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

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League One · 2025-26

Rotherham United FC

1 – 1

Full Time

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

Match Preview

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

Rotherham United FC 46 games · 41 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 15 games · 22 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee John Brooks

9 games this season 🟨 4.9/game ⚽ 13.7 goals/game 🟥 4 total

Standings

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

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

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

–/–

31-45

7/1

46-60

7/4

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' The wait is over. Rotherham United FC get us underway at New York Stadium.
5' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
10' Rotherham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
14' Rotherham United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 14.
15' Poor challenge from Denzel Hall. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
20' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
25' The England Sam Nombe breaks the deadlock on 25 minutes. 1-0!
30' Jamal Baptiste, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
35' Rotherham United FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lee Clark will be considering his options from the bench.
45' 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.
47' What composure from Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa! The Germany international strokes it home. 1-1.
52' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
57' It’s high time Lee Clark made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
62' Ar'jany Martha has so much to prove this time. He replaces Denzel Hall on 62 minute.
67' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 67.
72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
76' Time for substitution for Rotherham United FC. Jack Holmes is replaced by James Clarke.
80' Poor challenge from Paddy Lane. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
81' Emmanuel Osho is replacing Paddy Lane for the Reading FC side.
84' Jeriel Dorsett makes way for Matt Ritchie at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Reading FC.
87' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Haydon Roberts.
88' Sean Patton is replacing Kelvin Ehibhationhan for the Reading FC side.
89' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Haydon Roberts exits the field as Kelvin Abrefa enters on 89.
90' Rotherham United FC player sees a card in front of him.
will have plenty to reflect on. were simply the better side today.

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
Andy Carroll	1
Joe Mattock	1
Tyrese Fornah	1
Ovie Ejaria	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

1 / 4

1.15 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.21 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Reading FC 70% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC36% Draw30% Reading FC34%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Reading FC

64%

Rotherham United FC or Reading FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC24% Draw50% Reading FC26%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 0

11.7%

0 – 1

10.2%

1 – 0

9.7%

1 – 2

7.6%

2 – 1

7.3%

0 – 2

6.7%

2 – 0

6.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

3.1%

3 – 1

2.8%

0 – 3

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	4%	—	96%
-2	4%	10%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	19%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	64%	—	36%
+1	64%	20%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	10%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

31% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

32% ✓

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