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Reading vs Burnley – Head to head record, results & stats

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Reading

W D L D L
23
meetings
55 goals total
Last: 11 Jan 2025
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Burnley

L D W D W
10
Reading wins
6
Draws
7
Burnley wins
43% 26% 31%
30
Goals scored
25

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Match averages

2.39
Avg goals / game
43%
Both to score
57%
Over 2.5 goals
9 / 8
Clean sheets (Reading / Burnley)

Biggest wins

All meetings (23)

Date Home Score Away Result Competition
11 Jan 2025 Reading 2 - 4 Burnley L FA Cup
15 Apr 2023 Reading 0 - 0 Burnley D English Football League C…
29 Oct 2022 Burnley 2 - 1 Reading L English Football League C…
13 Feb 2016 Reading 0 - 0 Burnley D English Football League C…
26 Sep 2015 Burnley 1 - 2 Reading W English Football League C…
03 May 2014 Reading 2 - 2 Burnley D English Football League C…
05 Oct 2013 Burnley 2 - 1 Reading L English Football League C…
17 Feb 2012 Reading 1 - 0 Burnley W English Football League C…
15 Oct 2011 Burnley 0 - 1 Reading W English Football League C…
03 Jan 2011 Reading 2 - 1 Burnley W English Football League C…
23 Oct 2010 Burnley 0 - 4 Reading W English Football League C…
23 Jan 2010 Reading 1 - 0 Burnley W FA Cup
12 May 2009 Reading 0 - 2 Burnley L English Football League C…
09 May 2009 Burnley 1 - 0 Reading L English Football League C…
28 Oct 2008 Burnley 1 - 0 Reading L English Football League C…
04 Oct 2008 Reading 3 - 1 Burnley W English Football League C…
09 Jan 2007 Reading 3 - 2 Burnley W FA Cup
04 Mar 2006 Burnley 0 - 3 Reading W English Football League C…
29 Aug 2005 Reading 2 - 1 Burnley W English Football League C…
15 Jan 2005 Burnley 0 - 0 Reading D English Football League C…
02 Oct 2004 Reading 0 - 0 Burnley D English Football League C…
24 Feb 2004 Reading 2 - 2 Burnley D English Football League C…
25 Nov 2003 Burnley 3 - 0 Reading L English Football League C…

By venue

At Reading 6W 5D 2L
At Burnley 5W 1D 4L

Competitions faced in

Year-by-year

Year Reading D Burnley
2025 0 0 1
2023 0 1 0
2022 0 0 1
2016 0 1 0
2015 1 0 0
2014 0 1 0
2013 0 0 1
2012 1 0 0
2011 2 0 0
2010 2 0 0
2009 0 0 2
2008 1 0 1
2007 1 0 0
2006 1 0 0
2005 1 1 0
2004 0 2 0
2003 0 0 1
First meeting
25 Nov 2003

About this head-to-head

Reading and Burnley have met 23 times on record. Reading lead with 10 wins, Burnley have won 7 times and the two clubs have drawn 6 matches between them. Their first recorded meeting was on 25 November 2003.

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Across their recorded meetings, Reading have found the net 30 times against Burnley, while Burnley have scored 25 times in reply — a combined 55 goals shared between the two sides. Their most recent fixture was played on 11 January 2025, the latest chapter in a rivalry stretching back to 2003. Follow every upcoming Reading versus Burnley clash on SportScore for live scores, starting lineups, minute-by-minute commentary and a head-to-head record that updates automatically once the full-time whistle blows.