Reading vs Bradford City Prediction & Stats - EFL League One 2025/26

Reading will host Bradford City at Madejski Stadium in this EFL League One clash. The match will kick off on Sat, 28 February 2026 at 15:00 (UK Time) and promises to be an interesting fixture.

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Reading Recent Form

The Royals comes into the clash with The Bantams with the following statistics over the last few matches in the EFL League One.

• 12 Wins

• 12 Draws

• 9 Losses

On average, Reading scored 1.46 goals per match over the last matches. Their defense has seen the opponents hit the net 1.3 times on average.

General

02/05/2026 10:00

Reading

0 - 1

Blackpool

L

25/04/2026 10:00

Rotherham United

1 - 1

Reading

D

18/04/2026 10:00

Reading

1 - 3

Cardiff City

L

11/04/2026 10:00

Doncaster Rovers

1 - 0

Reading

L

06/04/2026 10:00

Reading

1 - 2

Lincoln City

L

Bradford City Recent Form

On the other hand, The Paraders travels to Madejski Stadium with the following statistics in the EFL League 1:

• 17 Wins

• 7 Draws

• 9 Losses

On average, Bradford City scored 1.3 goals per match over the last matches.

The defense has conceded 1.09 on average.

General

14/05/2026 15:00

Bradford City

0 - 1

Bolton Wanderers

L

09/05/2026 15:00

Bolton Wanderers

1 - 0

Bradford City

L

02/05/2026 10:00

Exeter City

1 - 2

Bradford City

W

25/04/2026 10:00

Bradford City

1 - 1

Bolton Wanderers

D

21/04/2026 14:45

Bradford City

1 - 1

Plymouth Argyle

D

Head-to-Head

The clash between Reading and Bradford City has been played 3 times over the last few years.

Here's how the matches ended in the past:

Reading win - 1

Bradford City win - 1

Draw - 1

The last match was played on 13/12/2025 in the EFL League One, and Bradford City won the match. The match ended in 2–0.

The table below shows all the scores of the last matches between the teams.

Head-to-Head Results

13/12/2025 10:00

Bradford City

2 - 0

Reading

Players to Watch

The most important players for both teams will be discussed below. You can find the statistics for the top scorers and top assist providers for each team

The Royals Top Players

• Jack Marriott has scored 16 so far this season.

• Lewis Wing has given 9 assists this season.

The Bantams Top Players

• Antoni Sarcevic has scored 8 so far this season.

• Max Power has given 5 assists this season.

Cards and Corners

If you like betting on cards and corners market, you can use the statistics below to adjust your bet on the past performance.

Reading Cards and Corners

• 2.18 average cards per match

• 2.24 average cards when playing at home

• 9.18 average corners per match

• 9 average corners when playing at home

Bradford City Cards and Corners

• 2.03 average cards per match

• 2.19 average cards when playing away

• 9.79 average corners per match

• 9.06 average corners when playing away

Prediction & Betting Tips

In addition to the main betting tip on the top of the page, our team also selected these alternative picks for you.

These tips are based on the statistics provided above.

Final Thoughts

The statistics for Reading vs The Paraders should give you insights to make informed decisions for your bets on this English League 1 match.

The odds for each team to win can be found below:

• Reading - 2.6

• Draw - 3.66

• Bradford City - 3.1

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Home Team

Reading

England - EFL League One

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L D L L L	1.45
Home	L L L W D	1.76
Away	D L D L W	1.13

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	36%	47%	25%
Goals	2.76	2.53	3
Scored	1.45	1.41	1.5
Conceded	1.3	1.12	1.5
Both Teams to Score	70%	65%	75%
Without Conceding	21%	29%	13%
Failed To Score	9%	6%	13%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.29	1.31	1.28
xGA	1.39	1.29	1.5

Away Team

Bradford City

England - EFL League One

Form	Last 5	PPG
Overall	L W L L W	1.76
Home	W L D D L	2.41
Away	L L W D W	1.06

Stats	Overall	Home	Away
Win %	52%	76%	25%
Goals	2.36	2.24	2.5
Scored	1.27	1.53	1
Conceded	1.09	0.71	1.5
Both Teams to Score	55%	47%	63%
Without Conceding	36%	53%	19%
Failed To Score	18%	6%	31%
first to Score	0%	0%	0%
xG	1.42	1.62	1.22
xGA	1.33	1.14	1.54

