What channel is Huddersfield v Reading on?
Huddersfield v Reading kicks off on Friday 26 March at 3pm UK time, at Accu Stadium, in League One, matchday 37. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Huddersfield are 4th with 16 points from 9 matches (4 won, 4 drawn, 1 lost); Reading are 6th with 15 points from 9 (4 won, 3 drawn, 2 lost), unbeaten in 4. Goals: Huddersfield have scored 16 and conceded 9 (+7), Reading have scored 22 and conceded 11 (+11). Huddersfield have taken 8 points from 4 home matches, Reading 5 points from 4 away matches. Leading scorers: Joe Taylor (6) for Huddersfield, Jack Marriott (8) for Reading. Arena Rete's model makes it an even match (37% Huddersfield, 24% the draw, 39% Reading), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 15 previous meetings on record: 5 wins for Huddersfield, 5 draws, 5 wins for Reading.
How to watch Huddersfield v Reading in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Huddersfield v Reading yet. The UK rights to League One are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League One matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
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- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Sat 10 OctHuddersfield 2-2 Sheffield Wed
- Sat 3 OctBurton Albion 1-3 Huddersfield
- Sat 19 SeptBromley 2-1 Huddersfield
- Sat 12 SeptMansfield 0-0 Huddersfield
- Sat 5 SeptHuddersfield 1-1 Notts County
- Sat 10 OctMK Dons 1-5 Reading
- Sat 3 OctReading 1-1 Bradford
- Sat 26 SeptWycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading
- Sat 19 SeptReading 2-0 Notts County
- Sat 12 SeptCambridge United 2-1 Reading
What is at stake
If it ended today →Huddersfield are 4th, in the play-off places: 1 pt off automatic promotion and 8 pts clear of the relegation zone. Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 2 pts off automatic promotion and 7 pts clear of the relegation zone. 1 point separates the two sides.
In League One: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom four are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 9 league matches for Huddersfield and 9 for Reading; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Huddersfield v Reading down the years15 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Huddersfield 19, Reading 16 · 2.3 per match
- 3 Apr 2026Huddersfield1-1ReadingLeague One
- 9 Aug 2025Reading0-2HuddersfieldLeague One
- 8 Feb 2025Huddersfield0-0ReadingLeague One
- 28 Sept 2024Reading2-1HuddersfieldLeague One
- 8 May 2023Huddersfield2-0ReadingChampionship
- 1 Oct 2022Reading3-1HuddersfieldChampionship
- 22 Jan 2022Reading3-4HuddersfieldChampionship
- 28 Aug 2021Huddersfield4-0ReadingChampionship
- 8 May 2021Reading2-2HuddersfieldChampionship
- 2 Jan 2021Huddersfield1-2ReadingChampionship
and 5 older ones.
The last meeting was on 3 Apr 2026: Huddersfield 1-1 Reading. With Huddersfield at home: 3 home wins, 3 draws and 2 away wins in 8 matches, goals 9-5. Huddersfield last won this fixture on 9 Aug 2025 (Reading 0-2 Huddersfield). Reading last won it on 28 Sept 2024 (Reading 2-1 Huddersfield).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Huddersfield on the left, Reading on the right: league matches only, 9 and 9 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Huddersfield v Reading kick off?
- Friday 26 March at 3pm UK time, at Accu Stadium.
- What channel is Huddersfield v Reading on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Huddersfield v Reading on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Huddersfield v Reading highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Huddersfield v Reading being played?
- At Accu Stadium. Huddersfield are the home side.
- Where are Huddersfield and Reading in the table?
- Huddersfield are 4th with 16 points from 9 matches; Reading are 6th with 15 points from 9. Huddersfield are 4th, in the play-off places: 1 pt off automatic promotion and 8 pts clear of the relegation zone. Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 2 pts off automatic promotion and 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Huddersfield and Reading in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Huddersfield: D W L D D. Reading: W D D W L (unbeaten in 4).
- Who are the top scorers for Huddersfield and Reading?
- Huddersfield: Joe Taylor (6) and Derensili Sanches (4). Reading: Jack Marriott (8) and Jacob Brown (4). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Huddersfield v Reading?
- Arena Rete's model makes it an even match (37% Huddersfield, 24% the draw, 39% Reading), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Huddersfield and Reading?
- 15 meetings on record: 5 wins for Huddersfield, 5 draws, 5 wins for Reading; goals 19-16.
- When did Huddersfield and Reading last meet?
- On 3 Apr 2026 (League One): Huddersfield 1-1 Reading.
- Where can I follow Huddersfield v Reading live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League One TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.