Bristol Rovers vs Reading

9 April 2024 · League One · 2023/24 · Referee W Finnie

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Sam Smith 8’
  • Lewis Wing 45’

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.

Match stats

Bristol Rovers Reading
8 Shots 17
3 Shots on Target 7
1 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Bristol Rovers Reading
Kick-off
8’
Sam Smith0-1 (Reading)
45’
Lewis Wing0-2 (Reading)
Half-time0-2
Full-time0-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Bristol Rovers
  • Kamil Conteh
  • Jack Hunt

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Reading attacking Bristol Rovers attacking 
2’ Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 8’ Sam Smith (Reading), set piece, goal 28’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), set piece, saved 30’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), from a corner, off target 30’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 31’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 33’ Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 39’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 45’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, goal 46’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, saved 52’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, off target 53’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, saved 58’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 66’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 70’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, off target 73’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, off target 74’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 77’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 78’ Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 83’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 90+1’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 90+2’ Tyler Bindon (Reading), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, off target 90+5’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, off target 2’ Jevani Brown (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 8’ Sam Smith (Reading), set piece, goal 28’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), set piece, saved 30’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), from a corner, off target 30’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, blocked 31’ Luke McCormick (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 33’ Luca Hoole (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 39’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 45’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, goal 46’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, saved 52’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, off target 53’ Chris Martin (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 54’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, saved 58’ Antony Evans (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 66’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 70’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, off target 73’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, off target 74’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, off target 77’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 78’ Brandon Aguilera (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 83’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, blocked 90+1’ Femi Azeez (Reading), open play, saved 90+2’ Tyler Bindon (Reading), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Amadou Salif Mbengue (Reading), open play, off target 90+5’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Luca Hoole Taken off
70′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
James Connolly Taken off
46′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Grant Ward Taken off
62′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
Luke McCormick Taken off
46′ – – 1 – – – –
Jevani Brown Taken off
46′ – – 1 – – – –
James Wilson Came on as a substitute
44′ – – – – – – –
Scott Sinclair Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 – – – –
Chris Martin Came on as a substitute
44′ – – 1 – – – –
Brandon Aguilera Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 1 – – – –
Jack Hunt Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

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.

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.