Burton Albion vs Reading

League One 28 Jan 2025, 19:45
Burton Albion
3–2
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Pirelli Stadium (Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire) 👤 W. Finnie Round 29

Match report

Burton Albion edged past Reading 3-2 in the League One on 28 January 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Reading dominated possession with 70% of the ball and had 16 shots to Burton Albion's 12.

The match was played at Pirelli Stadium (Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire), with W. Finnie in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 30% - 70% Shots 12 - 16 On target 6 - 4 Corners 6 - 6 Fouls 4 - 8 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Rumarn Burrell
Burton Albion · 2 goals
8 Michael Craig 1 goal
8 Sam Smith 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Ryan Sweeney captained the side
8 Jack Armer 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–7 4–9
Shots On Goal 4–2 2–2
Ball Possession 33–67 —
Corners 3–3 3–3
Attacks 27–60 32–53
Match statistics
6 Corners 6
2 Substitution 3
59 Attacks 113
1 Attacks 1
32 Dangerous Attacks 59
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
6 On Target 5
6 Off Target 11
12 Shots Total 16
6 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 6
10 Shots Inside Box 10
2 Shots Outside Box 6
4 Fouls 8
6 Corners 6
6 Offsides 3
30% Ball Possession 70%
0 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 3
238 Passes Total 579
168 Passes Accurate 518
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Burton Albion · 3-5-2
1 M. Crocombe
15 T. Vancooten 6 R. Sweeney 17 J. Armer
2 U. Godwin-Malife 8 C. Webster 24 J. Mckiernan 33 K. Chauke 3 O. Dodgson
18 R. Burrell 10 J. Böðvarsson
Reading · 4-3-3
22 J. Pereira
5 M. Craig 6 H. Dean 24 T. Bindon 30 A. Garcia
7 H. Knibbs 29 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
20 C. Campbell 10 S. Smith 9 K. Ehibhatiomhan
Burton Albion
Coach
G. Bowyer
Substitutes
  • 32 Mason Bennett
  • 7 Tomas Kalinauskas
  • 13 Harry Isted
  • 26 Finn Delap
  • 19 Dylan Williams
  • 11 Billy Bodin
  • 9 Danilo Orsi-Dadomo
Reading
Coach
N. Hunt
Substitutes
  • 2 Kelvin Abrefa
  • 28 Mamadi Camara
  • 19 Jayden Wareham
  • 1 David Button
  • 32 Abraham Kanu
  • 34 Louie Holzman
  • 14 Tivonge Rushesha
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ Mamadi Camará ↓ K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
  • 60' ↑ K. Abrefa ↓ A. Garcia Reading
  • 82' ↑ M. Bennett ↓ J. Böðvarsson Burton Albion
  • 86' ↑ T. Kalinauskas ↓ J. McKiernan Burton Albion
  • 87' ↑ J. Wareham ↓ C. Campbell Reading
Cards
  • 36' K. Ehibhatiomhan Reading
  • 44' A. Garcia Reading
Head-to-head
Burton Albion 2 1 draws 3 Reading
2026-03-17 Burton vs Reading 1 - 2
2026-01-01 Reading vs Burton 2 - 0
2025-01-28 Burton Albion vs Reading 3 - 2
2024-10-01 Reading vs Burton Albion 3 - 1
2024-04-20 Burton Albion vs Reading 3 - 2
2023-09-30 Reading vs Burton Albion 0 - 0
Recent form
Burton Albion D W D W L
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Burton Albion vs Reading?
Burton Albion won 3-2 against Reading on 28 January 2025.
Who won Burton Albion vs Reading?
Burton Albion won the match 3-2.
Where was Burton Albion vs Reading played?
The match was played at Pirelli Stadium (Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire).
Who had more possession in Burton Albion vs Reading?
Reading had 70% of possession, compared to 30% for the other side.