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League One | Gameweek 30
Feb 1, 2025 at 3pm UK
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Reading
1 - 0
Bolton

Knibbs (89' pen.)
Craig (82')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Thomason (74'), Southwood (89'), Toal (90+7')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Burton Albion 3-2 Reading
Tuesday, January 28 at 7.45pm in League One
Last Game: Bolton 3-1 Northampton
Tuesday, January 28 at 7.45pm in League One

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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 41.86%. A win for Reading had a probability of 33.59% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.36%) and 0-2 (6.5%). The likeliest Reading win was 2-1 (7.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawBolton Wanderers
33.59% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)24.55% (0.0030000000000001 0)41.86% (0.0080000000000027 0.01)
Both teams to score 58.8% (-0.0080000000000027 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
55.94% (-0.010999999999996 -0.01)44.06% (0.011000000000003 0.01)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
33.56% (-0.009999999999998 -0.01)66.44% (0.0099999999999909 0.01)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
74.55% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)25.44% (0.010000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
39.73% (-0.016000000000005 -0.02)60.27% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Bolton Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
78.87% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)21.13%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
46.03%53.97% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Score Analysis
    Reading 33.59%
    Bolton Wanderers 41.86%
    Draw 24.54%
ReadingDrawBolton Wanderers
2-1 @ 7.83% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
1-0 @ 7.36% (0.0010000000000003 0)
2-0 @ 5.04% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
3-1 @ 3.57% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
3-2 @ 2.78% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
3-0 @ 2.3% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
4-1 @ 1.22% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
4-2 @ 0.95% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.56%
Total : 33.59%
1-1 @ 11.43%
2-2 @ 6.09% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
0-0 @ 5.38% (0.0019999999999998 0)
3-3 @ 1.44%
Other @ 0.21%
Total : 24.54%
1-2 @ 8.89% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-1 @ 8.36% (0.0039999999999996 0)
0-2 @ 6.5% (0.0030000000000001 0)
1-3 @ 4.61% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-3 @ 3.37% (0.00099999999999989 0)
2-3 @ 3.15% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 1.79%
0-4 @ 1.31%
2-4 @ 1.23%
Other @ 2.66%
Total : 41.86%

How you voted: Reading vs Bolton

Reading
41.7%
Draw
29.2%
Bolton Wanderers
29.2%
24
Head to Head
Sep 21, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 7
Bolton
5-2
Reading
Sheehan (12'), Charles (21' pen., 34', 45+4' pen.), Dempsey (87')
Santos (16'), Baxter (81'), Williams (88'), Arfield (90+1')
Elliott (41'), Smith (57' pen.)
Wing (11'), Knibbs (71')
Apr 1, 2024 3pm
Gameweek 42
Bolton
5-2
Reading
Collins (11', 45+4' pen., 77'), Dadi Bodvarsson (49', 90+5')
Ogbeta (16'), Sheehan (53')
Wing (40'), Mukairu (90+2')
Sep 16, 2023 3pm
Gameweek 8
Reading
2-1
Bolton
Savage (77'), Vickers (86')
Ballard (30'), Yiadom (79'), Azeez (87'), Mbengue (87'), (90+7'), Savage (90+2')
Charles (20')
Santos (13'), Toal (16'), Williams (38'), Jerome (76'), Thomason (76')
Toal (90+4')
Jan 29, 2019 8pm
Gameweek 29
Bolton
1-1
Reading
Hobbs (90')
Noone (35'), Taylor (58')
Oliveira (74' pen.)
Gunter (53'), Rinomhota (60'), Swift (63')
Aug 18, 2018 3pm
Gameweek 3
Reading
0-1
Bolton

Blackett (25'), Kelly (65')
Wildschut (48')
Wheater (11')
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