Reading vs Bradford Prediction
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Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
AI call
Reading or draw
44%
30%
27%
Home Win
Draw
Away Win
Reading vs Bradford prediction: Sportiko gives Reading a 44% chance of winning, Bradford 27% and the draw 30%. Last updated 3 Oct 2026, 15:55.
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Timeline
⚽
0–1
4'
Jake Beesley
assist: Bobby Pointon
Andy Rinomhota
Yellow Card
12'
▮
Haydon Roberts
Yellow Card
18'
▮
▮
35'
Ibou Touray
Yellow Card
▮
39'
Aden Baldwin
Yellow Card
HT 0–1
Haydon Roberts
⇄ Randell Williams
59'
⇄
Andy Rinomhota
⇄ Liam Fraser
59'
⇄
Udoka Godwin-Malife
assist: Jacob Brown
66'
⚽
1–1
⇄
67'
Adam Phillips
⇄ George Lapslie
⇄
67'
Jake Beesley
⇄ Nick Powell
Jacob Brown
⇄ Jamie Reid
67'
⇄
▮
71'
Bobby Pointon
Yellow Card
⇄
77'
Bobby Pointon
⇄ Will Swan
Kyreece Lisbie
⇄ Daniel Kyerewaa
84'
⇄
⇄
90+2'
Ibou Touray
⇄ Corey O'Keeffe
FT 1–1
Reading
Match Stats
Bradford
56%
Ball Possession
44%
11
Total Shots
14
3
Shots on Goal
2
4
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
6
9
Shots insidebox
10
2
Shots outsidebox
4
9
Corner Kicks
5
3
Offsides
5
10
Fouls
21
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
2
395
Total passes
304
307
Passes accurate
211
21
Free Kicks
8
Reading
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Udoka Godwin-Malife D | 7.0 | 90' | 1 | – | 1 | 49 (39%) | 1 |
| 18 Jacob Brown F | 6.9 | 67' | – | 1 | 1 | 10 (6%) | 1 |
| 1 Joel Pereira G | 6.8 | 90' | – | – | – | 42 (33%) | – |
| 9 Jamie Reid F | 6.7 | 23' | – | – | – | 3 (2%) | – |
| 15 Paudie O’Connor D | 6.5 | 90' | – | – | 2 | 51 (42%) | – |
| 10 Lewis Wing M | 6.5 | 90' | – | – | 2 | 55 (41%) | 1 |
| 16 Benn Ward D | 6.4 | 90' | – | – | 1 | 53 (40%) | 2 |
| 19 Kyreece Lisbie M | 6.4 | 84' | – | – | 1 | 10 (8%) | 1 |
| 11 Daniel Kyerewaa M | 6.3 | 6' | – | – | 1 | 1 (1%) | – |
| 6 Liam Fraser M | 6.3 | 31' | – | – | – | 6 (5%) | – |
| 32 Paddy Lane M | 6.3 | 90' | – | – | 1 | 29 (19%) | 1 |
| 5 Haydon Roberts D | 6.2 | 59' | – | – | – | 32 (27%) | – |
| 4 Andy Rinomhota M | 6.1 | 59' | – | – | – | 19 (15%) | – |
| 14 Randell Williams M | 6.1 | 31' | – | – | – | 4 (4%) | – |
| 28 Josh Stokes M | 6.0 | 90' | – | – | 1 | 31 (25%) | 1 |
Bradford
| Player | Rating | Min | G | A | Shots | Passes | Tackles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Jake Beesley F | 7.9 | 67' | 1 | – | 1 | 6 (4%) | – |
| 23 Bobby Pointon M | 7.0 | 77' | – | 1 | 1 | 15 (14%) | 2 |
| 25 Nick Powell M | 6.7 | 23' | – | – | 1 | 10 (7%) | 2 |
| 1 Cameron Dawson G | 6.6 | 90' | – | – | – | 30 (10%) | – |
| 32 George Lapslie M | 6.6 | 23' | – | – | 3 | 13 (11%) | 1 |
| 24 Will Swan F | 6.5 | 13' | – | – | 1 | 4 (3%) | – |
| 28 Matthew Pennington D | 6.4 | 90' | – | – | – | 38 (27%) | 1 |
| 6 Callum Connolly M | 6.4 | 90' | – | – | 2 | 21 (17%) | 1 |
| 15 Aden Baldwin D | 6.3 | 90' | – | – | – | 32 (23%) | 1 |
| 10 Antoni Sarcevic M | 6.3 | 90' | – | – | 2 | 29 (21%) | 2 |
| 3 Ibou Touray M | 6.2 | 89' | – | – | – | 29 (22%) | 2 |
| 16 George Pratt D | 6.1 | 90' | – | – | – | 30 (21%) | 4 |
| 19 Kayden Jackson M | 6.0 | 90' | – | – | 1 | 28 (18%) | 1 |
| 27 Corey O'Keeffe D | 6.0 | 1' | – | – | – | 1 (1%) | – |
| 8 Adam Phillips M | 5.9 | 67' | – | – | 2 | 18 (12%) | 1 |
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Confidence
Low (44%)
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Reading
WLDWW
Bradford
WLWDD
Last 1 meetings
Reading · 1W 0D 0L
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Home
44%
45%
Draw
30%
45%
Away
27%
10%
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Reading
J. Marriott
8 gls
Kyreece Lisbie
5 gls
Bradford
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1
Reading Wins
0
Draws
0
Bradford Wins
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Feb 2026 | Reading | 2 - 1 | Bradford |
