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Championship | Gameweek 39
Mar 19, 2022 at 3pm UK
Madejski Stadium
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Reading
1 - 0
Blackburn

Laurent (78')
Yiadom (15')
FT(HT: 0-0)

Buckley (49'), Wharton (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Reading and Blackburn Rovers, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Luton 1-0 Reading
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Reading 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

With home advantage in their favour, Reading will back themselves to get at least a point on the board against their inconsistent opponents. However, we feel that Blackburn's win in midweek will do them the world of good, leading us to predict a narrow victory for the visitors. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 42.26%. A win for Reading had a probability of 31.47% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.8%) and 0-2 (7.47%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (8.87%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawBlackburn Rovers
31.47%26.27%42.26%
Both teams to score 52.27%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
47.8%52.2%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
26.09%73.91%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.2%30.8%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
32.93%67.07%
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.54%24.46%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.09%58.9%
Score Analysis
    Reading 31.47%
    Blackburn Rovers 42.25%
    Draw 26.26%
ReadingDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 8.87%
2-1 @ 7.36%
2-0 @ 5.23%
3-1 @ 2.89%
3-0 @ 2.05%
3-2 @ 2.03%
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 31.47%
1-1 @ 12.49%
0-0 @ 7.53%
2-2 @ 5.18%
3-3 @ 0.95%
Other @ 0.11%
Total : 26.26%
0-1 @ 10.6%
1-2 @ 8.8%
0-2 @ 7.47%
1-3 @ 4.13%
0-3 @ 3.51%
2-3 @ 2.43%
1-4 @ 1.45%
0-4 @ 1.23%
Other @ 2.64%
Total : 42.25%

How you voted: Reading vs Blackburn

Reading
21.8%
Draw
25.5%
Blackburn Rovers
52.7%
55
Head to Head
Oct 23, 2021 3pm
Blackburn
2-0
Reading
Gallagher (61'), Dolan (64')
Buckley (38'), Paul van Hecke (72'), Poveda (79'), Johnson (90+1')

Swift (56'), Drinkwater (90+2')
Mar 2, 2021 8pm
Oct 27, 2020 7.45pm
Blackburn
2-4
Reading
Armstrong (3', 66')
Holtby (5'), Trybull (20')
Meite (1'), Olise (15'), Laurent (18'), Joao (83')
Cabral (76'), Joao (79')
Jul 18, 2020 3pm
Sep 21, 2019 3pm
Reading
1-2
Blackburn
Swift (57')
Yiadom (32'), Morrison (37')
Armstrong (8'), Dack (48')
Cunningham (79'), Bennett (93')
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2Leeds UnitedLeeds44279880374390
3Ipswich TownIpswich432611685533289
4Southampton442591085612484
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom4420121267442372
6Norwich CityNorwich442191477611672
7Hull City431812136254866
8Coventry CityCoventry4217121366521463
9Middlesbrough44189176460463
10Preston North EndPreston44189175661-563
11Cardiff CityCardiff44195205061-1162
12Bristol City441611175147459
13Sunderland44168205251156
14Swansea CitySwansea441511185762-556
15Watford441217155958153
16Millwall441411194355-1253
17Stoke CityStoke441311204460-1650
18Queens Park RangersQPR441311204157-1650
19Blackburn RoversBlackburn441310215874-1649
20Plymouth ArgylePlymouth441212205869-1148
21Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds44138233968-2947
22Birmingham CityBirmingham441210224864-1646
23Huddersfield TownHuddersfield44917184774-2744
RRotherham UnitedRotherham44412283285-5324


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