Thursday , 1 October 2026

Reading FC vs Bradford City AFC, League One 2026-27 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2026-27
Reading FC
0 – 0
Upcoming
Bradford City AFC
Sat 3 Oct 2026 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium

Overview

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Reading FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Reading FC 2 games · Avg 2.5 goals Bradford City AFC
Last 5 meetings
2026-02-28 Reading FC 2–1 Bradford City AFC 2025-12-13 Bradford City AFC 2–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Sep Wycombe Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
19 Sep Notts County FC H 2–0 W
12 Sep Cambridge United FC A 1–2 L
05 Sep Blackpool FC H 3–1 W
02 Sep Mansfield Town FC H 5–0 W
22 Aug AFC Wimbledon A 0–0 D
Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Luton Town FC A 1–0 W
12 Sep Notts County FC A 1–0 W
05 Sep Mansfield Town FC H 1–0 W
01 Sep Cambridge United FC H 1–2 L
29 Aug Plymouth Argyle FC A 0–2 L
20 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

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

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 3 G
George Earthy 2 G
Bradford City AFC
Bobby Pointon 2 G
Nick Powell 1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey 1 G
Aden Baldwin 1 G

Predictions

1.28 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.91 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

Reading FC44% Draw30% Bradford City AFC26%

Both Teams to Score

Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.19

Over / Under Goals

Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 64%
36%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
56%
Reading FC or Bradford City AFC
70%

Half-Time Result

Reading FC30% Draw52% Bradford City AFC18%

Correct Score

1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
13.2%
0 – 1
8.9%
2 – 0
8.9%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.7%
3 – 1
3.5%
1 – 3
1.7%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
41%
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
29%

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