Reading — Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov | A Peterborough | W | 0 - 5 |
| 04 Nov | A Oxford United | L | 2 - 0 |
| 31 Oct | A Plymouth | D | 0 - 0 |
| 24 Oct | H Barnsley | W | 2 - 1 |
| 21 Oct | H Leyton Orient | W | 1 - 0 |
Bradford — Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | Result | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Nov | H Marine | W | 7 - 0 |
| 31 Oct | H Huddersfield | L | 0 - 3 |
| 27 Oct | H Peterborough | W | 2 - 0 |
| 24 Oct | A Oxford United | D | 0 - 0 |
| 20 Oct | A Burton Albion | D | 0 - 0 |
League One Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Huddersfield
|
14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 12 | +16 | 29 |
| 2 |
Stockport County
|
14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 14 | +12 | 26 |
| 3 |
Oxford United
|
13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 26 |
| 4 |
Luton
|
14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 21 | +6 | 24 |
| 5 |
Plymouth
|
14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | +2 | 23 |
| 6 |
Reading
|
14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 15 | +10 | 22 |
| 7 |
Bradford
|
13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 22 |
| 8 |
Cambridge United
|
14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 20 |
| 10 |
Leicester
|
13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 19 | +3 | 19 |
| 11 |
Mansfield Town
|
13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 19 |
| 12 |
Milton Keynes Dons
|
13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 20 | +2 | 18 |
| 13 |
Wycombe
|
13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 18 |
| 14 |
Leyton Orient
|
13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 17 |
| 15 |
Burton Albion
|
14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 17 |
| 16 |
Stevenage
|
12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 16 |
| 17 |
Notts County
|
12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 14 |
| 18 |
AFC Wimbledon
|
13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 13 |
| 19 |
Blackpool
|
12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -4 | 12 |
| 20 |
Doncaster
|
13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 12 |
| 21 |
Wigan
|
14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 11 |
| 22 |
Peterborough
|
13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -12 | 10 |
| 23 |
Barnsley
|
12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 9 |
| 24 |
Bromley
|
13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 9 |
Reading
Formation: 4-2-3-1
Coach: L. Richardson
1
Pereira
5
Roberts
16
Ward
15
O'Connor
2
Godwin-Malife
4
Rinomhota
10
Wing
32
Lane
28
Stokes
19
Lisbie
18
Brown
Starting XI
| # | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel Pereira | G |
| 2 | U. Godwin-Malife | D |
| 15 | P. O'Connor | D |
| 16 | Benn David Ward | D |
| 5 | H. Roberts | D |
| 10 | L. Wing | M |
| 4 | A. Rinomhota | M |
| 19 | Kyreece Lisbie | M |
| 28 | J. Stokes | M |
| 32 | P. Lane | M |
| 18 | J. Brown | F |
Substitutes
| 39 | A. Ahmed | D |
| 6 | L. Fraser | M |
| 11 | D. Kyerewaa | M |
| 23 | C. Masterson | D |
| 9 | J. Reid | F |
| 25 | J. Stevens | G |
| 14 | R. Williams | M |
Bradford
Formation: 3-4-2-1
1
Dawson
16
Pratt
15
Baldwin
28
Pennington
3
Touray
6
Connolly
10
Sarcevic
19
Jackson
23
Pointon
8
Phillips
9
Beesley
Starting XI
| # | Player | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. Dawson | G |
| 28 | M. Pennington | D |
| 15 | A. Baldwin | D |
| 16 | George Christopher John Pratt | D |
| 19 | K. Jackson | M |
| 10 | A. Sarcevic | M |
| 6 | C. Connolly | M |
| 3 | I. Touray | M |
| 8 | A. Phillips | M |
| 23 | B. Pointon | M |
| 9 | J. Beesley | F |
Substitutes
| 24 | W. Swan | F |
| 25 | N. Powell | M |
| 27 | C. O'Keeffe | D |
| 22 | Kieran Morgan | M |
| 32 | G. Lapslie | M |
| 5 | M. Gillesphey | D |
| 13 | Colin Doyle | G |