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

Madejski Stadium, Reading

Bradford City pay League One counterparts Reading a visit on Saturday afternoon, as Graham Alexander leads his men into an away clash with Leam Richardson & co. at the Madejski Stadium. This preview has odds for seventeen different betting markets, alongside bespoke data that changes as you explore. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall performance can be viewed, while you'll also find head-to-head history later on in the preview.

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Reading's next match is v Plymouth at 15:00 on Saturday 14th March
Bradford City's next match is v Wigan at 15:00 on Saturday 14th March
The last English League One meeting between Reading and Bradford was on Saturday 28th February 2026
English League One
February 28th 2026
Reading 2
1 Bradford
 
P. Lane 90'68' M. Pennington
M. Ritchie 90'
 
RDG
BRD
Shots On
2
2
Shots Off
5
7
Corners
5
6
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
10
11
Yellow/red cards
3/0
 
ReadingBradford
 
J. Pereira Castro
P. O'Connor
B. Ward
L. Fraser (M. Ritchie 79')
C. Savage
L. Wing
K. Ehibhaimha
R. Nyambe (A. Yiadom 46')
D. Williams (F. Burns 79')
R. Williams (P. Lane 86')
K. Doyle (S. Patton 79')
S. Walker
M. Power
A. Sarcevic
J. Neufville
(I. Touray 65') A. Baldwin
C. Tilt
football iconM. Pennington
(P. Mullin 90') T. Wright
J. Metcalfe
(J. Wright 89') B. Pointon
(S. Humphrys 65') E. Wheatley

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Our calculations suggest that it's unlikely that this fixture will deliver 4+ goals, and the odds and statistics point in the same direction as KickOff's predictive algorithm on this one. Reading and Bradford haven't typically been involved in goal-fests of late, whether that be in League One individually or when going head-to-head. So, in the absence of a strong favourite win or double chance market, we're suggesting under 3.5 goals. You can go for that at a best price of 1.29.

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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Reading are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.50.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
48%
7/41/500
Draw
26%
21/1022/1
Bradford
26%
6/4125/1
Draw 1-1
12%
5/113/2
Reading 1-0
12%
13/218/5
Reading 2-1
9%
10/145/1
Reading 2-0
9%
12/116/1
Bradford 1-0
8%
6/11/5
Draw 0-0
8%
13/221/20
Bradford 2-1
6%
9/140/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1150/1
Reading 3-1
5%
25/1250/1
Reading 3-0
5%
28/150/1
Bradford 2-0
4%
11/115/2
Reading 3-2
2%
40/1250/1
Bradford 3-1
2%
22/1125/1
Reading 4-1
2%
50/1200/1
Reading 4-0
2%
66/1150/1
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
13/1019/5
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
3/52/13
Home 1st Goal
52%
11/1011/5
Away 1st Goal
43%
20/2121/10
No 1st Goal
5%
13/221/20
BTTS - Yes
50%
19/2011/2
BTTS - No
50%
4/51/11
BTTS - Home Win
21%
11/240/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/213/2
BTTS - Away Win
12%
5/133/1
Home/draw
74%
1/21/18
Away/draw
52%
2/51/25
Home/away
74%
4/114/1
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
2/53/1
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
7/41/5
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
10/328/1
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
1/51/1000
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
9/190/1
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/161/200
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
20/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/501/1000
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/124/6
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
13/211/10
Home DNB
66%
10/1110/11
Away DNB
44%
4/54/5
Reading win to nil
28%
10/3-
Bradford win to nil
14%
3/1-
Reading / Reading
19%
15/49/1
Reading / Bradford
3%
28/140/1
Reading / Draw
6%
14/122/1
Draw / Reading
14%
11/214/5
Draw / Bradford
13%
5/113/5
Draw / Draw
18%
7/26/4
Bradford / Reading
3%
33/140/1
Bradford / Bradford
18%
10/39/1
Bradford / Draw
6%
14/122/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 33 matches so far this season and are in 7th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 3 and won 1. Reading have conceded 11 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Reading have played 17 games at home, winning 8, drawing 6 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 24 goals, conceded 19 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Bradford lay in 4th place on 58 points in the League One league table having played 33 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below them in the table, winning 16, drawing 5 and losing 7 games. They have scored 38 goals and kept 10 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bradford have conceded 30 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Bradford have played 16 away games, winning 4, drawing 5 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.5 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Bradford
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3623853577 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-0A
2
Cardiff3622773073 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-3F
3
Bolton36171361764 
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
4
Bradford3619710864 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
-
-
5
Stockport3416810456 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
6
Huddersfield36167131055 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
7
Reading36141210654 
-
-
w
 
2-0F
l
 
2-1F
8
Stevenage3515911254 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
9
Wycombe361411111353 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
10
Plymouth3616416352 
Mar 14
w
 
1-4F
Mar 28
w
 
0-1F
11
AFC Wim3514714-349 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-2A
l
 
3-1A
12
Luton3613914148 
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1A
13
Barnsley3413912048 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
Apr 18
14
Peterborough3514417146 
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1F
15
Mansfield34111112344 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
Mar 17
l
 
