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Reading v Bristol Rovers : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 26th Oct, 12:30 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Saturday lunch time at the Madejski Stadium, and it’s a League One showdown between Reading and Bristol Rovers. Rubén Sellés Salvador and Matt Taylor will be doing all they can to claim victory. Below you'll find unique statistics for the biggest betting markets, from team to score first to full time result, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are generated from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there's a 79% chance of Reading and Bristol R scoring a minimum of 2 goals in this League One clash. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are included in the calculation , and it seems the bookmakers like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available at a best price of 1.20.

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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
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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
60%
8/11-
Draw
22%
11/4-
Bristol R
19%
7/2-
Reading 1-0
10%
8/1-
Draw 1-1
10%
13/2-
Reading 2-0
10%
17/2-
Reading 2-1
10%
15/2-
Reading 3-0
7%
14/1-
Reading 3-1
7%
12/1-
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1-
Bristol R 1-0
5%
14/1-
Bristol R 2-1
5%
14/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
12/1-
Reading 3-2
3%
20/1-
Reading 4-0
3%
25/1-
Reading 4-1
3%
22/1-
Bristol R 2-0
3%
22/1-
Bristol R 3-1
2%
33/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
57%
4/6-
Under 2.5 Goals
43%
23/20-
Home 1st Goal
56%
1/2-
Away 1st Goal
41%
7/4-
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
54%
4/6-
BTTS - No
46%
11/10-
BTTS - Home Win
28%
9/4-
BTTS - Draw
16%
7/2-
BTTS - Away Win
10%
13/2-
Home/draw
81%
2/11-
Away/draw
40%
21/20-
Home/away
78%
1/4-
Over 1.5 Goals
79%
1/5-
Under 1.5 Goals
21%
10/3-
Over 3.5 Goals
34%
13/8-
Under 3.5 Goals
66%
4/9-
Over 4.5 Goals
18%
4/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
82%
1/6-
Over 5.5 Goals
8%
9/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
92%
1/16-
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1-
Home DNB
75%
3/10-
Away DNB
34%
12/5-
Reading win to nil
32%
12/5-
Bristol R win to nil
9%
8/1-
Reading / Reading
30%
7/4-
Reading / Bristol R
2%
33/1-
Reading / Draw
6%
12/1-
Draw / Reading
17%
15/4-
Draw / Bristol R
9%
17/2-
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1-
Bristol R / Reading
4%
20/1-
Bristol R / Bristol R
12%
6/1-
Bristol R / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 10 matches so far this season and lay in 13th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 5 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Reading have outscored their opponents by 17 goals to 14 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 6 games at home winning 5, drawing 0 and losing 1 game. They have scored 13 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Bristol R are in 18th position in the League One on 13 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 1 clean sheet. They have scored 7 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Bristol R have conceded 18 goals, scored 8, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Reading
Won
Draw
Lost
Scores
Bristol R
HOME AWAY TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
 Birmingham108111025 
Apr 1
Dec 14
Jan 11
l
 
3-0A
 Wrexham117221123 
Dec 21
Apr 18
Apr 5
Dec 7
 Wycombe10622620 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 8
Dec 29
Apr 21
 Mansfield10622520 
Mar 29
Nov 23
Mar 4
Oct 22
 Exeter10613619 
Apr 12
Dec 26
w
 
2-1A
Feb 8
 Huddersfield11605518 
Mar 8
l
 
3-1A
Apr 18
Dec 21
 Lincoln10532518 
Nov 9
Mar 15
May 3
Nov 26
 Barnsley11533118 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
Jan 18
Oct 29
 Stockport10451617 
Jan 11
l
 
2-0A
Mar 15
Nov 9
 Stevenage11524217 
Apr 21
Dec 29
Feb 1
l
 
5-2A
 Bolton10523117 
Dec 7
Apr 5
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
 Charlton11524117 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 28
-
-
 Reading Home10514216 
Apr 26
Oct 26
Dec 14
Apr 1
 Blackpool11434015 
-
May 3
Mar 29
Nov 23
 Peterborough12435-415 
Feb 1
l
 
3-2A
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
 Rotherham12354-314 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
 Wigan11344213 
l
 
0-4A
Jan 25
Oct 26
Apr 26
 Bristol R Away11416-513 
-
-
Dec 26
Apr 12
 Northampton10325-511 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
 L Orient11227-58 
Jan 1
Dec 3
Nov 16
Mar 22
 Shrewsbury12228-98 
Oct 22
Mar 4
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
 Crawley11218-137 
Nov 16
Mar 22
Dec 3
Jan 1
 Cambridge10118-94 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
w
 
