Bolton vs Reading

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🕒 Mon, 01 Apr 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 42 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 42
Regular Season Table
Bolton 3 · Reading 15
Referee Stats
15 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 53%
Draws 7%
Away wins 40%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (18-18).
  • Bolton controlled possession (57%).

Team Overview

Bolton (Home stats)

Games / Record

25
W-D-L: 15-5-5

Goals For / Against

54 / 32
Avg: 2.16 / 1.28

Points

50
Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 4-6-13

Goals For / Against

29 / 46
Avg: 1.26 / 2.00

Points

18
Avg: 0.78

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

4

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00
PPG
0.78
2.16
GF
1.26
1.28
GA
2.00
65%
O2.5
65%
61%
BTTS
74%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Bolton rank3rd
Reading rank15th
Bolton points87
Reading points59
Bolton: #3 · 87 pts · GD +35
5 pts off the top 2. 16 pts above the play-off edge. 43 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #15 · 59 pts · GD -2
33 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bolton last 5 home

W D D W W
Points11/15
Weighted index69
Goals15-5
Record3-2-0
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

L D W L L
Points4/15
Weighted index29
Goals9-12
Record1-1-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.587%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 43% · 1H BTTS 35%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.565%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.561%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 35%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home96%
Bolton clean sheet at home35%
Reading score away83%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Bolton score first0%
Bolton win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bolton 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Bolton score at home2.16 vs 1.41
Bolton concede at home1.28 vs 1.18
Reading score away1.26 vs 1.18
Reading concede away2.00 vs 1.41
Bolton score 53% above league average, while Reading score 7% above league average.
Defensive side: Bolton are 9% above league average at home, and Reading are 42% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 5.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Bolton goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
8
7
Total Shots
18
18
Shots off Goal
2
5
Blocked Shots
8
6
Shots Inside Box
15
7
Shots Outside Box
3
11
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
13
3
Fouls
9
5
Offsides
4
2
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
3
Total Passes
499
392
Passes Accurate
403
291
Passes %
81%
74%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins2
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals3 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (83.3%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS3 (100.0%)

Bolton vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season