Bristol City vs Reading – Prediction

Published: April 1, 2023
Author: Joe Kizlauskas
Last Updated: April 1, 2023

Posted in: Bristol City, Championship Predictions, Football Match Predictions, Reading

Despite their unconvincing form, Bristol City stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 39. They face Reading on Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Ashton Gate.

Bristol City vs Reading Stats

In the last 13 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In 20 of the last 22 Bristol City home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In 8 of the last 9 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
Bristol City have not lost 8 of the last 9 home matches
Bristol City have scored in 8 of the last 9 home matches

Reading have lost the last 7 away matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
Reading have conceded in the last 12 matches in a row
Reading have conceded in the last 11 away matches in a row
Reading have not won 14 of the last 15 away matches
Reading have lost 5 of the last 7 away matches without scoring a goal

Bristol City vs Reading Squad lists

Bristol City Squad

The 59-year-old manager of Bristol City, Nigel Pearson, will select the lineup against Reading from the players listed below:

Alex Scott, Andreas Weimann, Andy King, Anis Mehmeti, Ayman Benarous, Cameron Pring, Duncan Idehen, George Tanner, Harry Cornick, Harvey Wiles-Richards, Jay Dasilva, Joe Williams, Kal Naismith, Kane Wilson, Mark Sykes, Matthew James, Max O’Leary, Nahki Wells, Nathan Baker, Nikita Haikin, Omar Taylor-Clarke, Robert Atkinson, Samuel Bell, Tomas Kalas, Tommy Conway, Zak Vyner.

Reading Squad

Below is the full team squad of Reading. The manager Ince will pick his starting XI against Bristol City from these players:

Abdul Rahman Baba, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Andy Carroll, Andy Yiadom, Cesare Casadei, Dean Bouzanis, Dejan Tetek, Femi Azeez, Jeff Hendrick, Joe Lumley, Junior Hoilett, Kelvin Abrefa, Kelvin Ehibhationham, Liam Moore, Lucas Joao, Mamadi Camara, Mamadou Loum Ndiaye, Michael Craig, Naby Sarr, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Ovie Ejaria, Sam Hutchinson, Scott Dann, Shane Long, Thomas Holmes, Thomas Ince, Tom McIntyre, Tyrese Fornah, Yakou Meite.

Bristol City vs Reading Lineups

Bristol City vs Reading Preview

Bristol City have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 2-0 victory against Blackpool. Unable to follow that up, they went down 1-0 against Luton, before handing over all three points in a 2-0 defeat against Swansea. Bristol City put four wins on the board in their previous six Championship matches at the Ashton Gate. They drew twice while losing none, scored ten goals while conceding four.

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In their previous three games, Reading lost 0-1 and 2-1 against Millwall and Blackburn, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Hull. In their last six Championship away matches, Reading failed to win even once. In stead, they’ve drawn zero and lost six, scoring one while also conceding 14 times. Reading proved themselves generous visitors in the Championship this season, as they conceded an astonishing 37 goals so far. This leaves them with the worst defensive record of all teams from their away matches.

Bristol City vs Reading H2H

Bristol City took a hit when Reading handed them a 2-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-1 win. Bristol City tend to have the upper hand against Reading, grabbing all three points five times in ten matches. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1.75.

Current Championship standings

Bristol City approach the next Championship round as number 14 in the table, having claimed 48 points this season so far. With 38 games behind them, Reading amassed 45 points, placing them as number 18 before their next fixture.

Full Time Betting

Bristol City won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Reading won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost eight in this run. Reading seem incapable of keeping things tight away from home, conceding at least once in their last 10 away games. Bristol City kept four clean sheets in their last 10 games on home soil.

Both Teams to Score

Bristol City took a hit when Reading handed them a 2-0 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 2-1 win. Both teams found the back of the net five times in the past ten matches between home side Bristol City and Reading. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 2.00. Reading scored at least once in their last 5 Championship matches against Bristol City. In the past ten matches between home side Bristol City and Reading both teams found the back of the net five times. Best priced odds on both teams to score with the bookies are at 2.00.

Over/Under Tips

Both teams not to score was a winning bet five times in the last ten encounters between Bristol City and Reading as under 2.5 goals happened four times. Bristol City scored an average of 1.3 goals a game, with Reading averaging 1.4 goals in this run. Bristol City saw over 2.5 goals in one of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Reading, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.

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