League One

League One | Gameweek 40

Apr 1, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)

Blackpool
3 - 0
Reading

Carey (53', 90+4'), Casey (55')
Hamilton (80')

FT(HT: 0-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Blackpool and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

All competitions

Last Game: Blackpool 2-1 Bolton
Saturday, March 29 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Reading 3-1 Peterborough
Saturday, March 29 at 3pm in League One

Goals
for

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 Blackpool win with a probability of 48.22%. A win for Reading had a probability of 27.39% and a draw had a probability of 24.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (8.02%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Reading
48.22% ( -2.86)	24.39% ( 0.49)	27.39% ( 2.37)

Both teams to score 55.92% (

0.56)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.67% (

-0.27)

46.33% (

0.27)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.38% (

-0.25)

68.62% (

0.25)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

80.71% (

-1.23)

19.29% (

1.23)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

48.96% (

-2.07)

51.04% (

2.06)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

69.28% (

1.73)

30.72% (

-1.73)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

33.02% (

1.99)

66.98% (

-1.99)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 48.22%

Reading 27.39%

Draw 24.39%

Blackpool	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 9.75% ( -0.27) 2-1 @ 9.47% ( -0.19) 2-0 @ 8.02% ( -0.56) 3-1 @ 5.19% ( -0.32) 3-0 @ 4.4% ( -0.5) 3-2 @ 3.07% ( -0.04) 4-1 @ 2.14% ( -0.22) 4-0 @ 1.81% ( -0.29) 4-2 @ 1.26% ( -0.07) Other @ 3.11% Total : 48.22%	1-1 @ 11.51% ( 0.23) 0-0 @ 5.93% ( 0.07) 2-2 @ 5.59% ( 0.15) 3-3 @ 1.21% ( 0.04) Other @ 0.16% Total : 24.39%	0-1 @ 7% ( 0.4) 1-2 @ 6.79% ( 0.44) 0-2 @ 4.13% ( 0.42) 1-3 @ 2.67% ( 0.29) 2-3 @ 2.2% ( 0.16) 0-3 @ 1.62% ( 0.23) Other @ 2.98% Total : 27.39%