Wednesday , 30 September 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 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

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
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
3/2
46-60
1/4
61-75
1/1
76+
5/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Reading FC welcome Bristol City FC for this crunch clash at Madejski Stadium.
  • 5' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tommy Rowe suffering a number of foals already.
  • 10' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 15' Joshua Laurent needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 25 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Bristol City FC backline.
  • 25' Tom Holmes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 30' Bristol City FC have won 441 goals from 391 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 35' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 40' Liam Moore, a Jamaica , has 17 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 45' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 50' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Jack Hunt has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 54' Ovie Ejaria adds to his 0 season tally! Reading FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 56' Nahki Wells has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tommy Rowe on 56 minute.
  • 61' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 65' Controversy at the stadium! Taylor Moore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 70' The referee calls foul for Chris Martin. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 73' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Nahki Wells makes it 1-1.
  • 73' Bristol City FC make a change. Adam Nagy trudges off to be replaced by Chris Brunt on 73 minutes.
  • 76' The deadlock is broken! Yakou Meite gets on the scoresheet on 76 minutes.
  • 81' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Alfa Semedo on, Michael Olise off on 81 minutes.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Opanin Edwards. He replaces Jack Hunt on 86 minute.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Callum O'Dowda is replaced by Han-Noah Massengo.
  • 90' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Sone Aluko on, Ovie Ejaria off on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 3-1.

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
Michael Morrison 1
Tommy Conway 1
Liam Moore 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.