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4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Bradford City
Commentary
90'
Full-time. Reading 1-1 Bradford City.
90'
4 minutes of added time.
90'
Attempt missed. A. Sarcevic (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
89'
Attempt blocked. K. Jackson (Bradford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
89'
Bradford City
Corner, Bradford City.
88'
Bradford City
Offside, Bradford City.
87'
Attempt blocked. G. Lapslie (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
87'
Bradford City
Corner, Bradford City.
85'
Bradford City
Corner, Bradford City.
81'
Bradford City
Offside, Bradford City.
79'
Attempt blocked. C. Connolly (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
79'
Attempt missed. G. Lapslie (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
75'
Reading
Offside, Reading.
66'
Goal! Reading 1-1 Bradford City. U. Godwin-Malife (Reading) scores, assisted by J. Brown.
61'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
58'
Bradford City
Offside, Bradford City.
52'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
46'
The second half is under way.
45'
Half-time. Reading 0-1 Bradford City.
45+3'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
45'
2 minutes of added time.
44'
Bradford City
Corner, Bradford City.
42'
Reading
Offside, Reading.
37'
Reading
Offside, Reading.
37'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
29'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
27'
Bradford City
Corner, Bradford City.
26'
Bradford City
Offside, Bradford City.
22'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
11'
Bradford City
Offside, Bradford City.
10'
Attempt blocked. A. Phillips (Bradford City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
7'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
5'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
4'
Goal! Reading 0-1 Bradford City. J. Beesley (Bradford City) scores, assisted by B. Pointon.
2'
Reading
Corner, Reading.
1'
Kick-off: Reading vs Bradford City.
Where the money is
How much money is actually on each selection, next to what the price says it should be. A gap is not a tip — it just means the crowd and the book disagree.
Match odds
158605 EUR · live
Home
23.0 · implied 4.3%
45.3%
+41.0 vs price
Away
27.0 · implied 3.7%
34.8%
+31.1 vs price
Draw
1.06 · implied 94.3%
20.2%
-74.2 vs price
Half time
490 EUR · live
Away
1.47 · implied 68.0%
57.0%
-11.1 vs price
Draw
3.4 · implied 29.4%
27.6%
-1.9 vs price
Home
15.0 · implied 6.7%
15.1%
+8.4 vs price
Over/Under 2.5 goals
59360 EUR · live
Over
13.5 · implied 7.4%
57.5%
+50.1 vs price
Under
1.04 · implied 96.2%
42.5%
-53.6 vs price
Over/Under 2.5 first-half goals
642 EUR · live
Under
1.13 · implied 88.5%
75.0%
-13.5 vs price
Over
7.8 · implied 12.8%
24.9%
+12.1 vs price
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Match events
4'
⚽
J. Beesley · assist B. Pointon0–1
12'
A. Rinomhota · Simulation
18'
H. Roberts · Argument
35'
I. Touray · Foul
39'
A. Baldwin · Foul
Half-time · 0–1
59'
🔁
L. Fraser ◂ A. Rinomhota
59'
🔁
R. Williams ◂ H. Roberts
66'
⚽
U. Godwin-Malife · assist J. Brown1–1
67'
🔁
J. Reid ◂ J. Brown
67'
🔁
N. Powell ◂ J. Beesley
67'
🔁
G. Lapslie ◂ A. Phillips
71'
B. Pointon · Foul
77'
🔁
W. Swan ◂ B. Pointon
84'
🔁
D. Kyerewaa ◂ K. Lisbie
Full-time · 1–1
90'+2
🔁
C. O'Keeffe ◂ I. Touray
Coaches
Leam RichardsonMichael Duff 
Recent form
ReadingDAWycombe Wanderers2-2
WHNotts County2-0
LHBrentford1-2
LACambridge United1-2
WHBlackpool3-1
Bradford CityWALuton Town1-0
WANotts County1-0
WALeyton Orient3-1
WHMansfield Town1-0
LHCambridge United1-2
About this match
**Reading's stumbling form meets Bradford's hot streak** — one side desperately needs a W, the other's rolling. This is a proper League One scrap. 🔥
Reading have been all over the place (2W-1D-2L), while Bradford just rolled through four wins in five. The visitors will fancy this, but the Royals have shown they can get it together at home when it counts.
