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Bolton Wanderers v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 21st Sep, 15:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

Ian Evatt's Bolton Wanderers side are on home soil in the League One on Saturday afternoon, as Rubén Sellés Salvador's Reading travel to the Macron Stadium. For each and every League One preview, KickOff dives into the statistics for seventeen major betting markets. Key stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then brought forward alongside odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers.

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We're ruling out a bore-draw or a slim 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Bolton and Reading will score at least a couple of between them during 90 minutes. This is based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 81%. Bookies have it available at 1.18.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bolton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 55% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.73.
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bolton
55%
3/4
4%
3/4
Draw
23%
13/5
3%
29/10
Reading
22%
15/4
10%
17/5
Draw 1-1
11%
6/16/1
Bolton 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Bolton 1-0
10%
15/213/2
Bolton 2-0
9%
8/1
5%
7/1
Bolton 3-1
6%
12/110/1
Reading 2-1
6%
14/111/1
Reading 1-0
6%
14/111/1
Bolton 3-0
6%
14/111/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/111/1
Draw 0-0
5%
11/1
8%
10/1
Bolton 3-2
3%
22/1
10%
16/1
Reading 2-0
3%
25/1
13%
18/1
Bolton 4-1
3%
25/118/1
Bolton 4-0
3%
25/1
10%
18/1
Reading 3-1
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
8/11
2%
7/10
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
43/40
1%
21/20
Home 1st Goal
54%
1/2
2%
-
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/4
5%
-
No 1st Goal
3%
11/1
8%
-
BTTS - Yes
56%
7/10
2%
7/10
BTTS - No
44%
21/20
2%
21/20
BTTS - Home Win
27%
12/5
3%
9/4
BTTS - Draw
17%
7/2
4%
18/5
BTTS - Away Win
12%
7/1
7%
6/1
Home/draw
78%
2/11
2%
1/5
Away/draw
45%
1/1
5%
21/20
Home/away
77%
2/71/4
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
2/9
2%
2/9
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
3/1
8%
29/10
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
7/4
5%
17/10
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
2/5
3%
4/9
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
9/2
10%
19/5
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/7
3%
1/6
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
10/18/1
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/201/20
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/251/33
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
11/1
8%
10/1
Home DNB
71%
2/7
3%
3/10
Away DNB
38%
5/2
8%
11/5
Bolton win to nil
28%
9/4
4%
-
Reading win to nil
10%
8/1-
Bolton / Bolton
30%
7/4
5%
13/8
Bolton / Reading
3%
33/125/1
Bolton / Draw
6%
12/112/1
Draw / Bolton
17%
15/47/2
Draw / Reading
9%
17/2
6%
8/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/19/2
Reading / Bolton
4%
20/116/1
Reading / Reading
11%
13/2
15%
11/2
Reading / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win League One table
Bolton
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Reading
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
 Wrexham6411713 
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
Mar 4
Oct 22
 Birmingham5410513 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
Jan 11
l
 
