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Bristol Rovers v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

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The last English League One meeting between Bristol R and Reading was on Saturday 26th April 2025
English League One
April 26th 2025
Bristol R 0
2 Reading
 
67' L. Wing
90' C. Campbell
 
BRI
RDG
Shots On
5
6
Shots Off
8
2
Corners
5
5
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
12
14
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
Bristol RReading
 
J. Ward
S. Swinkels (S. Sinclair 82')
C. Mola (L. Thomas 72')
J. Hunt
C. Taylor
J. Wilson
K. Shaw (O. Dewsbury 72')
M. Butcher
R. Sawyers
R. Sotiriou
G. O'Donkor (G. Ward 82')
J. Pereira Castro
T. Bindon
A. Mbengue
(A. Yiadom 76') T. Rushesha
football iconC. Campbell
C. Savage
football iconL. Wing
G. Garcia
(B. Bodin 86') K. Ehibhaimha
(M. Stickland 90') J. Wareham
H. Knibbs

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
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An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 39% chance of Reading coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bristol R
36%
9/5-
Draw
25%
12/5
3%
-
Reading
39%
13/10
3%
-
Draw 1-1
12%
11/2-
Reading 2-1
9%
17/2-
Reading 1-0
8%
17/2
6%
-
Bristol R 2-1
8%
10/1-
Bristol R 1-0
8%
10/1
16%
-
Reading 2-0
6%
11/1-
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
6%
11/1
9%
-
Bristol R 2-0
6%
14/1-
Reading 3-1
4%
16/1
11%
-
Bristol R 3-1
4%
20/1-
Reading 3-0
3%
22/1-
Reading 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
-
Bristol R 3-2
3%
28/1-
Bristol R 3-0
3%
28/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
4/5
5%
-
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
1/1
5%
-
Home 1st Goal
48%
6/5-
Away 1st Goal
49%
8/11
4%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1
9%
-
BTTS - Yes
57%
8/13
5%
-
BTTS - No
43%
6/5
7%
-
BTTS - Home Win
19%
4/1
9%
-
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/3-
BTTS - Away Win
20%
10/3
9%
-
Home/draw
61%
4/7
3%
-
Away/draw
64%
2/5-
Home/away
75%
3/10
2%
-
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
2/9
5%
-
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
3/1
14%
-
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
7/4
15%
-
Under 3.5 Goals
69%
2/5
5%
-
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
9/2
15%
-
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
1/7
3%
-
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
10/1
15%
-
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
1/20
1%
-
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
1/25
1%
-
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
11/1
9%
-
Home DNB
54%
11/10
5%
-
Away DNB
56%
4/6
3%
-
Bristol R win to nil
18%
9/2
10%
-
Reading win to nil
19%
10/3-
Bristol R / Bristol R
18%
7/2
5%
-
Bristol R / Reading
4%
22/1
12%
-
Bristol R / Draw
6%
12/1
13%
-
Draw / Bristol R
12%
6/1
8%
-
Draw / Reading
14%
5/1-
Draw / Draw
15%
9/2-
Reading / Bristol R
3%
25/1
10%
-
Reading / Reading
22%
11/4
6%
-
Reading / Draw
6%
12/1-
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bristol R have played 44 matches so far this season and are in 21st position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

38 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 24 games, drawn 5 and won 9. Bristol R have conceded 69 goals, scored 39, failed to score in 14 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Bristol R have played 22 games at home, winning 9, drawing 4 and losing 9 fixtures. They have scored 31 goals, conceded 31 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Reading lay in 7th place on 72 points in the League One league table having played 44 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 32 games against teams below them in the table, winning 17, drawing 8 and losing 7 games. They have scored 55 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Reading have conceded 38 goals and have failed to score in 7 matches.

Away league performance

Reading have played 22 away games, winning 6, drawing 8 and losing 8 games. They have scored an average of 1.3 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.6 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol R
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham46349353111 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
2
Wrexham46271183392 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
3
Stockport46251293087 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
4
Charlton462510112485 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
5
Wycombe462412102584 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
d
 
1-1A
6
L Orient46246162478 
l
 
2-3A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
7
Reading Away462112131175 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
8
Bolton4620818-368 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-2A
9
Blackpool461716131267 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-1F
l
 
0-3A
l
 
3-0A
10
Huddersfield4619720364 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
3-1A
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
11
Lincoln46161317861 
d
 
1-1F
l
 
5-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
12
Barnsley46171019-461 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
l
 
2-4A
d
 
2-2A
13
Rotherham46161119-559 
l
 
2-3F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
14
Stevenage46151219-857 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
3-0A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
15
Wigan46131716-256 
l
 
