Bolton Wanderers FC vs Reading FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

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Reading FC

Wed 20 Aug 2025 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Reading FC — League One .

Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)
Reading FC 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Tom Reeves

7 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Bolton Wanderers FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Reading FC

Last 5 meetings

2025-08-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC 2025-02-01 Reading FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2024-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC 2024-04-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC 2023-09-16 Reading FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Reading FC	H	1–1	D
16 Aug	Barnsley FC	A	1–1	D
09 Aug	Plymouth Argyle FC	H	2–0	W
03 Aug	Stockport County FC	A	0–2	L
03 May	Stevenage FC	H	1–1	D
26 Apr	Peterborough United FC	A	1–1	D

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D
16 Aug	AFC Wimbledon	H	1–2	L
09 Aug	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	0–2	L
02 Aug	Lincoln City FC	A	0–2	L
03 May	Barnsley FC	H	2–4	L
26 Apr	Bristol Rovers FC	A	2–0	W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

6/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	2 G
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' It’s Showtime! The match between Bolton Wanderers FC and Reading FC is underway.
celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dion Charles	4
Aaron Collins	3
Jon Bodvarsson	2
Harvey Knibbs	1
Caylan Vickers	1
Lewis Wing	1
Paul Mukairu	1
Yanic Wildschut	1

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2025-08-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-08-16 Barnsley FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2025-08-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2025-08-03 Stockport County FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-05-03 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Stevenage FC D 2025-04-26 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D

Reading FC Form

2025-08-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-08-16 Reading FC 1–2 AFC Wimbledon L 2025-08-09 Reading FC 0–2 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2025-08-02 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2025-05-03 Reading FC 2–4 Barnsley FC L 2025-04-26 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Reading FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.51 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Reading FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC47% Draw27% Reading FC26%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes53% 0% No47%

Avg goals/match: 2.61

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	48%	52%
± 3.5	27%	73%
± 4.5	13%	87%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

74%

Draw or Reading FC

53%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Reading FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC32% Draw47% Reading FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

1 – 0

10.1%

0 – 0

9.3%

2 – 1

8.9%

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

1 – 2

6.5%

2 – 2

3 – 1

4.5%

0 – 2

4.3%

3 – 0

3 – 2

2.6%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Reading FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	77%
-1.5	23%	—	77%
-1	23%	22%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	74%	—	26%
+1	74%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✓

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.