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Reading v Rotherham United : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 22nd Nov, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Rotherham United are away from home on Saturday afternoon, as manager Matthew Hamshaw takes his side to visit Reading and Leam Richardson at the Madejski Stadium in the League One. Our goal is for you to win betting on this match, so every stats you could ever need to make a well-informed wager is shown below. Go between 17 markets or take our top tip. We've got predictions, head to head (H2H) analysis and odds for every one.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
45%
--
Draw
30%
--
Rotherham
26%
--
Reading 1-0
16%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Rotherham 1-0
11%
--
Reading 2-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Rotherham 2-1
5%
--
Rotherham 2-0
5%
--
Reading 3-0
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Reading 3-1
3%
--
Rotherham 3-1
2%
--
Reading 3-2
1%
--
Rotherham 3-0
1%
--
Reading 4-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
34%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
66%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
40%
--
BTTS - No
60%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
--
Home/draw
74%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
61%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
39%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
15%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
85%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
6%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
94%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
--
Home DNB
66%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Reading win to nil
30%
--
Rotherham win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 17th 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 5 games, drawn 4 and won 2. Reading have conceded 16 goals, scored 11, failed to score in 2 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Reading have played 8 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 8 goals, conceded 7 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Rotherham lay in 12th place on 21 points in the League One league table having played 15 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 7 games against teams below them in the table, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 10 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Rotherham have conceded 7 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Rotherham have played 7 away games, winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 0.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Rotherham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stockport15843528 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
2
Bradford15762627 
Feb 28
Dec 13
d
 
2-2F
Jan 10
3
Bolton15753826 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
Mar 14
Dec 26
4
Cardiff14824826 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
Feb 7
l
 
3-0A
5
Stevenage13823726 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
6
Lincoln15744425 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
w
 
3-0F
Mar 21
7
AFC Wim15816-125 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
Jan 24
l
 
2-1F
8
Mansfield15645522 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 10
Jan 4
l
 
2-1F
9
Luton14716322 
Dec 18
Mar 7
Mar 28
Nov 15
10
Huddersfield14716222 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
Dec 20
Mar 7
11
Barnsley13634221 
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
12
Rotherham15636021 
Nov 22
Apr 25
-
-
13
Northampton15627-220 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
14
Wycombe15546519 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
Nov 29
May 2
15
Burton15546-419 
Jan 1
Mar 17
d
 
2-2A
Feb 17
16
Wigan15465-118 
Mar 28
Nov 15
d
 
2-2A
Feb 14
17
Reading15465-318 
-
-
Apr 25
Nov 22
18
Doncaster15537-718 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
19
Exeter15528017 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
20
L Orient15528-517 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
21
Blackpool15438-715 
May 2
Nov 29
Dec 10
Dec 29
22
Peterborough14419-713 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Jan 1
Mar 17
23
Port Vale15348-813 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
24
Plymouth154110-1013 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Feb 28
Dec 13
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
6
Reading have not lost in 6 consecutive home league games
Reading 17TH
20 league games
Home
6
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Rotherham 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Reading have beaten Rotherham in 3 consecutive home league meetings
10
Reading have not lost to Rotherham in 10 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Reading since 2003
Reading
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
18
4
Games: Scored
9 / 10
4 / 10
Clean sheets
6 / 10
1 / 10
RDG
8
D
2
League games at Rotherham since 2002
Rotherham
Reading
Goals: Scored
16
7
Games: Scored
7 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
3 / 10
RDG
2
D
3
RTH
5
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Reading of late. It has been 7 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.2 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Rotherham United.

Reading 17th Rotherham 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
4+
There is a 66% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Rotherham scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-22
Reading have scored 22% fewer goals at home than predicted
-13
Rotherham have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.3
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Rotherham
1.2
0.8
Attack rating
0%
better
RDG
RTH
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Games scored13
11
Failed to score2
4
Scored first6
8
Goals scored16
18
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.2
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
17
Avg. XG for1.1
0.9
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
RDG
RTH
9%
better
view stats
Games conceded12
11
Clean sheets3
4
Conceded first9
7
Goals conceded19
18
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against15%
13%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+9%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15535
C SavageJ MarriottL WingD Kyerewaa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID1511
4
-
L Wing MID1533
1
-
D Kyerewaa MID1512
5
-
M Jacob DEF14
4
-
K Doyle MID1411
1
-
P Lane FWD1311
1
-
J Pereira GLK12
-
F Burns DEF12
3
-
J Dorsett DEF12
1
-
K Abrefa DEF122
-
M O’Mahony FWD12
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD121
1
-
D Williams DEF9
3
-
A. Ahmed DEF8
3
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
L Fraser MID81
-
M Camará MID71
1
-
M Ritchie MID73
4
-
J Marriott FWD751
-
P O'Connor DEF5
-
A Yiadom DEF5
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
G. Garcia DEF41
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
Rotherham League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15325
C DawsonD HallR JamesZ Jules
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Dawson GLK15
1
-
R James DEF1412
1
-
D. Gore MID141
3
-
J Powell MID141
1
-
J Hugill FWD1421
3
-
A Martha DEF131
1
-
D Hall DEF133
2
-
J Rafferty DEF1311
1
-
S McWilliams MID121
-
Z Jules DEF11
4
1
J Benson MID1012
-
J. Baptiste DEF91
3
-
M. Kaleta DEF91
-
K Spence MID81
2
-
L Kelly MID8
2
-
D Yearwood MID8
-
K Etete FWD7
1
-
S Nombe FWD73
1
-
L. Agbaire DEF6
2
-
M. Sherif FWD62
-
S Raggett DEF5
2
-
J Kayode FWD3
-
H Douglas DEF21
-
J Holmes MID2
-
T Holmes DEF1
-