Bolton v Reading result

Full-time · Bolton 2–2 Reading

Championship · Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:00 GMT

Updated 15 May 2026, 04:47 UK · refreshed continuously

Bolton 2–2 Reading — this Championship match was drawn.

Next for Bolton: Bolton v Middlesbrough, Friday 23 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bolton 2–2 Reading · Championship
Referee: Andy Madley, England
Recent form: Bolton 1W 4D 0L · Reading 2W 0D 3L

Bolton 2–2 Reading (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 15 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.13 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.63 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 1.67

Corners

against 7.33 / 4.67 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4 / 2.33

Shots on target

against 5.83 / 4 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

3.17 / 3

Cards

against 1.67 / 2.33 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 November 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 18 November 2017. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bolton for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 7.33 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	1.67 for · 4.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	12.5 for · 16.33 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	6.67 for · 11.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5.83 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	2.33 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	14.5 for · 9.67 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	16 for · 15.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	3.17 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	3 for · 2.33 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: Andy Madley, England.

Bolton

Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
W. Buckley n 6	27.2	3.9 5/2	2.8 5/0	—
A. Le Fondre n 8	25.5	2.6 3/1	0.9 2/0	—
G. Madine n 8	89	2.5 8/7	2.1 8/6	L. Bacuna
K. Henry n 8	90	2.4 8/6	0.4 3/0	D. Edwards
D. Pratley n 8	90	1.8 7/5	1.9 7/4	D. Edwards

Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Ameobi n 8	71.3	3.2 8/6	1.1 5/2
C. Noone n 8	39.8	3.1 5/2	0.3 1/0
A. Armstrong n 8	73.9	2.7 7/5	1.1 5/2
G. Madine n 8	89	2.1 8/6	0.8 4/2
A. Le Fondre n 8	25.5	1.8 4/0	0.4 1/0

Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Madine n 8	89	0.3 2/0	0.4 3/0
A. Wilbraham n 8	20.3	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
S. Ameobi n 8	71.3	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
K. Henry n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
D. Pratley n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Henry n 8	90	0 0/0
D. Pratley n 8	90	0 0/0
D. Wheater n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Little n 8	90	0 0/0
M. Beevers n 8	90	0 0/0

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Alnwick n 8	90	4 8/7
M. Howard n 8	90	2.4 4/2

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Joey Van den Berg n 8	81.6	2.3 7/5	1.9 8/5	—
P. Clement n 8	38.9	2.3 5/2	0.9 3/0	—
L. Bacuna n 8	78.8	2 8/4	1.3 5/2	G. Madine
S. Smith n 3	50.7	1.8 2/1	1.2 2/0	—
D. Edwards n 8	86.1	1.6 5/3	1.3 6/4	D. Pratley

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Smith n 3	50.7	3 3/1	0.6 1/0
M. Barrow n 8	60.4	2.8 6/4	1.3 4/3
J. Böðvarsson n 8	37	2.7 5/3	0.6 2/0
L. Kelly n 8	64.6	2.1 4/3	0.7 3/1
J. Swift n 8	69.1	2 5/4	1 4/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Böðvarsson n 8	37	0.3 1/0	0.6 1/1
M. Barrow n 8	60.4	0.4 2/0	0.4 2/0
S. Aluko n 8	69.1	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
J. Swift n 8	69.1	0.3 1/1	0.2 1/0
L. Moore n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Moore n 8	90	0 0/0
C. Gunter n 8	90	0 0/0
D. Edwards n 8	86.1	0 0/0
P. McShane n 8	83.1	0 0/0
Joey Van den Berg n 8	81.6	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 18 November 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 8	90	2.4 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Bolton		Reading
26%	Possession	74%
15	Shots	13
4	Shots on target	4
4	Shots off target	7
7	Blocked shots	2
11	Shots inside the box	10
6	Corners	9
1	Offsides	3
18	Fouls	8
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
188	Passes	536
55%	Pass accuracy	81%

Bolton player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
B. Alnwick	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Little	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.2
D. Wheater	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
R. Burke	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	7.4
A. Robinson	90	0	0	1	0	1	Y	6.2
D. Pratley	90	1	1	2	2	3	0	8.3
K. Henry	90	0	0	2	0	0	0	6.9
G. Madine	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.6
S. Ameobi	88	0	0	4	0	0	0	6.2
J. Vela	88	0	1	0	0	2	0	7
A. Armstrong	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
W. Buckley sub	9	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.8
C. Noone sub	2	0	0	2	0	1	0	–
A. Le Fondre sub	2	0	0	1	1	2	0	–

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Rating
A. Jaakkola	90	0	0	0	0	6.4
C. Gunter	90	0	0	0	2	6.6
P. McShane	90	0	0	0	0	6.9
L. Moore	90	1	2	1	1	8
D. Edwards	90	0	1	0	0	6.7
L. Bacuna	90	1	2	1	0	7.9
S. Aluko	90	0	2	2	3	7.7
M. Barrow	90	0	3	0	1	7.7
P. Clement	72	0	0	0	0	6.6
T. Blackett	71	0	1	0	1	6.8
R. Beerens	66	0	0	0	1	6.7
J. Böðvarsson	24	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Kelly	19	0	1	0	1	6.6
J. Swift	18	0	1	0	0	6.8

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Bolton v Reading — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonDDDWD

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

ReadingLLWWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.6 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bolton#19 pos30 pts31 pl-21 GD

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored0.9

Reading scored1.1

Bolton conceded1.58

Reading conceded1.32

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