Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Reading FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 3 Nov 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 59' Liam Walsh
Leandro Bacuna 59' Y
Andy Rinomhota 69' Y
Y 84' Andreas Weimann
Andy Yiadom 87' Y
Sam Baldock 90' Y
Chris Gunter 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Nigel Lugg
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee James Wilson
  • Referee Rob Merchant

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
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Bristol City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–2 W
27 Oct Swansea City AFC A 0–2 L
23 Oct Birmingham City FC A 1–2 L
20 Oct Millwall FC H 3–1 W
06 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–4 L
02 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Nov Reading FC A 2–3 L
27 Oct Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
24 Oct Hull City AFC H 1–0 W
20 Oct Brentford FC A 1–0 W
07 Oct Sheffield Wednesday FC H 1–2 L
03 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–0 D

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Reading FC host Bristol City FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' The 45-year-old John O'Shea has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 8' What a moment for Yakou Meite! That strike on 8 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 13' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 18' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 23' Marlon Pack does the damage! The net is bulging and Bristol City FC surge ahead!
  • 28' Niclas Eliasson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
  • 33' Over 33 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 37' Garath McCleary is replacing Yakou Meite for the Reading FC side.
  • 42' Reading FC is showing some good football. However, Reading FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 45' What a strike from Liam Kelly! The score is 2-1.
  • 46' Liam Kelly makes no mistake. The score reads 3-1 and Reading FC are in front.
  • 48' Magnificent from Josh Brownhill! That is 45 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 53' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 58' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lloyd Kelly is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
  • 59' Bristol City FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 59.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Andreas Weimann comes on to replace Matt Taylor.
  • 66' A goal from the Curacao international Leandro Bacuna! He fires home on 66 to make it 4-2!
  • 69' Andy Rinomhota catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Jack Hunt is replaced by Lloyd Kelly.
  • 78' Reading FC ring the changes. Andy Rinomhota has done his job and it is now time for John Swift to step up.
  • 83' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Andreas Weimann.
  • 87' A meaty challenge results in booking for Andy Yiadom on 87.
  • 87' Modou Barrow makes way for Chris Gunter at the 87 minute mark. A tactical switch from Reading FC.
  • 90' Sam Baldock picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • The final score is 3-2.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Clement

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
Yakou Meite 3
Andreas Weimann 2
Josh Brownhill 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Marlon Pack 1
Chris Martin 1
John Swift 1

Head to Head

2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC

Reading FC Form

2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC W 2018-10-27 Swansea City AFC 2–0 Reading FC L 2018-10-23 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2018-10-20 Reading FC 3–1 Millwall FC W 2018-10-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 4–1 Reading FC L 2018-10-02 Reading FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC L 2018-10-27 Bristol City FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2018-10-24 Bristol City FC 1–0 Hull City AFC W 2018-10-20 Brentford FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2018-10-07 Bristol City FC 1–2 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2018-10-03 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Bristol City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.85 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.36 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 63% + Over 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC49% Draw24% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes63% 0% No37%
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 61%
39%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
74%
Draw or Bristol City FC
51%
Reading FC or Bristol City FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC35% Draw42% Bristol City FC23%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.8%
1 – 0
6.7%
1 – 2
6.7%
2 – 2
6.1%
0 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.5%
0 – 1
4.7%
3 – 0
4.1%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 21% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 15% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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