Reading v Bristol City result

Full-time · Reading 0–1 Bristol City

Championship · Sat, 09 Sep 2017 15:00 BST

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

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

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

The numbers

Result: Reading 0–1 Bristol City · Championship
Referee: James Linington, England
Recent form: Reading 3W 1D 1L · Bristol City 1W 3D 1L

Reading 0–1 Bristol City (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

1.43 / 2.14

Goals

against 0.86 / 1.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 7 matches

5.25 / 3.33

Corners

against 3 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 3 matches

4.25 / 7.33

Shots on target

against 4 / 6 · 2 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.75 / 1.33

Cards

against 1.5 / 2.67 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 3 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · James Linington, England

1.45 home / 2.18 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 7 completed matches, to 26 August 2017. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 7 completed matches, to 26 August 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	Reading for / against	Line	Bristol City for / against
Goals scored	1.43 for · 0.86 against n 7 Last 5	2.5standard	2.14 for · 1.14 against n 7 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.33 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	14.25 for · 12.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	12.67 for · 17 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	4.25 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	7.33 for · 6 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 11 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	14 for · 14.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 2.67 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: James Linington, England — 3.64 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 20.82 fouls over 11 matches (1.45 to the home side, 2.18 to the away side).

Home 1.45Away 2.18

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 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
G. McCleary n 3	18.7	3.2 1/1	1.6 1/0	—
Joey Van den Berg n 3	57.3	2.6 2/2	0.5 1/0	—
Tiago Ilori n 3	73	2.5 3/1	0.4 1/0	—
Joseph Mendes n 3	51.3	2.3 2/1	3.5 2/2	—
L. Moore n 5	90	1.8 4/2	1.6 4/2	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Joseph Mendes n 3	51.3	3.5 2/1	1.2 2/0
L. Kelly n 5	78.8	3 3/3	0.9 3/1
J. Swift n 4	71.8	2.2 3/2	0.3 1/0
M. Barrow n 5	72.8	2 4/3	0.5 2/0
A. Popa n 4	64.3	1.8 2/1	1.1 1/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. McCleary n 3	18.7	0 0/0	1.6 1/0
J. Böðvarsson n 3	71.3	0.4 1/0	0.4 1/0
Joseph Mendes n 3	51.3	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
G. Evans n 5	50.6	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
L. Moore n 5	90	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Moore n 5	90	0 0/0
C. Gunter n 5	90	0 0/0
T. Blackett n 5	90	0 0/0
P. McShane n 4	90	0 0/0
L. Bacuna n 3	83.3	0 0/0

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
V. Mannone n 5	90	3 5/1

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 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
G. O'Neil n 3	45.7	2.6 3/1	1.3 1/1	—
J. Brownhill n 5	76.2	2.4 4/3	1.4 3/2	—
M. Pack n 5	81.8	2 4/2	0.9 2/1	—
F. Diédhiou n 6	73.7	2 5/4	2 5/3	—
C. O'Dowda n 6	30.2	2 3/1	4.5 5/3	—

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
F. Diédhiou n 6	73.7	3.1 4/4	0.6 2/1
C. O'Dowda n 6	30.2	3 3/1	2 2/1
J. Paterson n 5	81.2	2.9 5/4	0.9 3/1
N. Eliasson n 3	38.7	2.3 2/1	0.8 1/0
B. De Cordova-Reid n 6	81	2 6/2	1.1 5/1

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. De Cordova-Reid n 6	81	0.9 4/1	0.2 1/0
N. Eliasson n 3	38.7	0.8 1/0	0 0/0
G. O'Neil n 3	45.7	0 0/0	0.7 1/0
C. O'Dowda n 6	30.2	0 0/0	0.5 1/0
J. Brownhill n 5	76.2	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Wright n 5	90	0 0/0
E. Pisano n 5	90	0 0/0
J. Bryan n 5	90	0 0/0
N. Baker n 3	90	0 0/0
M. Pack n 5	81.8	0 0/0

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 26 August 2017. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Fielding n 6	90	4 5/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Bristol City
60%	Possession	40%
15	Shots	7
5	Shots on target	2
10	Shots off target	4
0	Blocked shots	1
9	Shots inside the box	5
3	Corners	4
1	Offsides	1
10	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	1
0	Red cards	0
1	Saves	5
519	Passes	334
82%	Pass accuracy	75%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
V. Mannone	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Gunter	90	0	0	0	0	6.5
P. McShane	90	1	0	0	0	7.1
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	6.8
T. Blackett	90	0	0	2	0	7
L. Bacuna	90	1	1	0	0	6.9
Joey Van den Berg	90	0	0	2	Y	7
S. Aluko	90	2	0	6	0	8.1
J. Böðvarsson	77	2	0	0	0	6.1
M. Barrow	69	3	0	0	0	7.2
L. Kelly	63	4	2	3	0	7.6
D. Edwards sub	27	1	1	0	0	6.5
G. McCleary sub	21	0	0	0	0	6.3
R. Beerens sub	13	1	1	0	0	6.9

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Cards	Rating
F. Fielding	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.4
Z. Vyner	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.1
A. Flint	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	8
N. Baker	90	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7
J. Bryan	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	7.5
J. Brownhill	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
J. Paterson	90	0	1	1	0	2	0	7.3
B. De Cordova-Reid	90	0	0	1	0	1	0	6.7
C. O'Dowda	89	0	0	2	1	1	0	6.7
F. Diédhiou	70	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.6
J. Leko	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
M. Pack	1	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 Reading v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingDWLWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.8 conceded per game

Bristol CityLDDWD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

League standing · 2017/18

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#18 pos32 pts31 pl-7 GD

Bristol City#6 pos52 pts31 pl+9 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.1

Bristol City scored1.45

Reading conceded1.32

Bristol City conceded1.16

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