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Bradford v Reading, EFL League One, Tue, 27 Apr 2027: statistics and head to head

2026-27, Round 44. Tue, 27 Apr 2027

BradfordHome
vKick-off 18:45 UTC
ReadingAway
WWWDDLeague form, oldest to newestLWDDW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Valley Parade. Photo: David Ingham, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Bradford have 4 scored home results and Reading 4 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Bradford at home: 1.75 points per match (4 measured matches); Reading away: 1.25 points per match (4 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Bradford scored 1.00 per home match (4 measured matches); Reading scored 2.00 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.44 per club appearance across 204 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 4 of 8 pooled club appearances (50.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 3. Bradford: 1 wins; Reading: 1 wins; draws: 1.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

There will be no minute-by-minute timeline here: goal times, cards and substitutions are not stored in our records.

How each side turns shots into goals

Stored whole-season rates per match, Bradford at home and Reading away.

Bradford at home

xG 1.56
  • Shots per match15.3
  • On target per match5.7
  • Goals per match1.0

Reading away

xG 1.19
  • Shots per match17.3
  • On target per match4.7
  • Goals per match2.0

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prototype model, not yet validatedFrom 102 league matches, 2026-27

How the numbers lean

An estimate from this season's league scoring only. A historical reconstruction is available; there is no record of these estimates published before kickoff. Scoring probabilities use the same normalised zero-to-seven goal grid.

Expected goals, Bradford
0.77
Expected goals, Reading
0.92
Most likely score
0-0 (18%)
Three or more goals
24%
Both clubs score
32%
Bradford score at least once
54%
Reading score at least once
60%
Season sample
9 and 9 matches

Play it a thousand times

Each run draws a score from the two expected-goals figures. It shows how widely one estimate can land, and adds nothing the model does not already assume.

Bradford win–
Draw–
Reading win–

Nothing has run yet.

Chance of each score from zero to seven goals per club, normalised within this grid. Rows are Bradford goals, columns are Reading goals. The outlined cell is the most likely.
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018%17%8%2%1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
114%13%6%2%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
26%5%2%1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
31%1%1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
4under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
5under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
6under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%
7under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%under 1%

Method. Independent Poisson. Each club's goals scored and conceded per match this season are set against the league average, then scaled by the league's home average (1.48 goals) and away average (1.40 goals).

Sample. Bradford 9 matches, Reading 9, the league 102, all 2026-27, read before kick-off. One unusual result moves a small sample a long way.

Left out. Line-ups, injuries, rest days, shot quality and earlier seasons. The historical reconstruction is separate from a record published before kickoff. How the model works.

Goal, corner and card probabilities

Snapshot cutoff 2026-10-18T11:08:20.574Z · 6 full days old. Based on this league’s season results. Both clubs share this league-wide baseline.

Version preceding-paired-rate-beta11-1. Each probability is (preceding over-count + 1) / (measured pairs + 2). At least 40 complete match records are required. Filters include fixtures with measured values.

Full-time goals · 102 measured pairs

LineOverUnder
1.576.9%23.1%
2.554.8%45.2%
3.534.6%65.4%
4.516.3%83.7%

First-half goals · 102 measured pairs

LineOverUnder
0.564.4%35.6%
1.534.6%65.4%
2.516.3%83.7%
3.51.9%98.1%

Corners · 90 measured pairs

LineOverUnder
8.571.7%28.3%
9.557.6%42.4%
10.545.7%54.3%

Yellow + red card events · 90 measured pairs

LineOverUnder
0.595.7%4.3%
1.589.1%10.9%
2.575.0%25.0%
3.550.0%50.0%
4.532.6%67.4%
5.518.5%81.5%
6.59.8%90.2%

Cards count stored yellow plus red events, not booking points. Half-time figures use measured half-time scores. This baseline uses recorded league results. Historical testing and coverage limits are documented in the methodology.

