Blackpool
4 - 1
Reading

Ekpiteta (27'), Madine (61'), Lavery (86'), Bowler (90')
Yates (77')

FT(HT: 1-1)

Joao (17')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackpool and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Blackpool 0-1 Reading

With Blackpool struggling for form and Reading hoping to continue their new manager bounce under Paul Ince, we think the visitors might just nick the three points and move closer to safety. 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 Blackpool win with a probability of 49.31%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Reading had a probability of 25.12%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 2-0 (9.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.14%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (7.89%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Blackpool would win this match.

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Reading
49.31%	25.57%	25.12%

Both teams to score 50.24%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

47.15%

52.85%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

25.53%

74.47%

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

78.55%

21.45%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

45.52%

54.47%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

63.96%

36.04%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

27.18%

72.82%

Score Analysis

Blackpool 49.31%

Reading 25.12%

Draw 25.56%

Blackpool	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 11.9% 2-1 @ 9.35% 2-0 @ 9.16% 3-1 @ 4.8% 3-0 @ 4.7% 3-2 @ 2.45% 4-1 @ 1.85% 4-0 @ 1.81% 4-2 @ 0.94% Other @ 2.36% Total : 49.31%	1-1 @ 12.14% 0-0 @ 7.73% 2-2 @ 4.77% Other @ 0.92% Total : 25.56%	0-1 @ 7.89% 1-2 @ 6.2% 0-2 @ 4.03% 1-3 @ 2.11% 2-3 @ 1.62% 0-3 @ 1.37% Other @ 1.91% Total : 25.12%