Reading FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Reading FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Bolton Wanderers FC

Sat 16 Sep 2023 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 20' Dion Charles

Charlie Savage 77' 1–1

Caylan Vickers 86' 2–1

Y 13' Ricardo Santos

Y 16' Eoin Toal

Dominic Ballard 30' Y

Y 38' Randell Williams

Y 76' Cameron Jerome

Y 76' George Thomason

Andy Yiadom 79' Y

Charlie Savage 90' Y

YR 90' Eoin Toal

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

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

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey
Assistant 1 Mark Derrien
Assistant 2 Paul Kelly

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

Reading FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Bolton Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-09-16 Reading FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2019-01-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC 2018-08-18 Reading FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W
04 Sep	Cambridge United FC	A	0–1	L
26 Aug	Exeter City FC	A	1–2	L
19 Aug	Stevenage FC	H	2–0	W
15 Aug	Cheltenham Town FC	H	1–0	W
12 Aug	Port Vale FC	A	0–1	L

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Sep	Reading FC	A	1–2	L
02 Sep	Derby County FC	H	2–1	W
26 Aug	Burton Albion FC	A	1–1	D
19 Aug	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–4	L
15 Aug	Fleetwood Town FC	H	3–1	W
12 Aug	Cheltenham Town FC	A	3–0	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	3 G
George Earthy	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Bolton Wanderers FC gets underway.
5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
10' Gethin Jones, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
13' Ricardo Santos is having his name booked by the referee on 13.
16' Bolton Wanderers FC player sees a card in front of him.
20' A goal from the Northern Ireland international Dion Charles! He fires home on 20 to make it 0-1!
25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
30' The referee calls foul for Dominic Ballard. He receives a card.
35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Bolton Wanderers FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
38' Poor challenge from Randell Williams. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
43' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Bolton Wanderers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
48' Bolton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 48.
53' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' Ben Elliott is replacing Dominic Ballard for the Reading FC side.
61' Femi Azeez has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 12 cards already picked up this season.
66' Both keepers have barely been tested. Reading FC and Bolton Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
71' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ian Evatt will be considering his options from the bench.
73' The supporters are chanting for Tom McIntyre. He replaces Clinton Mola on 73 minute.
75' Bolton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Victor Adeboyejo has done his job and it is now time for Jack Iredale to step up.
76' That looks like a foul for a card for Cameron Jerome.
77' Brilliant from the ! Charlie Savage makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 77.
79' It’s gonna be a card for Andy Yiadom.
82' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Amadou Salif Mbengue on, Kelvin Ehibhationhan off on 82 minutes.
86' Caylan Vickers does the damage! The net is bulging and Reading FC surge ahead!
89' Fresh legs for Bolton Wanderers FC! Jon Bodvarsson comes on to replace Josh Sheehan.
90' Charlie Savage was booked on 90.
Game over. The scoreline of 2-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

17
Andy Yiadom
1
David Button
23
Sam Hutchinson ↓ Caylan Vickers 82'
7
Harvey Knibbs ↓ Paul Mukairu 56'
2
Clinton Mola ↓ Tom McIntyre 73'
32
Nelson Abbey
11
Femi Azeez
8
Charlie Savage
9
Dominic Ballard ↓ Ben Elliott 56'
24
Tyler Bindon
15
Kelvin Ehibhationhan ↓ Amadou Salif Mbengue 82'

Bench

6
Harlee Dean
5
Tom McIntyre ↑ 73'
31
Coniah Boyce-Clarke
12
Paul Mukairu ↑ 56'
27
Amadou Salif Mbengue ↑ 82'
42
Caylan Vickers ↑ 82'
4
Ben Elliott ↑ 56'

Coach Ruben Selles

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Nathan Baxter
8
Josh Sheehan ↓ Jon Bodvarsson 89'
14
Victor Adeboyejo ↓ Jack Iredale 75'
22
Kyle Dempsey
2
Gethin Jones
27
Randell Williams ↓ Cameron Jerome 75'
10
Dion Charles ↓ Dan N'Lundulu 82'
18
Eoin Toal
4
George Thomason
12
Josh Dacres-Cogley
5
Ricardo Santos

Bench

16
Aaron Morley
3
Jack Iredale ↑ 75'
40
Luke Hutchinson
35
Cameron Jerome ↑ 75'
15
Will Forrester
11
Dan N'Lundulu ↑ 82'
9
Jon Bodvarsson ↑ 89'

Coach Ian Evatt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Dion Charles	4
Aaron Collins	3
Jon Bodvarsson	2
Jack Hobbs	1
Kyle Dempsey	1
Charlie Savage	1
Harvey Knibbs	1
Caylan Vickers	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.33 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.03 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Reading FC or Draw 73% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC44% Draw29% Bolton Wanderers FC27%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes48% 0% No52%

Avg goals/match: 2.36

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	88%	12%
± 1.5	68%	32%
± 2.5	42%	58%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC

56%

Reading FC or Bolton Wanderers FC

71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC29% Draw50% Bolton Wanderers FC21%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.9%

0 – 0

11.7%

1 – 0

11.4%

0 – 1

8.6%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

6.4%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.4%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	13%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

36% ✓

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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

Reading FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Clean Sheet