Blackburn Rovers vs Reading – Preview, Tips and Odds

England: Championship

Blackburn

Full Time

2:1

Reading

Highlights and Stats

Reading will travel to Ewood Park to face Blackburn Rovers on Wednesday for an encounter of the 37th round in the Championship. The game will be between the 5th placed Blackburn and Reading who is positioned on 16th place in the standings.

Blackburn Rovers vs Reading Head to Head

Team	Last Game 2022/08/17	Last 20 Games
Blackburn	loss	? Laway Laway Whome Laway Lhome Whome Waway Laway Dhome Laway Lhome Whome Laway Daway Whome Waway Dhome Daway Whome Dhome
Reading	win	? Whome Whome Laway Whome Waway Laway Lhome Whome Daway Whome Waway Laway Whome Dhome Laway Lhome Daway Dhome Laway Daway

Worth Mentioning

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a win for Reading, with a score of 3:0 at home back in August, 2022. Reading is boasting a string of two successive wins versus Blackburn Rovers. Playing at home turned out advantageous in the latest 10 direct clashes. The hosts went all guns on their opponents and secured 7 wins and remained unscathed in 8 of 10. As many as 1 of the previous 10 meetings ended in a draw. One of the last five clashes saw both sides hitting the back of the nets and two featured more than two and a half goals. Throughout the extent of this period, Blackburn Rovers kept a clean sheet one time and Reading managed to prevent goals in their net on three occasions. From a statistical point of view, the recent five matches between the two sides tend to produce an average of 2.60 goals.

Blackburn Rovers vs Reading Last Games Averages

*Average Metrics based on available data from last 20 games

BlackburnReading

• Goals

  1.50

  1.55

• Fouls

  9.15

  9.54

• Corners

  4.46

  3.31

• Offsides

  1.46

  1.23

• Cards

  1.85

  1.31

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2022/08/17 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  0

  3

• Fouls

  7

  8

• Corners

  3

  7

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  2

  5

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2022/03/19 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  10

  9

• Corners

  4

  3

• Offsides

  2

  1

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  59%

  41%

2021/10/23 Championship

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  2

  0

• Fouls

  11

  14

• Corners

  2

  2

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  4

  2

• Posession

  38%

  62%

2021/03/02 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  15

  11

• Corners

  5

  2

• Offsides

  0

  0

• Cards

  3

  1

• Posession

  68%

  32%

2020/10/27 Championship

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  2

  4

• Fouls

  13

  9

• Corners

  3

  3

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  65%

  35%

2020/07/18 Championship

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  4

  3

• Fouls

  15

  13

• Corners

  5

  4

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  63%

  37%

2019/09/21 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  2

  1

• Fouls

  14

  14

• Corners

  3

  3

• Offsides

  0

  1

• Cards

  2

  2

• Posession

  47%

  53%

2019/02/13 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  1

  2

• Fouls

  6

  13

• Corners

  5

  4

• Offsides

  2

  0

• Cards

  1

  1

• Posession

  54%

  46%

2018/08/22 Championship

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  2

  2

• Fouls

  7

  9

• Corners

  6

  1

• Offsides

  1

  0

• Cards

  1

  0

• Posession

  60%

  40%

2017/04/04 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  1

  3

• Fouls

  8

  13

• Corners

  5

  1

• Offsides

  4

  2

• Cards

  0

  1

• Posession

  46%

  54%

2016/12/17 Championship

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  2

  3

• Fouls

  13

  11

• Corners

  8

  6

• Offsides

  3

  5

• Cards

  2

  1

• Posession

  36%

  64%

2016/05/07 Championship

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  8

  1

• Offsides

  0

  2

• Cards

  0

  0

• Posession

  53%

  47%

2015/12/20 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  0

  1

• Fouls

  0

  0

• Corners

  1

  6

• Offsides

  5

  2

• Cards

  4

  1

• Posession

  51%

  49%

2015/04/11 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2014/11/01 Championship

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  3

  1

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2014/02/22 Championship

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  1

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2013/11/23 Championship

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2008/03/29 Premier League

BlackburnHReading

• Goals

  0

  0

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2007/10/20 Premier League

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  4

  2

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

2007/05/13 Premier League

HBlackburnReading

• Goals

  3

  3

• Fouls

  no data

• Corners

  no data

• Offsides

  no data

• Cards

  no data

• Posession

  no data

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Blackburn Rovers Form

The efforts of Blackburn Rovers were not enough and they lost 3:2 away to Stoke City in a Championship match played on March 10. Prior to that game, the club was riding a streak of five consecutive victories and had gone unbeaten throughout the course of the last nine games. The chants of the home supporters did not affect the outcome in Blackburn Rovers’s latest 10 matches as they ended in 4 home wins and 2 away wins. Out of the last five Blackburn Rovers encounters, three produced over 2.5 goals and three witnessed goals at both ends. Within this timeframe they were able to keep two clean sheets, and at least one goal was scored in all of the team’s matches. Based on statistics, their most recent 5 outings ended with an average of 2.80 goals.

