Reading vs Bristol Rovers

1 - 0

🕒 Sat, 26 Oct 2024 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Simon Mather 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished

Season

2024-2025 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 14

Regular Season Table

Reading 7 · Bristol Rovers 22

Referee Stats

Simon Mather

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	47%
Draws	18%
Away wins	35%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-14).
Reading controlled possession (59%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-4-5

Goals For / Against

37 / 21

Avg: 1.61 / 0.91

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bristol Rovers (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-3-17

Goals For / Against

13 / 43

Avg: 0.57 / 1.87

Points

Avg: 0.52

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

2.00

PPG

0.52

1.61

0.57

0.91

1.87

48%

O2.5

43%

48%

BTTS

35%

Score 1st

League-position context

Reading rank7th

Bristol Rovers rank22nd

Reading points75

Bristol Rovers points43

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.

Bristol Rovers: #22 · 43 pts · GD -32

49 pts off the top 2. 25 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.

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

Reading last 5 home

L L W W D

Points7/15

Weighted index36

Goals7-7

Record2-1-2

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

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bristol Rovers last 5 away

L D L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index9

Goals2-12

Record0-1-4

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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Bristol Rovers trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS35%

BTTS + O2.530%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%

Reading clean sheet at home39%

Bristol Rovers score away43%

Bristol Rovers clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%

Reading win after scoring first0%

Bristol Rovers score first0%

Bristol Rovers win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Bristol Rovers 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.61 vs 1.40

Reading concede at home0.91 vs 1.18

Bristol Rovers score away0.57 vs 1.18

Bristol Rovers concede away1.87 vs 1.40

Reading score 15% above league average, while Bristol Rovers score 52% below league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 23% below league average at home, and Bristol Rovers are 33% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games4

Avg goals1.75

BTTS25%

Over 2.50%

At this venue setup: 1.50 goals on average across the last 2.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Bristol Rovers goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

59%

41%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

388

263

Passes Accurate

313

191

Passes %

81%

73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Reading vs Bristol Rovers Head-to-Head History by Season

2024-2025 Season

26 Apr 2025 Bristol Rovers vs Reading 0 - 2 26 Oct 2024 Reading vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 0

2023-2024 Season

09 Apr 2024 Bristol Rovers vs Reading 0 - 2 07 Nov 2023 Reading vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1