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Championship | Gameweek 4
Aug 17, 2022 at 8pm UK
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Reading
3 - 0
Blackburn

McIntyre (14'), Hoilett (61'), Joao (78')
Fornah (53'), Holmes (55'), Guinness-Walker (63'), Lumley (87'), N'Diaye (90+6')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Pickering (12'), Ayala (55')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rotherham 4-0 Reading
Saturday, August 13 at 3pm in Championship

We said: Reading 1-3 Blackburn Rovers

We can envisage the visitors running riot given their higher confidence levels and superior results of late. Diaz and Gallagher are in great goalscoring form at present and, with Joao still out injured, Reading lack a reliable source of goals while appearing to be leaky in defence. 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 48.71%. A draw had a probability of 27.1% and a win for Reading had a probability of 24.21%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.79%) and 1-2 (8.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.6%), while for a Reading win it was 1-0 (8.92%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawBlackburn Rovers
24.21% (0.029999999999998 0.03) 27.09% (0.021000000000001 0.02) 48.71% (-0.052 -0.05)
Both teams to score 45.14% (-0.028999999999996 -0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.94% (-0.052999999999997 -0.05)59.06% (0.051000000000002 0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.48% (-0.040999999999997 -0.04)79.52% (0.040000000000006 0.04)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.68% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)40.32% (0.00099999999999767 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.06% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)76.94% (-0.00099999999999056 -0)
Blackburn Rovers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
75.63% (-0.048000000000002 -0.05)24.37% (0.044999999999998 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
41.23% (-0.069000000000003 -0.07)58.77% (0.066000000000003 0.07)
Score Analysis
    Reading 24.21%
    Blackburn Rovers 48.71%
    Draw 27.09%
ReadingDrawBlackburn Rovers
1-0 @ 8.92% (0.016999999999999 0.02)
2-1 @ 5.72% (0.0030000000000001 0)
2-0 @ 4.05% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-1 @ 1.73% (0.0010000000000001 0)
3-0 @ 1.23% (0.002 0)
3-2 @ 1.22% (-0.002 -0)
Other @ 1.32%
Total : 24.21%
1-1 @ 12.6% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-0 @ 9.82% (0.018000000000001 0.02)
2-2 @ 4.04% (-0.0039999999999996 -0)
Other @ 0.62%
Total : 27.09%
0-1 @ 13.87% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-2 @ 9.79% (-0.0070000000000014 -0.01)
1-2 @ 8.9% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
0-3 @ 4.61% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
1-3 @ 4.19% (-0.0089999999999995 -0.01)
2-3 @ 1.9% (-0.004 -0)
0-4 @ 1.63% (-0.006 -0.01)
1-4 @ 1.48% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 2.35%
Total : 48.71%

How you voted: Reading vs Blackburn

Reading
11.7%
Draw
10.9%
Blackburn Rovers
77.3%
128
Head to Head
Mar 19, 2022 3pm
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
rhs 2.0
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6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
7Middlesbrough209473425931
8Watford199462725231
9Swansea CitySwansea207672119227
10Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
11Bristol City206862525026
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17Derby CountyDerby205692226-421
18Stoke CityStoke205692126-521
19Queens Park RangersQPR204972026-621
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd194692030-1018
21Portsmouth183872130-917
22Cardiff CityCardiff1945101730-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth1945101940-2117
24Hull City2037101828-1016


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