• Goals
  1.40
• Fouls
  10.60
• Corners
  4.80
• Offsides
  1.50
• Cards
  2.40
• Posession
  49%

Reading Form

Reading came up against Millwall on Saturday and the encounter ended in a 0:1 home disappointment. The squad is now on a run of of three consecutive defeats. The sides, involved in Reading’s last ten meetings, had a considerable advantage when playing on homeground. The hosts won on seven occasions, while losing just two times. Only one of those last 10 clashes ended in a draw. Two of Reading’s most recent five encounters yielded more than 2.5 goals with one seeing both of the teams netting goals. Within this timeframe, Reading could not keep a clean sheet and failed to score in four matches. Over the course of the team’s previous five encounters, the sides scored an average of 2.4 goals.

• Goals
  0.80
• Fouls
  10.80
• Corners
  3.10
• Offsides
  1.50
• Cards
  1.90
• Posession
  43%

Formations and Lineups

Blackburn

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G13Aynsley Pears
• D11Joe Rankin-Costello
• D17Hayden Carter
• D5Dominic Hyam
• D3Harry Pickering
• M27Lewis Travis
• M6Tyler Morton
• M14Sorba Thomas
• M8Sammie Szmodics
• M22Ben Brereton Díaz
• F9Sam Gallagher

13 Aynsley Pears 11 Joe Rankin-Costello 17 Hayden Carter 5 Dominic Hyam 3 Harry Pickering 27 Lewis Travis 6 Tyler Morton 14 Sorba Thomas 8 Sammie Szmodics 22 Ben Brereton Díaz 9 Sam Gallagher

Reading

Formation:4-2-3-1

• G1Joe Lumley
• D27Amadou Salif Mbengue
• D3Thomas Holmes
• D24Naby Sarr
• D5Tom McIntyre
• M22Mamadou Loum
• M20Cesare Casadei
• M10Thomas Ince
• M8Jeff Hendrick
• M7Shane Long
• F9Lucas João

1 Joe Lumley 27 Amadou Salif Mbengue 3 Thomas Holmes 24 Naby Sarr 5 Tom McIntyre 22 Mamadou Loum 20 Cesare Casadei 10 Thomas Ince 8 Jeff Hendrick 7 Shane Long 9 Lucas João

Popular Markets

This is a list of some of the most popular markets and their winning ratio for the last 10 games - head to head and for the respective teams individually. The probability column is an average calculation based ONLY on statistical data with the Head2Head column having a slight advantage.

	Last H2H	Last Blackburn	Last Reading	Probability	Value Odds Over
Blackburn WIN	3/10	5/10	-	39.00%	2.56
DRAW	1/10	4/10	1/10	19.00%	5.26
Reading WIN	6/10	-	2/10	42.00%	2.38
Over 2.5 Goals	7/10	4/10	6/10	58.00%	1.72
BTTS	6/10	6/10	4/10	54.00%	1.85
Over 4.5 Cards	2/10	4/10	2/10	26.00%	3.85
Over 10.5 Corners	0/10	5/10	3/10	24.00%	4.17
Blackburn over 1.5 Goals	5/10	4/10	-	45.50%	2.20
Reading over 1.5 Goals	6/10	-	3/10	46.50%	2.15

Match Details

BlackburnvsReading

• 89`
  

  K. Ehibhatiomhan
• 85`
  S. Gallagher

  
• 85`
  

  J. Lumley
• 85`
  

  M. Loum
• 82`
  R. HedgesS. Gallagher

  

  2 - 1
• 78`
  

  (in) K. Abrefa(out) A. S. Mbengue
• 78`
  

  (in) K. Ehibhatiomhan(out) L. Joao
• 78`
  

  (in) F. Azeez(out) S. Long
• 69`
  (in) R. Hedges(out) S. Thomas

  
• 69`
  (in) T. Dolan(out) B. Brereton Diaz

  
• 68`
  1 - 1

  

  C. CasadeiL. Joao
• 28`
  J. Rankin-Costello

  
• 2`
  B. Brereton Diaz

  

  1 - 0

Players Ratings

BlackburnvsReading

• 

  9Sam Gallagher

  7.7 / 10

• 

  27Lewis Travis

  7.2 / 10

• 

  22Ben Brereton Díaz

  7.2 / 10

• 

  17Hayden Carter

  7 / 10

• 

  19Ryan Hedges

  7 / 10

• 

  13Aynsley Pears

  6.9 / 10

• 

  11Joe Rankin-Costello

  6.9 / 10

• 

  5Dominic Hyam

  6.9 / 10

• 

  14Sorba Thomas

  6.9 / 10

• 

  8Sammie Szmodics

  6.9 / 10

• 

  10Tyrhys Dolan

  6.5 / 10

• 

  3Harry Pickering

  6.3 / 10

• 

  6Tyler Morton

  6.3 / 10

• 

  20Cesare Casadei

  7.3 / 10

• 

  24Naby Sarr

  7.2 / 10

• 

  27Amadou Salif Mbengue

  7 / 10

• 

  9Lucas João

  7 / 10

• 

  8Jeff Hendrick

  6.9 / 10

• 

  5Tom McIntyre

  6.7 / 10

• 

  15Femi Azeez

  6.7 / 10

• 

  22Mamadou Loum

  6.6 / 10

• 

  3Thomas Holmes

  6.5 / 10

• 

  30Kelvin Abrefa

  6.5 / 10

• 

  1Joe Lumley

  6.3 / 10

• 

  7Shane Long

  6.3 / 10

• 

  35Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan

  6.3 / 10

• 

  10Thomas Ince

  6 / 10