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Reading vs Bolton

Championship· Regular Season - 3
Reading
0–1Full-time
Bolton
LWDWGoals 11-14
LWDLGoals 14-11
Today
Lineups~1h before
Kickoff
Half-time
Full-time

Match events

  1. 11'David Wheater
  2. 25'Tyler Blackett
  3. 46'Will Buckley (Y. Wildschut)
  4. 48'Y. Wildschut (Craig Noone)
  5. 65'Liam Kelly
  6. 65'L. Murphy (Gary O'Neil)
  7. 73'D. Meyler (L. Bacuna)
  8. 73'M. McNulty (Jón Daði Böðvarsson)
  9. 81'Craig Noone (C. Donaldson)
  10. 85'John Swift (A. Popa)

Lineups

Reading
Bolton
4-2-3-1
4-3-3
6.8
1. Vito Mannone
8
6.4← 73'
8. D. Meyler
6.6
24. Tyler Blackett
6.8
6. Liam Moore
5
6.8C
5. P. McShane
6.7← 85'
10. John Swift
6.2
3. Andy Yiadom
7.0
9. Sam Baldock
7.3
38. Liam Kelly
6.6
21. Yakou Meite
29
6.3← 73'
29. M. McNulty
7.3
28. Josh Magennis
7.0
6. Josh Vela
7.1
4. Jason Lowe
15
6.6← 65'
15. L. Murphy
6.7← 46'
11. Will Buckley
7.2← 81'
12. Craig Noone
7.3
16. Paweł Olkowski
5
7.3
5. M. Beevers
7.3C
31. David Wheater
7.0
3. Andrew Taylor
1
7.3
1. B. Alnwick
P. ClementCoachJ. Phillips
Bench (7)
Bench (7)
ReadingBolton
1.1
Goals/game
1.4
1.4
Conceded/game
1.1
AI analysis for this match hasn't been generated yet.

Match trends

  • Reading have averaged 1.1 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
  • Bolton have averaged 1.4 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
  • Over 2.5 goals landed in 3 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
  • Both teams scored in 7 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Reading wins
4Draws
2Bolton wins
11-15Goals
Reading
1–1Feb 17, 2026, 8:00 PM
Bolton
Bolton
1–1Aug 20, 2025, 7:00 PM
Reading
Reading
1–0Feb 1, 2025, 3:00 PM
Bolton
Bolton
5–2Sep 21, 2024, 2:00 PM
Reading
Bolton
5–2Apr 1, 2024, 2:00 PM
Reading
Reading
2–1Sep 16, 2023, 2:00 PM
Bolton
Bolton
1–1Jan 29, 2019, 8:00 PM
Reading
Reading
1–1Mar 6, 2018, 8:00 PM
Bolton
Odds not available for this match yet.
Standings not available yet.

Pre-match comparison

1.1Goals scored per game1.4
1.4Goals conceded per game1.1

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

James Linington

4.33Yellow cards / game
0.13Red cards / game
0.25Penalties scored / game

Based on 24 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Reading

0-15'
20%
16-30'
10%
31-45'
20%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
0%
76-90+'
50%

Bolton

0-15'
50%
16-30'
50%
31-45'
0%
46-60'
0%
61-75'
0%
76-90+'
0%

Match statistics

68%Possession32%
—Expected goals (xG)—
3Shots on target4
15Total shots9
8Shots off target3
4Blocked shots2
6Shots inside the box5
9Shots outside the box4
5Corners3
1Offsides2
11Fouls15
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
3Goalkeeper saves3
612Total passes274
528Accurate passes183
86%Pass accuracy67%

Player ratings

Box score

Reading

8
8D. MeylerM · 73'
6.4
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes86%
Tackles2
Duels46%
1Vito MannoneG · 90'
6.8
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes87%
Tackles—
Duels100%
21Yakou MeiteM · 90'
6.6
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Shots1/5 on target
Passes66%
Tackles—
Duels56%
38Liam KellyM · 90'
🟨7.3
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes93%
Tackles1
Duels40%
5
5P. McShane (C)D · 90'
6.8
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes85%
Tackles1
Duels53%
6Liam MooreD · 90'
6.8
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes84%
Tackles2
Duels53%
24Tyler BlackettD · 90'
🟨6.6
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes82%
Tackles2
Duels40%
10John SwiftM · 85'
6.7
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes92%
Tackles—
Duels27%
3Andy YiadomD · 90'
6.2
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes85%
Tackles—
Duels33%
29
29M. McNultyF · 73'
6.3
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes79%
Tackles—
Duels0%
9Sam BaldockF · 90'
7.0
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes81%
Tackles—
Duels43%
Bench (7)
22Pelle ClementM
—
7
7L. BacunaM · 17'
6.3
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes80%
Tackles1
Duels25%
25
25A. PopaM · 5'
6.6
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels0%
4
4J. O'SheaD
—
23Jón Daði BöðvarssonF · 17'
6.7
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes75%
Tackles—
Duels25%
28
28S. WalkerG
—
20Tiago IloriD
—

Bolton

28Josh MagennisF · 90'
7.3
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes61%
Tackles—
Duels46%
16Paweł OlkowskiD · 90'
7.3
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes62%
Tackles4
Duels57%
15
15L. MurphyM · 65'
6.6
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes70%
Tackles1
Duels67%
6Josh VelaM · 90'
7.0
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes80%
Tackles3
Duels57%
5
5M. BeeversD · 90'
7.3
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes55%
Tackles1
Duels88%
12Craig NooneM · 81'
🅰️ 17.2
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Shots0/1 on target
Passes53%
Tackles1
Duels50%
11Will BuckleyM · 45'
6.7
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Shots1/1 on target
Passes90%
Tackles—
Duels80%
1
1B. AlnwickG · 90'
7.3
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes56%
Tackles—
Duels50%
3Andrew TaylorD · 90'
7.0
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes54%
Tackles1
Duels43%
31David Wheater (C)D · 90'
🟨7.3
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Shots1/2 on target
Passes60%
Tackles—
Duels80%
4Jason LoweM · 90'
7.1
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes87%
Tackles2
Duels75%
Bench (7)
18Marc WilsonD
—
30
30Y. WildschutF · 45'
⚽ 17.2
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Shots1/3 on target
Passes60%
Tackles1
Duels47%
29
29J. GroundsD
—
7
7E. ÖztümerM
—
20Remi MatthewsG
—
8
8C. DonaldsonF · 9'
6.6
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes100%
Tackles—
Duels50%
19Gary O'NeilM · 25'
6.7
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Shots0/0 on target
Passes71%
Tackles1
Duels50%

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Frequently asked questions

What time does Reading vs Bolton kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 18, 2018, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).