RFREA

15:00Sat 3 Oct

BRA

Reading FC vs Bradford City FC

CLASS E

THE READ

Match details. League One, Regular Season - 9. Kick-off is Sat 3 Oct, 15:00 Lagos time. It is played at Madejski Stadium, Reading.

What's at stake. Reading FC are 9th on 11 points after 7 games, 1 point behind AFC Wimbledon, level on points with Oxford United. A win would take them above AFC Wimbledon. Bradford City FC are 1st on 15 points after 7 games, 1 point clear of Sheffield Wednesday.

Form. Reading FC have won four, drawn three and lost three of their last ten, 1.5 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W L L W. Bradford City FC have won seven, drawn one and lost two of their last ten, 2.2 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W W W W.

The numbers. Reading FC score 2.5 and concede 1.3 a game in their last six at home, with two clean sheets. Reading FC average 6.5 shots (3.3 on target), 4.7 corners and 1.3 cards a game, with 48% of the ball. Bradford City FC score 1.2 and concede 0.6 a game in their last five away, with three clean sheets. Bradford City FC average 6.3 shots (2.8 on target), 6.2 corners and 1.9 cards a game, with 49% of the ball.

Head to head. In the last four meetings Reading FC have won two, drawn one and lost one. Two of the four went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 28 Feb 2026, it finished Reading FC 2-1 Bradford City FC: Reading FC had 9 shots to 12, 51% of the ball, three yellow cards.

Where it pulls both ways. On goals, their goals for and against point to an open game; their records put over 2.5 goals at 44%.

The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their records put over 2.5 goals at 44%.

The read. No side to back. An open game. Nothing separates them clearly enough to back a side. Their goals for and against point to an open game.

The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Reading FC or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Bradford City FC or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call). Predicted score: Reading FC 2-1 Bradford City FC (9% chance).

PICKSONE LIST

GOALS

Over 1.5 GoalsLEANPAGE ONLY

1.32

REA 6 of 7 (86%) · BRA 3 of 7 (43%)57.9%

Reading FC: over 1.5 goals in 6 of 7 (last 10, all venues) · Bradford City FC: over 1.5 goals in 3 of 7 (last 10, all venues) · both last 10: 64% · H2H 3 of 4 · Reading FC: only games against sides at Bradford City FC's level · Bradford City FC: only games against sides at Reading FC's level

HALVES

Under 1.5 first-half goalsPAGE ONLY

1.40

REA 5 of 7 (71%) · BRA 7 of 7 (100%)84.2%

Reading FC: the bet landed in 5 of 7 (last 10, all venues) · Bradford City FC: the bet landed in 7 of 7 (last 10, all venues) · both last 10: 86% · H2H 3 of 4 · on half-time scores · Reading FC: only games against sides at Bradford City FC's level · Bradford City FC: only games against sides at Reading FC's level

2nd Half - Over/Under: Over 0.5PAGE ONLY

1.26

REA 6 of 7 (86%) · BRA 5 of 7 (71%)78.1%

Reading FC: the bet landed in 6 of 7 (last 10, all venues) · Bradford City FC: the bet landed in 5 of 7 (last 10, all venues) · both last 10: 79% · H2H 3 of 4 · on half-time scores · Reading FC: only games against sides at Bradford City FC's level · Bradford City FC: only games against sides at Reading FC's level

Left off the list: Reading FC or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read (rule 10)); Bradford City FC or Over 1.5 Goals (no result call); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read (rule 10))

SCORELINES

Predicted score

Predicted score 2–1 8.8%

Reading FC goals →

Bradford City FC goals ↓

0-07%

1-09%

2-07%

3-03%

4-01%

5-00.3%

0-18%

1-113%

2-19%

3-14%

4-12%

5-10.4%

0-25%

1-28%

2-26%

3-23%

4-21.0%

5-20.3%

0-32%

1-33%

2-32%

3-31%

4-30.4%

5-30.1%

0-40.7%

1-41%

2-40.8%

3-40.4%

4-40.1%

5-40.0%

0-50.2%

1-50.3%

2-50.2%

3-50.1%

4-50.0%

5-50.0%

Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (an open game).

FORM · LAST 10

READING FCLDDWWWLLWD1.50 PPG

BRADFORD CITY FCWWDLLWWWWW2.20 PPG

THE NUMBERS

READING FC HOMExBRADFORD CITY FC AWAY

2.10SCORED A GAME1.201.20CONCEDED A GAME0.6040%CLEAN SHEETS60%14%FAILED TO SCORE14%4.70CORNERS A GAME6.201.30CARDS A GAME1.902.05xG1.000.91xG AGAINST0.91

THE BANK

THE QUALITY READ

1.57POINTS A GAME2.14+1.00GOAL DIFFERENCE A GAME+0.43+2.8SHOTS FOR MINUS AGAINST–2.0LAST 5: POINTS A GAME1.87LEAGUE GAMES7

No quality side: neither club is ahead on more of these.

Each club's own league games in the Bank: points, goal difference, shots for and against, the last 5. A side ahead on most of them is the quality side; its bets show what they won on games like this from 6 Oct to 2 Nov.

THE BANK'S READ

OVER 1.5 GOALS

71%

NO · 80/83

OVER 2.5 GOALS

49%

NO · 65/78

UNDER 4.5 GOALS

90%

VERY GOOD · 85/90

READING FC OR DRAW

51%

NO · 80/85

BRADFORD CITY FC OR DRAW

51%

NO · 80/85

Each line from both sides' own league games this season, set against their league (7 and 7 games). The two numbers after each read are the line's okay and very good marks.

READING FCxBRADFORD CITY FC

5GAMES52.60SCORED A GAME1.001.00CONCEDED A GAME1.003.6GOALS IN THEIR GAMES2.0100%OVER 1.5 GOALS60%80%OVER 2.5 GOALS40%60%BOTH SCORE40%2.6CARDS IN THEIR GAMES–8.6CORNERS IN THEIR GAMES–

Each side's own league games in our bank before this game; "Home v Away" is the home side's home games and the away side's away games.

HEAD TO HEAD · LAST 4

READING FC 2 · 50%DRAW 1BRADFORD CITY FC 1 · 25%

1 of 4BOTH TEAMS SCORED

3 of 4OVER 1.5 GOALS

2 of 4OVER 2.5 GOALS

0 of 4OVER 3.5 GOALS

2015-03-07Reading FC 0 – 0 Bradford City FC

2015-03-16Reading FC 3 – 0 Bradford City FC

2025-12-13Reading FC 0 – 2 Bradford City FC

2026-02-28Reading FC 2 – 1 Bradford City FC

TRENDS

Reading FC have scored in 90% of their games.

Bradford City FC have scored in 80% of their games.

Reading FC kept a clean sheet in 40% of their games.

Bradford City FC kept a clean sheet in 60% of their games.

BUILT FROM

form · last gameshome / awaygoals for & againstxG & xGAclean sheetshead to headleague tableteam newscornerscards