Bradford City vs Reading · League One
Bradford City
10-7-2
2 – 0
FT
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Reading
5-7-7
Valley Parade · Bradford · England
Reading went down 2-0 to Bradford City at Valley Parade (crowd 19,123). The goal that settled it came from Antoni Sarcevic at the 56-minute mark and it went to 2-0 when Bobby Pointon scored after 84 minutes. The ball split 55% to 45% and the shots 8 to 11. 4 of the 11 shots by Bradford were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League One England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League One, Regular Season
- Ground
- Valley Parade · Bradford · England
- Crowd
- 19,123
- Referee
- Paul Howard
- Bradford form
- DWDDD
- Reading form
- WLLWD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
12Fouls11
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
3Corner Kicks2
2Saves2
44.7%Possession55.3%
11Shots8
4On Goal2
40%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots2
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 2-0
90'+2'
🟨Kelvin Abrefa
88'
🔁Mamadi Camarareplacing Randell Williams
🟨Brad Halliday
86'
⚽Bobby Pointon
84'2 - 0
🔁Will Swanreplacing Stephen Humphrys
79'
79'
🔁Andre Garciareplacing Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
78'
🔁Liam Fraserreplacing Charlie Savage
🔁Bobby Pointonreplacing Antoni Sarcevic
73'
63'
🔁Jack Marriottreplacing Kamari Doyle
62'
🔁Andy Yiadomreplacing Jeriel Dorsett
⚽Antoni Sarcevic
56'1 - 0
47'
🟨Paudie O'Conner
Half-time
41'
🟨Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Kick-off
Teams
Bradford City3-4-2-1
11↓Humphrys
17Wright
10⚽↓Sarcevic
3Touray
21Metcalfe
2🟨Halliday
6Power
18Kelly
15Baldwin
4Wright
1Walker
Bench
- 14Tom Mcintyre
- 20Tommy Leigh
- 24Will Swanon for Stephen Humphrys, 79'
- 23Bobby Pointonon for Antoni Sarcevic, 73' ⚽
- 26Curtis Tilt
- 7Josh Neufville
- 25Joe Hilton
Reading3-4-2-1
9🟨↓Ehibhatiomhan
11Kyerewaa
29↓Doyle
21↓Williams
8↓Savage
2🟨Abrefa
10Wing
3↓Dorsett
33Williams
15🟨O'Conner
1Pereira
Bench
- 25Jack Stephens
- 19Andre Garciaon for Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, 79'
- 17Andy Yiadomon for Jeriel Dorsett, 62'
- 12Finley Burns
- 28Mamadi Camaraon for Randell Williams, 88'
- 7Jack Marriotton for Kamari Doyle, 63'
- 6Liam Fraseron for Charlie Savage, 78'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield Town | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 |
| 2 |  Stockport County | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | +11 | 23 |
| 3 |  Oxford United | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +9 | 22 |
| 4 |  Bradford City | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 |
| 5 |  Plymouth Argyle | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 6 |  Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 |
| 7 |  Cambridge United | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | +3 | 21 |
| 8 |  Luton Town | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | +4 | 20 |
| 9 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 19 |
| 10 |  Mansfield Town | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Leicester City | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | +3 | 18 |
| 12 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 |
| 13 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 |
| 14 |  Milton Keynes Dons | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -3 | 15 |
| 15 |  Wycombe Wanderers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 |
| 16 |  Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 |
| 17 |  AFC Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 |
| 18 |  Doncaster Rovers | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 12 |
| 19 |  Notts County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 |
| 21 |  Peterborough United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 |
| 22 |  Bromley | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -19 | 9 |
| 23 |  Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 |
| 24 |  Wigan Athletic | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -12 | 7 |
Meetings
1Bradford wins
2Level
2Reading wins
Last times they met
FT
Reading
3–0
Bradford · 2014-15 English FA Cup
FT
Bradford
0–0
Reading · 2014-15 English FA Cup
FT
Bradford
2–1
Reading · 2003/04 English League Championship
FT
Reading
2–2
Bradford · 2003/04 English League Championship
FT
Bradford
0–1
Reading · 2002/03 English League Championship
Form
Last games: Bradford
L3-1D0-0W1-0L3-0W1-0
Last games: Reading
L3-2W1-0D1-1W3-0L2-1
