Reading's team badge Bradford City's team badge

Reading v Bradford City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 3rd Oct, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

The League One is the focus for both Reading and Bradford City on Saturday afternoon, as managers Leam Richardson and Graham Alexander battle it out at the Madejski Stadium. We've got predictions, tips, and odds from leading bookmakers and head-to-head statistics across every market, so there really is only one place to get ready for this League One clash.


Want to know who’s consistently beating the odds? Check out the Top League One Tipsters and see the most profitable experts for this season!

If you’re keen on betting across various leagues and markets, our Live Bets page showcases active accumulator bets and real-time tips.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

Change odds
Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
55%
--
Draw
23%
--
Bradford
22%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Reading 1-0
10%
--
Reading 2-1
10%
--
Reading 2-0
9%
--
Bradford 1-0
6%
--
Reading 3-1
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Reading 3-0
6%
--
Bradford 2-1
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bradford 2-0
3%
--
Reading 3-2
3%
--
Reading 4-1
3%
--
Reading 4-0
3%
--
Bradford 3-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
55%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
54%
--
BTTS - No
46%
--
BTTS - Home Win
26%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
78%
--
Away/draw
45%
--
Home/away
77%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
78%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
22%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
71%
--
Away DNB
38%
--
Reading win to nil
30%
--
Bradford win to nil
11%
--
Match Predictor Pro
Your ultimate betting assistant
Try it now
Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Bradford7502315 
Oct 3
Apr 27
-
-
2
Sheff Wed7421714 
May 1
Nov 28
Mar 13
w
 
0-1F
3
Plymouth7412413 
Jan 30
Oct 31
Feb 6
l
 
2-0A
4
Huddersfield7331512 
Apr 24
Mar 26
Oct 31
Jan 30
5
Cambridge7331212 
Feb 20
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
Feb 9
6
Oxford Utd6321611 
Feb 6
Nov 4
Jan 23
Oct 24
7
AFC Wim7322-211 
Mar 13
d
 
0-00-0
Dec 12
Apr 10
8
Reading6312710 
-
-
Apr 27
Oct 3
9
Stockport7313610 
Feb 27
Nov 14
Dec 26
Mar 29
10
L Orient7313410 
Oct 21
Jan 19
Oct 10
Apr 24
11
Stevenage723239 
Mar 29
Dec 26
Oct 17
Jan 16
12
Burton723209 
Apr 10
Dec 12
Jan 19
Oct 20
13
Leicester7232-29 
Dec 19
Jan 9
Feb 27
Nov 14
14
Wycombe7232-39 
Apr 13
Sep 26
May 1
Nov 28
15
Blackpool722308 
w
 
3-1F
Feb 13
Apr 3
Dec 29
16
Luton7223-28 
l
 
3-4A
Mar 6
Apr 17
w
 
0-1F
17
Mansfield7223-38 
w
 
5-0F
Feb 9
w
 
1-0F
Feb 13
18
Barnsley7223-58 
Oct 24
Jan 23
Sep 26
Apr 13
19
Bromley7223-108 
Nov 21
Mar 20
Jan 9
Dec 19
20
Notts C7142-27 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 17
Feb 20
w
 
0-1F
21
Doncaster7133-16 
Dec 1
May 8
Nov 21
Mar 20
22
MK Dons7061-26 
Jan 1
Oct 10
Dec 1
May 8
23
Peterborough7124-85 
Dec 29
Apr 3
w
 
