Reading vs Bristol Rovers

26 October 2024 · League One · 2024/25 · Referee S Mather

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sam Smith 66’

Match summary

Reading saw off Bristol Rovers 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Sam Smith put Reading ahead in the 66th minute.

Both sides had 14 shots, with 6 on target for Reading and 4 for Bristol Rovers. Bristol Rovers had a player sent off.

Match stats

Reading Bristol Rovers
14 Shots 14
6 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 10
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Reading Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sam Smith1-0 (Reading)
66’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

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

Reading
  • Tyler Bindon
Bristol Rovers
  • Shaqai Forde
  • Taylor Moore
  • Promise Omochere
  • Jack Hunt

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Reading attacking 
1’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, off target 10’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, blocked 18’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 20’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), set piece, saved 22’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, blocked 24’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, saved 25’ Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 26’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, blocked 30’ Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 34’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, saved 38’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 46’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, saved 47’ Sam Smith (Reading), from a corner, saved 49’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 61’ Michael Craig (Reading), open play, blocked 62’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), from a corner, off target 65’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, blocked 66’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, goal 75’ Taylor Moore (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 78’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, off target 80’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 82’ Jamie Lindsay (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 82’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 84’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 90+4’ Taylor Moore (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 90+4’ Joshua Griffiths (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+6’ Bryant Akono Bilongo (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved 1’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, off target 10’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, blocked 18’ Scott Sinclair (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 20’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), set piece, saved 22’ Lewis Wing (Reading), direct free kick, blocked 24’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), open play, saved 25’ Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 26’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, blocked 30’ Ruel Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 34’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, saved 38’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 46’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, saved 47’ Sam Smith (Reading), from a corner, saved 49’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 61’ Michael Craig (Reading), open play, blocked 62’ Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), from a corner, off target 65’ Harvey Knibbs (Reading), open play, blocked 66’ Sam Smith (Reading), open play, goal 75’ Taylor Moore (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 78’ Lewis Wing (Reading), open play, off target 80’ Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 82’ Jamie Lindsay (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 82’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 84’ Connor Taylor (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 90+4’ Taylor Moore (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, saved 90+4’ Joshua Griffiths (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 90+4’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+6’ Bryant Akono Bilongo (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – –
Andre Garcia
90′ – – – – – – –
Ben Elliott Taken off
74′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 4 – – – –
Mamadi Camara Taken off
64′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Chem Campbell Came on as a substitute
26′ – – – – – – –
Charlie Savage Came on as a substitute
16′ – – – – – – –
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

Reading win 53% Avg odds 1.78
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.83
Bristol Rovers win 23% Avg odds 4.05

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.