League One17:00League OneVIP
Reading
vs
Bradford
Reading vs Bradford Prediction
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Match preview
Reading host Bradford in League One on Saturday 3 October at 17:00 EEST at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
Reading's recorded recent form covers 10 matches: 4 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats, with 19 goals scored and 10 conceded.
Bradford's recorded recent form covers 9 matches: 6 wins, 1 draws and 2 defeats, with 10 goals scored and 6 conceded.
Reading are 8th on 10 points with a goal difference of +7, while Bradford are 1st on 15 points with a goal difference of +3.
Across the recorded season, Reading average 2.30 goals scored and 1.20 conceded per match; Bradford average 1.00 scored and 0.60 conceded.
The stored head-to-head record contains 4 recent meetings; the latest listed result was Reading 2-1 Bradford on 2026-02-28.
Key match statistics
Reading
vs
Bradford
Form (last 5)
WinDrawLoss
Reading
WWDDL
Bradford
WLLDW
#8
League position
#1
2.30
Goals / match
1.00
1.20
Goals against / match
0.60
3
Clean sheets
5
1
Failed to score
1
AI league insights
Average confidence
45%
Average odds
2.65
Confidence distribution
n=4Low · 4
Medium · 0
High · 0
Home / Draw / Away split
n=0n=0
Top bet types
- X - Draw2 · 50%
- Under 2.5 Goals1 · 25%
- BTTS - Yes1 · 25%
Standings
| # | Club | MP | W | D | L | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 15 | WWWLL |
| 2 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +7 | 14 | DDWWW |
| 3 |  Plymouth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 13 | WWWLW |
| 4 | Huddersfield | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +5 | 12 | LDDWW |
| 5 |  Cambridge United | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 12 | DWDWL |
| 6 |  Oxford United | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | +6 | 11 | DWWLW |
| 7 |  AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 11 | DWWLW |
| 8 | Reading | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 10 | WLWWD |
| 9 |  Stockport County | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 10 | DLWLW |
| 10 |  Leyton Orient | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 10 | WLDWL |
| 11 |  Stevenage | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +3 | 9 | LWWDD |
| 12 | Burton Albion | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | DLDWL |
| 13 |  Leicester | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 9 | DWLWD |
| 14 |  Wycombe | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -3 | 9 | WWDLL |
| 15 |  Blackpool | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 | LDLLW |
| 16 |  Luton | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 | LLDWL |
| 17 |  Mansfield Town | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 8 | DDLLW |
| 18 |  Barnsley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 8 | DLLWW |
| 19 |  Bromley | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -10 | 8 | WDLLL |
| 20 |  Notts County | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 7 | LLDDW |
| 21 |  Doncaster | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 | WLLDD |
| 22 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | -2 | 6 | DDDLD |
| 23 |  Peterborough | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 5 | LDLDL |
| 24 |  Wigan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 | LDLWL |
Last 5 head-to-head
- 2026-02-28Reading2-1Bradford
- 2025-12-13Bradford2-0Reading
- 2015-03-16Reading3-0Bradford
- 2015-03-07Bradford0-0Reading
All meetings
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