2-0F
Mar 6
24
Wigan7115-74 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Mar 26
Jan 1
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading3 - 1Blackpool
Reading5 - 0Mansfield
Reading3 - 4Luton
Reading0 - 1Blackpool
Reading1 - 3Cardiff
Reading1 - 2Lincoln
Reading3 - 0Wigan
Reading2 - 2Plymouth
Reading2 - 1Bradford
Reading1 - 1Bolton
Reading3 - 2Wycombe
Reading2 - 2Exeter
Reading2 - 2Barnsley
Reading1 - 0Stockport
Reading2 - 0Burton
Reading3 - 2Luton
Reading1 - 2Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 0Stevenage
Reading1 - 1Doncaster
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading1 - 2Cambridge
HReading3 - 1Blackpool
HReading5 - 0Mansfield
AReading0 - 0AFC Wim
HReading3 - 4Luton
HReading0 - 1Blackpool
AReading1 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 3Cardiff
AReading0 - 1Doncaster
HReading1 - 2Lincoln
AReading1 - 1Huddersfield
HReading3 - 0Wigan
AReading0 - 1Stevenage
AReading2 - 1Burton
HReading2 - 2Plymouth
AReading0 - 1Mansfield
AReading3 - 2Luton
HReading2 - 1Bradford
AReading1 - 1Port Vale
HReading1 - 1Bolton
Bradford 1ST
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Notts C0 - 1Bradford
Plymouth2 - 0Bradford
Sheff Wed0 - 1Bradford
Bolton1 - 0Bradford
Exeter1 - 2Bradford
Barnsley2 - 2Bradford
Wycombe1 - 2Bradford
Burton2 - 1Bradford
Wigan2 - 0Bradford
Port Vale0 - 2Bradford
Reading2 - 1Bradford
AFC Wim3 - 1Bradford
Luton2 - 1Bradford
Lincoln3 - 0Bradford
Huddersfield1 - 0Bradford
Blackpool1 - 2Bradford
Mansfield3 - 0Bradford
L Orient2 - 1Bradford
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABradford1 - 0Notts C
HBradford1 - 0Mansfield
HBradford1 - 2Cambridge
ABradford0 - 2Plymouth
ABradford1 - 0Sheff Wed
HBradford2 - 0Peterborough
HBradford0 - 1Bolton
ABradford0 - 1Bolton
ABradford2 - 1Exeter
HBradford1 - 1Bolton
HBradford1 - 1Plymouth
ABradford2 - 2Barnsley
HBradford0 - 1Stevenage
ABradford2 - 1Wycombe
HBradford1 - 0Northampton
ABradford1 - 2Burton
HBradford1 - 1Mansfield
ABradford0 - 2Wigan
ABradford2 - 0Port Vale
HBradford2 - 1L Orient
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Reading since 1992
Reading
Bradford
Goals: Scored
7
8
Games: Scored
5 / 7
5 / 7
Clean sheets
2 / 7
2 / 7
RDG
2
D
4
BRD
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
Reading1 - 0
0 - 3Bradford
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Bradford since 1993
Bradford
Reading
Goals: Scored
13
7
Games: Scored
5 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
2 / 7
RDG
2
D
1
BRD
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bradford
Bradford2 - 0
Bradford2 - 1
0 - 1Reading
Bradford4 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
2 - 4Reading
Bradford3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Goals have been an issue for Bradford City of late. It has been 5 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.0 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday afternoon against Reading.

Reading 8th Bradford 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.8
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
11%
There is a 84% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Bradford will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+33
Reading have scored 33% more goals at home than predicted
-25
Bradford have scored 25% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2026/2027 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.8
1
Attack rating
%
better
RDG
BRD
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
RDG
BRD
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Reading v Bradford League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Reading League One squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5632
J PereiraJ MarriottK. LisbieP O'Connor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK5
1
-
P O'Connor DEF5
2
-
B. Ward DEF51
-
U Godwin-Malife DEF5
-
A Rinomhota MID5
1
-
C Savage MID5
1
-
L Wing MID51
-
R Williams MID51
1
-
J Brown FWD52
-
K. Lisbie FWD513
-
P Lane FWD5
-
J Marriott FWD56
-
G. Earthy MID42
-
D Kyerewaa MID41
-
H Roberts DEF3
-
J Dorsett DEF21
-
J Stokes MID2
-
J Reid FWD2
-
C Masterson DEF1
-
L Fraser MID1
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
6112
J McCrackenA BaldwinC ConnollyC Connolly
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J McCracken GLK6
-
C Connolly DEF61
2
-
I Touray DEF6
1
-
A Baldwin DEF61
-
M Gillesphey DEF61
-
A Phillips MID61
1
-
J Neufville MID6
-
B Pointon MID61
-
N Powell MID61
1
-
A Sarcevic MID61
2
-
J Beesley FWD61
1
-
K Jackson FWD6
1
-
M Pennington DEF51
1
-
W Swan FWD4
-
H. Cartwright MID3
-
G. Pratt DEF21
2
-
R Welch DEF2
-
C O'Keeffe DEF1
-