Saturday , 14 November 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 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
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
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' The game is set. Reading FC kicks off things out of here…
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Over 15 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 17' The supporters are chanting for Joe Williams. He replaces Han-Noah Massengo on 17 minute.
  • 22' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 27' The travelling Reading FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 32' The referee has no hesitation. Tomas Kalas is booked for Bristol City FC — Yellow card on 32.
  • 37' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 42' It is a cagey affair so far. Bristol City FC in their trying to find a way past Reading FC's compact .
  • 44' Antoine Semenyo does the damage! The net is bulging and Bristol City FC surge ahead!
  • 45' What a strike from Antoine Semenyo! The score is 2-0.
  • 47' Michael Morrison is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 48' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Alex Scott makes no mistake. 4-0!
  • 53' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 58' Andreas Weimann is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
  • 60' Fresh legs for Reading FC! John Swift comes on to replace Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 65' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 67' Another change for Reading FC made on 67 minute. Andy Rinomhota leaves to be changed by Danny Drinkwater.
  • 67' Jay Dasilva picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bristol City FC that had 402 games and scored 450 goals.
  • 74' Goal! John Swift scores his 43 goal in 394 matches.
  • 79' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 82' Chris Martin is having his name booked by the referee on 82.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Callum O'Dowda as he leaves the pitch. Robbie Cundy steps in for Bristol City FC.
  • 90' Joe Williams catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for 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
Yakou Meite 3
Lucas Joao 3
Andreas Weimann 2
Josh Brownhill 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Andy Carroll 1
Nahki Wells 1
Loum Ndiaye 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.