Corners

9.18 / Match

+7% Corners / Match

Bradford City received +7% more corners than Reading in the EFL League One

9.79 / Match

Blackpool

(3)

Rotherham United

(2)

Cardiff City

(7)

Doncaster Rovers

(4)

Lincoln City

(3)

Huddersfield Town

(2)

Wigan Athletic

(3)

(8)

Bolton Wanderers

(4)

Bolton Wanderers

(7)

Exeter City

(6)

Bolton Wanderers

(5)

Plymouth Argyle

(10)

Barnsley

(1)

Stevenage

Cards

2.18 / Match

+7% Cards / Match

Reading received +7% more cards than Bradford City in the EFL League One

2.03 / Match

Blackpool

(0)

Rotherham United

(2)

Cardiff City

(3)

Doncaster Rovers

(2)

Lincoln City

(1)

Huddersfield Town

(4)

Wigan Athletic

(0)

(1)

Bolton Wanderers

(1)

Bolton Wanderers

(1)

Exeter City

(2)

Bolton Wanderers

(1)

Plymouth Argyle

(3)

Barnsley

(2)

Stevenage

Goals Scored

1.45 / Match

+14%

Reading is +14% better in terms of goals scored

1.27 / Match

Blackpool

(0)

Rotherham United

(1)

Cardiff City

(1)

Doncaster Rovers

(0)

Lincoln City

(1)

Huddersfield Town

(1)

Wigan Athletic

(3)

(0)

Bolton Wanderers

(0)

Bolton Wanderers

(2)

Exeter City

(1)

Bolton Wanderers

(1)

Plymouth Argyle

(2)

Barnsley

(0)

Stevenage

Goals Conceded

1.3 / Match

+16%

Reading condeded +16% more goals than Bradford City

1.09 / Match

Blackpool

(1)

Rotherham United

(1)

Cardiff City

(3)

Doncaster Rovers

(1)

Lincoln City

(2)

Huddersfield Town

(1)

Wigan Athletic

(0)

(1)

Bolton Wanderers

(1)

Bolton Wanderers

(1)

Exeter City

(1)

Bolton Wanderers

(1)

Plymouth Argyle

(2)

Barnsley

(1)

Stevenage

EFL League One Standings

#	Team	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	PPG
1	Lincoln City	37	24	8	5	69	32	37	80	2.16
2	Cardiff City	37	23	7	7	73	39	34	76	2.05
3	Bolton Wanderers	37	17	14	6	55	38	17	65	1.76
4	Bradford City	36	19	7	10	47	39	8	64	1.78
5	Stevenage	36	16	9	11	40	37	3	57	1.58
6	Stockport County	34	16	8	10	47	43	4	56	1.65
7	Huddersfield Town	37	16	8	13	56	46	10	56	1.51
8	Reading	37	14	13	10	55	49	6	55	1.49
9	Wycombe Wanderers	37	14	11	12	53	41	12	53	1.43
10	Plymouth Argyle	37	16	5	16	56	53	3	53	1.43
11	Luton Town	37	14	9	14	48	46	2	51	1.38
12	Barnsley	35	13	10	12	58	58	0	49	1.4
13	AFC Wimbledon	36	14	7	15	46	50	-4	49	1.36
14	Peterborough United	35	14	4	17	50	49	1	46	1.31
15	Mansfield Town	35	11	12	12	42	39	3	45	1.29
16	Burton Albion	37	11	10	16	41	51	-10	43	1.16
17	Doncaster Rovers	36	12	7	17	40	59	-19	43	1.19
18	Exeter City	37	11	9	17	40	47	-7	42	1.14
19	Leyton Orient	36	12	6	18	49	60	-11	42	1.17
20	Wigan Athletic	36	10	11	15	38	50	-12	41	1.14
21	Blackpool	37	10	8	19	43	61	-18	38	1.03
22	Rotherham United	36	9	9	18	35	50	-15	36	1
23	Northampton Town	37	9	8	20	31	50	-19	35	0.95
24	Port Vale	34	6	10	18	26	46	-20	28	0.82