Bristol City v Reading result

Full-time · Bristol City 0–2 Reading

Championship · Tue, 16 Feb 2021 19:45 GMT · Ashton Gate

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

Team pages: Bristol City · Reading · Head-to-head

Bristol City 0–2 Reading — Reading 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 0–2 Reading · Championship
Venue: Ashton Gate · Bristol
Referee: O. Langford
Head-to-head (last 6): Bristol City 3 · draws 1 · Reading 2 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Bristol City 0W 0D 5L · Reading 1W 2D 2L

Bristol City 0–2 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.25

Goals

against 2 / 1 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3 / 4.25

Corners

against 7.25 / 5 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.75 / 4.25

Shots on target

against 7.25 / 3 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1 / 1

Cards

against 0.75 / 2 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 4 matches

2.33 yellows

Referee · O. Langford

1.25 home / 1.08 away

over 12 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 13 February 2021. 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	0.88 for · 2 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3 for · 7.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	4.25 for · 5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	7 for · 15.25 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.5 for · 7.5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.75 for · 7.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4.25 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.5 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11.5 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 0.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: O. Langford — 2.33 yellow cards a game, 0.08 red cards, 18.92 fouls over 12 matches (1.25 to the home side, 1.08 to the away side).

Home 1.25Away 1.08

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. 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
N. Wells n 8	54.4	2.5 7/4	2.5 5/3	—
H. Lansbury n 8	52.8	1.9 4/3	0.4 2/0	A. Yiadom
O. Edwards n 8	43.3	1.6 5/1	2.3 6/2	—
Z. Vyner n 8	76.5	1.5 5/3	0.1 1/0	A. Yiadom
A. Semenyo n 8	68.9	1.5 6/2	1.1 3/2	—

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Wells n 8	54.4	1.9 5/3	0.8 3/1
C. Martin n 8	63.5	1.8 4/4	0.7 3/1
F. Diédhiou n 8	82.8	1 5/2	0.4 2/1
J. Williams n 8	77.8	0.9 3/3	0.4 2/1
H. Massengo n 8	36.6	0.9 3/0	0.9 3/0

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Wells n 8	54.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
F. Diédhiou n 8	82.8	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
C. Martin n 8	63.5	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
H. Lansbury n 8	52.8	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
H. Adelakun n 8	52.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
H. Massengo n 8	36.6	2.8 4/3
A. Semenyo n 8	68.9	2.5 7/4
K. Palmer n 8	48.8	2.5 5/3
A. Mariappa n 8	66.9	2.4 7/5
T. Bakinson n 8	42.4	2.1 3/3

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Bentley n 8	90	3.4 6/5
M. O’Leary n 8	90	3.2 6/5

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. 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
D. Tetek n 4	33	5.5 4/2	1.4 1/1	—
E. Bristow n 3	90	2.3 3/2	0 0/0	—
A. Yiadom n 8	62.5	2.3 6/6	1.1 3/3	Z. Vyner
J. Laurent n 8	89.6	1.9 6/4	0.8 4/2	—
Y. Meïté n 8	58.8	1.7 5/3	1.3 3/3	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	58.8	3.3 7/5	1.9 6/1
Lucas João n 8	88.6	1.8 7/6	1.4 6/5
S. Aluko n 8	41	1.6 3/3	0.5 2/0
M. Olise n 8	77.1	1.5 5/4	0.7 4/1
J. Swift n 8	60.6	1.3 4/2	0.6 3/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	58.8	0.6 3/0	0.2 1/0
Lucas João n 8	88.6	0.6 4/1	0.1 1/0
J. Swift n 8	60.6	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Alfa Semedo n 8	44.9	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
T. Mcintyre n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Richards n 8	70.6	4.9 7/6
E. Bristow n 3	90	2.3 3/2
Alfa Semedo n 8	44.9	2.3 5/4
A. Yiadom n 8	62.5	2 5/4
J. Laurent n 8	89.6	1.9 7/4

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 13 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. Southwood n 3	90	3.3 3/3
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	2.5 6/2

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Match statistics & details

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Mariappa	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.9
T. Kalas	90	1	1	0	1	0	7.2
T. Moore	90	1	0	0	3	Y	6.7
J. Hunt	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5
F. Diédhiou	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
N. Wells	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Á. Nagy	79	0	0	0	2	0	6.7
H. Lansbury	67	0	0	2	4	Y	6.9
Z. Vyner	65	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
J. Paterson	65	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
K. Palmer sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
A. Semenyo sub	25	1	0	0	1	0	7.2
T. Bakinson sub	23	0	0	0	0	Y	6.3
H. Massengo sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	0	7.3
M. Morrison	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.3
T. Mcintyre	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	7.6
O. Richards	90	0	0	2	1	1	4	Y	7.5
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	1	1	0	3	0	7.2
Alfa Semedo	90	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	6.7
M. Olise	89	0	1	1	0	5	0	Y	8
O. Ejaria	86	0	0	0	0	3	0	Y	6.6
Lucas João	86	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.3
Tomás Esteves	75	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Holmes sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
L. Gibson sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
G. Puşcaş sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
D. Tetek sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

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 CityLLLLL

Last 5: 0W 0D 5L · 0.4 scored / 2.6 conceded per game

ReadingDWDLL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bristol City 3 · 1 draw · Reading 2 · 2.5 goals/game

2020-11-28 Reading 3–1 Bristol City
2020-01-28 Reading 0–1 Bristol City
2019-10-05 Bristol City 1–0 Reading
2019-04-19 Bristol City 1–1 Reading
2018-11-03 Reading 3–2 Bristol City
2017-12-26 Bristol City 2–0 Reading

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Bristol City#19 pos51 pts46 pl-22 GD

Reading#7 pos70 pts46 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Bristol City scored1

Reading scored1.35

Bristol City conceded1.48

Reading conceded1.17

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What is the head-to-head record between Bristol City and Reading?: In their last 6 meetings, Bristol City won 3, Reading won 2 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 0W 0D 5L; Reading 1W 2D 2L.

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