LIVE UPDATES. Reading leads Bristol Rovers 1-0 after Sam Smith scored in the 8th minute

Live updates of the match played between Bristol Rovers and Reading on the 9th of April 2024 in Bristol during the 40th week of the League One

LIVE UPDATES. Reading leads Bristol Rovers 1-0 after Sam Smith scored in the 8th minute

BRISTOL. Bristol Rovers and Reading are clashing in the 40th round of the League One.

Sam Smith has scored a goal in the 8th minute to give a 1-0 lead to Reading over Bristol Rovers.

Match Statistics

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 8 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 7
  • 2 Off Target 7
  • 3 Shots blocked 3
  • 101 Attack 99
  • 46 Dangerous attack 48
  • 84 Ball safe 80
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 1 Corners 7
  • 2 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 15 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Bristol Rovers was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Reading that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Bristol Rovers had a more offensive attitude with dangerous attacks and 1 shots of which 0 were on target.

Bristol Rovers shot 1 times, 0 on target, 0 off target. Talking about the opposition, Reading shot 1 times, 1 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Sam Smith

Sam Smith

Forwarder, Midfielder

EnglandEngland

Age: 26

181 cm

73 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 34 12 Missed
Minutes 2878 84.6 Avg
Goals 15 0.4 Avg
Assist 1 0.0 Avg
Attempt 16 0.5 Avg
Passes 489 14.460.4% AvgSucc
Yellow 5 0.1 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 31 times for 2535 minutes for League One.

Sam Smith scored 12 goals for Reading. He procured no assists. He received 5 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 17th in League One. In the last match Reading drew 1-1 against Lincoln City. The next match in League One will be against Barnsley.

The last time the teams played each other, it was a draw 1-1.

Bristol Rovers performance and stats

Bristol Rovers

Manager: Matthew Taylor
Rank 15th
Win 16
Draw 9
Loss 21
Goals 52-68
Diff -16

Bristol Rovers is currently 15th in the League One with 51 points.

In the last 41 games, it has won 14 times, drawn 9 times, and lost 18 times. In its last match, Bristol Rovers lost 0-2 against Bolton Wanderers.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 48 goals and conceding 61.​

Bristol Rovers will play the next match in League One against Cheltenham Town on Saturday 13th of April in Cheltenham. The prediction is Cheltenham Town winning the match.​

Reading performance and stats

Reading

Manager: Rubén Sellés Salvador
Rank 17th
Win 16
Draw 11
Loss 19
Goals 68-70
Diff -2

Reading is currently 17th in the League One with 46 points.

In the last 42 games, it has won 14 times, drawn 10 times, and lost 18 times. In its last match, Reading drawn 1-1 against Lincoln City.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 59 goals and conceding 63.​

Reading will play the next match in League One against Barnsley on Saturday 13th of April in Barnsley. The prediction is Barnsley winning the match.​