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Reading vs Bradford City
28 Feb 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Ben SpeedieLeague One 2025/2026 · 16 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
Bradford CityDerrick Williams
Yellowcard
Foul
34′- ⇄
Andy Yiadom
Substitution
Off: Ryan Nyambe
46′ - 65′⇄
Stephen Humphrys
Substitution
Off: Ethan Wheatley
- 65′⇄
Ibou Touray
Substitution
Off: Aden Baldwin
- 68′⚽
Matthew Pennington 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
- ⇄
Finley Burns
Substitution
Off: Derrick Williams
79′ - ⇄
Sean Patton
Substitution
Off: Kamari Doyle
79′ - ⇄
Matt Ritchie
Substitution
Off: Liam Fraser
79′ - ⇄
Paddy Lane
Substitution
Off: Randell Williams
86′ Sean Patton
Yellowcard
Foul
87′- 89′⇄
J. Wright
Substitution
Off: Bobby Pointon
- ⚽
Paddy Lane 1-1
Goal · Left foot shot
Left foot shot
90′ Leam Richardson
Yellowcard
Argument
90+3′- ⚽
Matt Ritchie 2-1
Goal · Header
With: Charlie Savage
Header
90+7′ - 90+9′⇄
Paul Mullin
Substitution
Off: Tyreik Wright
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Yellowcard
Foul
90+10′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6.56 | |
| 46 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 7.26 | |
| 79 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 7.08 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 7.49 | |
| 79 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.15 | |
| 79 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7.14 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6.80 | |
| 86 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.42 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6.41 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.66 | |
| 44 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.34 | |
| 11 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.27 | |
| 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.07 | |
| 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.42 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Reading
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 2 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Reading’s home games with Bradford City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Bradford City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Reading
Bradford City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Reading
Bradford City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Reading
Bradford City
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.