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

Hunt (90'), Conteh (90+2')
Smith (8'), Wing (45')
Nov 7, 2023 8pm
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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
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham443293803050105
2Wrexham452611865343189
3Stockport CountyStockport452412969412884
4Wycombe WanderersWycombe452412969422784
5Charlton AthleticCharlton4524101164422282
6Leyton Orient452361668472175
7Reading4521121266531375
8Bolton WanderersBolton45207186669-367
9Blackpool4416161268571164
10Huddersfield TownHuddersfield45197195751664
11Lincoln CityLincoln4516131664541061
12Barnsley451610196571-658
13Rotherham UnitedRotherham451511195258-656
14Stevenage451511194149-856
15Exeter CityExeter451511194962-1356
16Wigan AthleticWigan441315163840-254
17Peterborough UnitedPeterborough441312196575-1051
18Northampton TownNorthampton451214194765-1850
19Mansfield TownMansfield44139225371-1848
20Burton Albion441113204762-1546
21Crawley TownCrawley451110245582-2743
22Bristol Rovers45127264372-2943
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge45911254471-2738
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury4589284077-3733


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