Reading FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

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Bolton Wanderers FC

Sat 1 Feb 2025 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 11,508 HT 45' · FT 45'

Harvey Knibbs pen 89' 1–0

Overview

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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 Gavin Ward
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)

5 games this season 🟨 1.6/game ⚽ 6.8 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

Reading FC 8 games · Avg 3.1 goals Bolton Wanderers FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-01-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–0	W
28 Jan	Burton Albion FC	A	2–3	L
25 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–2	L
18 Jan	Stockport County FC	H	1–3	L
11 Jan	Burnley FC	H	1–3	L
04 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	A	0–0	D

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
01 Feb	Reading FC	A	0–1	L
28 Jan	Northampton Town FC	H	3–1	W
25 Jan	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–0	W
21 Jan	Charlton Athletic FC	H	1–2	L
18 Jan	Cambridge United FC	H	2–2	D
11 Jan	Rotherham United FC	A	1–3	L

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' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Reading FC to score. At the same time, Bolton Wanderers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
5' The 27-year-old Harvey Knibbs has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
10' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bolton Wanderers FC's shape.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
20' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
89' Harvey Knibbs doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Noel Hunt

Bolton Wanderers 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

Reading FC Form

2025-02-01 Reading FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-01-28 Burton Albion FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2025-01-25 Leyton Orient FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2025-01-18 Reading FC 1–3 Stockport County FC L 2025-01-11 Reading FC 1–3 Burnley FC L 2025-01-04 Charlton Athletic FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2025-02-01 Reading FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-01-28 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Northampton Town FC W 2025-01-25 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-01-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Charlton Athletic FC L 2025-01-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC D 2025-01-11 Rotherham United FC 3–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.3 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.36 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

I would bet for: Reading FC or Bolton Wanderers FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC39% Draw28% Bolton Wanderers FC33%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.66

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	74%	26%
± 2.5	49%	51%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

66%

Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC

61%

Reading FC or Bolton Wanderers FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC26% Draw47% Bolton Wanderers FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

0 – 1

8.5%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 1

7.7%

0 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.8%

2 – 2

5.3%

1 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

0 – 3

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	10%	84%
-1.5	16%	—	84%
-1	16%	19%	66%
-0.5	34%	—	66%
+0.5	63%	—	37%
+1	63%	19%	17%
+1.5	83%	—	17%
+2	83%	11%	6%
+2.5	94%	—	6%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✗

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

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