Championship

Championship | Gameweek 30

Feb 16, 2021 at 7.45pm UK

Ashton Gate Stadium

Bristol City
0 - 2
Reading

Hunt (20'), Lansbury (67'), Moore (76'), Bakinson (90+3')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Joao (42'), Morrison (45')
Richards (37'), Ejaria (69'), Olise (75')

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The Match

Match Report

Owner Steve Lansdown had warned before the game that a rapid transformation in City's form was necessary.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Championship clash between Bristol City and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Reading win with a probability of 39.03%. A win for Bristol City had a probability of 32.03% and a draw had a probability of 28.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.84%) and 0-2 (7.57%). The likeliest Bristol City win was 1-0 (11.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.33%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Bristol City	Draw	Reading
32.03%	28.94%	39.03%

Both teams to score 44.62%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

38.06%

61.94%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.31%

81.69%

Bristol City Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

64.53%

35.47%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.77%

72.23%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.14%

30.85%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

32.86%

67.13%

Score Analysis

Bristol City 32.03%

Reading 39.02%

Draw 28.93%

Bristol City	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 11.34% 2-1 @ 6.91% 2-0 @ 5.88% 3-1 @ 2.39% 3-0 @ 2.03% 3-2 @ 1.4% Other @ 2.07% Total : 32.03%	1-1 @ 13.33% 0-0 @ 10.94% 2-2 @ 4.06% Other @ 0.59% Total : 28.93%	0-1 @ 12.86% 1-2 @ 7.84% 0-2 @ 7.57% 1-3 @ 3.07% 0-3 @ 2.97% 2-3 @ 1.59% 1-4 @ 0.9% Other @ 2.21% Total : 39.02%

How you voted: Bristol City vs Reading

Bristol City

22.3%

Draw

17.5%

Reading

60.2%