Reading FC vs Bristol City FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2021-22

Reading FC

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Bristol City FC

Tue 17 Aug 2021 · 19:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 90' Matty James

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

Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Bristol City FC 46 games · 62 pts (2026/27)

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

Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Bristol City FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2020-01-28 Reading FC 0–1 Bristol City FC 2019-10-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Bristol City FC	H	2–3	L
14 Aug	Preston North End FC	H	2–1	W
07 Aug	Stoke City FC	A	2–3	L
08 May	Huddersfield Town AFC	H	2–2	D
01 May	Norwich City FC	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	Swansea City AFC	H	2–2	D

Bristol City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
17 Aug	Reading FC	A	3–2	W
14 Aug	Middlesbrough FC	A	1–2	L
07 Aug	Blackpool FC	H	1–1	D
08 May	Brentford FC	H	1–3	L
01 May	Millwall FC	A	1–4	L
25 Apr	Luton Town FC	H	2–3	L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to Select Car Leasing Stadium that hosts another battle between Reading FC and Bristol City FC.
5' Magnificent from Andreas Weimann! That is 67 goals in 387 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
10' Kasey Palmer is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bristol City FC tonight.
14' Chris Martin adds to his 0 season tally! Bristol City FC lead 0-2 — and this changes everything.
19' What composure from Femi Azeez! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
24' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
29' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
34' France international Han-Noah Massengo has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Veljko Paunovic will be considering his options from the bench.
44' Over 44 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
46' The whistle greets Ethan Bristow as he departs to be replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
51' Han-Noah Massengo is replacing Andy King for the Bristol City FC side.
52' Andreas Weimann makes no mistake. The score reads 1-3 and Bristol City FC are in front.
57' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
62' Jay Dasilva needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
67' Time for substitution for Bristol City FC. Alex Scott is replaced by Kasey Palmer.
72' It looks surprising Bristol City FC does not make any changes. Tom McIntyre has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
77' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. George Puscas departs to be replaced by Jahmari Clarke.
81' Goal! Liam Moore scores his 5 goal in 379 matches.
86' 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.
90' The referee calls foul for Matty James. He receives a Yellow card.
2-3 the final result. Reading FC will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Yakou Meite	3
Lucas Joao	3
Andreas Weimann	2
Josh Brownhill	2
Antoine Semenyo	2
Nahki Wells	1
Loum Ndiaye	1
Michael Morrison	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2021-08-17 Reading FC 2–3 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-08-07 Stoke City FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2021-05-08 Reading FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC L 2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D

Bristol City FC Form

2021-08-17 Reading FC 2–3 Bristol City FC W 2021-08-14 Middlesbrough FC 2–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-08-07 Bristol City FC 1–1 Blackpool FC D 2021-05-08 Bristol City FC 1–3 Brentford FC L 2021-05-01 Millwall FC 4–1 Bristol City FC L 2021-04-25 Bristol City FC 2–3 Luton Town FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.64 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 Bristol City FC xG

I would bet for: Reading FC or Bristol City FC 73% + Both teams to score 61%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC41% Draw27% Bristol City FC32%

Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes61% 0% No39%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

68%

Draw or Bristol City FC

59%

Reading FC or Bristol City FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC31% Draw44% Bristol City FC25%

Actual: Bristol City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted

2 – 3

Actual

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

8.7%

1 – 2

7.4%

1 – 0

7.1%

0 – 0

6.6%

2 – 0

6.4%

2 – 2

0 – 1

5.9%

3 – 1

4.8%

0 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

3.5%

1 – 3

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Bristol City FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	13%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	20%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	69%	—	31%
+1	69%	17%	15%
+1.5	85%	—	15%
+2	85%	9%	5%
+2.5	95%	—	5%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet

20% ✓

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