ENGLAND › LEAGUE ONE
17.02.2026 20:00
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Referee: P. Wright
Reading
Match Timeline
Bolton
HT
0' 15' 30' 45' 60' 75' 90'
🔄
17'
H. Roberts ↔ P. Lane
Reading
🟨
27'
Paudie O’Connor
Reading
⚽
36'
J. Marriott · Assist: C. Savage
Reading
🟨
42'
Kami Doyle
Reading
🔄
59'
K. Doyle ↔ W. Keane
Reading
🔄
59'
J. Marriott ↔ K. Ehibhatiomhan
Reading
🔄
65'
P. O'Connor ↔ F. Burns
Reading
🔄
70'
E. Erhahon ↔ R. Rodrigues
Bolton
🔄
71'
I. Cissoko ↔ C. Blackett-Taylor
Bolton
🔄
77'
J. Kenny ↔ J. McAtee
Bolton
🔄
77'
R. Apter ↔ M. Burstow
Bolton
🟨
80'
Charlie Savage
Reading
🔄
82'
J. Osei-Tutu ↔ C. Christie
Bolton
🟨
85'
Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
Reading
🟨
90+10'
Chris Forino
Bolton
⚽
90'
M. Burstow · Assist: R. Rodrigues
Bolton

Reading vs Bolton Prediction & Match Analysis

Full analysis and predictions for all markets

All Markets
Market Option Probability Odds Stats & Analysis
Probability Distribution
Reading Win 0%
Draw 0%
Bolton Win 0%
Expected Goals (xG)
Reading1.31
Bolton1.33
Recent Form (Last 5)
Reading Reading
WWDLW
48 GF / 44 GA
Bolton Bolton
WLDWL
44 GF / 35 GA
Key Stats
1.5
Average Goals Scored
1.29
1.38
Average Goals Conceded
1.03
22
BTTS Yes
19
16
Over 2.5
15
3.97
Shots on Goal
4.5

Statistics are based on season averages

Season Statistics

Team averages and season trends before this fixture

Reading Reading 32 matches
Bolton Bolton 34 matches
Reading Statistic Bolton
12 Wins 16
10 Draws 11
10 Losses 7
48 Goals For 44
44 Goals Against 35
1.5 Avg Goals Scored 1.29
1.38 Avg Goals Conceded 1.03
22 BTTS Yes 19
28 Over 1.5 26
16 Over 2.5 15
10 Over 3.5 5
7 Clean Sheets 10
3 Failed To Score 8
3.97 Shots On Goal 4.5
11.34 Total Shots 15.44
3.91 Corners 5.85
48.8% Ball Possession 56.1%

Match Analysis

Model notes, team context and key prediction signals

H2H Analysis

Across those 15 head-to-head meetings, Reading won 5 times, Bolton won 3 times, while 7 matches finished as draws. The aggregate score in this matchup is 24:21 from Reading's perspective. 6 of those games went over 2.5 goals, and both teams scored in 11 matches, with an average of 3 goals per game.

Predicted formations: Reading 4-2-3-1 / Bolton 4-4-2
H2H summary: Reading wins 5, draws 7, Bolton wins 3

Standings

League One: Regular season
# Team MP W D L G GD PTS Form
1 46 31 10 5 89:41 48 103
W W W D W
2 46 27 10 9 90:50 40 91
L W W W D
3 46 22 11 13 71:58 13 77
W L W L D
4 46 22 11 13 58:51 7 77
W D D D L
5 46 19 18 9 70:52 18 75
L D D W L
6 46 21 12 13 49:46 3 75
W D W D L
7 46 21 11 14 68:56 12 74
W W W D W
8 46 22 7 17 75:63 12 73
W W D W D
9 46 18 13 15 74:64 10 67
W L D D D
10 46 16 17 13 62:50 12 65
W D W W D
11 46 17 12 17 69:58 11 63
W L L D L
12 46 16 15 15 64:60 4 63
L D L L L
13 46 17 9 20 54:65 -11 60
W W W W L
14 46 17 9 20 50:69 -19 60
W D L W W
15 46 15 14 17 68:73 -5 59
L W L L D
16 46 14 14 18 49:58 -9 56
L L D W W
17 46 13 15 18 50:60 -10 54
D D D W D
18 46 15 8 23 64:68 -4 53
L D L D L
19 46 15 8 23 51:72 -21 53
L W L L L
20 46 14 10 22 59:71 -12 52
D L L D L
21 46 12 13 21 52:61 -9 49
L D D D W
22 46 10 12 24 36:61 -25 42
L W L L D
23 46 10 11 25 41:71 -30 41
L D L W L
24 46 9 8 29 39:74 -35 35
L L L L L
Promotion - Championship
Promotion - League One (Play Offs)
Relegation - League Two