Thursday , 2 July 2026

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Blackburn Rovers FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 23 Oct 2021 · 14:00 UTC Ewood Park HT 45' · FT 45'
John Buckley 38' Y
Y 56' John Swift
Ian Carlo Poveda 79' Y
Bradley Johnson 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackburn Rovers FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Ewood Park.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

4
1
5
Blackburn Rovers FC 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Reading FC 2021-03-02 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-10-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Reading FC 2020-07-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–3 Reading FC 2019-09-21 Reading FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Reading FC H 2–0 W
19 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–1 L
16 Oct Coventry City FC H 2–2 D
02 Oct Blackpool FC A 1–2 L
28 Sep Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–3 L
25 Sep Cardiff City FC H 5–1 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 0–2 L
20 Oct Blackpool FC H 2–3 L
16 Oct Barnsley FC H 1–0 W
02 Oct Cardiff City FC A 1–0 W
29 Sep Derby County FC A 0–1 L
25 Sep Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Blackburn Rovers FC have kicked off against Reading FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' Tom Dele-Bashiru, a Nigeria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 10' Reading FC have won 433 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' England international John Buckley has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 35' Tayo Edun has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Femi Azeez by George Puscas on 36 minute.
  • 38' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 38.
  • 39' The Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes a substitution. Daniel Ayala departs to be replaced by Jan Paul van Hecke.
  • 44' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 49' Ryan Nyambe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
  • 54' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 56' John Swift is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 61' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ian Carlo Poveda is hanging Ryan Nyambe on the field on 61 minute.
  • 62' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Sam Gallagher makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 64' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Tyrhys Dolan makes it 2-0.
  • 69' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 79' Ian Carlo Poveda picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 84' Blackburn Rovers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 89' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Blackburn Rovers FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 90' Bradley Johnson catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Full Time. Blackburn Rovers FC beats Reading FC

Lineups

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 4
John Swift 3
Junior Hoilett 2
Yakou Meite 2
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 2
Charlie Mulgrew 2

Head to Head

2021-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Reading FC 2021-03-02 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2020-10-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Reading FC 2020-07-18 Blackburn Rovers FC 4–3 Reading FC 2019-09-21 Reading FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Reading FC W 2021-10-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-10-16 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Coventry City FC D 2021-10-02 Blackpool FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-09-28 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–2 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-09-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 5–1 Cardiff City FC W

Reading FC Form

2021-10-23 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–0 Reading FC L 2021-10-20 Reading FC 2–3 Blackpool FC L 2021-10-16 Reading FC 1–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-10-02 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Reading FC W 2021-09-29 Derby County FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-09-25 Reading FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC50% Draw26% Reading FC24%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Reading FC
50%
Blackburn Rovers FC or Reading FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackburn Rovers FC35% Draw46% Reading FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.5%
1 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.2%
2 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6%
1 – 2
6%
3 – 1
5.1%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 0
4.7%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Blackburn Rovers FC

Handicap Blackburn Rovers FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 12% — 88%
-2 12% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.