2-0A
 Charlton6411313 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
l
 
0-4A
Jan 25
 Huddersfield5401712 
Sep 28
Feb 8
Mar 15
Nov 9
 Stockport5320711 
Jan 18
Oct 29
Dec 29
Apr 21
 Lincoln5311410 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Dec 26
Apr 12
 Barnsley6312110 
May 3
Oct 12
Dec 3
Jan 1
 Mansfield5221-18 
Dec 29
Apr 21
May 3
Oct 12
 Stevenage521227 
Mar 15
Nov 9
Apr 18
Dec 20
 Wycombe521217 
Apr 5
Dec 7
Oct 26
Apr 26
 Peterborough521207 
Mar 29
Nov 23
Sep 21
Feb 1
 Reading Away521207 
-
-
Feb 8
Sep 28
 Crawley5212-27 
Oct 19
Mar 8
Apr 5
Dec 7
 Bristol R6213-47 
Oct 26
Apr 26
Dec 14
Apr 1
 Wigan520316 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
 Exeter520306 
Mar 4
Oct 22
Mar 22
Nov 16
 Rotherham6132-26 
Feb 15
Oct 5
Jan 28
Oct 1
 Northampton5122-15 
Dec 26
Apr 12
Nov 23
Mar 29
 Blackpool5122-35 
Dec 14
Apr 1
Oct 19
Mar 8
 Burton5041-14 
Oct 1
Jan 28
-
-
 Bolton Home5113-74 
Feb 1
Sep 21
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
 L Orient5104-53 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
Oct 5
Feb 15
 Shrewsbury6105-63 
Nov 16
Mar 22
Jan 18
Nov 26
 Cambridge5014-61 
Dec 3
Jan 1
Win / draw / win form
3
Bolton have lost 3 consecutive league games
5
Bolton have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
4
Bolton have failed to score in 4 consecutive league games
Bolton 21ST
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton0 - 4Huddersfield
Bolton0 - 2Exeter
Bolton0 - 0Wrexham
Bolton0 - 2Oxford Utd
Bolton2 - 3Barnsley
Bolton2 - 0Port Vale
Bolton2 - 2Shrewsbury
Bolton1 - 1Portsmouth
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Bolton5 - 0Oxford Utd
Bolton2 - 0Cambridge
Bolton3 - 3Charlton
Bolton2 - 1Wycombe
Bolton1 - 1Barnsley
Bolton1 - 0Cheltenham
Bolton1 - 0Burton
Bolton3 - 2L Orient
Bolton1 - 2Bristol R
Bolton7 - 0Exeter
Bolton1 - 0Blackpool
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBolton0 - 4Huddersfield
HBolton0 - 2Exeter
ABolton0 - 2Charlton
HBolton0 - 0Wrexham
ABolton2 - 1L Orient
HBolton0 - 2Oxford Utd
HBolton2 - 3Barnsley
ABolton3 - 1Barnsley
ABolton3 - 3Peterborough
HBolton2 - 0Port Vale
HBolton2 - 2Shrewsbury
HBolton1 - 1Portsmouth
ABolton2 - 0Bristol R
HBolton5 - 2Reading
ABolton0 - 0Stevenage
ABolton0 - 1Derby
HBolton5 - 0Oxford Utd
ABolton2 - 2Exeter
ABolton2 - 2Barnsley
HBolton2 - 0Cambridge
Reading 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
W
4
Draw
7
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wrexham3 - 0Reading
Birmingham1 - 1Reading
Burton3 - 2Reading
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Derby2 - 1Reading
Carlisle1 - 3Reading
Portsmouth4 - 1Reading
Fleetwood1 - 1Reading
Stevenage0 - 1Reading
Oxford Utd1 - 1Reading
Wigan1 - 0Reading
Cheltenham2 - 2Reading
Peterborough2 - 2Reading
Lincoln1 - 1Reading
Wycombe1 - 2Reading
Shrewsbury3 - 2Reading
Charlton4 - 0Reading
L Orient2 - 1Reading
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading0 - 1L Orient
HReading2 - 0Charlton
AReading0 - 3Wrexham
HReading2 - 0Wigan
AReading1 - 1Birmingham
HReading3 - 2Blackpool
AReading2 - 3Burton
AReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading2 - 0Bristol R
HReading1 - 1Lincoln
AReading2 - 5Bolton
HReading1 - 0Northampton
HReading4 - 0Cambridge
AReading1 - 2Derby
HReading1 - 2Wycombe
AReading3 - 1Carlisle
HReading2 - 3Shrewsbury
HReading2 - 0Port Vale
AReading1 - 4Portsmouth
AReading1 - 1Fleetwood
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bolton since 1996
Bolton
Reading
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
8 / 9
8 / 9
Clean sheets
1 / 9
1 / 9
BOL
3
D
4
RDG
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Bolton5 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Reading
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bolton3 - 0
1 - 3Reading
Bolton2 - 1
League games at Reading since 1997
Reading
Bolton
Goals: Scored
16
9
Games: Scored
6 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
3 / 9
BOL
2
D
2
RDG
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
Reading2 - 1
0 - 1Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Reading2 - 1
Draw0 - 0Draw
Reading7 - 1
0 - 2Bolton
Reading1 - 0
Reading3 - 2
Goal Statistics
Bolton 21st Reading 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.9
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
16%
1
29%
2
27%
3
17%
4+
12%
There is a 84% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+5
Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+19
Reading have scored 19% more goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
1.9
1.1
Attack rating
BOL
RDG
53%
better
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Games scored1
3
Failed to score4
2
Scored first1
3
Goals scored2
5
Avg. goals scored0.4
1
Avg. shots per game8
9
Avg. shots per goal21
9
Conversion rate for5
12
Avg. XG for1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+53%
Defence rating
BOL
RDG
34%
better
view stats
Games conceded4
3
Clean sheets1
2
Conceded first3
2
Goals conceded9
5
Avg. goals conceded1.8
1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded4
7
Conversion rate against26%
14%
Avg. XG against1
1.1
KickOff rating
+34%

Bolton v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5113
N BaxterD CharlesA CollinsR Santos
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
N Baxter GLK5
1
-
R Santos DEF5
3
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF5
1
-
G Thomason MID5
1
-
J Matete MID5
1
-
J Sheehan MID5
-
J McAtee FWD5
-
S Schön FWD5
2
-
A Collins FWD51
-
D Charles FWD51
-
V Adeboyejo FWD51
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF4
1
-
E Toal DEF4
-
K Dempsey MID4
-
S Arfield MID4
-
G Johnston DEF3
1
-
C Forino DEF2
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
5212
J DorsettC SavageB ElliottS Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Dorsett DEF5
-
A Mbengue DEF5
1
-
K Abrefa DEF5
1
-
T. Bindon DEF5
-
M Craig MID5
-
B Elliott MID51
1
-
C Savage MID52
-
L Wing MID51
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD521
-
S Smith FWD51
2
-
J Pereira GLK4
-
J Wareham FWD4
-
H Knibbs MID2
-
M Camará MID2
-
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
H Dean DEF1
1
-
C Campbell MID1
-
T Rushesha MID1
-
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