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Bradford City AFC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Sat 13 Dec 2025 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bradford City AFC vs Reading FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Howard
3 games this season 🟨 1.3/game ⚽ 9.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
1
Bradford City AFC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Reading FC

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Reading FC H 2–0 W
06 Dec Plymouth Argyle FC A 1–0 W
29 Nov Exeter City FC H 1–0 W
22 Nov Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
08 Nov Burton Albion FC H 1–2 L
01 Nov Cheltenham Town FC A 0–1 L
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Dec Bradford City AFC A 0–2 L
09 Dec Peterborough United FC H 1–2 L
29 Nov Blackpool FC A 3–0 W
22 Nov Rotherham United FC H 1–1 D
06 Nov Stevenage FC H 1–0 W
01 Nov Carlisle United FC H 2–3 L

Season Stats

Bradford City AFC Reading FC
#1 Position #9
15 Points 11
7 Played 7
5 / 0 / 2 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
7 Scored 16
4 Conceded 9
+3 GD +7
2.14 PPG 1.57
71% Win % 43%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
71% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Bradford City AFC are 1st (15 pts). Reading FC are 9th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
3/2
61-75
1/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Reading FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
6/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bradford City AFC
Bobby Pointon 2 G
Nick Powell 1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey 1 G
Aden Baldwin 1 G
Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 2 G
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.33 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 67% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC52% Draw29% Reading FC19%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.05
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 85%
15%
± 1.5 61%
39%
± 2.5 33%
67%
± 3.5 16%
84%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
81%
Draw or Reading FC
48%
Bradford City AFC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC33% Draw53% Reading FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16%
0 – 0
15.3%
1 – 1
13.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
8%
2 – 1
8%
3 – 0
4.8%
1 – 2
4.2%
3 – 1
3.6%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
3%
4 – 0
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 26% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.