Thursday , 2 July 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Bradford City AFC
2 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Stockport County FC 46 77
4 Bradford City AFC 46 77
5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
6 Stevenage FC 46 75
7 Luton Town FC 46 74
8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73
9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67
10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65
11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63
12 Reading FC 46 63
13 Blackpool FC 46 60
14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60
15 Barnsley FC 46 59
16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56
17 Burton Albion FC 46 54
18 Peterborough United FC 46 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53
20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52
21 Exeter City FC 46 49
22 Port Vale FC 46 42
23 Rotherham United FC 46 41
24 Northampton Town FC 46 35

Head-to-Head

1
1
Bradford City AFC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-12-13 Bradford City AFC 2–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Bradford City AFC
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
Reading FC
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
#4 Position #12
77 Points 63
46 Played 46
22 / 11 / 13 W / D / L 16 / 15 / 15
58 Scored 64
51 Conceded 60
+7 GD +4
1.67 PPG 1.37
48% Win % 35%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bradford City AFC are 4th (77 pts). Reading FC are 12th (63 pts).

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.53 Bradford City AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC54% Draw27% Reading FC19%
Actual: Bradford City AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Bradford City AFC or Draw
80%
Draw or Reading FC
46%
Bradford City AFC or Reading FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bradford City AFC36% Draw49% Reading FC15%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
13.2%
1 – 1
12.9%
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 1
8.9%
0 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
4.6%
2 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.2%
4 – 0
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Bradford City AFC

Handicap Bradford City AFC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 72%
-1.5 28% — 72%
-1 28% 24% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 13% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
43% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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