Prediction 1
Bristol City to win
19/10 (2.90)
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Prediction 2
Over 2.5 goals
21/20 (2.05)
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Reading vs Bristol City: Our top betting tips
Reading have gone from flying high to struggling to get a result. Will they change their fortunes here as they host Bristol City? Find out with our Reading vs Bristol City match preview with free tips, predictions and odds mentioned along the way.
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Robins to grab result against Royals
We kick off our tips for this game by backing Bristol City to win. It wasn't too long ago that Reading were catching the eye of the neutral as they say high up the Championship standings. Fast forward to now though and things have soured for the Royals to the point where they've taken just one point from 12 available and have lost three games on the spin. Bristol City meanwhile arrive here in good spirts; they've won two of their last three games and, notably, won their last match away at West Brom – a side that won at Reading just last weekend. On top of all that, three of the last five head to head games – and each of the last two – have seen Bristol City win.
Going over 2.5 goals
Our next prediction for this game sees us backing over 2.5 goals. Reading have seen three of their last five matches go over the aforementioned 2.5 goal marker with a game average of 3.2 goals. Bristol City meanwhile have gone north of the 2.5 cut off in three of their last four games having seen a total of 11 goals in that period; that puts their game average at 2.8. Each of the last two head to head clashes have gone over 2.5 goals as well. With form and the h2h history pointing ‘over' we think this is a good value wager.
Here are the key stats & form guide for Reading vs Bristol City
Head to Head
22/10/22
England Championship CHA
Reading
Bristol City
2
0
09/02/22
England Championship CHA
Bristol City
Reading
2
1
17/08/21
England Championship CHA
Reading
Bristol City
2
3
16/02/21
England Championship CHA
Bristol City
Reading
0
2
28/11/20
England Championship CHA
Reading
Bristol City
3
1
Last Five - Reading
18/03/23
England Championship CHA
Hull
Reading
1
1
D
15/03/23
England Championship CHA
Blackburn
Reading
2
1
L
11/03/23
England Championship CHA
Millwall
Reading
1
0
L
07/03/23
England Championship CHA
Sheff Utd
Reading
1
0
L
04/03/23
England Championship CHA
Middlesbrough
Reading
5
0
L
Last Five - Bristol City
19/03/23
England Championship CHA
Swansea
Bristol City
2
0
L
15/03/23
England Championship CHA
Luton
Bristol City
1
0
L
11/03/23
England Championship CHA
Blackpool
Bristol City
0
2
W
07/03/23
England Championship CHA
Huddersfield
Bristol City
0
0
D
04/03/23
England Championship CHA
Cardiff
Bristol City
2
0
L
Can Royals arrest slide?
What a horrid few weeks it has been for Reading. Things were going so well a few weeks ago but a run of defeats has seen them plummet into midtable where they're now just a point ahead of their visitors. Admittedly, the Robins have played a game more but, even so, both sides now find themselves in a position where a bit of momentum could transform their season – for better or worse!
Reading's form isn't very good right now and nor is their injury situation. They currently have five players missing including the likes of Sam Hutchinson, Scott Dann and Liam Moore. The sooner they're back, the better but they'll need to go without them here.
Reading Predicted lineup – Lumley, Yiadom, McIntyre, Holmes, Hoilett, Mbengue, Hendrick, Loum, Ince, Fornah, Meite
Bristol City's injury situation has eased a little in recent weeks with just Kal Naismith on the sidelines at the moment. Timm Klose and Tomas Kalas had been absent for a while and both will again be involved in some capacity.
Bristol City Predicted lineup – O'Leary, Atkinson, Klose, Vyner, Sykes, Scott, James, Williams, Dasilva, Wells, Semenyo
A quickfire FAQ on Reading vs Bristol City
- Where is the match being hosted? – Select Car Leasing Stadium
- Who do the bookmakers have as favourites? – Reading
- What time does the match kick off? 3 PM GMT
