Rotherham United FC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Rotherham United FC

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Reading FC

Sat 25 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC New York Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Emmanuel Adegboyega 14' Y

Denzel Hall 15' Y

Y 80' Paddy Lane

Y 87' Haydon Roberts

Jamal Baptiste 90' Y

Overview

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Rotherham United FC vs Reading FC — League One at New York Stadium.

Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Brooks

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 2.7 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	Stockport County FC	0	0
9	Bradford City AFC	0	0
10	Stevenage FC	0	0
11	Luton Town FC	0	0
12	Plymouth Argyle FC	0	0
13	Huddersfield Town AFC	0	0
14	Mansfield Town FC	0	0
15	Wycombe Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Reading FC	0	0
17	Blackpool FC	0	0
18	Doncaster Rovers FC	0	0
19	Barnsley FC	0	0
20	Wigan Athletic FC	0	0
21	Burton Albion FC	0	0
22	Peterborough United FC	0	0
23	AFC Wimbledon	0	0
24	Leyton Orient FC	0	0
25	Leicester City FC	0	0
26	Cambridge United FC	0	0
27	Bromley FC	0	0
28	Sheffield Wednesday FC	0	0
29	Oxford United FC	0	0
30	Milton Keynes Dons FC	0	0
31	Notts County FC	0	0

Head-to-Head

Rotherham United FC 10 games · Avg 2.5 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-04-25 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Reading FC 2025-11-22 Reading FC 1–1 Rotherham United FC 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

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
21 Apr	Luton Town FC	H	0–2	L
18 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	A	2–0	W
14 Apr	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–3	L
11 Apr	Barnsley FC	H	1–3	L
07 Apr	Port Vale FC	A	0–1	L

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	1–3	L
11 Apr	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	Lincoln City FC	H	1–2	L
03 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D
28 Mar	Wigan Athletic FC	H	3–0	W

Season Stats

Rotherham United FC		Reading FC
#6	Position	#16
41	Points	0
46	Played	0
10 / 11 / 25	W / D / L	0 / 0 / 0
41	Scored	0
71	Conceded	0
-30	GD	+0
0.89	PPG	–
22%	Win %	–

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Rotherham United FC are 6th (41 pts). Reading FC are 16th (0 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' And we are off! Rotherham United FC vs Reading FC — let the football do the talking.
5' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
10' A quiet spell here at New York Stadium. Reading FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
14' The referee shows Rotherham United FC player a card on 14.
15' Denzel Hall catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 15.
20' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
25' A goal from the England international Sam Nombe! He fires home on 25 to make it 1-0!
30' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
35' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
40' Lewis Wing has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
45' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
47' Assisted by Paddy Lane with the perfectly-timed delivery and Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa makes no mistake. 1-1!
52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
57' England international Haydon Roberts has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
62' Ar'jany Martha is replacing Denzel Hall for the Rotherham United FC side.
67' Joel Pereira, a Portugal , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
72' It looks like no one’s ball. Rotherham United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
76' The whistle greets Jack Holmes as he departs to be replaced by James Clarke.
80' That looks like a foul for a card for Paddy Lane.
81' The supporters are chanting for Emmanuel Osho. He replaces Paddy Lane on 81 minute.
84' Matt Ritchie gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Jeriel Dorsett and will look to change the dynamic.
87' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
88' Sean Patton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Kelvin Ehibhationhan on 88 minute.
89' Kelvin Abrefa is replacing Haydon Roberts for the Reading FC side.
90' A moment of madness from Jamal Baptiste on 90 minutes earns him a card. Rotherham United FC will be frustrated.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Clark

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

10
Lewis Wing
15
Paudie O'Connor
24
Ryan Nyambe
6
Liam Fraser
1
Joel Pereira
5
Haydon Roberts ↓ Kelvin Abrefa 89'
3
Jeriel Dorsett ↓ Matt Ritchie 84'
32
Paddy Lane ↓ Emmanuel Osho 81'
12
Finley Burns
11
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa
9
Kelvin Ehibhationhan ↓ Sean Patton 88'

Bench

30
Matt Ritchie ↑ 84'
22
Michael Stickland
2
Kelvin Abrefa ↑ 89'
31
Tom Norcott
49
Emmanuel Osho ↑ 81'
37
Luke Howard
57
Sean Patton ↑ 88'

Coach Leam Richardson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sam Nombe	3
Lee Peltier	2
Yakou Meite	2
Harvey Knibbs	2
Chiedozie Ogbene	1
Jamie Lindsay	1
Sam Baldock	1
Andy Carroll	1

Head to Head

Rotherham United FC Form

2026-04-25 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-04-21 Rotherham United FC 0–2 Luton Town FC L 2026-04-18 Leyton Orient FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC W 2026-04-14 Wigan Athletic FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC L 2026-04-11 Rotherham United FC 1–3 Barnsley FC L 2026-04-07 Port Vale FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L

Reading FC Form

2026-04-25 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-04-18 Reading FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L 2026-04-11 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC L 2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-03-28 Reading FC 3–0 Wigan Athletic FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

0.5 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.68 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 88% + Under — clean sheet likely 78%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Rotherham United FC28% Draw40% Reading FC32%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes22% 0% No78%

Avg goals/match: 1.18

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	67%	33%
± 1.5	34%	66%
± 2.5	12%	88%
± 3.5	4%	96%
± 4.5	1%	99%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Reading FC

72%

Rotherham United FC or Reading FC

60%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC12% Draw69% Reading FC19%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

33.5%

0 – 1

19.1%

1 – 0

13.6%

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.4%

1 – 2

3.8%

2 – 0

3.4%

2 – 1

2.7%

0 – 3

1.4%

2 – 2

1.1%

1 – 3

0.9%

3 – 0

0.6%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	1%	—	99%
-2	1%	4%	95%
-1.5	5%	—	95%
-1	5%	17%	79%
-0.5	21%	—	79%
+0.5	68%	—	32%
+1	68%	23%	9%
+1.5	91%	—	9%
+2	91%	7%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

51% ✗

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

61% ✗

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