ENGLAND › LEAGUE ONE
28.02.2026 15:00
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Referee: B. Speedie
Reading
Match Timeline
Bradford
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🟨
34'
Derrick Williams
Reading
🔄
46'
R. Nyambe ↔ A. Yiadom
Reading
🔄
65'
A. Baldwin ↔ I. Touray
Bradford
🔄
65'
E. Wheatley ↔ S. Humphrys
Bradford
⚽
68'
M. Pennington
Bradford
🔄
79'
D. Williams ↔ F. Burns
Reading
🔄
79'
K. Doyle ↔ S. Patton
Reading
🔄
79'
L. Fraser ↔ M. Ritchie
Reading
🔄
86'
R. Williams ↔ P. Lane
Reading
🟨
87'
Sean Patton
Reading
🔄
89'
B. Pointon ↔ J. Wright
Bradford
🟨
90+10'
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Reading
🔄
90+9'
T. Wright ↔ P. Mullin
Bradford
⚽
90'
P. Lane
Reading
⚽
90'
M. Ritchie · Assist: C. Savage
Reading

Reading vs Bradford Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

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Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Reading Win 0%
Draw 0%
Bradford Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Reading1.32
Bradford1.28
Recent Form (Last 5)
Reading Reading
WWDLW
50 GF / 46 GA
Bradford Bradford
WLDWL
42 GF / 37 GA
Key Stats
1.47
Average Goals Scored
1.24
1.35
Average Goals Conceded
1.09
24
BTTS Yes
18
16
Over 2.5
18
3.85
Shots on Goal
3.79

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Reading Reading 34 matches
Bradford Bradford 34 matches
Reading Statistic Bradford
12 Wins 17
12 Draws 7
10 Losses 10
50 Goals For 42
46 Goals Against 37
1.47 Avg Goals Scored 1.24
1.35 Avg Goals Conceded 1.09
24 BTTS Yes 18
30 Over 1.5 22
16 Over 2.5 18
10 Over 3.5 7
7 Clean Sheets 12
3 Failed To Score 7
3.85 Shots On Goal 3.79
11.15 Total Shots 12.27
3.88 Corners 5.12
48.6% Ball Possession 48.4%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 4 head-to-head meetings, Reading won 2 times, Bradford won 1 times, while 1 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 5:3 from Reading's perspective. 2 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 1 matches, with an average of 2 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Reading 4-2-3-1 / Bradford 3-4-2-1
H2H summary: Reading wins 2, draws 1, Bradford wins 1

Standings

League One: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 31 10 5 89:41 48 103
W W W D W
2 46 27 10 9 90:50 40 91
L W W W D
3 46 22 11 13 71:58 13 77
W L W L D
4 46 22 11 13 58:51 7 77
W D D D L
5 46 19 18 9 70:52 18 75
L D D W L
6 46 21 12 13 49:46 3 75
W D W D L
7 46 21 11 14 68:56 12 74
W W W D W
8 46 22 7 17 75:63 12 73
W W D W D
9 46 18 13 15 74:64 10 67
W L D D D
10 46 16 17 13 62:50 12 65
W D W W D
11 46 17 12 17 69:58 11 63
W L L D L
12 46 16 15 15 64:60 4 63
L D L L L
13 46 17 9 20 54:65 -11 60
W W W W L
14 46 17 9 20 50:69 -19 60
W D L W W
15 46 15 14 17 68:73 -5 59
L W L L D
16 46 14 14 18 49:58 -9 56
L L D W W
17 46 13 15 18 50:60 -10 54
D D D W D
18 46 15 8 23 64:68 -4 53
L D L D L
19 46 15 8 23 51:72 -21 53
L W L L L
20 46 14 10 22 59:71 -12 52
D L L D L
21 46 12 13 21 52:61 -9 49
L D D D W
22 46 10 12 24 36:61 -25 42
L W L L D
23 46 10 11 25 41:71 -30 41
L D L W L
24 46 9 8 29 39:74 -35 35
L L L L L
Promotion - Championship
Promotion - League One (Play Offs)
Relegation - League Two