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Reading vs Bristol Rovers
26 Oct 2024, 12:30 · League One · 2024/2025
Referee
Simon MatherLeague One 2024/2025 · 17 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
ReadingMin
Bristol Rovers- 21′
Promise Omochere
Yellowcard
- 32′
Shaq Forde
Yellowcard
- 43′⇄
Isaac Hutchinson
Substitution
Off: Promise Omochere
- 55′
Shaq Forde
Redcard
- 60′⇄
Jack Hunt
Substitution
Off: Ruel Sotiriou
- ⇄
Chem Campbell
Substitution
Off: Mamadi Camará
64′ - ⚽
Sam Smith 1-0
Goal · Shot
With: Ben Elliott
Shot
66′ - 67′⇄
Bryant Bilongo
Substitution
Off: Scott Sinclair
- 67′⇄
Jamie Lindsay
Substitution
Off: Grant Ward
Tyler Bindon
Yellowcard
74′- ⇄
Charlie Savage
Substitution
Off: Ben Elliott
74′ - 88′
Jack Hunt
Yellowcard
- 90+1′
Taylor Moore
Yellowcard
- 90+2′
Bristol Rovers
Yellowcard
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 | 7.66 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.86 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7.68 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.63 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 7.92 | |
| 74 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 7.94 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 7.68 | |
| 90 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.57 | |
| 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.20 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 7.71 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.33 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.83 | |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 26 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7.31 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2024/2025.
Reading
Latest: Crawley Town · 4–1
Match stats
19 Oct 2024, 12:30 · Home vs Crawley Town · 2024/2025
Bristol Rovers
Latest: Huddersfield Town · 1–3
Match stats
19 Oct 2024, 15:00 · Away vs Huddersfield Town · 2024/2025
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Reading’s ground: 2 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Reading’s home games with Bristol Rovers’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 2024/2025. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Reading
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Bristol Rovers
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
Bristol Rovers
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Reading
Bristol Rovers
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
Bristol Rovers
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.