Reading

Reading

VS Scheduled Saturday 3 Oct 202615:00

England 26/27 League One · Matchday 9

Bradford

Head-to-head overview

2 meetings

ReadingWins: 1
Draws0.0% of meetings: 0
BradfordWins: 1

Goals per match: 2.50
Over 2.5 goals: 50.0%
Both teams scored: 50.0%

Date	Season	Match
2026-02-28	25/26	Reading2–1Bradford
2025-12-13	25/26	Bradford2–0Reading

Recent matches

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-26	26/27	Wycombe2–2Reading
2026-09-19	26/27	Reading2–0Notts County
2026-09-13	26/27	Cambridge2–1Reading
2026-09-12	26/27	Cambridge2–1Reading
2026-09-05	26/27	Reading3–1Blackpool
2026-09-02	26/27	Reading5–0Mansfield
2026-08-22	26/27	AFC Wimbledon0–0Reading
2026-08-15	26/27	Reading3–4Luton

Bradford

Date	Season	Match
2026-09-19	26/27	Luton0–1Bradford
2026-09-13	26/27	Notts County0–1Bradford
2026-09-12	26/27	Notts County0–1Bradford
2026-09-05	26/27	Bradford1–0Mansfield
2026-09-01	26/27	Bradford1–2Cambridge
2026-08-29	26/27	Plymouth2–0Bradford
2026-08-20	26/27	Sheffield Weds0–1Bradford
2026-08-15	26/27	Bradford2–0Peterboro

Reading Bradford

Wins

38%

75%

Over 2.5 goals

75%

12%

Both teams scored

62%

12%

Clean sheets

38%

75%

Home & away results

This season · 26/27

Reading

Home · League One

Home			Away		1st goal
12	Reading		Bradford	1
12	Reading		Plymouth	2
12	Reading		Cambridge	3
12	Reading		Sheffield Weds	4
12	Reading		AFC Wimbledon	5
12	Reading		Oxford	6
12	Reading		Stockport	7
12	Reading		Huddersfield	8
12	Reading		Wycombe	9
12	Reading		Leicester	10
12	Reading		Burton	11
12 · Reading
12	Reading		Leyton Orient	13
12	Reading		Stevenage	14
12	Reading	3–1	Blackpool	15	12′ Home
12	Reading	5–0	Mansfield	16	35′ Home
12	Reading		Bromley	17
12	Reading	3–4	Luton	18	6′ Away
12	Reading		Barnsley	19
12	Reading		Milton Keynes Dons	20
12	Reading	2–0	Notts County	21	49′ Home
12	Reading		Doncaster	22
12	Reading		Peterboro	23
12	Reading		Wigan	24

Bradford

Away · League One

Home			Away		1st goal
1 · Bradford
2	Plymouth	2–0	Bradford	1	44′ Home
3	Cambridge		Bradford	1
4	Sheffield Weds	0–1	Bradford	1	47′ Away
5	AFC Wimbledon		Bradford	1
6	Oxford		Bradford	1
7	Stockport		Bradford	1
8	Huddersfield		Bradford	1
9	Wycombe		Bradford	1
10	Leicester		Bradford	1
11	Burton		Bradford	1
12	Reading		Bradford	1
13	Leyton Orient		Bradford	1
14	Stevenage		Bradford	1
15	Blackpool		Bradford	1
16	Mansfield		Bradford	1
17	Bromley		Bradford	1
18	Luton	0–1	Bradford	1	4′ Away
19	Barnsley		Bradford	1
20	Milton Keynes Dons		Bradford	1
21	Notts County	0–1	Bradford	1	52′ Away
21	Notts County	0–1	Bradford	1	—
22	Doncaster		Bradford	1
23	Peterboro		Bradford	1
24	Wigan		Bradford	1

Reading Home Bradford Away

Wins

75%

80%

Over 1.5

100%

20%

Over 2.5

75%

0%

Over 3.5

75%

0%

Both teams scored

50%

0%

Clean sheets

50%

80%

Scores first

75%

80%

Season analysis

Home, away & overall

League One · 26/27 · Completed league matches only.

