Football tips: Bristol City vs Reading - predictions and betting guide

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 16.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Bristol City have their presumed home advantage while Reading are ahead 9 points in the Championship table.

Insights:
  • Reading has the most matches over the total-line (18) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Bristol nor Reading as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Bristol City form and stats

The story so far in the Championship for Bristol City at their home stadium (Ashton Gate Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats. It's trouble wherever Bristol City are playing these days as they have suffered four straight defeats now, regardless of arena. They really need to get back to winning ways.

Stress levels are on the rise for Bristol City's attacking players as they have now played 180 minutes without scoring in a league game. N. Wells was their last goal scorer.

The fans are hoping that Bristol City will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-6 away loss in the Championship game against Watford (placed 4th). A FA Cup defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Sheffield United.

As you see from the result above, Bristol suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Barnsley are coming to town in four days.

Bristol City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 14 games. From these home matches, Bristol have conceded only 13 goals.

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Reading form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, Reading have produced an overall stat of 5-6-3 so far. Two points from the last two away games for Reading, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

Reading might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Millwall proved too strong as Reading slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Madejski Stadium. A 1-3 loss hosting Brentford before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Reading are hosting Middlesbrough in the Championship only four days away.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Reading have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Reading in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

Bristol City and Reading have met before this season: Reading - Bristol City 3-1. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's four Bristol City victories, one draw and five Reading wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

ReadingL. Santos João
L. Santos João
16 goals
BristolF. Diedhiou
F. Diedhiou
6 goals
Bristol CityN. Wells
N. Wells
6 goals

Bristol City missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City Reading
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
12 7 0 Won W 1 5 14
3 2 2 Drew D 3 6 6
14 5 3 Lost L 0 3 9
29 14 2 Scored S 5 18 42
39 13 7 Conceded C 3 16 34
97% 93% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 50% 71% 86%
69% 64% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 76%
41% 29% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 43% 59%
17% 7% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 24%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 10%
41% 36% 40% BTTS BTTS 50% 57% 52%
24% 36% 20% Clean Sheets C S 50% 43% 41%
38% 36% 60% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 21%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.1 1.2 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.1 1.1
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
8.4 10 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 8 8.9 10.3
2.6 3 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 4.3
39% 33% 14% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 34%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading has the fewest matches under the total-line (9) in Championship
  • Reading has the most matches over the total-line (18) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 28 16 9 3 55 28 14 8 5 1 29 15 14 8 4 2 26 13 27 57
3 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
4 Watford 29 14 9 6 37 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 14 3 7 4 7 9 17 51
5 Reading 29 14 6 9 42 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 14 5 6 3 18 16 8 48
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 29 11 7 11 40 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 14 6 4 4 17 14 7 40
8 Middlesbrough 29 11 7 11 32 30 14 7 2 5 16 13 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 40
9 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
10 Stoke City 29 9 12 8 33 33 14 5 4 5 18 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 0 39
11 Preston North End 29 12 3 14 34 37 14 4 2 8 11 15 15 8 1 6 23 22 -3 39
12 Bristol City 29 12 3 14 29 39 14 7 2 5 14 13 15 5 1 9 15 26 -10 39
13 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
14 Luton Town 28 10 7 11 23 29 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 5 2 8 7 15 -6 37
15 Barnsley 27 10 6 11 29 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 14 4 3 7 13 19 -5 36
16 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
17 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
18 Huddersfield Town 29 9 6 14 33 42 15 7 2 6 20 16 14 2 4 8 13 26 -9 33
19 Derby County 28 8 7 13 19 29 15 4 4 7 9 16 13 4 3 6 10 13 -10 31
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 28 9 7 12 21 30 14 6 5 3 12 8 14 3 2 9 9 22 -9 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 28 4 7 17 21 49 14 2 5 7 8 17 14 2 2 10 13 32 -28 19

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 29 17 7 5 39 24 15 9 5 1 21 9 14 8 2 4 18 15 15 58
2 Brentford 28 16 9 3 55 28 14 8 5 1 29 15 14 8 4 2 26 13 27 57
3 Swansea City 27 15 8 4 35 15 14 8 5 1 18 6 13 7 3 3 17 9 20 53
4 Watford 29 14 9 6 37 20 15 11 2 2 30 11 14 3 7 4 7 9 17 51
5 Reading 29 14 6 9 42 34 15 9 0 6 24 18 14 5 6 3 18 16 8 48
6 AFC Bournemouth 29 12 10 7 43 28 14 8 3 3 25 14 15 4 7 4 18 14 15 46
7 Cardiff City 29 11 7 11 40 33 15 5 3 7 23 19 14 6 4 4 17 14 7 40
8 Middlesbrough 29 11 7 11 32 30 14 7 2 5 16 13 15 4 5 6 16 17 2 40
9 Blackburn Rovers 28 11 6 11 42 31 14 6 4 4 21 15 14 5 2 7 21 16 11 39
10 Stoke City 29 9 12 8 33 33 14 5 4 5 18 19 15 4 8 3 15 14 0 39
11 Preston North End 29 12 3 14 34 37 14 4 2 8 11 15 15 8 1 6 23 22 -3 39
12 Bristol City 29 12 3 14 29 39 14 7 2 5 14 13 15 5 1 9 15 26 -10 39
13 Millwall 29 8 14 7 28 27 14 2 9 3 13 13 15 6 5 4 15 14 1 38
14 Luton Town 28 10 7 11 23 29 13 5 5 3 16 14 15 5 2 8 7 15 -6 37
15 Barnsley 27 10 6 11 29 34 13 6 3 4 16 15 14 4 3 7 13 19 -5 36
16 Nottingham Forest 29 8 9 12 25 30 15 4 6 5 14 14 14 4 3 7 11 16 -5 33
17 Queens Park Rangers 27 8 9 10 26 32 13 4 4 5 12 14 14 4 5 5 14 18 -6 33
18 Huddersfield Town 29 9 6 14 33 42 15 7 2 6 20 16 14 2 4 8 13 26 -9 33
19 Derby County 28 8 7 13 19 29 15 4 4 7 9 16 13 4 3 6 10 13 -10 31
20 Coventry City 29 7 10 12 27 40 14 5 6 3 15 15 15 2 4 9 12 25 -13 31
21 Rotherham United 27 8 5 14 33 38 14 4 3 7 20 20 13 4 2 7 13 18 -5 29
22 Sheffield Wednesday 28 9 7 12 21 30 14 6 5 3 12 8 14 3 2 9 9 22 -9 28
23 Birmingham City 29 6 10 13 21 35 15 2 3 10 9 24 14 4 7 3 12 11 -14 28
24 Wycombe Wanderers 28 4 7 17 21 49 14 2 5 7 8 17 14 2 2 10 13 32 -28 19

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.