Thursday , 2 July 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)

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

Key Stats

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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Reading FC and Bradford City AFC.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-1.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Bradford City AFC Lineups

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.56 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC46% Draw26% Bradford City AFC28%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
73%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
54%
Reading FC or Bradford City AFC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC31% Draw46% Bradford City AFC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.4%
0 – 0
7.8%
2 – 0
7.1%
1 – 2
7.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
2 – 2
5.6%
0 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
3.6%
1 – 3
3%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 21% 57%
-0.5 43% — 57%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 17% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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