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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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TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd22155232112148
2Leeds UnitedLeeds22136341152645
3Burnley2212822891944
4Sunderland22127334181643
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn2111462518737
6Middlesbrough22105738281035
7West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom22811326161035
8Watford2110473028234
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10Millwall217772118328
11Swansea CitySwansea227692424027
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13Norwich CityNorwich226883734326
14Queens Park RangersQPR2251072328-525
15Luton TownLuton2274112538-1325
16Derby CountyDerby2266102728-124
17Coventry CityCoventry2266102834-624
18Preston North EndPreston2241172229-723
19Stoke CityStoke2257102330-722
20Portsmouth204882535-1020
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22Cardiff CityCardiff2146111934-1518
23Oxford UnitedOxford Utd2146112137-1618
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth2146112245-2318


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