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Reading v Bolton, EFL League One, Sat, 16 Sept 2023: statistics and head to head

2023-24. Sat, 16 Sept 2023

ReadingHome
21Full time, half-time 0–1
BoltonAway

Reading won by 1 goal.

DWDLWLeague form, oldest to newestWDDWD

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

Madejski Stadium. Photo: TheSportsDB, CC0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Reading have 3 scored home results and Bolton 2 scored away results stored in 2023-24. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Reading at home: 2.00 points per match (3 measured matches); Bolton away: 2.00 points per match (2 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Reading scored 1.00 per home match (3 measured matches); Bolton scored 2.00 away (2). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.15 per club appearance across 148 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 1 of 5 pooled club appearances (20.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 4. Reading: 0 wins; Bolton: 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 half01
Second half20

The match in numbers

ReadingBolton
  • 18Shots10
  • 7Shots on target5
  • 6Corners4
  • 17Fouls15
  • 3Yellow cards4
  • 0Red cards1

From shots to goals

Reading

  • Shots18
  • On target7
  • Goals2

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

Bolton

  • Shots10
  • On target5
  • Goals1

50% of shots on target, 20% 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.

4 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.

0
Reading wins
3
Draws
1
Bolton wins
Goals / meeting
2.25
9 goals in 4 meetings
Both scored
75%
3 of 4 meetings
Over 1.5
75%
3 of 4 meetings
Over 2.5
25%
1 of 4 meetings
Over 3.5
25%
1 of 4 meetings
Reading clean sheets
0%
0 of 4 meetings
Bolton clean sheets
25%
1 of 4 meetings
Corners / meeting
10.00
4 with corner data
Cards / meeting
4.00
4 with card data
  1. Bolton v ReadingTue, 29 Jan 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-191–1HT 0–0
  2. Reading v BoltonSat, 18 Aug 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-190–1HT 0–0
  3. Reading v BoltonTue, 6 Mar 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-181–1HT 1–1
  4. 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.

Home and awayAll matches
Reading at homeDWWLWD
Bolton awayDLDLLW

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.

Home and awayOverall
Reading at home, Bolton away
  • 50%
    Both teams scored
    League 51%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 94%
    Over 0.5 goals
    League 93%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 74%
    Over 1.5 goals
    League 74%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 41%
    Over 2.5 goals
    League 50%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 28%
    Over 3.5 goals
    League 25%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 20%
    Over 4.5 goals
    League 12%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 2.6
    Avg total goals
    League 2.58
    23 + 23 matches
  • 65%
    1st half over 0.5
    League 72%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 33%
    1st half over 1.5
    League 31%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 10.0
    Corners per match
    League 10.31
    23 + 23 matches
  • 67%
    Corners over 8.5
    League 67%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 57%
    Corners over 9.5
    League 56%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 46%
    Corners over 10.5
    League 45%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 4.1
    Cards per match
    League 4.13
    23 + 23 matches
  • 54%
    Cards over 3.5
    League 60%
    23 + 23 matches
  • 35%
    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

Home and awayOverall
Reading at home, Bolton away
Reading (home)Bolton (away)
15Position3
LWWDWLast 5, oldest to newestDLDWD
23Played23
1.78Points per match1.61
52%Win %43%
1.70Scored / match1.48
1.04Conceded / match1.04
2.74Avg total goals2.52
57%Both scored44%
39%Clean sheets39%
9%Failed to score26%
–xG for–
–xG against–

Half by half

ReadingBolton
  • 0.831st half scored / match0.65
  • 0.651st half conceded / match0.26
  • 0.872nd half scored / match0.83
  • 0.392nd half conceded / match0.78
  • 30%Leading at half-time35%
  • 74%1st half over 0.557%
  • 39%1st half over 1.526%
  • 74%2nd half over 0.578%
  • 48%2nd half over 1.552%
  • 26%Scored in both halves17%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Reading at home, Bolton away, this season.

Goals

ReadingBolton
  • 1.70Scored / match1.48
  • 1.04Conceded / match1.04
  • 2.74Match total / match2.52
  • 91%Scored 1+74%
  • 48%Scored 2+48%
  • 61%Conceded 1+61%
  • 30%Conceded 2+30%
  • 78%Match over 1.570%
  • 44%Match over 2.539%
  • 30%Match over 3.526%

Shots and xG

ReadingBolton
  • 14.13Shots for12.13
  • 11.09Shots against10.39
  • 4.83On target for4.39
  • 3.87On target against4.13
  • 12%Shot conversion12%

Corners

ReadingBolton
  • 5.30Corners for5.52
  • 4.61Corners against4.57
  • 9.91Match total10.09
  • 65%Over 7.578%
  • 57%Over 8.578%
  • 52%Over 9.561%
  • 44%Over 10.548%
  • 30%Over 11.539%

Cards

ReadingBolton
  • 1.87Cards for2.09
  • 2.04Cards against2.13
  • 3.91Match total4.22
  • 61%Over 2.578%
  • 48%Over 3.561%
  • 30%Over 4.539%
  • 26%Over 5.522%
  • 11.96Fouls committed11.74
Referee this season
L Swabey
Matches
14
Cards / match
5.64
14 matches
Over 3.5 cards
79%
14 matches
Over 4.5 cards
57%
14 matches
Fouls / match
26.93
14 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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