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Reading v Doncaster Rovers : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 25th Oct, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Home advantage is often beneficial in the League One, and Allan Dybczak’s Reading will have the joy of it on Saturday afternoon. Grant McCann’s Doncaster Rovers are their opponents at the Madejski Stadium. We have custom-designed statistics for all of the main betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head-to-head data. Predictions are calculated from these, and the odds come directly from leading bookmakers.


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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

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Reading
47%
--
Draw
27%
--
Doncaster
26%
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Reading 1-0
14%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Doncaster 1-0
9%
--
Reading 2-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
9%
--
Doncaster 2-1
6%
--
Doncaster 2-0
4%
--
Reading 3-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Reading 3-1
4%
--
Doncaster 3-1
2%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Reading 4-0
1%
--
Doncaster 3-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
41%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
59%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
45%
--
BTTS - No
55%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
53%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
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Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
45%
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Reading win to nil
29%
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Doncaster win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 11 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

11 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 5 and won 2. Reading have conceded 16 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Reading have played 5 games at home, winning 2, drawing 1 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 5 goals, conceded 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Doncaster lay in 10th place on 17 points in the League One league table having played 12 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 9 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 3 games. They have scored 7 goals and kept 3 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Doncaster have conceded 11 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Doncaster have played 6 away games, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.5 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Doncaster
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage10811925 
Nov 6
Mar 21
Apr 25
Nov 22
2
Bradford11731724 
Feb 28
Dec 13
w
 
3-1F
Jan 31
3
Cardiff117221023 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Feb 28
Dec 13
4
Stockport12642422 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
Dec 9
Dec 29
5
AFC Wim12714422 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
l
 
1-2F
Jan 17
6
Lincoln11632721 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
Mar 28
Nov 15
7
Huddersfield11614419 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
Feb 17
l
 
2-0A
8
Barnsley10523217 
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
Nov 8
Mar 21
9
Bolton12453217 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
Jan 1
Mar 17
10
Doncaster12525-517 
Oct 25
Apr 11
-
-
11
Luton11515116 
Dec 18
Mar 7
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
12
Mansfield11434215 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 10
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
13
Northampton11425-214 
Oct 21
Jan 31
Oct 18
Apr 18
14
L Orient12426-214 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
Jan 27
l
 
4-0A
15
Plymouth11416-313 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Dec 20
Mar 7
16
Port Vale12345013 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
17
Exeter12417-113 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
18
Wigan12345-213 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Jan 24
l
 
