Bradford City vs Reading prediction and preview

League One · Tuesday 27 April 2027, 18:45 UTC

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Bradford City vs Reading

League One · Tuesday 27 April 2027, 18:45 UTC · University of Bradford Stadium, Bradford

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Bradford City vs Reading preview

The League One fixture between Bradford City and Reading is scheduled for Tuesday 27 April 2027 at 18:45 UTC at University of Bradford Stadium. Bradford City go into the round 7th, on 22 points from 13 games, while Reading sit 6th on 22 points after 14 matches.

Bradford City come into the game with a L-D-D-W-D run in the league (1 win, 3 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5), while Reading's recent sequence reads L-D-W-W-L. Over their last 6, Bradford City have scored 0.5 and conceded 0.7 goals per game, with 1 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1. Reading average 1.3 scored and 0.8 conceded across their last 6, with 2 clean sheets.

The sides have met 3 times in the records we hold: Bradford City won 1, 1 game was drawn and Reading won 1. Those games averaged 2.3 goals, 1 finished with more than 2.5 goals and both teams scored in 2. The most recent meeting, on 3 Oct 2026, ended Reading 1-1 Bradford City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

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Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
6Reading146442515+1022LWWDL
7Bradford City13643108+222DWDDL

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Head-to-head

3 meetings: Bradford City 1, draws 1, Reading 1.

Team news

Bradford City expected line-up (3-4-2-1)

Jon McCracken, Aden Baldwin, George Pratt, Matthew Pennington, Ibou Touray, Antoni Sarcevic, Callum Connolly, Corey O'Keeffe, Kayden Jackson, Jake Beesley

Reading expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Joel Pereira, Paudie O'Connor, Jeriel Dorsett, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Haydon Roberts, Lewis Wing, Kyreece Lisbie, Andrew Farai Rinomhota, Josh Stokes, Paddy Lane

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