Thursday , 2 July 2026

Bristol City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Bristol City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Wed 9 Feb 2022 · 19:45 UTC Ashton Gate HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 22' Tom Holmes
Tomas Kalas 32' Y
Jay Dasilva 67' Y
Chris Martin 82' Y
Joe Williams 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Ashton Gate.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
2
4
Bristol City FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2021-08-17 Reading FC 2–3 Bristol City FC 2021-02-16 Bristol City FC 0–2 Reading FC 2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC 2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Reading FC H 2–1 W
05 Feb Blackpool FC A 1–3 L
29 Jan Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
25 Jan Luton Town FC A 1–2 L
22 Jan Cardiff City FC H 3–2 W
15 Jan Fulham FC A 2–6 L
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
29 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–4 L
22 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–4 L
19 Jan Luton Town FC H 0–2 L
15 Jan Middlesbrough FC A 1–2 L
11 Jan Fulham FC H 0–7 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Ashton Gate. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Bristol City FC and Reading FC.
  • 5' Max O'Leary has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 10' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Joshua Laurent has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tom Dele-Bashiru suffering a number of foals already.
  • 17' Bristol City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Williams is hanging Han-Noah Massengo on the field on 17 minute.
  • 22' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Tom Holmes on 22 minutes.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' Tomas Kalas was booked on 32.
  • 37' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Bristol City FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 42' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 44' Antoine Semenyo puts Bristol City FC on the lead.
  • 45' Antoine Semenyo makes no mistake. The score reads 2-0 and Bristol City FC are in front.
  • 47' Goal! Michael Morrison scores his 20 goal in 383 matches.
  • 48' A goal from the England international Alex Scott! He fires home on 48 to make it 4-0!
  • 53' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 58' Karl Hein, a Estonia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 60' John Swift has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru on 60 minute.
  • 65' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 67' Another change for Reading FC made on 67 minute. Andy Rinomhota leaves to be changed by Danny Drinkwater.
  • 67' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Jay Dasilva.
  • 72' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bristol City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 74' Magnificent from John Swift! That is 43 goals in 379 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 79' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bristol City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 82' Chris Martin picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Callum O'Dowda exits the field as Robbie Cundy enters on 87.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Joe Williams. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • Full Time. Bristol City FC beats Reading FC

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
Yakou Meite 3
Andreas Weimann 2
Josh Brownhill 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Liam Kelly 1
Femi Azeez 1
Leandro Bacuna 1

Head to Head

2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC 2021-08-17 Reading FC 2–3 Bristol City FC 2021-02-16 Bristol City FC 0–2 Reading FC 2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC 2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2022-02-05 Blackpool FC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-01-29 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D 2022-01-25 Luton Town FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2022-01-22 Bristol City FC 3–2 Cardiff City FC W 2022-01-15 Fulham FC 6–2 Bristol City FC L

Reading FC Form

2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-01-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2022-01-22 Reading FC 3–4 Huddersfield Town AFC L 2022-01-19 Reading FC 0–2 Luton Town FC L 2022-01-15 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-01-11 Reading FC 0–7 Fulham FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.74 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.17 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC53% Draw24% Reading FC23%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.91
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 93%
7%
± 1.5 79%
21%
± 2.5 55%
45%
± 3.5 33%
67%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
78%
Draw or Reading FC
47%
Bristol City FC or Reading FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC36% Draw44% Reading FC20%
Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
2 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
8.7%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
0 – 1
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 0
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 22% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 14% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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