3-1F
Jan 28
 Burton10046-104 
Feb 15
w
 
1-3A
Win / draw / win form
3
Reading have won 3 consecutive home league games
Reading 13TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading4 - 1Crawley
Reading3 - 1Burton
Reading2 - 1Huddersfield
Reading0 - 1L Orient
Reading2 - 0Charlton
Reading2 - 0Wigan
Reading3 - 2Blackpool
Reading1 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading4 - 0Cambridge
Reading1 - 2Wycombe
Reading2 - 3Shrewsbury
Reading2 - 0Port Vale
Reading2 - 0Charlton
Reading1 - 1L Orient
Reading1 - 0Derby
Reading3 - 2Exeter
Reading2 - 0Wigan
Reading1 - 1Oxford Utd
Reading1 - 3Barnsley
Goals: Scored
36
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading4 - 1Crawley
AReading1 - 2Rotherham
HReading3 - 1Burton
HReading2 - 1Huddersfield
AReading2 - 5Bolton
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
Bristol R 18TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Huddersfield3 - 1Bristol R
Burton1 - 3Bristol R
Peterborough3 - 2Bristol R
Barnsley2 - 1Bristol R
Stockport2 - 0Bristol R
Rotherham0 - 0Bristol R
Wigan2 - 0Bristol R
Cheltenham1 - 3Bristol R
Port Vale2 - 0Bristol R
Lincoln5 - 0Bristol R
Fleetwood0 - 0Bristol R
L Orient0 - 1Bristol R
Northampton3 - 1Bristol R
Stevenage2 - 3Bristol R
Exeter0 - 1Bristol R
Barnsley2 - 1Bristol R
Wycombe3 - 2Bristol R
Blackpool3 - 1Bristol R
Bolton1 - 2Bristol R
Derby2 - 1Bristol R
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABristol R1 - 3Huddersfield
ABristol R3 - 1Burton
HBristol R3 - 2Charlton
HBristol R1 - 2Wycombe
ABristol R2 - 3Peterborough
HBristol R0 - 4Wigan
ABristol R1 - 2Barnsley
HBristol R2 - 0Cambridge
ABristol R0 - 2Stockport
ABristol R0 - 0Rotherham
HBristol R1 - 0Northampton
ABristol R0 - 2Wigan
HBristol R0 - 2Peterborough
HBristol R1 - 0Cambridge
ABristol R3 - 1Cheltenham
HBristol R0 - 2Reading
HBristol R0 - 2Bolton
HBristol R0 - 0Shrewsbury
ABristol R0 - 2Port Vale
ABristol R0 - 5Lincoln
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Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is fairly strong for Reading in their meeting with Bristol Rovers, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 47 consecutive League One matches.

Reading 13th Bristol R 18th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
37%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 74% probability of Bristol R scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+22
Reading have scored 22% more goals at home than predicted
+3
Bristol R’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.9
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.9
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol R
2
1
Attack rating
19%
better
RDG
BRI
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Games scored8
8
Failed to score2
3
Scored first6
4
Goals scored17
14
Avg. goals scored1.7
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
7
Avg. shots per goal5
6
Conversion rate for20
18
Avg. XG for1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
6%
better
RDG
BRI
view stats
Games conceded8
8
Clean sheets2
3
Conceded first4
6
Goals conceded15
19
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.7
Avg. shots/game conceded9
11
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.5
1.9
KickOff rating
+6%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
10433
A MbengueS SmithL WingS Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Mbengue DEF101
2
-
T. Bindon DEF10
-
M Craig MID10
1
-
B Elliott MID1021
2
-
L Wing MID1023
2
-
S Smith FWD104
3
-
K Abrefa DEF9
1
-
C Savage MID931
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD921
2
-
H Knibbs MID71
1
-
J Dorsett DEF6
-
C Campbell MID62
-
J Wareham FWD6
-
D Button GLK5
-
H Dean DEF5
1
-
J Pereira GLK4
-
M Camará MID2
-
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
T Rushesha MID1
-
Bristol R League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11333
J GriffithsS SinclairP OmochereK Conteh
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Griffiths GLK11
1
-
J Wilson DEF111
-
C Mola DEF11
2
-
P Omochere FWD1123
-
S Sinclair MID103
-
K Conteh MID10
3
-
R Sotiriou FWD1011
2
-
B Bilongo DEF912
-
G Ward  MID912
-
T Moore DEF8
2
1
C Taylor DEF8
1
-
J Lindsay MID81
1
-
L Thomas MID82
-
L McCormick MID81
-
S Forde FWD71
-
G O'Donkor FWD711
2
-
L Sousa DEF61
-
J Garrett MID6
1
-
I Hutchinson MID51
-
J Hunt DEF41
-
J Senior DEF2
-
M. Forbes DEF2
-
K. Shaw MID2
-
C Martin FWD2
-