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Bolton v Reading, EFL League One, Mon, 1 Apr 2024: statistics and head to head

2023-24. Mon, 1 Apr 2024

BoltonHome
52Full time, half-time 2–1

Bolton won by 3 goals.

WDDWDLeague form, oldest to newestDWDLW

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Toughsheet Community Stadium. Photo: Mark Hammond from London, England, CC BY 2.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Bolton have 19 scored home results and Reading 19 scored away results stored in 2023-24. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Bolton at home: 2.21 points per match (19 measured matches); Reading away: 0.74 points per match (19 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Bolton scored 2.21 per home match (19 measured matches); Reading scored 1.11 away (19). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.28 per club appearance across 954 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 25 of 38 pooled club appearances (65.8%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 5. Bolton: 1 wins; Reading: 1 wins; draws: 3.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half21
Second half31

The match in numbers

BoltonReading
  • 18Shots18
  • 8Shots on target7
  • 13Corners3
  • 9Fouls5
  • 2Yellow cards0
  • 0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Bolton

  • Shots18
  • On target8
  • Goals5

44% of shots on target, 63% of those scored.

Reading

  • Shots18
  • On target7
  • Goals2

39% of shots on target, 29% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

5 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

1
Bolton wins
3
Draws
1
Reading wins
Goals / meeting
2.40
12 goals in 5 meetings
Both scored
80%
4 of 5 meetings
Over 1.5
80%
4 of 5 meetings
Over 2.5
40%
2 of 5 meetings
Over 3.5
20%
1 of 5 meetings
Bolton clean sheets
20%
1 of 5 meetings
Reading clean sheets
0%
0 of 5 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.00
5 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.80
5 with card data
  1. Reading v BoltonSat, 16 Sept 2023 · EFL League One 2023-242–1HT 0–1
  2. Bolton v ReadingTue, 29 Jan 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-191–1HT 0–0
  3. Reading v BoltonSat, 18 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-190–1HT 0–0
  4. Reading v BoltonTue, 6 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-181–1HT 1–1
  5. Bolton v ReadingTue, 21 Nov 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-182–2HT 2–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Bolton at home, Reading away
  • 67%
    Both teams scored
    League 51%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 100%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 93%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 85%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 74%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 65%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 50%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 46%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 25%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 24%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 12%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 3.3
    Avg total goals
    League 2.58
    23 + 23 matches
  • 83%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 72%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 59%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 31%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 11.2
    Corners per match
    League 10.31
    23 + 23 matches
  • 67%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 67%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 59%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 56%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 57%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 45%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 4.0
    Cards per match
    League 4.13
    23 + 23 matches
  • 59%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 60%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 41%
    Cards over 4.5
    League 40%
    23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2023-24

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2023-24

Bolton at home, Reading away
Bolton (home)Reading (away)
3Position15
WWDDWLast 5, oldest to newestLLWDL
23Played23
2.17Points per match0.78
65%Win %17%
2.26Scored / match1.26
1.17Conceded / match2.00
3.43Avg total goals3.26
61%Both scored74%
35%Clean sheets9%
4%Failed to score17%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

BoltonReading
  • 1.091st half scored / match0.70
  • 0.701st half conceded / match0.96
  • 1.172nd half scored / match0.57
  • 0.482nd half conceded / match1.04
  • 43%Leading at half-time22%
  • 87%1st half over 0.578%
  • 65%1st half over 1.552%
  • 87%2nd half over 0.578%
  • 44%2nd half over 1.548%
  • 44%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Bolton at home, Reading away, this season.

Goals

BoltonReading
  • 2.26Scored / match1.26
  • 1.17Conceded / match2.00
  • 3.43Match total / match3.26
  • 96%Scored 1+83%
  • 61%Scored 2+39%
  • 65%Conceded 1+91%
  • 35%Conceded 2+57%
  • 87%Match over 1.583%
  • 65%Match over 2.565%
  • 44%Match over 3.548%

Shots and xG

BoltonReading
  • 15.70Shots for11.43
  • 10.43Shots against14.22
  • 5.52On target for4.35
  • 3.48On target against4.78
  • 14%Shot conversion11%

Corners

BoltonReading
  • 7.09Corners for4.74
  • 4.17Corners against6.39
  • 11.26Match total11.13
  • 83%Over 7.574%
  • 70%Over 8.565%
  • 61%Over 9.557%
  • 57%Over 10.557%
  • 44%Over 11.552%

Cards

BoltonReading
  • 2.17Cards for2.04
  • 2.35Cards against1.52
  • 4.52Match total3.57
  • 78%Over 2.561%
  • 65%Over 3.552%
  • 52%Over 4.530%
  • 39%Over 5.522%
  • 10.78Fouls committed12.13
Referee this season
B Toner
Matches
15
Cards / match
5.00
15 matches
Over 3.5 cards
73%
15 matches
Over 4.5 cards
73%
15 matches
Fouls / match
24.60
15 matches

The table, 2023-24

#ClubPGDPts
1Portsmouth463797
2Derby464192
3Bolton463587
4Peterboro462884
5Oxford462377
13Exeter46-1561
14Northampton46-960
15Reading46-259
16Bristol Rvs46-1657
17Charlton46-153
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