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Reading v Bradford, EFL League One, Sat, 3 Oct 2026: statistics and head to head

2026-27, Round 9. Sat, 3 Oct 2026

ReadingHome
11Full time, half-time 0–1
BradfordAway

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

LWDDWLeague form, oldest to newestWWWDD

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

Madejski Stadium. Photo: TheSportsDB, CC0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Reading have 4 scored home results and Bradford 4 scored away results stored in 2026-27. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Reading at home: 2.25 points per match (4 measured matches); Bradford away: 2.25 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. Reading scored 3.25 per home match (4 measured matches); Bradford scored 0.75 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.44 per club appearance across 174 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 2 of 8 pooled club appearances (25.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 2. Reading: 1 wins; Bradford: 1 wins; draws: 0.

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.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half01
Second half10

The match in numbers

ReadingBradford
  • 11Shots13
  • 3Shots on target2
  • 0.67xG0.85
  • 9Corners5
  • 10Fouls21
  • 2Yellow cards3
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Reading

xG 0.67
  • Shots11
  • On target3
  • Goals1

27% of shots on target, 33% of those scored.

Bradford

xG 0.85
  • Shots13
  • On target2
  • Goals1

15% of shots on target, 50% of those scored.

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

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

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

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

1
Reading wins
0
Draws
1
Bradford wins
Goals / meeting
2.50
5 goals in 2 meetings · small sample
Both scored
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 1.5
100%
2 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 2.5
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Over 3.5
0%
0 of 2 meetings · small sample
Reading clean sheets
0%
0 of 2 meetings · small sample
Bradford clean sheets
50%
1 of 2 meetings · small sample
Corners / meeting
8.00
2 with corner data · small sample
Cards / meeting
3.50
2 with card data · small sample
  1. Reading v BradfordSat, 28 Feb 2026 · EFL League One 2025-262–1HT 0–0
  2. 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
Reading at homeDWWLWD
Bradford awayLWWWDW

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
Reading at home, Bradford away
  • 40%
    Both teams scored
    League 61%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 91%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 70%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 77%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 30%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 55%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 30%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 34%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 20%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 16%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 2.7
    Avg total goals
    League 2.88
    5 + 5 matches
  • 70%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 65%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 20%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 34%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 11.3
    Corners per match
    League 10.72
    5 + 5 matches
  • 70%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 72%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 58%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 50%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 46%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 3.7
    Cards per match
    League 3.78
    5 + 5 matches
  • 40%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 50%
    5 + 5 matches
  • 40%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 32%
    5 + 5 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
Reading at home, Bradford away
Reading (home)Bradford (away)
6Position2
LWWWDLast 5, oldest to newestWLWWD
5Played5
2.00Points per match2.00
60%Win %60%
2.80Scored / match0.80
1.20Conceded / match0.60
4.00Avg total goals1.40
60%Both scored20%
40%Clean sheets60%
0%Failed to score20%
2.25xG for0.63
0.99xG against0.90

Half by half

ReadingBradford
  • 1.401st half scored / match0.40
  • 0.401st half conceded / match0.20
  • 1.402nd half scored / match0.40
  • 0.802nd half conceded / match0.40
  • 60%Leading at half-time40%
  • 80%1st half over 0.560%
  • 40%1st half over 1.50%
  • 100%2nd half over 0.580%
  • 80%2nd half over 1.50%
  • 40%Scored in both halves0%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Reading at home, Bradford away, this season.

Goals

ReadingBradford
  • 2.80Scored / match0.80
  • 1.20Conceded / match0.60
  • 4.00Match total / match1.40
  • 100%Scored 1+80%
  • 80%Scored 2+0%
  • 60%Conceded 1+40%
  • 20%Conceded 2+20%
  • 100%Match over 1.540%
  • 60%Match over 2.50%
  • 60%Match over 3.50%

Shots and xG

ReadingBradford
  • 16.80Shots for8.00
  • 11.20Shots against12.40
  • 5.60On target for2.40
  • 3.00On target against2.60
  • 17%Shot conversion10%
  • 2.25xG for0.63
  • 0.99xG against0.90

Corners

ReadingBradford
  • 5.80Corners for5.40
  • 2.60Corners against8.80
  • 8.40Match total14.20
  • 40%Over 7.5100%
  • 40%Over 8.5100%
  • 20%Over 9.580%
  • 20%Over 10.580%
  • 20%Over 11.580%

Cards

ReadingBradford
  • 1.20Cards for2.80
  • 1.40Cards against2.00
  • 2.60Match total4.80
  • 60%Over 2.580%
  • 20%Over 3.560%
  • 20%Over 4.560%
  • 0%Over 5.540%
  • 11.20Fouls committed16.00

The table, 2026-27

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