Match Report
12 points and 7 places separated them: Reading 12th with 63, Bolton Wanderers 5th with 75. Reading ranked just 23rd in the league on five-round form despite their 12th table position. Per game in the league, Reading were scoring 1.39 and conceding 1.3, Bolton Wanderers 1.52 and 1.13, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
7 matches unbeaten backed Bolton Wanderers's arrival.
Across 15 recorded meetings, Reading have 5 wins to Bolton Wanderers's 3, with 7 draws, at 3 goals per meeting. Only 40% of these meetings ended in a home win. 73% of these meetings featured a goal for each side. Goals have risen lately: 4 per game across the last five meetings, against 3 across the full history.
The venue was Select Car Leasing Stadium, with room for 24,161 spectators. Reading led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-1 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Reading: Jack Marriott (36') · Bolton Wanderers: Mason Burstow (90')
Key stats
Possession: Reading 32% · Bolton Wanderers 68% · Total shots: 6-16 · On target: 2-5 · Corners: 4-6