Key events
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Reading- K. Doyle
- L. Wing
- R. Williams
BlackpoolFT 0–3
Predictions & odds
View allModel outlook versus market-implied chances (overround removed from decimal odds). For entertainment and analysis only — not betting advice.
Estimated outcome
Estimated outcome mix from Sportra's pre-match model
- Blackpool39.7%
- Draw26.9%
- Reading33.5%
Venue
Bloomfield Road
Blackpool, Lancashire · England
- Address
- Seasiders Way
- Surface
- grass
- Capacity
- 17625
Match
Thomas Parsons, England
Round 18
- Referee
- Thomas Parsons, England
- Round
- 18
- Date
Competition
League · England
- Country
- England (GB-ENG)
- Season
- 2025
- Dates
- 2025-08-01 → 2026-05-24
Match statistics
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Visual snapshot of possession, chance quality, and shooting.
Possession
63%63%37%37%
Expected goals (xG)
1.1122%3.9878%
Total shots
1448%1552%
Shots on target
545%655%
Team form & competition
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- #13 Position
- 60 Points
- 17-9-20 W-D-L
- 54/65 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 4-0 / 0-3
- Worst defeats
- 0-4 / 5-1
- #12 Position
- 63 Points
- 16-15-15 W-D-L
- 64/60 Goals F/A
- Best wins
- 3-0 / 1-4
- Worst defeats
- 1-3 / 3-1
Head to head
View all8Blackpoolwins
2Drawsmatches
6Readingwins
Recorded meetings: 16 (available previous meetings, not necessarily all-time).
- Highest scoring
- Reading 5–1 Blackpool
- Blackpool most goals
- Blackpool 4–1 Reading
- Reading most goals
- Reading 5–1 Blackpool
Match headlines
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Reading created the clearer chances on xG (1.11 vs 3.98, Δ 2.87). Reading fired more attempts (15 vs 14 shots). Blackpool held more of the ball (63% possession).
Blackpool underperformed their xG by 1.1 goals (0 scored vs 1.11 xG). Reading underperformed their xG by 1.0 goals (3 scored vs 3.98 xG).