BRISTOL. Reading tops Bristol Rovers with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Smith (8′) and a goal from L. Wing (45′).
The match was played at the Memorial Stadium stadium in Bristol on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 7,951 spectators. The referee was Will Finnie with the help of Alan Cresswell and Paul Evans. The 4th official was Samuel Ogles. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.86 degrees Celsius or 53.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
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
No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Bristol Rovers was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Reading that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Reading was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Reading won the contest.
Bristol Rovers shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Reading shot 17 times, 7 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Kamil Conteh and J. Hunt). On the opposite side, Reading didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Bristol Rovers stays with 51 points like Charlton Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Reading will has 49 points to sit in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Bristol Rovers will play away against Cheltenham Town on the 13th of April with a 10-6 head to head stats in favor of Bristol Rovers (3 draws).
Reading will play away against Barnsley on the 13th of April with a 11-4 head to head record in favor of Reading (7 draws).
Bristol Rovers – Formation
Bristol Rovers
46'
90'
Bristol Rovers adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: J. Ward , L. Hoole , C. Taylor , J. Connolly , L. Gordon , Kamil Conteh , G. Ward , L. Thomas , A. Evans , L. McCormick and J. Brown .
The home team had on the bench: J. Wilson , S. Sinclair , Brandon Aguilera , J. Rossiter, C. Martin , M. Cox and J. Hunt .
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers made 5 changes: J. Brown for C. Martin (46′), G. Ward for Brandon Aguilera (62′), L. Hoole for J. Hunt (70′), L. McCormick for S. Sinclair (46′) and J. Connolly for J. Wilson (46′).
Player of the match: J. Ward
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Bristol Rovers was the goalkeeper: J. Ward. His rating is 7.65. He performed 5 saves.
Reading – Formation
Reading
45'
Also Reading adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Rubén Sellés Salvador played with: Joel Pereira , A. Yiadom , Amadou Salif Mbengue , T. Bindon , C. Mola , Lewis Wing , B. Elliott , O. Azeez , Harvey Knibbs , K. Ehibhatiomhan and Sam Smith .
They had on the bench: David Button, Charlie Savage, Paul Mukairu , J. Wareham, J. Dorsett, K. Abrefa and M. Craig .
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: K. Ehibhatiomhan for Paul Mukairu (71′), A. Yiadom for K. Abrefa (80′) and B. Elliott for M. Craig (71′).
Player of the match: T. Bindon
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was T. Bindon even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (86% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 10.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Leyton Orient – Exeter City – 2-2
- Charlton Athletic – Wigan Athletic – 2-2
- Bristol Rovers – Reading – 0-2
- Blackpool – Fleetwood Town – 1-0
- Stevenage – Barnsley – 2-1
- Cheltenham Town – Carlisle United – 0-1
