Reading v Bristol City result

Full-time · Reading 3–2 Bristol City

Championship · Sat, 03 Nov 2018 15:00 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

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Reading 3–2 Bristol City — Reading won this Championship match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Reading beat Bristol City 3–2 in the Championship on Saturday 3 November.

The goals

It was 2–2 at half-time. The goals — Reading: Y. Meïté (8’), Liam Kelly (45’, assisted by T. Blackett) and L. Bacuna (66’, assisted by M. Barrow); Bristol City: Marlon Pack (23’, assisted by Jack Hunt) and J. Brownhill (45’, assisted by M. Taylor).

Discipline

James Linington, England showed seven yellow cards — against 3.6 yellows a game across the last 11 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Reading: L. Bacuna (59’), Andrew Rinomhota (69’), Andrew Yiadom (87’), C. Gunter (90’) and S. Baldock (90’); Bristol City: Liam Walsh (59’) and Andreas Weimann (84’).

What it changes

With five goals it was the highest-scoring match of round 16, across 12 matches.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Liam Kelly (Reading) 8.8, M. Barrow (Reading) 6.5 and T. Blackett (Reading) 5.6 led the match.

Next up

Reading next host Leyton Orient on 21 October 2026.

Bristol City next travel to Stoke City on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

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 3–2 Bristol City · Championship
Referee: James Linington, England
Head-to-head (last 2): Reading 0 · draws 0 · Bristol City 2 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 1W 0D 4L · Bristol City 2W 1D 2L

Reading 3–2 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 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 0.75

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.13 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.88 / 5.2

Corners

against 7.13 / 4.6 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 5 matches

4.38 / 5

Shots on target

against 5.75 / 4.6 · 4 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1.88 / 2

Cards

against 2.38 / 3.6 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 5 matches

3.64 yellows

Referee · James Linington, England

1.45 home / 2.18 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2018. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 27 October 2018. 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	1.38 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.75 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.88 for · 7.13 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.2 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	12.75 for · 15.38 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	14 for · 12.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	4.38 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.5 for · 11.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	13 for · 14.8 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.88 for · 2.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 3.6 against n 5 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 27 October 2018. 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
L. Bacuna n 8	88.9	2.3 8/5	1.1 6/2	J. Hunt
S. Ezatolahi n 6	78.2	2.3 6/4	1.7 4/3	—
Y. Meïté n 8	83.1	1.8 7/5	1.5 6/4	L. Walsh
A. Yiadom n 8	90	1.5 7/4	1.9 6/4	L. Walsh
J. O'Shea n 8	86.3	1.3 6/4	0 0/0	J. Hunt

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. 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	83.1	3.8 8/6	1.6 6/4
M. McNulty n 8	30.5	2.6 6/1	0.7 2/0
J. Swift n 8	71.6	2.5 8/5	0.8 4/1
J. Böðvarsson n 8	59.5	2.5 6/3	1.5 5/3
S. Baldock n 8	78.1	2.2 8/6	1 6/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. 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	59.5	1.1 4/2	0 0/0
S. Baldock n 8	78.1	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
A. Yiadom n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.3 2/0
Y. Meïté n 8	83.1	0.4 2/1	0 0/0
J. Sims n 8	31	0 0/0	0.4 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Sims n 8	31	2.2 3/2
S. Ezatolahi n 6	78.2	2.1 6/3
T. Blackett n 8	89.1	1.6 7/4
L. Kelly n 8	61.6	1.3 5/2
S. Aluko n 8	44.4	1.3 3/1

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	4.6 8/5
S. Walker n 7	90	3.4 5/4

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. 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	34	3.6 5/3	1.7 4/1	—
M. Pack n 8	90	2.3 7/6	1.3 4/3	—
F. Diédhiou n 8	70.4	1.9 5/3	1.8 6/4	—
L. Walsh n 8	38.8	1.5 4/1	2.6 6/2	A. Yiadom
J. Hunt n 8	87.6	1.4 5/3	1.3 5/2	J. O'Shea

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. 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 8	70.4	4.2 8/7	1.3 7/1
M. Watkins n 8	34	3.6 4/3	1.7 3/1
J. Paterson n 8	53.6	2.7 7/3	1 4/1
M. Taylor n 8	43.5	2.6 5/4	1.6 4/2
A. Weimann n 8	75.4	1.9 5/4	0.6 3/1

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Watkins n 8	34	0.7 2/0	0 0/0
M. Taylor n 8	43.5	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
C. O'Dowda n 8	41.3	0 0/0	0.5 2/0
N. Eliasson n 8	70.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
F. Diédhiou n 8	70.4	0.3 2/0	0 0/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Dasilva n 6	61.5	2.2 4/2
L. Walsh n 8	38.8	1.7 4/1
M. Watkins n 8	34	1.7 4/1
N. Eliasson n 8	70.8	1.4 4/3
M. Pack n 8	90	1.3 6/2

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 27 October 2018. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. O’Leary n 3	90	2.7 3/1
N. Mäenpää n 8	90	2.5 5/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Bristol City
40%	Possession	60%
8	Shots	20
3	Shots on target	7
4	Shots off target	10
1	Blocked shots	3
3	Shots inside the box	14
1	Corners	6
2	Offsides	1
11	Fouls	10
5	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
5	Saves	0
355	Passes	511
70%	Pass accuracy	76%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Walker	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	Y	6.8
J. O'Shea	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.2
T. Blackett	90	0	1	0	0	2	1	0	7
L. Bacuna	90	1	0	4	1	0	2	Y	7.4
L. Kelly	90	1	0	2	1	1	3	0	8
S. Baldock	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
M. Barrow	87	0	1	0	0	1	3	0	6.8
A. Rinomhota	78	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.8
Y. Meïté	37	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7.2
G. McCleary sub	53	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
J. Swift sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
C. Gunter sub	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	Y	6.5

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
M. O’Leary	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.5
T. Kalas	90	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
A. Webster	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	7.1
J. Dasilva	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5.8
J. Brownhill	90	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	7
L. Walsh	90	0	0	3	0	1	0	Y	6.8
M. Pack	90	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	7.2
F. Diédhiou	90	0	0	3	1	3	1	0	7.4
J. Hunt	74	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
N. Eliasson	74	0	0	2	1	2	1	0	6.7
M. Taylor	63	0	1	4	1	1	0	0	6.7
A. Weimann	27	0	0	2	1	0	0	Y	6.4
L. Kelly	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
J. Paterson	16	0	0	0	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 Reading v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingLLWLL

Last 5: 1W 0D 4L · 1 scored / 2 conceded per game

Bristol CityDLWWL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Reading 0 · 0 draws · Bristol City 2 · 1.5 goals/game

2017-12-26 Bristol City 2–0 Reading
2017-09-09 Reading 0–1 Bristol City

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#20 pos47 pts46 pl-17 GD

Bristol City#8 pos70 pts46 pl+6 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.07

Bristol City scored1.28

Reading conceded1.43

Bristol City conceded1.15

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Bristol City?: In their last 2 meetings, Reading won 0, Bristol City won 2 and there were 0 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Bristol City?: Recent form — Reading 1W 0D 4L; Bristol City 2W 1D 2L.

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