Reading vs Bradford CityLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League One (England)

2025/2026

Reading

Lane90'

Ritchie90+7'

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Feb 28, 2026

Select Car Leasing Stadium|Reading

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Match Timeline

90'+10Yellow Card

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

Reading

90'+9Substitution

Paul Mullin· In

Tyreik Wright· Out

Bradford City

Goal!

2-1

Matt Ritchie

90'+7·Reading

⚽

90'+3Yellow Card

Leam Richardson

Reading

Goal!

1-1

Paddy Lane

90'·Reading

⚽

89'Substitution

J. Wright· In

Bobby Pointon· Out

Bradford City

87'Yellow Card

Sean Patton

Reading

86'Substitution

Paddy Lane· In

Randell Williams· Out

Reading

79'Substitution

Matt Ritchie· In

Liam Fraser· Out

Reading

79'Substitution

Finley Burns· In

Derrick Williams· Out

Reading

79'Substitution

Sean Patton· In

Kamari Doyle· Out

Reading

Goal!

0-1

Matthew Pennington

68'·Bradford City

⚽

65'Substitution

Stephen Humphrys· In

Ethan Wheatley· Out

Bradford City

65'Substitution

Ibou Touray· In

Aden Baldwin· Out

Bradford City

46'Substitution

Andy Yiadom· In

Ryan Nyambe· Out

Reading

34'Yellow Card

Derrick Williams

Reading

Statistics of the Game

Reading

Bradford City

51%Ball Possession49%

9Shots Total12

2Shots On Target2

5Corners6

10Fouls11

3Yellow Cards0

2Offsides1

1Saves0

442Passes409

5Shots Off Target7

86Attacks116

28Dangerous Attacks54

5Shots Inside Box7

4Shots Outside Box5

2Goals1

11Free Kicks10

2Shots Blocked3

5Substitutions4

13Tackles19

1Assists0

332Accurate Passes297

14Total Crosses24

4Accurate Crosses8

16Interceptions11

1Big Chances Created0

Reading

Manager: L. Richardson

Starting XI

Joel Pereira

Ryan Nyambe

Paudie O'Connor

Derrick Williams

Benn Ward

Lewis Wing

Liam Fraser

Kamari Doyle

Charlie Savage

Randell Williams

Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

Substitutes

Jeriel Dorsett

Finley Burns

Andy Yiadom

Jack Stevens

Matt Ritchie

Paddy Lane

Sean Patton

Bradford City

Manager: G. Alexander

Starting XI

Sam Walker

Matthew Pennington

Aden Baldwin

Curtis Tilt

Josh Neufville

Jenson Metcalfe

M. Power

Tyreik Wright

Antoni Sarcevic

Bobby Pointon

Ethan Wheatley

Substitutes

Ibou Touray

J. Wright

Lee Evans

Stephen Humphrys

Paul Mullin

Joe Hilton

Harrison Ashby

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Joel Pereira GK	-	90'	0	0	-	39(85%)	-	1/1
Liam Fraser MF	-	79'	0	0	-	31(74%)	-	0/6
Charlie Savage MF	-	90'	0	1	-	30(62%)	-	0/2
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan FW	-	90'	0	0	0/2	16(57%)	-	6/20
Lewis Wing MF	-	90'	0	0	0/2	68(81%)	3	4/8
Paudie O'Connor DF	-	90'	0	0	-	64(87%)	3	10/11
Benn Ward DF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	51(62%)	2	10/12
Randell Williams MF	-	86'	0	0	-	13(33%)	-	4/7
Ryan Nyambe DF	-	46'	0	0	-	17(88%)	2	3/7
Kamari Doyle MF	-	79'	0	0	0/1	29(72%)	-	7/10
Derrick Williams DF	-	79'	0	0	0/1	44(82%)	-	6/7
Finley Burns DF	-	11'	0	0	-	9(78%)	1	4/4
Andy Yiadom DF	-	44'	0	0	-	21(67%)	2	5/8
Matt Ritchie MF	-	11'	1	0	1/1	9(78%)	-	2/3
Paddy Lane FW	-	4'	1	0	1/1	2(50%)	-	0/1
Sean Patton FW	-	11'	0	0	-	3(100%)	-	0/2

Reading vs Bradford City — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Reading	15	D2	4	2	14	5	8/15	9-8
Bradford City	15	W1	1	0	6	0	9/15	6-5

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Reading — last 5 games

L2-3 @ AFC Wimbledon2026-02-07
W2-1 @ Wigan Athletic2026-02-10
W3-2 vs Wycombe Wanderers2026-02-14
D1-1 vs Bolton Wanderers2026-02-17
D1-1 @ Port Vale2026-02-21

Bradford City — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Luton Town2026-02-07
W2-0 vs Peterborough United2026-02-14
W1-0 vs Stockport County2026-02-17
L1-3 @ AFC Wimbledon2026-02-21
W1-0 vs Rotherham United2026-02-24

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 3
Period covered: 2015-03-07 – 2025-12-13
Reading wins: 1
Draws: 1
Bradford City wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 1.67
Over 2.5 goals: 33%
Both teams scored: 0%
Home side won: 67%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 3 finished meetings (2015-03-07 – 2025-12-13) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2025-12-13	Bradford City	2-0	Reading
2015-03-16	Reading	3-0	Bradford City
2015-03-07	Bradford City	0-0	Reading

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Reading	12	46	63	4	LLLDL	23	-11
Bradford City	4	46	77	7	LDDDW	12	-8

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 14 ptsReading 63 · Bradford City 77
Positions: #12 vs #4
Goals per game: 1.39/1.3 vs 1.26/1.11scored/conceded per game · league average 1.32

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-02-28

Previous Meetings

Last 3 matches

Won 33%

(1/3)

Draw 33%

(1/3)

Won 33%

(1/3)

Goals

3-2

Total matches

Recent matches

League One•Dec 13, 2025

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Reading wins

Draws

Bradford City wins

Goals Scored

3 - 2

Dec 13, 2025 • League One

Bradford City

2-0

Reading

Mar 16, 2015 • FA Cup

Matchday 35 — League One

Match Report

63 points for Reading (12th), 77 for Bradford City (4th): a 14-point gap. Reading's recent output lagged their position: 23rd on form over five rounds while 12th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.39/1.3 for Reading and 1.26/1.11 for Bradford City (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.32.

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium in Reading (capacity 24,161). On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 2-1.

Goal scorers

Reading: Paddy Lane (90'), Matt Ritchie (90') · Bradford City: Matthew Pennington (68')

Key stats

Possession: Reading 51% · Bradford City 49% · Total shots: 9-12 · On target: 2-2 · Corners: 5-6

More details:

Reading — live results and schedule Bradford City — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Reading vs Bradford City?

Reading 2-1 Bradford City. League One (England) match played on 28 Feb 2026.

What league is Reading vs Bradford City in?

This match is part of the League One (England). The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Bradford City?

In 3 meetings between 2015 and 2025: Reading has 1 win, 1 draw, and 1 loss against Bradford City.

Where was Reading vs Bradford City played?

The match was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

Reading vs Bradford City — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 3 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 35 — League One

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions