Bolton vs Reading

1 - 1

🕒 Wed, 20 Aug 2025 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tom Reeves 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 4

Regular Season Table

Bolton 5 · Reading 12

Referee Stats

Tom Reeves

12 matches · 2.67 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	2.67
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.08
Over 4.5 cards	17%
Home wins	33%
Draws	25%
Away wins	42%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Bolton outshot their opponent (21-5).
Bolton controlled possession (64%).

Team Overview

Bolton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-8-2

Goals For / Against

51 / 25

Avg: 2.04 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 6-8-9

Goals For / Against

31 / 32

Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.12

PPG

1.13

2.04

1.35

1.00

1.39

65%

O2.5

43%

65%

BTTS

70%

57%

Score 1st

43%

League-position context

Bolton rank5th

Reading rank12th

Bolton points75

Reading points63

Bolton: #5 · 75 pts · GD +18

16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Reading: #12 · 63 pts · GD +4

28 pts off the top 2. 10 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

12-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bolton last 5 home

L D W D D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals12-9

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

D L D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index24

Goals4-5

Record1-2-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS70%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.570%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 26%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home83%

Bolton clean sheet at home30%

Reading score away78%

Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Bolton score first57%

Bolton win after scoring first69%

Reading score first43%

Reading win after scoring first40%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bolton 60% · Reading 45%

Avg first goal minute: Bolton 35.2' · Reading 27.5'

Vs league average

Bolton score at home2.04 vs 1.48

Bolton concede at home1.00 vs 1.15

Reading score away1.35 vs 1.15

Reading concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Bolton score 38% above league average, while Reading score 17% above league average.

Defensive side: Bolton are 13% below league average at home, and Reading are 6% below 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)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Reading goal timing (away)

1H scored: 53% 2H scored: 47% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

76-90+ 6

16-30 5

46-60 4

61-75 4

0-15 3

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 9

76-90+ 7

61-75 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

31-45 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

64%

36%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

538

294

Passes Accurate

454

206

Passes %

84%

70%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

16'

16' Mark O’Mahony

43'

43' C. Savage

52' ⚽

⚽

52' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

Mason Paul James Burstow

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Cozier-Duberry

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ L. Fraser

1st substitution · For: B. Elliott

65'

65' K. Doyle

66' ↑↓

↑↓

66' ⇄ K. Doyle

2nd substitution · For: Mamadi Camará

71' ↑↓

↑↓

71' ⇄ I. Cissoko

1st substitution · For: T. Gale

74'

74' D. Kyerewaa

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Mason Paul James Burstow

2nd substitution · For: S. Dalby

78'

78' D. Williams

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ J. Dorsett

3rd substitution · For: M. Jacob

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ D. Kyerewaa

4th substitution · For: A. Garcia

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ E. Erhahon

3rd substitution · For: J. Sheehan

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ J. Randall

4th substitution · For: J. McAtee

84' ⚽

⚽

84' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

A. Garcia

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Abrefa

Bolton vs Reading 1-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bolton drew 1-1 with Reading on Wednesday, 20 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Tom Reeves. It was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Mark O’Mahony received a yellow card for Reading at 16'. C. Savage received a yellow card for Reading at 43'.

Second half: Bolton took the lead at 52' when Mason Paul James Burstow scored, with the assist credited to A. Cozier-Duberry, making the score 1-0. Reading made their 1st substitution at 59', with L. Fraser replacing B. Elliott. K. Doyle received a yellow card for Reading at 65'. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 66', with K. Doyle replacing Mamadi Camará. Bolton made their 1st substitution at 71', with I. Cissoko replacing T. Gale. D. Kyerewaa received a yellow card for Reading at 74'. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 76', with Mason Paul James Burstow replacing S. Dalby. D. Williams received a yellow card for Reading at 78'. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 80', with J. Dorsett replacing M. Jacob. Reading made their 4th substitution at 81', with D. Kyerewaa replacing A. Garcia. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 83', with E. Erhahon replacing J. Sheehan. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 83', with J. Randall replacing J. McAtee. Reading leveled the score at 84' when A. Garcia scored, with the assist credited to K. Abrefa, making the score 1-1.

Bolton used 4 substitutions while Reading used 4 substitutions. Reading got 5 yellow cards.

How the match was played

Match ended level at 1-1.
Bolton outshot their opponent (21-5).
Bolton controlled possession (64%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	2
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	3 (50.0%)
BTTS	5 (83.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (66.7%)
BTTS	3 (100.0%)

Bolton vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

17 Feb 2026 Reading vs Bolton 1 - 1 20 Aug 2025 Bolton vs Reading 1 - 1

2024-2025 Season

01 Feb 2025 Reading vs Bolton 1 - 0 21 Sep 2024 Bolton vs Reading 5 - 2

2023-2024 Season

01 Apr 2024 Bolton vs Reading 5 - 2 16 Sep 2023 Reading vs Bolton 2 - 1