Sunday , 15 November 2026

Reading FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 22 Oct 2022 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 65' Tommy Conway
Y 76' Cameron Pring
Abdul Rahman Baba 78' Y
Loum Ndiaye 90' Y
Y 90' Chris Martin

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

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
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-10-22 Reading FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 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

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
18 Oct Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L
15 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
07 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–2 L
04 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–1 D
01 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Oct Reading FC A 0–2 L
18 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–0 W
15 Oct Millwall FC H 1–2 L
12 Oct Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
08 Oct Birmingham City FC A 0–3 L
04 Oct Coventry City FC H 0–0 D

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' Reading FC have kicked off against Bristol City FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Bristol City FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' England international Zak Vyner has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Pearson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 20' Bristol City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 25' Tom Holmes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 13 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' With 0 assists to his name this season, Timm Klose is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
  • 35' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact .
  • 40' 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.
  • 45' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 50' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
  • 52' Loum Ndiaye puts Reading FC on the lead.
  • 56' Bristol City FC make a change. Nahki Wells trudges off to be replaced by Tommy Conway on 56 minutes.
  • 57' Joe Williams makes way for Andreas Weimann at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 62' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 65' A moment of madness from Tommy Conway on 65 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bristol City FC will be frustrated.
  • 68' Reading FC make a change. Lucas Joao trudges off to be replaced by Shane Long on 68 minutes.
  • 70' Cameron Pring gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Jay Dasilva and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 75' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 76' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 76.
  • 78' The referee calls foul for Abdul Rahman Baba. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 81' Bristol City FC make a change. Zak Vyner trudges off to be replaced by Andy King on 81 minutes.
  • 82' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Zak Vyner has done his job and it is now time for Andy King to step up.
  • 87' Nelson Abbey is replacing Junior Hoilett for the Reading FC side.
  • 88' Andy Carroll is replacing Yakou Meite for the Reading FC side.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Loum Ndiaye on 90 minutes.
  • Reading FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

2022-10-22 Reading FC 2–0 Bristol City FC 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

Reading FC Form

2022-10-22 Reading FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-10-18 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Reading FC L 2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2022-10-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-10-04 Reading FC 1–1 Norwich City FC D 2022-10-01 Reading FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W

Bristol City FC Form

2022-10-22 Reading FC 2–0 Bristol City FC L 2022-10-18 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2022-10-15 Bristol City FC 1–2 Millwall FC L 2022-10-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-10-08 Birmingham City FC 3–0 Bristol City FC L 2022-10-04 Bristol City FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.52 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.03 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC49% Draw27% Bristol City FC24%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.55
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Bristol City FC
51%
Reading FC or Bristol City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC33% Draw48% Bristol City FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
7%
1 – 2
6%
2 – 2
4.7%
3 – 1
4.6%
3 – 0
4.4%
0 – 2
4%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 23% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 15% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
36% ✗
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

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