When | Saturday 20 January 2001, 3.00pm kick-off |
Who and Where | Bristol Rovers (Home, Madejski Stadium, League Division Two) |
Ticket Info |
Pay in advance or
on the day, normal home match prices apply. With a big crowd expected
Reading Football Club have made the East stand reserved seating for this
match. |
Travel, Food and Beer. |
Home match
- See away fans guide for travel,
food and beer guide. |
Team news |
Reading - from: Whitehead, Newman, Mackie, Hunter, Murty, Caskey, Smith, Parkinson, Cureton, Rougier, Butler, Hodges, Igoe, Howie, Gurney, Jones. Bristol Rovers
- from: Culkin, Pethick, Wilson, Foster, Thomson, Astafjevs, Mauge,
Meaker, Bryant, Walters, Ellington, Ellis, Evans, Vaaler, Plummer, Challis. |
Form Guide |
Reading's form has dipped recently but we did well to get a point at Stoke City last week. The Royals last home game was the disappointing 3-4 home defeat against league leaders Millwall. That was only Reading's second defeat of the season - so we'll be looking to bounce back with a home win. Bristol Rovers' away form is actually pretty good despite the side lying just six places off the bottom of the second division. The side have won five and drawn three of their 12 away games in the league so far this season - scoring twenty goals away from home in the process. Rovers are without a home win all season in the league, but they've managed an amazing seven draws from eleven home games. Rovers last away trip was before Christmas a 2-3 defeat against Bristol City. After that match Reading travelled to Bristol to share the points (Bristol Rovers 2 Reading 2), and that's been followed by a home win in the LDV trophy (beating Plymouth 3-0), and a 0-0 draw last week against Brentford. |
Previous Meetings |
Reading have had the upper hand over Rovers through history with eight
more wins: 2000/2001 Season: 1998/1999 Season: Click on the results for full match reports. |
Match Odds |
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