Key storylines:
- **J. Marriott** leads Reading's attack at a pivotal moment — needs support from **P. Lane** in midfield
- **Bradford's defense** (McCracken, Baldwin, Connolly) has been sharpened by recent clean sheets; stopping this leaky Reading midfield is the job
- **A. Sarcevic** pulling strings in the Bradford engine room — if he dictates tempo, the visitors dominate
Expected lineups:
- **Reading**: J. Pereira, H. Roberts, B. Ward, P. O'Connor, U. Godwin-Malife, L. Wing, A. Rinomhota, P. Lane, J. Stokes, K. Lisbie, J. Marriott
- **Bradford City**: J. McCracken, I. Touray, A. Baldwin, C. Connolly, M. Pennington, A. Sarcevic, H. Cartwright, K. Morgan, B. Pointon, J. Beesley, J. Neufville
Prediction:
**1-1 Draw** — Bradford edge it on form, but Reading's got enough at home to nick a point. Coin flip tbh. ⚽
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Match facts
Kickoff
03 Oct, 14:00 UTC
Competition
League One
Highlights & clips
Reading
4-2-3-1 · 3-4-2-1
Bradford City
1
J. Pereira
6.9
2
U. Godwin-Malife
7.9
15
P. O’Connor
6.9
16
B. Ward
6.5
6
L. Fraser
6.8
↑ 59'
10
L. Wing
7.2
14
R. Williams
6.4
↑ 59'
11
D. Kyerewaa
6.8
↑ 84'
28
J. Stokes
6.6
32
P. Lane
6.6
9
J. Reid
6.5
↑ 67'
1
C. Dawson
6.0
28
M. Pennington
6.6
15
A. Baldwin
6.7
16
G. Pratt
6.8
19
K. Jackson
6.7
10
A. Sarcevic
7.3
6
C. Connolly
6.9
27
C. O'Keeffe
↑ 90'
25
N. Powell
7.2
↑ 67'
24
W. Swan
6.3
↑ 77'
32
G. Lapslie
6.9
↑ 67'
Substitutes
25GJ. Stevens
5DH. Roberts↓ 59'6.7
39DA. Ahmed
23DC. Masterson
4MA. Rinomhota↓ 59'6.7
19MK. Lisbie↓ 84'6.7
18FJ. Brown↓ 67'7.0
Coach: Leam Richardson
Substitutes
13GC. Doyle
5DM. Gillesphey
3MI. Touray↓ 90'7.1
8MA. Phillips↓ 67'6.3
22MK. Morgan
9FJ. Beesley↓ 67'7.4
23FB. Pointon↓ 77'7.0
Coach: Michael Duff
Top stats
56%Possession44%
0.67Expected goals (xG)0.85
11Total shots13
3Shots on target2
1Big chances1
9Corners5
Shots
4Shots off target6
4Blocked shots5
9Shots inside box9
2Shots outside box4
0Big chances scored1
1Big chances missed0
0.0Goals prevented-0.29
Attack
30Touches in box22
63Final third entries69
3Offsides5
21Free kicks10
0Fouled in final third5
Passing
395Passes304
307Accurate passes210
21/61 (34%)Long balls21/63 (33%)
9/37 (24%)Crosses7/33 (21%)
25Throw-ins25
Duels
50Duels50
34/63 (54%)Ground duels29/63 (46%)
24/52 (46%)Aerial duels28/52 (54%)
6/14 (43%)Dribbles4/6 (67%)
10Dispossessed6
Defending
8Tackles18
25Tackles won83
8Interceptions8
39Clearances35
43Recoveries46
Discipline
10Fouls21
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
Goalkeeping
1Saves2
0Big saves1
7Goal kicks11
0Punches2
Forecast BSD enginebest price across 25 bookmakers
CornersOver 9.5 corners 57% · 1.80 @ Pinnacle
CornersOver 8.5 corners 68% · 1.46 @ Pinnacle
GoalsUnder 2.5 goals 52% · 1.15 @ William Hill
1X2Draw 28% · 2.44 @ 1xBet
GoalsUnder 3.5 goals 74% · 1.32 @ Pinnacle
BTTSBoth teams to score 51% · 3.40 @ Bet365
1X2Reading to win 44% · 2.50 @ Bet365
1X2Bradford to win 29% · 3.62 @ 1xBet
GoalsOver 1.5 goals 72% · 2.20 @ William Hill
Who winsReading to win (DNB) 53% · 1.48 @ Unibet
CornersUnder 10.5 corners 54% · 1.61 @ Pinnacle
Odds consensus
1X2consensus
2.15
Reading
3.39
Draw
3.20
Bradford City
Double Chanceconsensus
1.29
Reading or Draw
1.30
Reading or Bradford City
1.65
Draw or Bradford City
Both Teams to Scoreconsensus
1.79
Yes
1.93
No
Total Goals 0.50consensus
1.04
Over 0.50
10.00
Under 0.50
Total Goals 1.50consensus
1.30
Over 1.50
3.40
Under 1.50
Total Goals 2.50consensus
1.94
Over 2.50
1.81
Under 2.50
Total Goals 3.50consensus
3.40
Over 3.50
1.30
Under 3.50
Total Goals 4.50consensus
6.81
Over 4.50
1.10
Under 4.50
Draw No Betconsensus
1.43
Reading
2.62
Bradford City
Total Corners (O/U) 7.50consensus
1.22
Over 7.50
3.20
Under 7.50
Total Corners (O/U) 8.50consensus
1.44
Over 8.50
2.54
Under 8.50
Total Corners (O/U) 9.50consensus
1.79
Over 9.50
1.99
Under 9.50
Total Corners (O/U) 10.50consensus
2.22
Over 10.50
1.59
Under 10.50
Total Corners (O/U) 11.50consensus
2.77
Over 11.50
1.33
Under 11.50
1X2 (1st Half)consensus
2.71
Reading
2.10
Draw
3.75
Bradford City
1X2 (2nd Half)consensus
2.50
Reading
2.40
Draw
3.50
Bradford City
No pre-match call on this one.
Nothing reached 80% confidence before kick-off, so we stayed quiet rather than guess. Most matches end up here — that is what keeps the published calls at 87.1%.
Nothing reached 80% confidence before kick-off, so we stayed quiet rather than guess. Most matches end up here — that is what keeps the published calls at 87.1%.
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