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Bolton Wanderers v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 20th Aug, 20:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

The League One is the focus for both Bolton Wanderers and Reading on Wednesday night, as bosses Steven Gerrard and Allan Dybczak face one another at the Macron Stadium. Below we've got predictions for 17 markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and the best odds. Access it all via the tabs below.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bolton
43%
--
Draw
25%
--
Reading
32%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Bolton 2-1
9%
--
Bolton 1-0
9%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Reading 1-0
7%
--
Bolton 2-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Reading 2-0
5%
--
Bolton 3-1
5%
--
Bolton 3-0
4%
--
Reading 3-1
3%
--
Bolton 3-2
3%
--
Reading 3-2
3%
--
Reading 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
47%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
58%
--
BTTS - No
42%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
68%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
67%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
60%
--
Away DNB
49%
--
Bolton win to nil
21%
--
Reading win to nil
15%
--
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff211014 
Oct 25
Apr 11
Apr 18
Oct 18
2
Huddersfield110033 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Aug 9
Apr 3
3
Barnsley110023 
Feb 7
Aug 16
Jan 24
Sep 13
4
Wigan110023 
Sep 20
Jan 17
Mar 28
Nov 15
5
Stockport110023 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
Jan 4
Sep 27
6
Lincoln110023 
Aug 23
Feb 14
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
7
Stevenage110013 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Nov 8
Mar 21
8
Bradford110013 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Feb 28
Dec 13
9
Rotherham110013 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Nov 22
Apr 25
10
Burton110013 
Jan 27
Oct 11
Jan 1
Mar 17
11
Luton110013 
May 2
Nov 29
Dec 20
Mar 7
12
Doncaster110013 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Oct 25
Apr 11
13
Port Vale2011-11 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Aug 30
Feb 21
14
Blackpool1001-10 
Feb 21
Aug 30
May 2
Nov 29
15
Mansfield1001-10 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Oct 4
Jan 10
16
Peterborough1001-10 
Oct 4
Jan 10
Dec 9
Dec 29
17
Wycombe1001-10 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Feb 14
Aug 23
18
Exeter1001-10 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Jan 27
Oct 11
19
AFC Wim1001-10 
Sep 6
Jan 31
Aug 16
Feb 7
20
Plymouth1001-20 
Aug 9
Apr 3
Mar 14
Dec 26
21
Northampton1001-20 
Jan 4
Sep 27
Sep 6
Jan 31
22
Reading1001-20 
Aug 20
Feb 17
-
-
23
Bolton1001-20 
-
-
Feb 17
Aug 20
24
L Orient1001-30 
Jan 24
Sep 13
Sep 20
Jan 17
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bolton 23RD
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
3
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton1 - 1Stevenage
Bolton0 - 2Wycombe
Bolton0 - 1Rotherham
Bolton1 - 0Bristol R
Bolton0 - 1Stockport
Bolton3 - 1Birmingham
Bolton2 - 1L Orient
Bolton4 - 3Crawley
Bolton3 - 1Northampton
Bolton1 - 2Charlton
Bolton2 - 2Cambridge
Bolton3 - 0Lincoln
Bolton1 - 2Barnsley
Bolton0 - 2Wigan
Bolton3 - 1Mansfield
Bolton2 - 1Blackpool
Bolton1 - 0Peterborough
Bolton2 - 1Burton
Bolton2 - 2Shrewsbury
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
D
3
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABolton0 - 2Stockport
HBolton1 - 1Stevenage
ABolton1 - 1Peterborough
ABolton2 - 4Lincoln
HBolton0 - 2Wycombe
ABolton1 - 4Barnsley
HBolton0 - 1Rotherham
HBolton1 - 0Bristol R
ABolton1 - 0Wigan
ABolton1 - 2Blackpool
HBolton0 - 1Stockport
ABolton2 - 3Bristol R
ABolton2 - 1Burton
HBolton3 - 1Birmingham
ABolton0 - 0Wrexham
HBolton2 - 1L Orient
ABolton3 - 2Shrewsbury
HBolton4 - 3Crawley
ABolton0 - 1Reading
HBolton3 - 1Northampton
Reading 22ND
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Mansfield1 - 5Reading
Northampton0 - 0Reading
Shrewsbury1 - 3Reading
Blackpool3 - 0Reading
Crawley1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 2Reading
Huddersfield0 - 0Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
L Orient2 - 0Reading
Charlton0 - 0Reading
Cambridge1 - 3Reading
Lincoln2 - 0Reading
Wycombe1 - 1Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Peterborough1 - 2Reading
Stevenage1 - 1Reading
Stockport4 - 1Reading
Exeter1 - 2Reading
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading2 - 4Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
AReading5 - 1Mansfield
HReading0 - 1Lincoln
AReading0 - 0Northampton
AReading3 - 1Shrewsbury
HReading1 - 0Wycombe
AReading0 - 3Blackpool
HReading3 - 1Peterborough
HReading1 - 1Stevenage
HReading2 - 0Wrexham
AReading1 - 1Crawley
HReading0 - 0Exeter
AReading2 - 1Wigan
HReading0 - 0Birmingham
HReading2 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 1Shrewsbury
AReading0 - 0Huddersfield
HReading1 - 0Bolton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bolton since 1996
Bolton
Reading
Goals: Scored
21
14
Games: Scored
9 / 10
9 / 10
Clean sheets
1 / 10
1 / 10
BOL
4
D
4
RDG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Bolton5 - 2
Bolton5 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Reading
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bolton3 - 0
1 - 3Reading
Bolton2 - 1
League games at Reading since 1997
Reading
Bolton
Goals: Scored
17
9
Games: Scored
7 / 10
7 / 10
Clean sheets
3 / 10
3 / 10
BOL
2
D
2
RDG
6
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading1 - 0
Reading2 - 1
0 - 1Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Reading2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Reading7 - 1
0 - 2Bolton
Reading1 - 0
Reading3 - 2
Goal Statistics
Bolton 23rd Reading 22nd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+7
Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+20
Reading have scored 20% more goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.6
1.3
Attack rating
10%
better
BOL
RDG
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Games scored0
0
Failed to score1
1
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game12
4
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0.8
0.4
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
5%
better
BOL
RDG
view stats
Games conceded1
1
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first1
1
Goals conceded2
2
Avg. goals conceded2
2
Avg. shots/game conceded5
4
Avg. shots/goal conceded3
2
Conversion rate against40%
50%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+5%

Bolton v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
T Sharman-LoweX Simons
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK1
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF1
-
E Toal DEF1
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF1
-
C Forino DEF1
-
M Conway DEF1
-
E Erhahon  MID1
-
X Simons MID1
1
-
A Morley MID1
-
J Sheehan MID1
-
J Randall MID1
-
M Burstow FWD1
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD1
-
T Gale FWD1
-
C Mendes FWD1
-
J McAtee FWD1
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1000
J Pereira
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK1
-
M Jacob DEF1
-
J Dorsett DEF1
-
M Stickland DEF1
-
K Abrefa DEF1
-
F Burns DEF1
-
L Fraser MID1
-
D Kyerewaa MID1
-
B Elliott MID1
-
C Savage MID1
-
L Wing MID1
-
M Camará MID1
-
P Lane FWD1
-
M O’Mahony FWD1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD1
-