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Reading vs Bradford City
3 Oct 2026, 15:00 · League One · 2026/2027
Referee
Paul HowardLeague One 2026/2027 · 2 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
Bradford City- 4′⚽
Jake Beesley 0-1
Goal · Header
With: Bobby Pointon
Header
Andy Rinomhota
Yellowcard · Simulation
Simulation
12′Haydon Roberts
Yellowcard · Argument
Argument
18′- 35′
Ibou Touray
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 39′
Aden Baldwin
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- ⇄
Liam Fraser
Substitution
Off: Andy Rinomhota
59′ - ⇄
Randell Williams
Substitution
Off: Haydon Roberts
59′ - ⚽
Udoka Godwin-Malife 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Jacob Brown
Right foot shot
66′ - 67′⇄
George Lapslie
Substitution
Off: Adam Phillips
- 67′⇄
Nick Powell
Substitution
Off: Jake Beesley
- ⇄
Jamie Reid
Substitution
Off: Jacob Brown
67′ - 71′
Bobby Pointon
Yellowcard · Foul
Foul
- 77′⇄
Will Swan
Substitution
Off: Bobby Pointon
- ⇄
Daniel Kyerewaa
Substitution
Off: Kyreece Lisbie
84′ - 90+2′⇄
Corey O'Keeffe
Substitution
Off: Ibou Touray
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 | 6.64 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.52 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.15 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.80 | |
| 59 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 6.91 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.83 | |
| 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.53 | |
| 84 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.65 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6.86 | |
| 67 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7.12 | |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.49 | |
| 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.54 | |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.27 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Reading
Latest: Notts County · 2–0
Match stats
19 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Home vs Notts County · 2026/2027
Bradford City
Latest: Luton Town · 1–0
Match stats
19 Sept 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Luton Town · 2026/2027
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 2026/2027. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Assists
Yellow cards
Tackles
Bradford City
Yellow 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.