Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2019-20
Reading FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Tue 28 Jan 2020 · 20:00 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 33' Famara Diedhiou
Chris Gunter 45' Y
Y 66' Korey Smith
Y 74' Josh Brownhill

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Bristol City FC — Championship at Madejski Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Craig Hicks
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Akil Howson

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
2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2019-10-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Reading FC 2019-04-19 Bristol City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Bristol City FC H 0–1 L
22 Jan Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
18 Jan Millwall FC A 0–2 L
11 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 1–1 D
01 Jan Fulham FC A 2–1 W
29 Dec Preston North End FC A 2–0 W
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Jan Reading FC A 1–0 W
18 Jan Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
11 Jan Wigan Athletic FC A 2–0 W
01 Jan Brentford FC H 0–4 L
29 Dec Luton Town FC H 3–0 W
26 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 2–3 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Madejski Stadium. Reading FC are looking to make home advantage count against Bristol City FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Bristol City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Bristol City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Bristol City FC's compact .
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 33' Famara Diedhiou was booked on 33.
  • 38' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 43' 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' The referee calls foul for Chris Gunter. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 55' Sone Aluko needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 60' Famara Diedhiou has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 62' Jamie Paterson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
  • 62' Time for substitution for Reading FC. George Puscas is replaced by Sam Baldock.
  • 66' Korey Smith picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 69' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Yakou Meite is hanging Tyler Blackett on the field on 69 minute.
  • 73' Another change for Reading FC made on 73 minute. John Swift leaves to be changed by Sone Aluko.
  • 74' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Josh Brownhill on 74 minutes.
  • 77' Jamie Paterson makes way for Callum O'Dowda at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bristol City FC.
  • 82' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
  • 87' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bristol City FC's shape.
  • 90' Another substitution for Bristol City FC to replace Niclas Eliasson by Taylor Moore on 90 minute.
  • Reading FC will have plenty to reflect on. Bristol City FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Bowen

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

2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2019-10-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Reading FC 2019-04-19 Bristol City FC 1–1 Reading FC 2018-11-03 Reading FC 3–2 Bristol City FC

Reading FC Form

2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-01-22 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-01-18 Millwall FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2020-01-11 Reading FC 1–1 Nottingham Forest FC D 2020-01-01 Fulham FC 1–2 Reading FC W 2019-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–2 Reading FC W

Bristol City FC Form

2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-01-18 Bristol City FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2020-01-11 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2020-01-01 Bristol City FC 0–4 Brentford FC L 2019-12-29 Bristol City FC 3–0 Luton Town FC W 2019-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 3–2 Bristol City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.01 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.19 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC or Draw 69% + Under 2.5 goals 63%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC31% Draw32% Bristol City FC37%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 19%
81%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
63%
Draw or Bristol City FC
69%
Reading FC or Bristol City FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC21% Draw52% Bristol City FC27%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.4%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
10%
1 – 2
7.7%
0 – 2
7.5%
2 – 1
6.5%
2 – 0
5.5%
2 – 2
4%
1 – 3
3.1%
0 – 3
2.9%
3 – 1
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 18% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 62% — 38%
+1 62% 21% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗

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