3-0A
19
Burton11335-512 
Jan 1
Mar 17
d
 
1-1F
Jan 10
20
Wycombe12336-112 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
21
Reading11254-411 
-
-
Apr 11
Oct 25
22
Rotherham11326-511 
Nov 22
Apr 25
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
23
Blackpool12228-108 
May 2
Nov 29
Mar 14
Dec 26
24
Peterborough11218-127 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Nov 29
May 2
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 21ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
5
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading1 - 1Mansfield
Reading2 - 1L Orient
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Reading1 - 2AFC Wim
Reading0 - 2Huddersfield
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
Reading0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Wycombe
Reading3 - 1Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Stevenage
Reading2 - 0Wrexham
Reading0 - 0Exeter
Reading0 - 0Birmingham
Reading2 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 1Shrewsbury
Reading1 - 0Bolton
Reading1 - 3Stockport
Reading2 - 1Mansfield
Reading4 - 1Northampton
Reading0 - 3Blackpool
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading1 - 1Exeter
HReading1 - 1Mansfield
AReading1 - 1Stockport
HReading2 - 1L Orient
AReading2 - 3Barnsley
HReading1 - 0Port Vale
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
AReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading1 - 2AFC Wim
HReading0 - 2Huddersfield
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading2 - 4Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
AReading5 - 1Mansfield
HReading0 - 1Lincoln
AReading0 - 0Northampton
AReading3 - 1Shrewsbury
HReading1 - 0Wycombe
AReading0 - 3Blackpool
HReading3 - 1Peterborough
Doncaster 10TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
L Orient4 - 0Doncaster
Luton1 - 0Doncaster
Wigan3 - 0Doncaster
Port Vale0 - 1Doncaster
Huddersfield2 - 0Doncaster
Mansfield1 - 2Doncaster
Notts C1 - 2Doncaster
Tranmere0 - 3Doncaster
Salford1 - 1Doncaster
Cheltenham0 - 2Doncaster
Crewe1 - 1Doncaster
Bromley1 - 0Doncaster
Accrington1 - 2Doncaster
Morecambe0 - 1Doncaster
Chesterfield5 - 2Doncaster
Barrow1 - 3Doncaster
Gillingham0 - 1Doncaster
Colchester1 - 1Doncaster
Walsall2 - 0Doncaster
AFC Wim1 - 0Doncaster
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADoncaster0 - 4L Orient
HDoncaster1 - 1Burton
ADoncaster0 - 1Luton
HDoncaster1 - 2AFC Wim
ADoncaster0 - 3Wigan
HDoncaster3 - 1Bradford
HDoncaster1 - 0Rotherham
ADoncaster1 - 0Port Vale
ADoncaster0 - 2Huddersfield
HDoncaster1 - 1Wycombe
ADoncaster2 - 1Mansfield
HDoncaster1 - 0Exeter
ADoncaster2 - 1Notts C
HDoncaster2 - 1Bradford
HDoncaster3 - 0Colchester
ADoncaster3 - 0Tranmere
ADoncaster1 - 1Salford
HDoncaster1 - 1AFC Wim
ADoncaster2 - 0Cheltenham
HDoncaster2 - 2Walsall
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Reading have beaten Doncaster in 3 consecutive home league meetings
10
Reading have not lost to Doncaster in 10 consecutive league meetings
League games at Reading since 2008
Reading
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
12
5
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
RDG
4
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading4 - 1
Reading2 - 0
Reading4 - 3
Draw0 - 0Draw
Reading2 - 1
League games at Doncaster since 2009
Doncaster
Reading
Goals: Scored
3
10
Games: Scored
3 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
2 / 5
RDG
4
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Doncaster
1 - 3Reading
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 3Reading
1 - 2Reading
0 - 1Reading
Goal Statistics
Reading 21st Doncaster 10th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Doncaster scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-16
Reading have scored 16% fewer goals at home than predicted
-15
Doncaster have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Doncaster
1.4
0.9
Attack rating
RDG
DON
3%
better
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Games scored8
8
Failed to score2
3
Scored first2
7
Goals scored11
11
Avg. goals scored1
0.9
Avg. shots per game7
7
Avg. shots per goal7
8
Conversion rate for14
13
Avg. XG for0.9
1.3
KickOff rating
+3%
Defence rating
RDG
DON
28%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
8
Clean sheets1
3
Conceded first8
4
Goals conceded15
12
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against16%
14%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+28%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11523
J PereiraJ MarriottL WingF Burns
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK11
-
F Burns DEF11
3
-
M Jacob DEF11
3
-
D Kyerewaa MID1111
3
-
C Savage MID111
3
-
L Wing MID1122
1
-
K Doyle MID101
1
-
P Lane FWD91
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF8
3
-
J Dorsett DEF8
-
K Abrefa DEF82
-
L Fraser MID81
-
M O’Mahony FWD8
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD8
1
-
M Camará MID71
1
-
D Williams DEF6
2
-
B Elliott MID6
1
-
J Marriott FWD651
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
G. Garcia DEF41
1
-
M Ritchie MID42
3
-
P O'Connor DEF1
-
A Yiadom DEF1
-
Doncaster League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12523
O BaileyO BaileyJ GibsonG Broadbent
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Broadbent MID12
3
-
J Gibson MID1212
-
O Bailey MID125
1
-
G Middleton FWD121
1
-
P McCarthy FWD122
1
-
C O'Riordan DEF11
2
-
L Molyneux FWD1122
2
-
T Lo-Tutala GLK9
-
J Senior DEF9
2
-
J Maxwell DEF92
-
M Pearson DEF81
-
B Hanlan FWD8
-
J McGrath DEF7
2
-
R Gotts MID7
-
H Clifton MID7
-
T Nixon DEF6
-
B Close MID6
-
C. Crew MID5
1
-
T Olusanya FWD5
-
S Grehan DEF4
-
I Lawlor GLK3
-
J Sterry DEF3
-
J Sbarra MID3
1
-