Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bristol City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Bristol City FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 5 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Tommy Rowe 18' Y
Y 65' Liam Moore
Y 74' Andy Rinomhota

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Reading FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Kevin Johnson
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
Bristol City FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Reading FC 2019-04-19 Bristol City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Reading FC H 1–0 W
02 Oct Brentford FC A 1–1 D
28 Sep Preston North End FC A 3–3 D
21 Sep Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
14 Sep Stoke City FC A 2–1 W
31 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Bristol City FC A 0–1 L
01 Oct Fulham FC H 1–4 L
28 Sep Swansea City AFC A 1–1 D
21 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–2 L
14 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
31 Aug Charlton Athletic FC H 0–2 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bristol City FC
0-15
2/2
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/3
46-60
1/7
61-75
1/2
76+
7/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Scott Twine 5 G
Dominic Ballard 4 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' It’s high time Jose Manuel Gomes made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 12' Bristol City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Famara Diedhiou on 12.
  • 17' Over 17 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 18' The referee calls foul for Tommy Rowe. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 23' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 28' Daniel Bentley is a natural goalkeeper and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
  • 33' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 38' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 38 minutes.
  • 43' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Omar Richards made 388 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 48' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 58' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 62' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace George Puscas by Lucas Boye on 62 minute.
  • 65' Liam Moore picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 70' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 72' Antoine Semenyo is replacing Famara Diedhiou for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 74' Andy Rinomhota catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 74.
  • 74' Reading FC ring the changes. Pele has done his job and it is now time for Josh Barrett to step up.
  • 79' Taylor Moore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 81' Lucas Joao gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Michael Morrison and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 85' Kasey Palmer is replacing Callum O'Dowda for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 90' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Another three points for Bristol City FC.

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jose Manuel Gomes

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Yakou Meite 3
Lucas Joao 3
Andreas Weimann 2
Josh Brownhill 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Michael Morrison 1
Tommy Conway 1
Liam Moore 1

Head to Head

2019-10-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Reading FC 2019-04-19 Bristol City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2019-10-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2019-10-02 Brentford FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D 2019-09-28 Preston North End FC 3–3 Bristol City FC D 2019-09-21 Bristol City FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2019-09-14 Stoke City FC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2019-08-31 Bristol City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D

Reading FC Form

2019-10-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2019-10-01 Reading FC 1–4 Fulham FC L 2019-09-28 Swansea City AFC 1–1 Reading FC D 2019-09-21 Reading FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2019-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2019-08-31 Reading FC 0–2 Charlton Athletic FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.22 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC47% Draw29% Reading FC24%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Reading FC
53%
Bristol City FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC28% Draw53% Reading FC19%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.1%
0 – 0
14.1%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
5.8%
0 – 2
4.7%
2 – 2
3.7%
3 – 0
3.4%
3 – 1
3.3%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 23% 59%
-0.5 41% — 59%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 17% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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