Reading FC vs Rotherham United FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Reading FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Rotherham United FC

Sat 15 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 10,034 HT 45' · FT 45'

Harvey Knibbs 24' 1–0

1–1 57' Sam Nombe pen

Harvey Knibbs pen 90+4' 2–1

Overview

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Reading FC vs Rotherham United FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Reading FC 14 games · 22 pts (2026/27)
Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Parsons (England)
Assistant 1 Stuart Butler
Assistant 2 Sean Rothwell (England)

7 games this season 🟨 4.1/game ⚽ 8.0 goals/game 🟥 3 total

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	14	26
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Plymouth Argyle FC	14	23
6	Reading FC	14	22
7	Bradford City AFC	13	22
8	Cambridge United FC	14	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	13	20
10	Leicester City FC	13	19
11	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons FC	13	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	14	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	Notts County FC	12	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	13
19	Blackpool FC	12	12
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
21	Wigan Athletic FC	14	11
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	12	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Rotherham United FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-02-15 Reading FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC 2024-10-05 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Reading FC 2023-02-14 Reading FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC 2022-08-13 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Reading FC 2021-02-27 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Rotherham United FC	H	2–1	W
11 Feb	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	1–1	D
08 Feb	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	0–0	D
01 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
28 Jan	Burton Albion FC	A	2–3	L
25 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–2	L

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
15 Feb	Reading FC	A	1–2	L
11 Feb	Blackpool FC	A	0–0	D
08 Feb	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	1–2	L
01 Feb	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
28 Jan	Cambridge United FC	H	2–1	W
25 Jan	Burton Albion FC	A	2–4	L

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

36% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/3

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/–

46-60

7/3

61-75

4/4

76+

5/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	4 G	1 A
Kyrell Lisbie	3 G	1 A
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Reading FC launch into their encounter with Rotherham United FC.
24' Reading FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harvey Knibbs on 24.
57' Sam Nombe has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
The points are shared — Reading FC 2-1 Rotherham United FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Nombe	3
Harvey Knibbs	2
Lee Peltier	2
Yakou Meite	2
Lucas Joao	1
Lewis Wing	1
Michael Morrison	1
Hakeem Odoffin	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2025-02-15 Reading FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2025-02-11 Reading FC 1–1 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2025-02-08 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–0 Reading FC D 2025-02-01 Reading FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-01-28 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2025-01-25 Leyton Orient FC 2–0 Reading FC L

Rotherham United FC Form

2025-02-15 Reading FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L 2025-02-11 Blackpool FC 0–0 Rotherham United FC D 2025-02-08 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Shrewsbury Town FC L 2025-02-01 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L 2025-01-28 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2025-01-25 Burton Albion FC 4–2 Rotherham United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.39 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.11 Rotherham United FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC47% Draw27% Rotherham United FC26%

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 Rotherham United FC

53%

Reading FC or Rotherham United FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC30% Draw49% Rotherham United FC21%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

10.4%

0 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

2 – 0

7.7%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

4.9%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

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