armer, Kain Adom, Andy Cannon and Fabio Tavares on the bench.

Reading's starting eleven were Joel Pereira, Benn Ward who got substituted by Finley Burns on the 27th minute, Derrick Williams, Paudie O'Connor, Andy Yiadom, Charlie Savage who got substituted by Liam Fraser on the 84th minute, Lewis Wing, Randell Williams, Will Keane who got substituted by Kadan Young on the 67th minute, Kamari Doyle who got substituted by Matt Ritchie on the 84th minute and Sean Patton who got substituted by Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan on the 66th minute, with Harrison Rhone, Finley Burns, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Liam Fraser, Paddy Lane, Matt Ritchie and Kadan Young on the bench.

Stats

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• Expected Goals: 1.34 - 0.7
• Ball Possession: 57 - 43
• Big Scoring Chances: 1 - 2
• Total Attempts: 16 - 10
• Shots On Target: 4 - 3
• Blocked Shots: 9 - 4
• Shots in the Box: 11 - 6
• Shots from Outside the Box: 5 - 4
• Woodwork Hits: 0 - 0
• Fouls: 12 - 6
• Corners: 4 - 3
• Throw-Ins: 32 - 18
• Saves: 1 - 3
• Free Kicks: 6 - 12
• Offsides: 1 - 5
• Passes into Final Third: 185 - 98
• Completed Passes in Final Third: 113 - 48
• Touches in Opponent's Box: 28 - 14
• Tackles: 14 - 21
• Completed Tackles: 7 - 16
• Total Crosses: 18 - 14
• Successful Crosses: 4 - 4
• Interceptions: 6 - 14
• Clearances: 11 - 50

Referee showed the yellow card twice throughout the game. Lewis Wing and Jake Beesley were the ones to receive it.

Head-to-head

The teams have met five times since September 2023. Both Burton Albion and Reading have two wins to their name, with the other one encounter ending in stalemate. Their latest meeting occurred on January 1, 2026, during the League One of England, with Reading winning 2-0. Burton Albion have scored seven goals across these five encounters, while Reading have scored nine. As things stand, Burton Albion and Reading are evenly matched in their recent head-to-head encounters.

Burton Albion have won eleven of their 38 matches in League One this season, with ten draws and seventeen defeats, scoring 42 goals at an average of 1.11 per match and conceding 53 at a rate of 1.39 per match. Reading have played 38 matches in League One, with fifteen wins, thirteen draws, and ten losses this season, scoring 57 goals at an average of 1.50 per match and conceding 50 at a rate of 1.32 per match.

Recent Form

Burton Albion are coming off a win in their last match against Northampton, while Reading played their last match against Plymouth, which ended in a draw. Overall, Burton Albion have won six of their last twenty matches, losing nine and drawing five, while Reading have won nine of their last twenty matches, losing five and drawing six.

Live Standings

As always, England League One's live standings are availble and updated in real time. Burton Albion hold 18th place with 43 points after 38 matches, while Reading are currently 6th in the table with 58 points from 38 matches.

Video Highlights

We are adding goal videos and full video highlights of the match between Burton Albion and Reading in real time. You can watch the goals by George Evans, Kamari Doyle and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan as the videos of the goals are added usually minutes after the actual event if there are any official videos available. Full video highlights of Burton Albion - Reading are being added as they become available on the official social media channels of the league or the teams.