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

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 46 games · 63 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	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

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

Key Stats

70% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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

Events

Match Events

0' The game is set. Reading FC kicks off things out of here…
5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
10' 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.
14' It’s gonna be a card for Emmanuel Adegboyega.
15' It’s a booking for Rotherham United FC player. Denzel Hall gets a card.
20' 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.
25' Goal! Sam Nombe scores his 40 goal in 177 matches.
30' It’s high time Leam Richardson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
35' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
40' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Reading FC winning 0% of all matches.
45' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 45 minutes.
47' Goal! Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa scores his 5 goal in 74 matches.
52' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
57' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
62' Another substitution for Rotherham United FC to replace Denzel Hall by Ar'jany Martha on 62 minute.
67' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
72' Ted Cann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
76' Rotherham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. James Clarke is hanging Jack Holmes on the field on 76 minute.
80' The referee shows Reading FC player a card on 80.
81' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Paddy Lane departs to be replaced by Emmanuel Osho.
84' Matt Ritchie is replacing Jeriel Dorsett for the Reading FC side.
87' Reading FC player sees a card in front of him.
88' The supporters are chanting for Sean Patton. He replaces Kelvin Ehibhationhan on 88 minute.
89' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Haydon Roberts departs to be replaced by Kelvin Abrefa.
90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jamal Baptiste.
The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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
Ovie Ejaria	1
Semi Ajayi	1
Daniel Kankam Kyerewaa	1
Lucas Joao	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

1.01 Rotherham United FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.46 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Rotherham United FC or Reading FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC30% Draw29% Reading FC41%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes50% 0% No50%

Avg goals/match: 2.47

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	44%	56%
± 3.5	24%	76%
± 4.5	11%	89%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw

59%

Draw or Reading FC

70%

Rotherham United FC or Reading FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Rotherham United FC19% Draw49% Reading FC32%

Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

0 – 1

11.3%

0 – 0

10.5%

1 – 2

8.8%

0 – 2

8.7%

1 – 0

7.4%

2 – 1

6.1%

2 – 2

4.5%

1 – 3

4.3%

0 – 3

4.2%

2 – 0

4.2%

2 – 3

2.3%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap	Rotherham United FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	3%	—	97%
-2	3%	7%	91%
-1.5	9%	—	91%
-1	9%	15%	75%
-0.5	25%	—	75%
+0.5	54%	—	46%
+1	54%	23%	23%
+1.5	77%	—	23%
+2	77%	14%	9%
+2.5	91%	—	9%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

37% ✓

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