Bristol Rovers vs Reading

Bristol Rovers face Reading in the EFL Trophy (Group South - 3) on Tuesday 10 November 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC at Memorial Stadium, Bristol.

At home this season Bristol Rovers average 2.0 goals scored and 3.0 conceded per game; on the road Reading average 0.0 scored and 0.0 conceded. Bristol Rovers have kept 0 clean sheets and failed to score 0 times; Reading have 0 clean sheets and 1 blank.

Bristol Rovers have scored 4 and conceded 6 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Reading have scored 8 and conceded 3 in their last 5 matches, with 2 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1.

Bristol Rovers come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while Reading have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the same window. Across the last 4 head-to-head meetings, 7 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 1 of them. Combining the away win and the draw, the X2 selection covers the two most likely outcomes for Reading. The Double Chance selection (X2) is assigned a 85.47% probability at odds of 1.17.

• Reading have the better recent form (10 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Bristol Rovers have scored 3 goals this season compared with 2 for Reading.
• Defensively, Bristol Rovers have conceded 7 and Reading have conceded 3.
• The last 4 H2H meetings average 1.8 goals per game.
• Market rationale: X2 covers the away win and the draw.

• Bristol Rovers at home: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeats from 1 games.
• Reading away from home: 0 wins, 0 draws and 0 defeats from 0 games.
• Bristol Rovers have taken 4 points from their last 5 matches.
• Reading have taken 10 points from their last 5 matches.

In the last 4 meetings, Bristol Rovers have won 0, Reading have won 3 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 26 April 2025, finished Bristol Rovers 0-2 Reading.