Reading

8 matches

Goals & results	Home4 matches	Away4 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.25	0.50	1.38
Draws	0.0%	50.0%	25.0%
Goals scored / match	3.25	1.00	2.12
Goals conceded / match	1.25	1.50	1.38
Total goals / match	4.50	2.50	3.50
Failed to score	0.0%	25.0%	12.5%
Under 2.5 goals	25.0%	25.0%	25.0%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	2 of 3	67%
Scores first → wins	3 of 3	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 4/4 home. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Home matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	2	1
16–30	0	0
31–45	5	0
46–60	3	2
61–75	1	0
76–90	2	2

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Bradford

8 matches

Goals & results	Home3 matches	Away5 matches	Overall8 matches
Points / match	2.00	2.40	2.25
Draws	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Goals scored / match	1.33	0.80	1.00
Goals conceded / match	0.67	0.40	0.50
Total goals / match	2.00	1.20	1.50
Failed to score	0.0%	20.0%	12.5%
Under 2.5 goals	66.7%	100.0%	87.5%

Scoring first & comebacks

Match situation
Scores first → leads at half-time	—	—
Scores first → wins	4 of 4	100%
Concedes first → wins	0 of 1	0%

Scoring order known: 5/5 away. Percentages are shown only when the required data is complete.

Goal timing

Away matches

Minutes	Scored	Conceded
0–15	—	—
16–30	—	—
31–45	—	—
46–60	—	—
61–75	—	—
76–90	—	—

Goal-minute data is not available. “—” means unavailable, not zero. The 31–45 and 76–90 intervals include stoppage time.

Two perspectives

What each model says about this match

The strength model considers results adjusted for opponent quality; the goals model uses recent form. Differences between them deserve a closer look.

Model	Reading	Draw	Bradford	How it works
Strength (Elo)	38.3%	25.2%	36.5%	Historical results adjusted for opponent quality and the league's home advantage
Goals (Poisson)	25.5%	28.0%	46.1%	Each team's recent attack and defence relative to the league average

0.91–1.33 Model expected goals

38.3% Probability of over 2.5 goals

43.6% Both teams to score

0-1 Most likely score, at 14.2%

Most likely scores

Poisson model

0-114.2%

1-112.9%

0-010.7%

1-09.7%

0-29.4%

1-28.6%

Strength and dominance

Team strength and finishing efficiency

Recent results need context. These measures account for opponent quality and the balance of play.

Measure	Reading	Bradford	How to read it
Strength (Elo)	1526	1558	The league average is 1500. A higher rating indicates stronger results after adjusting for opponent quality.
Change over the last 10	-3	40	Rating gained or lost over the last ten matches
Opposition strength	1505	1494	Average opponent rating over the last 20 matches. Above 1500 indicates a tougher schedule.
Shot share	48.5%	59.7%	Share of all shots in a match. Above 50% means the team takes more shots than its opponents.
Shots on target share	48.4%	65.5%	The same measure, counting only shots on target
Finishing and saving index (PDO)	1089	842	Shooting conversion plus save percentage, on a scale centred on 1000. Extreme values can reflect short-term variation.
Conversion	41.7%	25.6%	Shots on target converted into goals
Save percentage	67.2%	58.5%	Opponents' shots on target that are saved

Goals

When teams score and how matches unfold

Averages hide the distribution. Teams with similar goals per match can have very different patterns of scorelines.

Goals by half

20 matches

Team	1H scored	2H scored	1H conceded	2H conceded
Reading	0.79	0.79	0.37	0.95
Bradford	0.32	0.84	0.37	0.53

Total goals

40 matches per team

Team	0	1	2	3	4+
Reading	2%	15%	25%	22%	35%
Bradford	2%	35%	22%	35%	5%

Context

Coming into the match

Home and away performance, rest since the last match, and each team's manager.

1.44 Reading at home, 9 matches

2.00 Bradford away, 11 matches

7d Days of rest for Reading

14d Days of rest for Bradford

— Manager of Reading

— Manager of Bradford

2 Matches for Reading in the last 14 days

1 Matches for Bradford in the last 14 days

7 Points for Reading behind the leaders, and 4 above the relegation zone

0 Points for Bradford behind the leaders, and 11 above the relegation zone

2.62 League goals per match

25.6% League draw rate

Statistics

Side-by-side comparison

Averages over each team's last 20 matches. The left bar represents Reading, the right bar represents Bradford.

On the ball

20 matches

11.44

shots

13.59

3.75

shots on target

4.59

32.8%

accuracy

33.8%

4.16

corners

6.63

12.11

fouls

13.47

1.74

yellow cards

2.68

Recent form

10 matches

Team	Last 10	PPG	goals	streak
Reading	DWLLWWDLLD	1.20	1.80–1.30	1D
Bradford	WWWWLLWWWD	2.20	1.10–0.60	4W

At half-time

20 matches

Team	ahead	level	behind	comeback wins	lead lost
Reading	7	9	3	0	4
Bradford	5	8	6	1	0

Squads

Injuries and suspensions

0 players reported unavailable or doubtful across both teams, with the reason.

Reading

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Bradford

0 unavailable

No absences reported.

Newsroom

News about both teams

No recent news linked to these teams.