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

Sat 25th Apr, 15:00 BST, AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham

Saturday afternoon sees Matthew Hamshaw’s Rotherham United and Leam Richardson’s Reading go up against one another in a League One battle at the AESSEAL New York Stadium. All statistics, including an in-depth look at the form of both sides and head-to-head records, will update as you click through each of the 17 major markets via the tabs below. Odds and, of course, KickOff's predictions will too.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Rotherham
31%
--
Draw
26%
--
Reading
43%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Reading 1-0
11%
--
Rotherham 1-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Reading 2-0
8%
--
Rotherham 2-1
7%
--
Rotherham 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Reading 3-1
4%
--
Reading 3-0
4%
--
Rotherham 3-1
3%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Rotherham 3-0
2%
--
Rotherham 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
45%
--
Away 1st Goal
50%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
51%
--
BTTS - No
49%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
19%
--
Home/draw
57%
--
Away/draw
69%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
49%
--
Away DNB
61%
--
Rotherham win to nil
17%
--
Reading win to nil
24%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Rotherham have played 40 matches so far this season and are in 22nd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

36 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 20 games, drawn 10 and won 6. Rotherham have conceded 55 goals, scored 29, failed to score in 17 matches and kept 9 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Rotherham have played 20 games at home, winning 6, drawing 8 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 22 goals, conceded 26 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and failed to score 6 times in home league games.

Reading lay in 7th place on 62 points in the League One league table having played 42 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 31 games against teams below them in the table, winning 13, drawing 11 and losing 7 games. They have scored 53 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Reading have conceded 41 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Reading have played 21 away games, winning 6, drawing 7 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Rotherham
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln4127954290 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
2
Cardiff4023983278 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-0A
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
3
Bradford4121812771 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-1A
l
 
2-0A
4
Bolton41181671770 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
5
Stockport40191011967 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-2A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
6
Stevenage40181012464 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
7
Reading42161412862 
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
-
-
8
Plymouth4119517862 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-4F
9
Huddersfield41171014961 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
1-0A
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
10
Luton41171014761 
Apr 21
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
3-2F
w
 
2-3F
11
Wycombe421611151259 
d
 
1-1A
May 2
w
 
3-2F
d
 
2-2A
12
Mansfield39131412853 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
1-0A
13
Peterborough4015619451 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
5-0A
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
14
Barnsley39131214-451 
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2A
15
L Orient4114819-850 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
16
AFC Wim4114819-1350 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-2A
17
Doncaster4114819-2250 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
1-0A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
18
Wigan41121316-1149 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 14
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-2F
19
Burton42121218-1148 
d
 
2-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
20
Blackpool4213920-1648 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
4-0A
May 2
w
 
0-3F
21
Exeter42121020-846 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1F
22
Rotherham4091021-2437 
-
-
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
23
Northampton419824-2635 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
24
Port Vale3981021-2434 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Rotherham 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
15
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
9 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
11 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
Reading 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Rotherham since 2002
Rotherham
Reading
Goals: Scored
16
7
Games: Scored
7 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
3 / 10
RTH
5
D
3
RDG
2
League games at Reading since 2003
Reading
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
19
5
Games: Scored
10 / 11
5 / 11
Clean sheets
6 / 11
1 / 11
D
3
RDG
8
Goal Statistics
Rotherham 22nd Reading 7th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Rotherham will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-14
Rotherham have scored 14% fewer goals at home than predicted
+20
Reading have scored 20% more goals when away than predicted
1.1
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Rotherham
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
RTH
RDG
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
RTH
RDG
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%

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

Rotherham League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
34949
J RaffertyS NombeJ PowellZ Jules
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Rafferty DEF3731
6
-
R James DEF3612
4
-
A Martha FWD3512
6
-
C Dawson GLK31
3
-
J. Baptiste MID3111
7
1
J Powell MID304
1
-
Z Jules DEF291
8
1
D. Gore MID281
8
1
S McWilliams MID2622
2
-
D Yearwood MID251
3
-
J Hugill FWD2521
4
-
S Nombe FWD2592
3
-
D Hall DEF2331
2
-
J Benson MID2222
2
-
K Spence MID212
7
-
L Kelly MID20
2
-
L. Agbaire DEF16
2
-
M. Kaleta MID162
-
H. Gray FWD142
4
-
D Watmore FWD12
-
H Douglas DEF101
2
-
T Cann GLK9
1
-
B Cover MID9
1
-
G. Biancheri FWD9
-
J Holmes MID8
-
E Adegboyega DEF71
-
L Sousa DEF5
-
J. Ayres FWD5
1
-
C McGuckin FWD3
-
J Kayode FWD3
-
J. Clarke MID1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
42161110
L WingJ MarriottL WingP O'Connor
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID4224
9
-
L Wing MID421111
5
-
K Doyle MID4146
4
-
J Pereira GLK39
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD389
6
-
J Dorsett DEF3521
6
-
P O'Connor DEF323
10
-
P Lane FWD3021
1
-
F Burns DEF29
5
-
A Yiadom DEF29
6
-
L Fraser MID291
1
-
D Kyerewaa MID2933
5
-
M Ritchie MID2416
5
-
D Williams DEF231
5
-
J Marriott FWD23163
-
K Abrefa DEF192
2
-
M O’Mahony FWD16
1
-
R Nyambe DEF15
2
-
R Williams MID1521
-
W Keane FWD132
-
M Camará MID111
1
-
H Roberts DEF1011
2
-
B. Ward DEF8
1
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
K Young FWD6
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
A Rinomhota MID1
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
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