Match summary
Reading beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 on the road. Reading led 2-0 at half-time.
Sam Smith put Reading ahead with a header in the 8th minute and Lewis Wing made it 0-2 with a direct free kick in the 45th minute.
Shots finished 17-8 to Reading, with 3 on target for Bristol Rovers and 7 for Reading.
Before kick-off
Bristol Rovers win
33%
Avg odds 2.88
Draw
27%
Avg odds 3.44
Reading win
40%
Avg odds 2.32
Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.
Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.