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Blackpool v Reading : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Tue 1st Apr, 19:45 BST, Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Steve Bruce welcomes Allan Dybczak to the Bloomfield Road on Tuesday evening, as their Blackpool and Reading troops meet in the League One. You'll see statistics supporting our top of below, but there are 16 other betting markets we're covering too. We aim to give you as full a picture as possible, with League One performances and head to heads (H2Hs) included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blackpool
43%
--
Draw
26%
--
Reading
31%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Blackpool 1-0
10%
--
Blackpool 2-1
9%
--
Reading 1-0
9%
--
Blackpool 2-0
8%
--
Reading 2-1
7%
--
Draw 0-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Reading 2-0
5%
--
Blackpool 3-1
4%
--
Blackpool 3-0
4%
--
Reading 3-1
3%
--
Blackpool 3-2
3%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Reading 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
--
Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
45%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
53%
--
BTTS - No
47%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
15%
--
Home/draw
69%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
--
Home DNB
61%
--
Away DNB
49%
--
Blackpool win to nil
23%
--
Reading win to nil
16%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Blackpool have played 37 matches so far this season and are in 11th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

16 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 7 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Blackpool have conceded 24 goals, scored 22, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 4 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blackpool have played 18 games at home, winning 4, drawing 11 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 25 goals, conceded 23 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 5 times in home league games.

Reading lay in 8th place on 59 points in the League One league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 24 games against teams below them in the table, winning 12, drawing 6 and losing 6 games. They have scored 39 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Reading have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Reading have played 18 away games, winning 4, drawing 7 and losing 7 games. They have scored an average of 1.2 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.7 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blackpool
Reading
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham3625833583 
Apr 30
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
2
Wycombe37201162871 
d
 
2-2A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
3
Wrexham3721882171 
Apr 21
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
l
 
3-0A
4
Charlton3719991766 
d
 
2-2A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
5
Stockport37181181965 
l
 
0-3A
l
 
2-1F
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
6
Huddersfield37187121861 
d
 
2-2F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
7
Bolton3718613460 
Mar 29
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
l
 
5-2A
8
Reading Away37161110659 
Apr 1
w
 
0-3F
-
-
9
L Orient37175151556 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
10
Barnsley3715715-252 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
0-3F
May 3
d
 
2-2A
11
Blackpool Home37121510551 
-
-
l
 
0-3A
Apr 1
12
Lincoln37131014849 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
13
Stevenage37131014-349 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
14
Rotherham3712916-345 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
w
 
2-1F
l
 
2-1F
15
Mansfield3712817-844 
d
 
3-3F
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
16
Exeter3612816-1144 
w
 
2-1F
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-2F
17
Wigan36111015-343 
d
 
2-2A
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
w
 
1-2A
18
Peterborough3611916-742 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
5-1A
Mar 29
w
 
1-2F
19
Northampton37101215-1742 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
w
 
4-1F
Apr 12
20
Bristol R3712619-2142 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
21
Burton3781217-1536 
w
 
3-0F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
3-2A
22
Crawley377921-3230 
w
 
3-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-1F
d
 
1-1F
23
Cambridge377822-2629 
w
 
2-1A
d
 
4-4F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
24
Shrewsbury377723-2828 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1F
Apr 8
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Blackpool 11TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
11
L
3
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
10
L
3
Reading 8TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
36
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
W
4
Draw
8
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Blackpool have beaten Reading in 3 consecutive home league meetings
8
Blackpool have not lost to Reading in 8 consecutive home league meetings
League games at Blackpool since 2009
Blackpool
Reading
Goals: Scored
16
5
Games: Scored
8 / 8
4 / 8
Clean sheets
4 / 8
0 / 8
BLP
6
D
2
League games at Reading since 2008
Reading
Blackpool
Goals: Scored
22
12
Games: Scored
8 / 9
7 / 9
Clean sheets
2 / 9
1 / 9
BLP
2
RDG
7
Goal Statistics
Blackpool 11th Reading 8th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
0.0
goals
0.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Blackpool will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-9
Blackpool’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+5
Reading’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Blackpool
PG (predicted goals)
Reading
0
0
Attack rating
2%
better
BLP
RDG
view stats
Games scored29
28
Failed to score8
9
Scored first18
19
Goals scored55
52
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.4
Avg. shots per game10
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for15
18
Avg. XG for1.4
1.2
KickOff rating
+2%
Defence rating
BLP
RDG
5%
better
view stats
Games conceded26
27
Clean sheets11
10
Conceded first14
14
Goals conceded50
46
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
8
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against1.2
1.6
KickOff rating
+5%

Blackpool v Reading League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Blackpool League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
349710
O CaseyA FletcherA MorganL Evans
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
R Apter FWD3642
-
O Casey DEF342
5
-
L Evans MID3336
10
-
O Offiah DEF3211
4
-
A Fletcher FWD3294
1
H Tyrer GLK29
6
-
J Husband DEF2831
8
-
S Carey MID285
2
-
H Coulson DEF271
4
-
A Morgan MID2747
2
-
J Lawrence-Gabriel DEF253
1
-
C Hamilton FWD2534
-
M Pennington DEF191
3
-
J Beesley FWD1811
1
-
E Baggott DEF121
2
-
J Onomah MID121
-
N Ennis FWD104
-
S Silvera FWD1011
2
-
R Finnigan MID7
-
R O'Donnell GLK6
-
T Bloxham FWD513
-
Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
371267
T. BindonH KnibbsL WingA Mbengue
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T. Bindon DEF372
2
-
L Wing MID3756
5
-
C Savage MID3645
5
-
H Knibbs FWD34124
3
-
J Pereira GLK31
2
-
G. Garcia MID311
4
-
C Campbell MID3032
3
-
M Craig MID302
3
-
J Wareham FWD283
2
-
A Mbengue DEF271
7
-
M Camará MID2631
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD2432
4
1
K Abrefa DEF21
1
-
H Dean DEF191
2
-
B Elliott MID1925
4
-
J Dorsett DEF13
-
A. Akande FWD131
-
A. Kanu DEF10
-
T Rushesha MID9
-
L Holzman DEF7
1
1
B Bodin FWD7
-
D Button GLK5
-
A Yiadom DEF5
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF5
1
-
B Tuma FWD4
-
M Stickland DEF2
1
1
C Boyce-Clarke GLK1
-
E. Osho DEF1
-
S. Spencer FWD1
-