Bolton vs Reading

5 - 2
🕒 Sat, 21 Sep 2024 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Sebastian Stockbridge 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2024-2025 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Bolton 8 · Reading 7
Referee Stats
17 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 29%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (18-18).
  • Reading controlled possession (55%).
  • Bolton had the sharper finishing (8-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bolton (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-4-8

Goals For / Against

36 / 32
Avg: 1.57 / 1.39

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-8-8

Goals For / Against

31 / 36
Avg: 1.35 / 1.57

Points

29
Avg: 1.26

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

7

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
1.26
1.57
GF
1.35
1.39
GA
1.57
61%
O2.5
57%
57%
BTTS
65%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Bolton rank8th
Reading rank7th
Bolton points68
Reading points75
Bolton: #8 · 68 pts · GD -3
24 pts off the top 2. 1 pts above the play-off edge. 22 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #7 · 75 pts · GD +11
17 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 29 pts clear of the relegation zone.
7-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bolton last 5 home

D L L W L
Points4/15
Weighted index24
Goals2-5
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.

Reading last 5 away

W W D W L
Points10/15
Weighted index80
Goals10-5
Record3-1-1
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.

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 87% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home70%
Bolton clean sheet at home17%
Reading score away70%
Reading clean sheet away17%

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 home1.57 vs 1.40
Bolton concede at home1.39 vs 1.18
Reading score away1.35 vs 1.18
Reading concede away1.57 vs 1.40
Bolton score 11% above league average, while Reading score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Bolton are 18% above league average at home, and Reading are 11% 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
6
Total Shots
18
18
Shots off Goal
4
6
Blocked Shots
6
6
Shots Inside Box
15
11
Shots Outside Box
3
7
Ball Possession
45%
55%
Corner Kicks
6
7
Fouls
20
12
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
4
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
4
3
Total Passes
334
403
Passes Accurate
241
320
Passes %
72%
79%

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