3-0A
16
Exeter3611916-342 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
May 2
17
Burton36101016-1240 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 17
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
18
Doncaster3511717-2040 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
19
L Orient3511618-1239 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
20
Wigan3591115-1438 
Mar 28
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
Mar 14
21
Blackpool3610818-1738 
May 2
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
22
Rotherham359818-1535 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
d
 
2-2A
23
Northampton369819-1735 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
24
Port Vale336918-2027 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading1 - 1Bolton
Reading3 - 2Wycombe
Reading2 - 2Exeter
Reading2 - 2Barnsley
Reading1 - 0Stockport
Reading2 - 0Burton
Reading3 - 2Luton
Reading1 - 2Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 0Stevenage
Reading1 - 1Doncaster
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading1 - 1Mansfield
Reading2 - 1L Orient
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Reading1 - 2AFC Wim
Reading0 - 2Huddersfield
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
Reading0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Wycombe
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading1 - 1Port Vale
HReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading3 - 2Wycombe
AReading2 - 1Wigan
AReading2 - 3AFC Wim
AReading2 - 0Northampton
HReading2 - 2Exeter
HReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading1 - 3L Orient
HReading1 - 0Stockport
HReading2 - 0Burton
AReading1 - 1Peterborough
AReading4 - 1Plymouth
HReading3 - 2Luton
AReading0 - 2Bradford
HReading1 - 2Peterborough
AReading3 - 0Blackpool
HReading1 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 0Stevenage
HReading1 - 1Doncaster
Bradford 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
4
Draw
6
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
AFC Wim3 - 1Bradford
Luton2 - 1Bradford
Lincoln3 - 0Bradford
Huddersfield1 - 0Bradford
Blackpool1 - 2Bradford
Mansfield3 - 0Bradford
L Orient2 - 1Bradford
Plymouth0 - 1Bradford
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Stevenage1 - 1Bradford
Rotherham2 - 2Bradford
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Doncaster3 - 1Bradford
Peterborough1 - 1Bradford
Stockport1 - 2Bradford
Northampton0 - 0Bradford
Doncaster2 - 1Bradford
Chesterfield3 - 3Bradford
Swindon5 - 4Bradford
Port Vale2 - 0Bradford
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBradford1 - 0Rotherham
ABradford1 - 3AFC Wim
HBradford1 - 0Stockport
HBradford2 - 0Peterborough
ABradford1 - 2Luton
HBradford1 - 0Doncaster
ABradford0 - 3Lincoln
ABradford0 - 1Huddersfield
HBradford1 - 2Cardiff
ABradford2 - 1Blackpool
ABradford0 - 3Mansfield
HBradford1 - 0Port Vale
HBradford2 - 1Wigan
ABradford1 - 2L Orient
HBradford2 - 0Reading
ABradford1 - 0Plymouth
HBradford1 - 0Exeter
ABradford0 - 0Bolton
HBradford1 - 2Burton
HBradford0 - 0Lincoln
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Reading since 1992
Reading
Bradford
Goals: Scored
5
7
Games: Scored
4 / 6
4 / 6
Clean sheets
2 / 6
2 / 6
RDG
1
D
4
BRD
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
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

Reading have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 14 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.5 against Bradford City on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Reading 7th Bradford 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% 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
-1
Reading’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+7
Bradford’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Bradford
1.5
1
Attack rating
14%
better
RDG
BRD
view stats
Games scored30
27
Failed to score3
6
Scored first18
19
Goals scored48
42
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+14%
Defence rating
RDG
BRD
20%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
21
Clean sheets7
12
Conceded first15
11
Goals conceded43
36
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
8
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+20%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
36998
L WingL WingL WingP O'Connor
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK33
1
-
R Nyambe DEF10
1
-
P O'Connor DEF262
8
-
B. Ward DEF7
1
-
D Williams DEF181
5
-
L Wing MID3699
3
-
L Fraser MID251
1
-
R Williams MID1211
-
C Savage MID3624
8
-
K Doyle MID3535
4
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD326
6
-
Subs
J Stevens GLK3
-
J Dorsett DEF3021
4
-
F Burns DEF26
4
-
A Yiadom DEF24
6
-
M Ritchie MID2016
5
-
P Lane FWD2521
1
-
S Patton FWD4
1
-
Bradford League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3610611
S WalkerA SarcevicJ NeufvilleM Power
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Walker GLK36
1
-
M Pennington DEF202
5
-
A Baldwin DEF251
4
1
C Tilt DEF22
9
-
J Neufville MID3436
4
-
J. Metcalfe MID312
3
-
M Power MID335
11
-
T Wright MID3223
6
-
A Sarcevic FWD30103
3
-
B Pointon FWD2792
5
-
E. Wheatley FWD8
1
-
Subs
J Hilton GLK
-
H Ashby DEF5
-
I Touray DEF333
4
-
J Wright DEF213
3
-
L Evans MID41
-
S Humphrys FWD2963
-
P Mullin FWD6
2
-