What channel is Reading v Burton Albion on?
Reading v Burton Albion kicks off on Saturday 10 April at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium, in League One, matchday 40. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches (5 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost); Burton Albion are 14th with 14 points from 12 (3 won, 5 drawn, 4 lost), 2 draws in a row. Goals: Reading have scored 23 and conceded 12 (+11), Burton Albion have scored 16 and conceded 18 (-2). Reading have taken 13 points from 6 home matches, Burton Albion 7 points from 6 away matches. Leading scorers: Jack Marriott (8) for Reading. Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (62%), with 2-1 the most likely score. In the 11 previous meetings on record: 7 wins for Reading, 1 draw, 3 wins for Burton Albion.
How to watch Reading v Burton Albion in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Reading v Burton Albion 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.
The streaming services that carry League One:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- 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 →
- Wed 21 OctReading 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Sat 17 OctWigan 1-0 Reading
- Sat 10 OctMK Dons 1-5 Reading
- Sat 3 OctReading 1-1 Bradford
- Sat 26 SeptWycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading
- Tue 20 OctBurton Albion 0-0 Bradford
- Sat 17 OctPeterborough 2-2 Burton Albion
- Sat 10 OctDoncaster 1-0 Burton Albion
- Sat 3 OctBurton Albion 1-3 Huddersfield
- Sat 26 SeptPlymouth 0-1 Burton Albion
What is at stake
If it ended today →Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Burton Albion are 14th: 4 pts off the play-offs and 5 pts clear of the relegation zone. 4 points separate 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 11 league matches for Reading and 12 for Burton Albion; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Reading v Burton Albion down the years11 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Reading 25, Burton Albion 14 · 3.5 per match
- 17 Mar 2026Burton Albion1-2ReadingLeague One
- 1 Jan 2026Reading2-0Burton AlbionLeague One
- 28 Jan 2025Burton Albion3-2ReadingLeague One
- 1 Oct 2024Reading3-1Burton AlbionLeague One
- 20 Apr 2024Burton Albion3-2ReadingLeague One
- 30 Sept 2023Reading0-0Burton AlbionLeague One
- 30 Jan 2018Burton Albion1-3ReadingChampionship
- 23 Dec 2017Reading1-2Burton AlbionChampionship
- 7 May 2017Burton Albion2-4ReadingChampionship
- 19 Nov 2016Reading3-0Burton AlbionChampionship
and 1 older ones.
The last meeting was on 17 Mar 2026: Burton Albion 1-2 Reading. With Reading at home: 4 home wins, 1 draw and 1 away win in 6 matches, goals 12-4. Reading last won this fixture on 17 Mar 2026 (Burton Albion 1-2 Reading). Burton Albion last won it on 28 Jan 2025 (Burton Albion 3-2 Reading).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Reading on the left, Burton Albion on the right: league matches only, 11 and 12 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Reading v Burton Albion kick off?
- Saturday 10 April at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- What channel is Reading v Burton Albion on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Reading v Burton Albion 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 Reading v Burton Albion highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Reading v Burton Albion being played?
- At Select Car Leasing Stadium, capacity 24,200. Reading are the home side.
- Where are Reading and Burton Albion in the table?
- Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches; Burton Albion are 14th with 14 points from 12. Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Burton Albion are 14th: 4 pts off the play-offs and 5 pts clear of the relegation zone.
- What form are Reading and Burton Albion in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Reading: W L W D D. Burton Albion: D D L L W (2 draws in a row).
- Who are the top scorers for Reading and Burton Albion?
- Reading: Jack Marriott (8) and Jacob Brown (4). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Reading v Burton Albion?
- Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (62%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 2-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Burton Albion?
- 11 meetings on record: 7 wins for Reading, 1 draw, 3 wins for Burton Albion; goals 25-14.
- When did Reading and Burton Albion last meet?
- On 17 Mar 2026 (League One): Burton Albion 1-2 Reading.
- Where can I follow Reading v Burton Albion 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.