Sunday , 16 August 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)
3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

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
#24 Position #10
0 Points 3
1 Played 1
0 / 0 / 1 W / D / L 1 / 0 / 0
3 Scored 2
4 Conceded 0
-1 GD +2
0.00 PPG 3.00
0% Win % 100%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season
100% Clean Sheets
Bradford City AFC this season

Reading FC are 24th (0 pts). Bradford City AFC are 10th (3 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Reading FC gets underway.
  • 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
2 / 4
0.89 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.58 Bradford City AFC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Bradford City AFC to win 66%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC20% Draw14% Bradford City AFC66%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 4.47
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 80%
20%
± 3.5 63%
37%
± 4.5 44%
56%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
34%
Draw or Bradford City AFC
80%
Reading FC or Bradford City AFC
86%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC7% Draw27% Bradford City AFC66%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–1 not predicted
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 3
9%
0 – 2
7.9%
0 – 4
7.8%
1 – 3
7.7%
1 – 4
6.8%
1 – 2
6.7%
0 – 5
5.6%
1 – 5
5%
0 – 1
4.4%
1 – 1
4.3%
2 – 3
3.4%
0 – 6
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Bradford City AFC covers
-2.5 0% — 100%
-2 0% 1% 98%
-1.5 2% — 98%
-1 2% 4% 95%
-0.5 5% — 95%
+0.5 16% — 84%
+1 16% 16% 69%
+1.5 31% — 69%
+2 31% 19% 49%
+2.5 51% — 49%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
4% ✓
Bradford City AFC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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