Reading vs Blackpool: result 3-2 and analysis
League OneRegular Season - 46Kick-off on April 27, 2024 at 11:30 AM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Blackpool?
Reading won 3-2 on April 27, 2024.
Goalscorers
- 4′K. DembéléBlackpool
- 45′S. SmithReading
- 68′H. KnibbsReading
- 71′O. AzeezReading
- 90′J. Lawrence-GabrielBlackpool
Official lineup for Reading vs Blackpool
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
4-2-3-1- 10S. Smith
- 15K. Ehibhatiomhan
- 7H. Knibbs
- 11O. Azeez
- 29L. Wing
- 4Benjamin Njongoue Elliott
- 20J. Dorsett
- 24Tyler Bindon
- 27A. Mbengue
- 2C. Mola
- 22Joel Pereira
Blackpool
3-5-2- 18J. Beesley
- 9K. Joseph
- 15H. Coulson
- 10S. Carey
- 7G. Byers
- 11K. Dembélé
- 22C. Hamilton
- 3J. Husband
- 21M. Ekpiteta
- 5M. Pennington
- 32D. Grimshaw
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 6 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats; Blackpool have 8, 2 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2024 | Burton Albion(away) | 2-3 | League One |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Barnsley(away) | 2-2 | League One |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Bristol Rovers(away) | 2-0 | League One |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Lincoln(home) | 1-1 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Bolton(away) | 2-5 | League One |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2024 | Barnsley(home) | 3-2 | League One |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Carlisle(away) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Fleetwood Town(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 6, 2024 | Cambridge United(home) | 1-0 | League One |
| Apr 1, 2024 | Wycombe(home) | 0-0 | League One |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Reading wins, 0 draws, 4 Blackpool wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2023 | Blackpool 4-1 Reading | League One |
| Feb 25, 2023 | Reading 3-1 Blackpool | Championship |
| Jul 30, 2022 | Blackpool 1-0 Reading | Championship |
| Feb 26, 2022 | Blackpool 4-1 Reading | Championship |
| Oct 20, 2021 | Reading 2-3 Blackpool | Championship |
| Jan 14, 2020 | Blackpool 0-2 Reading | FA Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.8 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Blackpool score 1.0 and concede 0.8.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.8 | 1.6 | 5 | 10/15 | 9/15 |
| Blackpool | 1.0 | 0.8 | 7 | 3/15 | 4/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Reading sit 6th in League One (15 points from 9 matches) and Blackpool sit 18th (8 points from 8 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Reading | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 |
| 18 | Blackpool | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy