Sunday , 16 August 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Bristol City FC
Tue 17 Aug 2021 · 19:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Matty James

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 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
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
0% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Reading FC and Bristol City FC.
  • 5' What a moment for Andreas Weimann! That strike on 5 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 10' Tom McIntyre has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 11 cards already picked up this season.
  • 14' Chris Martin is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 19' A goal from the England international Femi Azeez! He fires home on 19 to make it 1-2!
  • 24' It’s high time Nigel Pearson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 29' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 34' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
  • 39' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Nigel Pearson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 44' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 46' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Ethan Bristow is replaced by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
  • 51' A change in the Bristol City FC ranks — Andy King exits the field as Han-Noah Massengo enters on 51.
  • 52' Against the run of play, Andreas Weimann has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 57' 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.
  • 62' Tomas Kalas needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 67' Kasey Palmer has so much to prove this time. He replaces Alex Scott on 67 minute.
  • 72' Bristol City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. George Puscas is replaced by Jahmari Clarke on 77 minute.
  • 81' What composure from Liam Moore! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 2-3.
  • 86' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Matty James.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Bristol City FC take all three points.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Nigel Pearson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 3
Yakou Meite 3
Andreas Weimann 2
Josh Brownhill 2
Antoine Semenyo 2
Liam Moore 1
Liam Kelly 1
Femi Azeez 1

Head to Head

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

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
6%
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.