Bristol City v Reading result

Full-time · Bristol City 1–0 Reading

Championship · Sat, 05 Oct 2019 15:00 BST · Ashton Gate

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Bristol City 1–0 Reading — Bristol City won this Championship match.

Next for Bristol City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Bristol City 1–0 Reading · Championship
Venue: Ashton Gate · Bristol
Referee: S. Martin
Head-to-head (last 4): Bristol City 2 · draws 1 · Reading 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Bristol City 1W 4D 0L · Reading 0W 2D 3L

Bristol City 1–0 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.8 / 5.2

Corners

against 7.4 / 5 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.4 / 4.8

Shots on target

against 4.6 / 3.2 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.8 / 2

Cards

against 1.4 / 1 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 5 matches

5.2 yellows

Referee · S. Martin

2.3 home / 2.9 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 October 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 2 October 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bristol City for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.8 for · 7.4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	5.2 for · 5 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.6 for · 15.2 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	14.2 for · 10.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.4 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	4.8 for · 3.2 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.6 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 9.2 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.8 for · 1.4 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: S. Martin — 5.2 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 21.9 fouls over 10 matches (2.3 to the home side, 2.9 to the away side).

Home 2.3Away 2.9

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. 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
M. Watkins n 8	17.4	4.5 5/1	0.6 1/0	—
F. Diédhiou n 8	52.6	3 6/4	0.9 4/0	—
A. Semenyo n 8	39.3	2 6/1	0 0/0	—
N. Eliasson n 8	36.3	1.6 4/1	3.4 5/5	—
T. Rowe n 8	90	1.5 6/4	0.8 4/2	—

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Watkins n 8	17.4	4.5 2/1	1.9 1/1
K. Palmer n 8	63	2.9 7/5	0.4 2/0
A. Semenyo n 8	39.3	2.3 4/3	1.4 4/1
A. Weimann n 8	90	2.1 7/6	0.6 4/1
B. Afobe n 8	77.8	2 7/5	1.4 6/3

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Weimann n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.3 2/0
N. Eliasson n 8	36.3	0 0/0	0.6 2/0
J. Hunt n 8	73.9	0 0/0	0.5 3/0
A. Williams n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
B. Afobe n 8	77.8	0.4 2/1	0 0/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Eliasson n 8	36.3	5.3 7/3
K. Palmer n 8	63	3.6 8/6
Pedro Pereira n 8	31	2.5 5/1
J. Brownhill n 8	90	2.4 6/5
C. O'Dowda n 8	37	2.4 3/2

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Daniel Bentley n 8	90	3.1 7/5

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. 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
C. Adam n 8	23.3	3.9 5/3	1.5 2/1	—
L. Boyé n 8	54.8	2.7 5/4	0.8 4/0	—
J. Obita n 5	58.6	2.5 4/3	1.2 4/0	—
J. Swift n 8	74.3	1.8 6/3	1.4 5/2	—
D. Namaso n 8	44.6	1.8 4/2	1 2/1	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Puşcaş n 8	61.5	4.2 8/8	0.9 5/0
Y. Meïté n 8	65.4	3.4 8/5	1.2 5/2
C. Adam n 8	23.3	2.9 4/2	0.5 1/0
Lucas João n 8	60.3	2.8 6/4	0.9 4/1
J. Barrett n 7	52.1	2.7 7/3	0.5 2/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Swift n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
A. Yiadom n 8	87	0.1 1/0	0.3 1/1
Lucas João n 8	60.3	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
M. Olise n 6	34.3	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
O. Ejaria n 8	80.5	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Rinomhota n 8	58.6	3.6 5/5
L. Boyé n 8	54.8	3.1 6/5
O. Richards n 8	77.5	2.6 6/5
Pelé n 8	80.4	2.4 6/4
T. Mcintyre n 7	65.1	2.4 5/4

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 2 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	3.1 7/6
João Virgínia n 3	92	2.3 3/1

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Match statistics & details

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Daniel Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Pedro Pereira	90	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7.6
A. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
T. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.5
T. Rowe	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.8
J. Brownhill	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	6.7
H. Massengo	90	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Weimann	90	0	0	4	0	1	2	0	6.8
C. O'Dowda	85	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
N. Eliasson	72	0	1	0	0	4	1	0	7.2
F. Diédhiou	72	1	0	4	1	4	1	0	7.6
J. Hunt sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Semenyo sub	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Palmer sub	10	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	6.4

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
Matt Miazga	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.8
L. Moore	90	1	0	1	3	Y	7
A. Yiadom	90	1	0	2	3	0	6.8
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	1	1	Y	6.4
O. Ejaria	90	4	0	3	2	0	7.5
O. Richards	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
Y. Meïté	90	7	2	3	1	0	7.1
M. Morrison	81	0	0	0	2	0	7.2
Pelé	74	0	0	1	4	0	7.1
G. Puşcaş	62	1	0	0	1	0	6
L. Boyé	28	2	1	0	0	0	6.9
J. Barrett	16	0	0	2	0	0	7.1
Lucas João	9	0	0	0	1	0	6.7

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

Recent form

Bristol CityDWDDD

Last 5: 1W 4D 0L · 1.6 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

ReadingLLDDL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Bristol City 2 · 1 draw · Reading 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2019-04-19 Bristol City 1–1 Reading
2018-11-03 Reading 3–2 Bristol City
2017-12-26 Bristol City 2–0 Reading
2017-09-09 Reading 0–1 Bristol City

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bristol City#12 pos63 pts46 pl-5 GD

Reading#14 pos56 pts46 pl+1 GD

Goals per game

Bristol City scored1.3

Reading scored1.28

Bristol City conceded1.41

Reading conceded1.26

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What is the head-to-head record between Bristol City and Reading?: In their last 4 meetings, Bristol City won 2, Reading won 1 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Bristol City and Reading?: Recent form — Bristol City 1W 4D 0L; Reading 0W 2D 3L.

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