Reading vs Bolton

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 16 Sep 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Lee Swabey 🔁 Regular Season - 8 🏁 match finished
Season
2023-2024 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 8
Regular Season Table
Reading 15 · Bolton 3
Referee Stats
14 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 36%
Draws 21%
Away wins 43%
How the match was won
  • Reading outshot their opponent (18-10).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

39 / 24
Avg: 1.70 / 1.04

Points

41
Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

2
Bolton (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 11-7-6

Goals For / Against

37 / 25
Avg: 1.54 / 1.04

Points

40
Avg: 1.67

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.78
PPG
1.67
1.70
GF
1.54
1.04
GA
1.04
43%
O2.5
39%
57%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank15th
Bolton rank3rd
Reading points59
Bolton points87
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.
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.
28-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

W D W W L
Points10/15
Weighted index76
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 last 5 away

D W D L D
Points6/15
Weighted index47
Goals7-6
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 35%

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home91%
Reading clean sheet at home39%
Bolton score away74%
Bolton clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.70 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.18
Bolton score away1.54 vs 1.18
Bolton concede away1.04 vs 1.41
Reading score 20% above league average, while Bolton score 31% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 11% below league average at home, and Bolton are 26% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 3.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Bolton goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
5
Total Shots
18
10
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
9
9
Shots Outside Box
9
1
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
17
15
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
3
6
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
4
5
Total Passes
396
402
Passes Accurate
272
276
Passes %
69%
69%

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 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS2 (66.7%)

Reading vs Bolton Head-to-Head History by Season