Match centre · H2H Stats & Game Preview
Reading vs Bolton Wanderers
17 Feb 2026, 20:00 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
P. WrightLeague One 2025/2026 · 8 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
Bolton Wanderers- ⇄
Paddy Lane
Substitution
Off: Haydon Roberts
17′ Paudie O'Connor
Yellowcard
Foul
27′- ⚽
Jack Marriott 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Charlie Savage
Right foot shot
36′ Kamari Doyle
Yellowcard
Foul
42′- ⇄
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Substitution
Off: Jack Marriott
59′ - ⇄
Will Keane
Substitution
Off: Kamari Doyle
59′ - ⇄
Finley Burns
Substitution
Off: Paudie O'Connor
65′ - 70′⇄
Rúben Rodrigues
Substitution
Off: Ethan Erhahon
- 71′⇄
Corey Blackett-Taylor
Substitution
Off: Ibrahim Cissoko
- 77′⇄
Mason Burstow
Substitution
Off: Rob Apter
- 77′⇄
J. McAtee
Substitution
Off: Johnny Kenny
Charlie Savage
Yellowcard
Time wasting
80′- 82′⇄
Cyrus Christie
Substitution
Off: J. Osei-Tutu
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Yellowcard
85′- 90+6′⚽
Mason Burstow 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Rúben Rodrigues
Right foot shot
- 90+10′
C. Forino
Yellowcard
Argument
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.09 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 6.57 | |
| 65 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.87 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.00 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.64 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6.95 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.72 | |
| 59 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.45 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.57 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.35 | |
| 59 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 7.12 | |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.61 | |
| 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.23 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.45 | |
| 73 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.84 |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.
Reading
Latest: Wycombe Wanderers · 3–2
Match stats
14 Feb 2026, 12:30 · Home vs Wycombe Wanderers · 2025/2026
Bolton Wanderers
Latest: Lincoln City · 1–1
Match stats
14 Feb 2026, 15:00 · Away vs Lincoln City · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 9 previous meetings, 4 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Reading’s home games with Bolton Wanderers’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Bolton Wanderers
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Reading
Bolton Wanderers
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Reading
Bolton Wanderers
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Reading
Bolton Wanderers
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.