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

Sat 15th Feb, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Allan Dybczak welcomes Steve Evans to the Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, as their Reading and Rotherham United troops do battle in the League One. You'll see stats supporting our top of below, but be sure to take a look at the 16 other markets we're covering too. Each has been designed to deliver as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head-to-heads included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds and bet smart.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there is a 76% probability of Reading and Rotherham delivering at least two goals in this League One tie. Recent form statistics and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.25.

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 49% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.80.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
49%
9/5
12%
13/8
1%
Draw
25%
12/5
3%
5/2
Rotherham
26%
29/20
6%
6/4
4%
Draw 1-1
12%
11/25/1
8%
Reading 1-0
11%
17/27/1
Reading 2-1
9%
9/1
5%
8/1
Reading 2-0
9%
14/1
15%
11/1
9%
Rotherham 1-0
8%
8/1
10%
7/1
6%
Draw 0-0
7%
10/1
8%
8/1
5%
Rotherham 2-1
6%
17/2
5%
15/2
6%
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
9%
Reading 3-1
5%
20/1
11%
16/1
13%
Reading 3-0
5%
28/1
26%
20/1
11%
Rotherham 2-0
4%
11/1
20%
10/1
Reading 3-2
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
Rotherham 3-1
2%
18/1
10%
14/1
Reading 4-1
2%
40/133/1
17%
Rotherham 3-2
2%
25/120/1
Over 2.5 Goals
50%
9/10
6%
17/20
1%
Under 2.5 Goals
50%
9/10
5%
17/20
3%
Home 1st Goal
52%
11/10
15%
-
Away 1st Goal
44%
4/5
14%
-
No 1st Goal
4%
10/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
7/10
2%
7/10
BTTS - No
47%
21/20
2%
21/20
BTTS - Home Win
22%
9/2
16%
19/5
4%
BTTS - Draw
18%
10/310/3
BTTS - Away Win
12%
15/4
5%
18/5
Home/draw
74%
8/15
6%
1/2
1%
Away/draw
51%
2/5
7%
10/21
1%
Home/away
75%
3/10
1%
3/10
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
2/7
3%
2/7
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
5/2
7%
12/5
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
28%
9/4
8%
21/10
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
72%
1/3
2%
1/3
1%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2
8%
19/4
5%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9
1%
1/9
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
12/110/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/251/33
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
1/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/1
8%
17/2
Home DNB
66%
1/1
11%
10/11
4%
Away DNB
44%
8/11
9%
4/5
3%
Reading win to nil
27%
4/1
11%
-
Rotherham win to nil
14%
10/3
13%
-
Reading / Reading
19%
7/2
13%
16/5
5%
Reading / Rotherham
3%
25/120/1
Reading / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
11/1
Draw / Reading
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
4%
Draw / Rotherham
14%
5/1
8%
19/4
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Rotherham / Reading
3%
28/1
12%
20/1
Rotherham / Rotherham
20%
3/1
8%
3/1
Rotherham / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 30 matches so far this season and lay in 9th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below in the table, having won 10, drawn 3 and lost 4 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Reading have outscored their opponents by 44 goals to 34 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 14 games at home winning 10, drawing 1 and losing 3 games. They have scored 26 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 13 goals at home.

Rotherham are in 14th position in the League One on 38 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 19 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 10 goals in total and failed to score in 8 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

17 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 4 and won 7. Rotherham have conceded 18 goals, scored 19, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Rotherham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham2820623166 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1F
2
Wycombe2917842559 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
-
l
 
2-0A
3
Wrexham2916761855 
Mar 11
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Mar 8
4
Stockport3115971754 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 12
5
Charlton3014881150 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
4-2F
d
 
1-1F
6
Huddersfield2914781549 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
7
L Orient29145101847 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
Mar 4
l
 
1-0A
8
Bolton3014511147 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-2A
w
 
3-1F
Mar 22
9
Reading Home3013710246 
-
-
w
 
2-1A
Feb 15
10
Barnsley3012711143 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
Feb 22
l
 
2-0A
11
Blackpool309138140 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 1
Apr 5
d
 
0-00-0
12
Lincoln30101010140 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
w
 
0-1F
13
Stevenage2911711-240 
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
14
Rotherham Away3010812-138 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
-
-
15
Mansfield2911414-337 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
16
Wigan289712-134 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
l
 
0-1A
Apr 21
17
Northampton308913-1633 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 12
w
 
3-0F
Apr 1
18
Exeter299515-1332 
Mar 4
w
 
1-2F
Mar 15
l
 
1-0A
19
Bristol R299515-1632 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
20
Peterborough308616-1130 
Mar 29
w
 
1-2F
May 3
d
 
3-3A
21
Shrewsbury307617-1927 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 22
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
22
Crawley297616-2027 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
Mar 29
l
 
1-0A
23
Burton3051114-1426 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2A
l
 
4-2F
24
Cambridge305817-2523 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 9TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
2
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
Rotherham 14TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
10
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
7 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
13 / 20
W
2
Draw
5
Lost
13
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
9
Reading have not lost to Rotherham in 9 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Reading since 2003
Reading
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
16
3
Games: Scored
8 / 9
3 / 9
Clean sheets
6 / 9
1 / 9
RDG
7
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
Reading 9th Rotherham 14th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
14%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Reading have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
-54
Rotherham have scored 54% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
0.5
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/281021/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Rotherham
1.6
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
RDG
RTH
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
RTH
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 Rotherham League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30967
T. BindonH KnibbsL WingA Mbengue
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Bindon DEF301
2
-
L Wing MID3046
4
-
C Savage MID2944
2
-
M Craig MID282
3
-
H Knibbs FWD2792
2
-
C Campbell MID2532
2
-
J Pereira GLK24
1
-
G. Garcia MID241
4
-
A Mbengue DEF231
7
-
J Wareham FWD212
2
-
M Camará MID1931
1
-
B Elliott MID1925
4
-
H Dean DEF181
2
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD1822
4
1
K Abrefa DEF16
1
-
J Dorsett DEF13
-
A. Akande FWD101
-
A. Kanu DEF9
-
D Button GLK5
-
A. Ahmed DEF5
1
-
L Holzman DEF5
1
1
T Rushesha MID5
-
B Tuma FWD4
-
B Bodin FWD2
-
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
E. Osho DEF1
-
S. Spencer FWD1
-
Rotherham League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28666
J PowellS NombeJ PowellH Odoffin
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Powell MID3016
3
-
R James DEF2811
2
-
H Odoffin MID284
6
-
S Nombe FWD2764
2
-
C Humphreys DEF2511
3
-
J Rafferty DEF251
6
-
M Wilks FWD2562
5
-
D Phillips GLK22
1
-
J Hugill FWD221
2
-
Z Jules DEF171
4
-
J Holmes MID17
-
J Clarke-Harris FWD1761
3
-
S McWilliams MID16
1
-
A MacDonald MID151
1
-
L Kelly MID1111
1
-
A Green FWD1134
-
S Raggett DEF911
3
-
C Dawson GLK8
1
-
L Sibley MID51
1
-
P Mpanzu MID2
-
D. Gore MID11
-