Reading v Bristol City result

Full-time · Reading 0–1 Bristol City

Championship · Tue, 28 Jan 2020 20:00 GMT · Madejski Stadium

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

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

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
Venue: Madejski Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
Referee: J. Linington
Head-to-head (last 5): Reading 1 · draws 1 · Bristol City 3 · 2.2 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 1W 3D 1L · Bristol City 2W 1D 2L

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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.38 / 1.13

Goals

against 1 / 1.25 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

3.5 / 6.5

Corners

against 9 / 5 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

2.25 / 4

Shots on target

against 5.5 / 4 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

2.5 / 1.75

Cards

against 1.75 / 2.75 · 2 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.6 yellows

Referee · J. Linington

1 home / 2.6 away

over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 January 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 25 January 2020. 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 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.13 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	3.5 for · 9 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	6.5 for · 5 against n 4 Last 5
Shots	11.75 for · 18.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	10.5 for · 13.75 against n 4 Last 5
Shots on target	2.25 for · 5.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	4 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.75 for · 14.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	10.25 for · 13.75 against n 4 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 1.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.75 for · 2.75 against n 4 Last 5

Referee: J. Linington — 3.6 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.8 fouls over 5 matches (1 to the home side, 2.6 to the away side).

Home 1Away 2.6

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. 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. Puşcaş n 8	63.9	2.6 7/5	1.2 4/2	F. Diédhiou
D. Namaso n 8	26.3	2.6 5/1	0.4 1/0	—
Lucas João n 8	71	1.6 4/3	1.6 6/3	—
C. Adam n 8	69.8	1.6 5/4	1.5 6/2	—
Pelé n 8	79.9	1.3 6/3	0.8 4/1	K. Smith

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. 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	77	3.4 7/7	0.9 4/2
C. Adam n 8	69.8	2.9 8/6	0.6 3/1
G. McCleary n 8	33.6	2.3 5/1	0.7 1/1
J. Swift n 8	80.6	2.1 7/6	1 5/2
Lucas João n 8	71	2.1 6/6	1.3 5/3

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Lucas João n 8	71	0.6 4/0	0.2 1/0
G. McCleary n 8	33.6	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
J. Swift n 8	80.6	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
G. Puşcaş n 8	63.9	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
T. Blackett n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/1

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	77	2.5 7/5
A. Rinomhota n 8	50	2.3 5/4
T. Blackett n 8	90	1.9 6/3
M. Morrison n 8	90	1.8 7/6
G. McCleary n 8	33.6	1.7 4/1

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	3.5 6/6

Bristol City

Bristol City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. 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	49.3	4.3 7/5	2.3 6/3	—
A. Semenyo n 8	36.1	2.5 5/1	0.3 1/0	—
Rodri n 8	37	2.1 6/1	1.8 4/2	—
F. Diédhiou n 8	89.3	1.9 7/5	1.5 5/4	G. Puşcaş
K. Smith n 8	58.8	1.7 6/2	3.3 5/4	Pelé

Bristol City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. 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	89.3	2.4 8/6	0.9 4/2
A. Semenyo n 8	36.1	2.2 4/2	0.9 2/1
A. Weimann n 8	85	1.6 5/2	0.7 3/2
Rodri n 8	37	1.5 4/1	0.3 1/0
J. Brownhill n 8	90	1.3 5/3	0.5 4/0

Bristol City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Eliasson n 8	69	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
J. Paterson n 8	66.8	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
F. Diédhiou n 8	89.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
A. Weimann n 8	85	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
K. Palmer n 8	36	0 0/0	0.3 1/0

Bristol City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Palmer n 8	36	4.4 8/5
N. Eliasson n 8	69	2.9 6/3
K. Smith n 8	58.8	2.1 5/3
J. Dasilva n 8	81.6	1.9 7/3
Á. Nagy n 8	66.9	1.9 6/3

Bristol City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 25 January 2020. 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 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Bristol City
51%	Possession	49%
16	Shots	10
5	Shots on target	3
4	Shots off target	4
7	Blocked shots	3
8	Shots inside the box	8
10	Corners	3
2	Offsides	3
9	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
440	Passes	442
77%	Pass accuracy	77%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
C. Gunter	90	2	1	0	0	Y	6.8
M. Morrison	90	1	0	1	3	0	7
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
Pelé	90	0	0	2	3	0	7.5
M. Olise	90	2	0	3	3	0	7.6
O. Ejaria	90	1	0	0	1	0	6.2
J. Obita	90	0	0	1	0	0	6.8
J. Swift	73	3	2	0	0	0	6.3
T. Blackett	69	0	0	1	0	0	6.4
G. Puşcaş	62	1	0	1	0	0	6.4
S. Baldock sub	28	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Y. Meïté sub	21	4	2	1	0	0	7.2
S. Aluko sub	17	2	0	0	0	0	6.4

Bristol City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Daniel Bentley	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8
J. Hunt	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.8
A. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.9
N. Baker	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	7.9
J. Dasilva	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.3
K. Smith	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	7.1
J. Brownhill	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.5
A. Weimann	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.2
F. Diédhiou	90	0	0	5	1	1	1	Y	6.9
N. Eliasson	89	0	1	0	0	6	4	0	8.4
J. Paterson	77	1	0	2	1	0	5	0	7.9
C. O'Dowda	13	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.8
T. Moore	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 Reading v Bristol City — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingDWLDD

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

Bristol CityLDWLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 5

Reading 1 · 1 draw · Bristol City 3 · 2.2 goals/game

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
2017-09-09 Reading 0–1 Bristol City

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#14 pos56 pts46 pl+1 GD

Bristol City#12 pos63 pts46 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.28

Bristol City scored1.3

Reading conceded1.26

Bristol City conceded1.41

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Bristol City?: In their last 5 meetings, Reading won 1, Bristol City won 3 and there was 1 draw, averaging 2.2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Bristol City?: Recent form — Reading 1W 3D 1L; Bristol City 2W 1D 2L.

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