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League One | Gameweek 45
Apr 26, 2025 at 12.30pm UK
Memorial Stadium
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Bristol Rovers
0 - 2
Reading


Sotiriou (90')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Wing (67'), Campbell (90+4')
Mbengue (59')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's League One clash between Bristol Rovers and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Bristol Rovers 0-1 Stevenage
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in League One
Last Game: Mansfield 1-5 Reading
Monday, April 21 at 3pm in League One

We said: Bristol Rovers 1-2 Reading

With a surprise draw at Wrexham on their record, Bristol Rovers will have a certain level of confidence heading into this fixture. Nevertheless, we cannot ignore that the stalemate was a rare positive, leading us to back Reading to battle their way to maximum points. Read more.

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 45.97%. A win for Bristol Rovers had a probability of 29.73% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Reading win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.96%) and 0-2 (7.32%). The likeliest Bristol Rovers win was 2-1 (7.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Reading would win this match.

Result
Bristol RoversDrawReading
29.73% (0.0010000000000012 0) 24.3% (0.018999999999998 0.02) 45.97% (-0.018000000000001 -0.02)
Both teams to score 57.88% (-0.068000000000005 -0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.51% (-0.091000000000001 -0.09)44.49% (0.091000000000001 0.09)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.14% (-0.088999999999999 -0.09)66.86% (0.090000000000003 0.09)
Bristol Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
71.9% (-0.046000000000006 -0.05)28.11% (0.047000000000001 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
36.22% (-0.058999999999997 -0.06)63.78% (0.059000000000005 0.06)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
80.51% (-0.043999999999997 -0.04)19.49% (0.044999999999998 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
48.64% (-0.072000000000003 -0.07)51.36% (0.071999999999996 0.07)
Score Analysis
    Bristol Rovers 29.73%
    Reading 45.97%
    Draw 24.29%
Bristol RoversDrawReading
2-1 @ 7.22%
1-0 @ 6.95% (0.019 0.02)
2-0 @ 4.41% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
3-1 @ 3.05% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
3-2 @ 2.5% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
3-0 @ 1.87%
4-1 @ 0.97% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 2.76%
Total : 29.73%
1-1 @ 11.36% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-2 @ 5.9% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
0-0 @ 5.48% (0.021999999999999 0.02)
3-3 @ 1.36% (-0.006 -0.01)
Other @ 0.19%
Total : 24.29%
1-2 @ 9.3% (-0.0010000000000012 -0)
0-1 @ 8.96% (0.023 0.02)
0-2 @ 7.32% (0.008 0.01)
1-3 @ 5.07% (-0.008 -0.01)
0-3 @ 3.99% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 3.22% (-0.01 -0.01)
1-4 @ 2.07% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-4 @ 1.63% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
2-4 @ 1.32% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 3.1%
Total : 45.97%

How you voted: Bristol Rovers vs Reading

Bristol Rovers
16.7%
Draw
0.0%
Reading
83.3%
6
Head to Head
Oct 26, 2024 12.30pm
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Reading
1-0
Bristol Rovers
Smith (66')
Bindon (74')

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Forde (55')
Apr 9, 2024 7.45pm
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Bristol Rovers
0-2
Reading

Hunt (90'), Conteh (90+2')
Smith (8'), Wing (45')
Nov 7, 2023 8pm
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Reading
1-1
Bristol Rovers
Smith (40')
Savage (24'), Hutchinson (49'), Craig (87')
Martin (57')
Mangan (25'), Finley (82')
Jul 21, 2015 7.45pm
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0-2
Reading
Samuel (39'), Blackman (65')
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
CBirmingham CityBirmingham463493843153111
3Stockport CountyStockport462512972423087
4Charlton AthleticCharlton4625101167432485
5Wycombe WanderersWycombe4624121070452584
6Leyton Orient462461672482478
7Reading4621121368571175
8Bolton WanderersBolton46208186770-368
9Blackpool4617161372601267
10Huddersfield TownHuddersfield46197205855364
11Lincoln CityLincoln461613176456861
12Barnsley461710196973-461
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham461611195459-559
14Stevenage461512194250-857
15Wigan AthleticWigan461317164042-256
16Exeter CityExeter461511204965-1656
17Mansfield TownMansfield46159226073-1354
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough461312216881-1351
19Northampton TownNorthampton461215194866-1851
20Burton Albion461114214966-1747
RCrawley TownCrawley461210245783-2646
RBristol Rovers46127274476-3243
RCambridge UnitedCambridge46911264573-2838
RShrewsbury TownShrewsbury4689294179-3833


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