Bradford vs Reading

2 - 0
πŸ•’ Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:00 Europe/London πŸ“ University of Bradford Stadium πŸ§‘β€βš–οΈ Paul Howard πŸ” Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Bradford 4 Β· Reading 12
Referee Stats
10 matches Β· 3.50 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.50
Reds avg 0.10
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 30%
Home wins 20%
Draws 30%
Away wins 50%

Team Overview

Bradford (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 15-5-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 18
Avg: 1.33 / 0.75

Points

50
Avg: 2.08

Clean Sheets

10

Failed to Score

3
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 32
Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.08
PPG
1.13
1.33
GF
1.35
0.75
GA
1.39
39%
O2.5
43%
52%
BTTS
70%
65%
Score 1st
43%

League-position context

Bradford rank4th
Reading rank12th
Bradford points77
Reading points63
Bradford: #4 Β· 77 pts Β· GD +7
14 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #12 Β· 63 pts Β· GD +4
28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bradford last 5 home

D D L W D
Points6/15
Weighted index36
Goals4-4
Record1-3-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

D L D L W
Points5/15
Weighted index24
Goals4-5
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bradford trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 96% Β· Over 1.5 61% Β· Over 3.5 13% Β· 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS70%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% Β· Over 1.5 87% Β· Over 3.5 26% Β· 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Bradford score at home91%
Bradford clean sheet at home43%
Reading score away78%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Bradford score first65%
Bradford win after scoring first93%
Reading score first43%
Reading win after scoring first40%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bradford 57% Β· Reading 45%
Avg first goal minute: Bradford 33.1' Β· Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Bradford score at home1.33 vs 1.48
Bradford concede at home0.75 vs 1.15
Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15
Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48
Bradford score 10% below league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.
Defensive side: Bradford are 35% below league average at home, and Reading are 6% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals2.50
BTTS50%
Over 2.550%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Bradford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 7
76-90+ 7
0-15 6
46-60 6
61-75 4
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
61-75 5
16-30 4
31-45 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1

Reading goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
31-45 8
76-90+ 6
16-30 5
46-60 4
61-75 4
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 9
76-90+ 7
61-75 5
0-15 4
16-30 3
31-45 1

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Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
3
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
2
Away
5
41'
41' K. Ehibhatiomhan
47'
47' P. O'Connor
56' ⚽
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56' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
A. Sarcevic
Normal Goal
62' ↑↓
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62' ⇄ J. Dorsett
1st substitution Β· For: A. Yiadom
63' ↑↓
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63' ⇄ K. Doyle
2nd substitution Β· For: J. Marriott
73' ↑↓
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73' ⇄ A. Sarcevic
1st substitution Β· For: B. Pointon
78' ↑↓
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78' ⇄ C. Savage
3rd substitution Β· For: L. Fraser
79' ↑↓
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79' ⇄ S. Humphrys
2nd substitution Β· For: W. Swan
79' ↑↓
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79' ⇄ K. Ehibhatiomhan
4th substitution Β· For: A. Garcia
84' ⚽
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84' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
B. Pointon
Normal Goal Β· Assist: T. Wright
86'
86' B. Halliday
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88' ⇄ R. Williams
5th substitution Β· For: Mamadi CamarΓ‘
90+2'
90+2' K. Abrefa

Bradford vs Reading 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bradford beat Reading 2-0 on Saturday, 13 December 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Paul Howard. It was played at University of Bradford Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. K. Ehibhatiomhan received a yellow card for Reading at 41'.

Second half: P. O'Connor received a yellow card for Reading at 47'. Bradford took the lead at 56' when A. Sarcevic scored, making the score 1-0. Reading made their 1st substitution at 62', with J. Dorsett replacing A. Yiadom. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 63', with K. Doyle replacing J. Marriott. Bradford made their 1st substitution at 73', with A. Sarcevic replacing B. Pointon. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 78', with C. Savage replacing L. Fraser. Bradford made their 2nd substitution at 79', with S. Humphrys replacing W. Swan. Reading made their 4th substitution at 79', with K. Ehibhatiomhan replacing A. Garcia. Bradford extended the lead at 84' when B. Pointon scored, with the assist credited to T. Wright, making the score 2-0. B. Halliday received a yellow card for Bradford at 86'. Reading made their 5th substitution at 88', with R. Williams replacing Mamadi CamarΓ‘. K. Abrefa received a yellow card for Reading at 90+2'.

Bradford used 2 substitutions while Reading used 5 substitutions. Bradford got 1 yellow card, while Reading got 3 yellow cards.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (50.0%)
BTTS1 (50.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Bradford vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season