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

3 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Bradford wins
1
Draws
1
Reading wins
Goals / meeting
2.33
7 goals in 3 meetings
Both scored
67%
2 of 3 meetings
Over 1.5
100%
3 of 3 meetings
Over 2.5
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 3 meetings
Bradford clean sheets
33%
1 of 3 meetings
Reading clean sheets
0%
0 of 3 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.00
3 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.00
3 with card data
  1. Reading v BradfordSat, 3 Oct 2026 · EFL League One 2026-271–1HT 0–1
  2. Reading v BradfordSat, 28 Feb 2026 · EFL League One 2025-262–1HT 0–0
  3. Bradford v ReadingSat, 13 Dec 2025 · EFL League One 2025-262–0HT 0–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and awayAll matches
Bradford at homeWDLWWD
Reading awayDDWLDW

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and awayOverall
Bradford at home, Reading away
  • 50%
    Both teams scored
    League 61%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 75%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 63%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 77%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 50%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 55%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 25%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 34%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 13%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 16%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 2.4
    Avg total goals
    League 2.88
    4 + 4 matches
  • 38%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 65%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 0%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 34%
    4 + 4 matches
  • 11.3
    Corners per match
    League 10.72
    3 + 3 matches
  • 83%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 72%
    3 + 3 matches
  • 83%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 58%
    3 + 3 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 46%
    3 + 3 matches
  • 4.0
    Cards per match
    League 3.78
    3 + 3 matches
  • 67%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 50%
    3 + 3 matches
  • 50%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 32%
    3 + 3 matches

Stored season context, 2026-27

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2026-27

Home and awayOverall
Bradford at home, Reading away
Bradford (home)Reading (away)
2Position6
WLWDLast 5, oldest to newestDLDW
4Played4
1.75Points per match1.25
50%Win %25%
1.00Scored / match2.00
0.50Conceded / match1.25
1.50Avg total goals3.25
25%Both scored75%
75%Clean sheets25%
25%Failed to score25%
1.56xG for1.19
0.67xG against1.01

Half by half

BradfordReading
  • 0.251st half scored / match0.50
  • 0.001st half conceded / match0.00
  • 0.752nd half scored / match1.50
  • 0.502nd half conceded / match1.25
  • 25%Leading at half-time50%
  • 25%1st half over 0.550%
  • 0%1st half over 1.50%
  • 50%2nd half over 0.575%
  • 50%2nd half over 1.575%
  • 0%Scored in both halves25%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Bradford at home, Reading away, this season.

Goals

BradfordReading
  • 1.00Scored / match2.00
  • 0.50Conceded / match1.25
  • 1.50Match total / match3.25
  • 75%Scored 1+75%
  • 25%Scored 2+50%
  • 25%Conceded 1+75%
  • 25%Conceded 2+50%
  • 50%Match over 1.575%
  • 25%Match over 2.575%
  • 0%Match over 3.550%

Shots and xG

BradfordReading
  • 15.33Shots for17.33
  • 7.00Shots against10.67
  • 5.67On target for4.67
  • 2.00On target against4.00
  • 9%Shot conversion6%
  • 1.56xG for1.19
  • 0.67xG against1.01

Corners

BradfordReading
  • 7.67Corners for5.67
  • 3.00Corners against6.33
  • 10.67Match total12.00
  • 67%Over 7.5100%
  • 67%Over 8.5100%
  • 67%Over 9.5100%
  • 33%Over 10.567%
  • 33%Over 11.567%

Cards

BradfordReading
  • 1.67Cards for2.33
  • 2.00Cards against2.00
  • 3.67Match total4.33
  • 67%Over 2.5100%
  • 67%Over 3.567%
  • 33%Over 4.567%
  • 33%Over 5.50%
  • 15.00Fouls committed13.67

The table, 2026-27

#ClubPGDPts
1Plymouth10619
2Bradford9317
3Stockport9916
4Huddersfield9716
5Cambridge9316
6Reading91115
7Sheffield Weds8715
8Oxford7714
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