0-4A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
16
Exeter46151120-1656 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-1F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
17
Mansfield4615922-1354 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-5F
18
Peterborough46131221-1351 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-2F
19
Northampton46121519-1851 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
4-1F
d
 
0-00-0
20
Burton46111421-1747 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
1-3A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
21
Crawley46121024-2646 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-0A
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
22
Bristol R Home4612727-3243 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
23
Cambridge4691126-2838 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
24
Shrewsbury468929-3833 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bristol R 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol R0 - 1Stevenage
Bristol R1 - 2Exeter
Bristol R1 - 2Birmingham
Bristol R1 - 2Mansfield
Bristol R3 - 2Bolton
Bristol R1 - 0Huddersfield
Bristol R2 - 3Rotherham
Bristol R3 - 1Burton
Bristol R1 - 1Stockport
Bristol R3 - 1Peterborough
Bristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Bristol R2 - 3L Orient
Bristol R1 - 1Wrexham
Bristol R0 - 2Blackpool
Bristol R0 - 0Crawley
Bristol R1 - 1Lincoln
Bristol R1 - 0Shrewsbury
Bristol R3 - 2Charlton
Bristol R1 - 2Wycombe
Bristol R0 - 4Wigan
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
5
D
3
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol R0 - 1Stevenage
ABristol R1 - 1Wrexham
HBristol R1 - 2Exeter
ABristol R0 - 1Bolton
HBristol R1 - 2Birmingham
HBristol R1 - 2Mansfield
ABristol R0 - 1Crawley
ABristol R0 - 5Lincoln
HBristol R3 - 2Bolton
HBristol R1 - 0Huddersfield
ABristol R0 - 0Shrewsbury
HBristol R2 - 3Rotherham
ABristol R1 - 2Northampton
ABristol R0 - 2Wycombe
HBristol R3 - 1Burton
HBristol R1 - 1Stockport
HBristol R3 - 1Peterborough
ABristol R0 - 2Charlton
ABristol R0 - 2Wigan
HBristol R3 - 1Barnsley
Reading 7TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Rotherham2 - 1Reading
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
AReading2 - 3Burton
AReading0 - 2L Orient
HReading1 - 3Stockport
Goal Statistics

Goals have been a problem for Bristol Rovers of late. It has been 8 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll struggle to end that run on Saturday lunch time against Reading.

Bristol R 22nd Reading 7th
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1.4
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Bristol R will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Bristol R’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+25
Reading have scored 25% more goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Bristol R
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.4
1.4
Attack rating
BRI
RDG
25%
better
view stats
Games scored27
32
Failed to score17
12
Scored first17
23
Goals scored43
64
Avg. goals scored1
1.5
Avg. shots per game6
8
Avg. shots per goal7
5
Conversion rate for15
18
Avg. XG for1
1.2
KickOff rating
+25%
Defence rating
BRI
RDG
19%
better
view stats
Games conceded35
32
Clean sheets9
12
Conceded first24
16
Goals conceded70
53
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded10
10
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against16%
13%
Avg. XG against1.7
1.5
KickOff rating
+19%

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

Bristol R League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
456411
J WilsonR SotiriouG Ward J Wilson
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Ward GLK18
1
-
J Wilson DEF4422
11
-
C Taylor DEF4111
6
-
S Swinkels DEF142
2
-
J Hunt MID201
3
-
M Butcher MID183
3
-
R Sawyers MID131
2
-
C Mola MID321
6
-
K. Shaw FWD15
1
-
G O'Donkor FWD2841
2
-
R Sotiriou FWD3662
8
-
Subs
M. Hall GLK
-
T Moore DEF311
7
1
S Sinclair MID4041
1
-
G Ward  MID3414
1
-
L Thomas MID3423
6
-
J Lindsay MID272
8
2
O. Dewsbury FWD6
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
4514910
L WingH KnibbsC SavageA Mbengue
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK39
2
-
T Rushesha DEF17
-
A Mbengue DEF331
10
-
T. Bindon DEF432
3
-
G. Garcia DEF371
5
-
H Knibbs MID43146
4
-
L Wing MID4597
5
-
C Savage MID4459
6
-
C Campbell FWD3952
3
-
J Wareham FWD3651
3
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD3243
5
1
Subs
T. Norcott GLK
-
A Yiadom DEF14
3
-
M Stickland DEF6
1
1
T Carroll MID9
1
-
M Camará MID3332
3
-
B Bodin FWD1621
-
A. Akande FWD141
-