Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

League One · 2025-26
Reading FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Bradford City AFC
Sat 28 Feb 2026 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Bradford City AFC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
7 games this season 🟨 2.9/game ⚽ 10.1 goals/game

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
28 Feb Bradford City AFC H 2–1 W
21 Feb Port Vale FC A 1–1 D
17 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–1 D
14 Feb Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
10 Feb Wigan Athletic FC A 2–1 W
07 Feb AFC Wimbledon A 2–3 L
Bradford City AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Feb Reading FC A 1–2 L
24 Feb Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
21 Feb AFC Wimbledon A 1–3 L
17 Feb Stockport County FC H 1–0 W
14 Feb Peterborough United FC H 2–0 W
07 Feb Luton Town FC A 1–2 L

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 2 G
George Earthy 2 G
Bradford City AFC
Bobby Pointon 2 G
Nick Powell 1 G
Macaulay Gillesphey 1 G
Aden Baldwin 1 G

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.41 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC46% Draw28% Bradford City AFC26%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.5
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
54%
Reading FC or Bradford City AFC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC30% Draw49% Bradford City AFC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
7.9%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
6.6%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.1%
3 – 0
3.7%
1 – 3
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 22% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 17% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 8% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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