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

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League One · 2024-25

Reading FC

2 – 1

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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 46 games · 63 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)

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

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

Season Stats

Reading FC		Rotherham United FC
#12	Position	#23
63	Points	41
46	Played	46
16 / 15 / 15	W / D / L	10 / 11 / 25
64	Scored	41
60	Conceded	71
+4	GD	-30
1.37	PPG	0.89
35%	Win %	22%

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Reading FC are 12th (63 pts). Rotherham United FC are 23rd (41 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Reading FC host Rotherham United FC — let the battle begin!
24' What composure from Harvey Knibbs! The England international strokes it home. 1-0.
57' Magnificent from Sam Nombe! That is 40 goals in 177 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
2-1 the final result. Rotherham United FC will be bitterly disappointed.

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

1.68 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1 Rotherham United FC xG

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

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC54% Draw25% Rotherham United FC21%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes52% 0% No48%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Rotherham United FC

46%

Reading FC or Rotherham United FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC37% Draw46% Rotherham United FC17%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.4%

1 – 0

10.6%

2 – 0

9.4%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

8.7%

0 – 1

5.9%

1 – 2

5.5%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

5.2%

2 – 2

4.7%

0 – 2

3.4%

3 – 2

2.7%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5	13%	—	87%
-2	13%	16%	71%
-1.5	29%	—	71%
-1	29%	23%	48%
-0.5	52%	—	48%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	13%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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