Sunday , 15 November 2026

Reading FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Reading FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Sat 28 Nov 2020 · 12:30 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45+5' · FT 45+6'
Y 65' Taylor Moore
Y 70' Chris Martin

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Rob Smith
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Anthony Coggins
  • Referee Eddie Smart

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
2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC 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 Nov Bristol City FC H 3–1 W
25 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D
21 Nov AFC Bournemouth A 2–4 L
07 Nov Stoke City FC H 0–3 L
04 Nov Preston North End FC H 0–3 L
30 Oct Coventry City FC A 2–3 L
Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Nov Reading FC A 1–3 L
25 Nov Watford FC H 0–0 D
21 Nov Derby County FC H 1–0 W
06 Nov Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
03 Nov Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W
31 Oct Norwich City FC H 1–3 L

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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Reading FC and Bristol City FC get this one started.
  • 5' Yakou Meite has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Zak Vyner is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Michael Morrison made 398 appearances and scored 20 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 25' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 30' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 35' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 40' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 45' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 50' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 54' A goal from the England international Ovie Ejaria! He fires home on 54 to make it 1-0!
  • 56' Nahki Wells is replacing Tommy Rowe for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Taylor Moore on 65.
  • 70' It’s a booking for Bristol City FC player. Chris Martin gets a Yellow card.
  • 73' Nahki Wells adds to his 7 season tally! Bristol City FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 73' Bristol City FC ring the changes. Adam Nagy has done his job and it is now time for Chris Brunt to step up.
  • 76' Goal! Yakou Meite scores his 47 goal in 394 matches.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Alfa Semedo on, Michael Olise off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Opanin Edwards gets the nod from Bristol City FC. He replaces Jack Hunt and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Bristol City FC! Han-Noah Massengo comes on to replace Callum O'Dowda.
  • 90' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Ovie Ejaria departs to be replaced by Sone Aluko.
  • With this win, Reading FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC 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

2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-11-25 Millwall FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2020-11-21 AFC Bournemouth 4–2 Reading FC L 2020-11-07 Reading FC 0–3 Stoke City FC L 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC L 2020-10-30 Coventry City FC 3–2 Reading FC L

Bristol City FC Form

2020-11-28 Reading FC 3–1 Bristol City FC L 2020-11-25 Bristol City FC 0–0 Watford FC D 2020-11-21 Bristol City FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2020-11-06 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Bristol City FC W 2020-11-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Bristol City FC W 2020-10-31 Bristol City FC 1–3 Norwich City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.41 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.3 Bristol City FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Bristol City FC 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC40% Draw28% Bristol City FC32%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
68%
Draw or Bristol City FC
60%
Reading FC or Bristol City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC28% Draw47% Bristol City FC25%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
8.4%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
5.4%
3 – 1
Actual
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Bristol City FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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