Reading v Burton Albion result

Full-time · Reading 1–2 Burton Albion

Championship · Sat, 23 Dec 2017 15:00 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Reading 1–2 Burton Albion — Burton Albion won this Championship match.

Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Burton Albion: Burton Albion v Leyton Orient, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Reading 1–2 Burton Albion · Championship
Referee: John Brooks, England
Recent form: Reading 2W 2D 1L · Burton Albion 1W 1D 3L

Reading 1–2 Burton Albion (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.75 / 0.88

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

7.14 / 4.14

Corners

against 5 / 5.86 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.29 / 3

Shots on target

against 4.29 / 5 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.57 / 1.14

Cards

against 2.43 / 1.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 December 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Burton Albion for / against
Goals scored	1.75 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	7.14 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.14 for · 5.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	12.29 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	9.86 for · 14.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.29 for · 4.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	3 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 13.29 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	11.86 for · 11.29 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 2.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.14 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
P. Clement n 8	19.5	4 4/2	1.7 3/0	—
Joey Van den Berg n 8	81.6	2.5 7/6	1.4 6/2	—
J. Böðvarsson n 8	24.4	1.8 2/1	1.8 3/1	—
T. Blackett n 8	61.1	1.7 6/3	0.4 2/0	—
P. McShane n 8	90	1.1 7/2	1.9 7/4	J. Buxton

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Aluko n 8	71.4	2.8 8/6	1.1 5/2
M. Barrow n 8	89.8	2.3 7/6	0.9 4/3
J. Böðvarsson n 8	24.4	2.3 3/1	0.9 2/0
J. Swift n 8	60.1	2.1 5/3	1.1 4/1
A. Popa n 7	50.7	1.8 4/1	1 2/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Swift n 8	60.1	0.4 1/1	0.2 1/0
D. Edwards n 8	86.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
P. Clement n 8	19.5	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
M. Barrow n 8	89.8	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
J. Böðvarsson n 8	24.4	0.5 1/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Moore n 8	90	0 0/0
P. McShane n 8	90	0 0/0
C. Gunter n 8	90	0 0/0
L. Bacuna n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Barrow n 8	89.8	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 8	90	3.1 7/5

Burton Albion

Burton Albion — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Varney n 8	19.4	3.5 5/1	3.5 2/2	—
M. Lund n 8	69.5	2.8 8/4	0.5 3/0	—
J. Sbarra n 6	21.5	2.1 1/1	1.4 2/0	—
L. Akins n 8	78	1.6 6/4	1.6 5/3	—
J. Buxton n 8	90	1.5 7/4	0.5 3/1	P. McShane

Burton Albion — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Marvin Sordell n 8	76.6	2.5 7/5	0.7 4/1
L. Dyer n 8	72	2 6/5	0.9 5/1
L. Akins n 8	78	1.9 6/3	0.6 2/1
J. Mason n 7	53.9	1.7 3/3	0.7 3/0
W. Miller n 6	53.8	1.7 4/2	0.6 2/0

Burton Albion — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Sbarra n 6	21.5	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
M. Palmer n 8	79.3	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
M. Lund n 8	69.5	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
L. Dyer n 8	72	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Marvin Sordell n 8	76.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Burton Albion — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Buxton n 8	90	0 0/0
B. Turner n 8	88.9	0 0/0
L. Murphy n 8	87.8	0 0/0
T. Naylor n 8	84.4	0 0/0
T. Flanagan n 8	80.4	0 0/0

Burton Albion — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 December 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Ripley n 3	90	4 3/2
S. Bywater n 8	90	3.1 7/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Burton Albion
75%	Possession	25%
7	Shots	7
2	Shots on target	3
3	Shots off target	2
2	Blocked shots	2
5	Shots inside the box	3
3	Corners	3
2	Offsides	1
6	Fouls	4
0	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	1
628	Passes	197
81%	Pass accuracy	51%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
V. Mannone	90	0	0	0	0	5.8
L. Bacuna	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
P. McShane	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Moore	90	0	1	0	0	7.2
C. Gunter	90	0	0	0	2	7
Joey Van den Berg	90	0	0	0	1	6.1
S. Aluko	90	0	2	1	1	7.1
Y. Kermorgant	90	0	1	0	0	6.6
M. Barrow	90	1	2	1	0	7.1
L. Kelly	81	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Edwards	61	0	1	0	0	6.4
J. Swift sub	29	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Böðvarsson sub	9	0	0	0	0	6.5

Burton Albion player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
S. Bywater	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Akins	90	0	1	1	1	2	0	6.7
J. Brayford	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
J. Buxton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
B. Turner	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Flanagan	90	1	0	2	1	0	0	7.6
T. Naylor	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	6.9
L. Dyer	90	0	0	1	0	2	0	6.5
L. Murphy	89	0	0	1	0	0	Y	6.2
Marvin Sordell	84	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
W. Miller	68	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.5
J. Allen	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Scannell	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
K. McFadzean	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Reading v Burton Albion — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingDWWDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 1 conceded per game

Burton AlbionDLLLW

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 0.6 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Burton Albion#24 pos25 pts31 pl-34 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.1

Burton Albion scored0.77

Reading conceded1.32

Burton Albion conceded1.87

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