Reading vs Rotherham

1 - 1

🕒 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Alan Young 🔁 Regular Season - 17 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 17

Regular Season Table

Reading 12 · Rotherham 23

Referee Stats

Alan Young

5 matches · 3.60 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.60
Reds avg	0.40
Penalties avg	0.20
Over 4.5 cards	40%
Home wins	20%
Draws	60%
Away wins	20%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 10-7-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 28

Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Rotherham (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 4-2-17

Goals For / Against

17 / 39

Avg: 0.74 / 1.70

Points

Avg: 0.61

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61

PPG

0.61

1.43

0.74

1.22

1.70

52%

O2.5

52%

65%

BTTS

30%

52%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Reading rank12th

Rotherham rank23rd

Reading points63

Rotherham points41

Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4

28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Rotherham: #23 · 41 pts · GD -30

50 pts off the top 2. 32 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts from safety.

22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L L L W D

Points4/15

Weighted index16

Goals7-8

Record1-1-3

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Rotherham last 5 away

L W L L L

Points3/15

Weighted index27

Goals4-10

Record1-0-4

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.548%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Rotherham trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS30%

BTTS + O2.526%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%

Reading clean sheet at home26%

Rotherham score away43%

Rotherham clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first52%

Reading win after scoring first75%

Rotherham score first39%

Rotherham win after scoring first33%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 40% · Rotherham 9%

Avg first goal minute: Reading 29.9' · Rotherham 32.0'

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.43 vs 1.48

Reading concede at home1.22 vs 1.15

Rotherham score away0.74 vs 1.15

Rotherham concede away1.70 vs 1.48

Reading score 3% below league average, while Rotherham score 36% below league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 6% above league average at home, and Rotherham are 15% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals2.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 2.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 40% 2H scored: 60% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 9

61-75 7

0-15 5

31-45 4

16-30 3

46-60 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 9

76-90+ 5

0-15 4

46-60 4

31-45 3

16-30 2

Rotherham goal timing (away)

1H scored: 45% 2H scored: 55% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 6

61-75 6

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 8

16-30 6

0-15 3

46-60 3

61-75 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

20' ⚽

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20' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Benson

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Hall

24'

24' J. Benson

33'

33' M. Ritchie

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ J. Hugill

1st substitution · For: A. Martha

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ S. McWilliams

2nd substitution · For: D. Yearwood

58'

58' D. Yearwood

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ M. Ritchie

1st substitution · For: A. Garcia

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ R. Williams

2nd substitution · For: Mark O’Mahony

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ J. Benson

3rd substitution · For: J. Holmes

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ K. Abrefa

3rd substitution · For: A. Yiadom

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ J. Dorsett

4th substitution · For: Mamadi Camará

78' ⚽

⚽

78' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

C. Savage

Normal Goal

88'

88' H. Douglas

90+3'

90+3' A. Yiadom

Reading vs Rotherham 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Reading drew 1-1 with Rotherham on Saturday, 22 November 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Alan Young. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Rotherham took the lead at 20' when J. Benson scored, with the assist credited to D. Hall, making the score 0-1. J. Benson received a yellow card for Rotherham at 24'. M. Ritchie received a yellow card for Reading at 33'.

Second half: Rotherham made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Hugill replacing A. Martha. Rotherham made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. McWilliams replacing D. Yearwood. D. Yearwood received a yellow card for Rotherham at 58'. Reading made their 1st substitution at 61', with M. Ritchie replacing A. Garcia. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 61', with R. Williams replacing Mark O’Mahony. Rotherham made their 3rd substitution at 66', with J. Benson replacing J. Holmes. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 73', with K. Abrefa replacing A. Yiadom. Reading made their 4th substitution at 73', with J. Dorsett replacing Mamadi Camará. Reading leveled the score at 78' when C. Savage scored, making the score 1-1. H. Douglas received a yellow card for Rotherham at 88'. A. Yiadom received a yellow card for Reading at 90+3'.

Reading used 4 substitutions while Rotherham used 3 substitutions. Reading got 2 yellow cards, while Rotherham got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Physical contest: 5 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	1
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (50.0%)
BTTS	4 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Reading vs Rotherham Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

25 Apr 2026 Rotherham vs Reading 1 - 1 22 Nov 2025 Reading vs Rotherham 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

15 Feb 2025 Reading vs Rotherham 2 - 1 05 Oct 2024 Rotherham vs Reading 2 - 1