Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Blackpool FC vs Reading FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Blackpool FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Tue 1 Apr 2025 · 18:45 UTC Bloomfield Road 8,345 HT 45' · FT 45'
Sonny Carey 53' 1–0
Oliver Casey 55' 2–0
Sonny Carey 90+4' 3–0
Christopher Hamilton 80' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Blackpool FC vs Reading FC — League One at Bloomfield Road.

Match Details

  • Referee Aaron Bannister (England)
  • Assistant 1 Tom Cooke (England)
  • Assistant 2 Emmanuel Edet (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

7
4
Blackpool FC 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-04-01 Blackpool FC 3–0 Reading FC 2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC 2024-04-27 Reading FC 3–2 Blackpool FC 2023-09-23 Blackpool FC 4–1 Reading FC 2023-02-25 Reading FC 3–1 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Blackpool FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Reading FC H 3–0 W
29 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
22 Mar Northampton Town FC A 2–0 W
15 Mar Leyton Orient FC H 1–2 L
11 Mar Cambridge United FC H 2–1 W
08 Mar Barnsley FC A 3–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Apr Blackpool FC A 0–3 L
29 Mar Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W
15 Mar Stevenage FC H 1–1 D
11 Mar Wrexham AFC H 2–0 W
08 Mar Crawley Town FC A 1–1 D
04 Mar Exeter City FC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Blackpool FC Reading FC
#15 Position #9
8 Points 11
7 Played 7
2 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 2 / 2
13 Scored 16
13 Conceded 9
+0 GD +7
1.14 PPG 1.57
29% Win % 43%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
14% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season
43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

Blackpool FC are 15th (8 pts). Reading FC are 9th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackpool FC
0-15
1/2
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/3
61-75
3/1
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Reading FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
6/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/2
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackpool FC
Josh Bowler 2 G 1 A
Tom Bloxham 2 G 1 A
Jerry Yates 2 G
Finley Munroe 1 G
Reading FC
Jack Marriott 8 G
Jacob Brown 2 G
George Earthy 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Blackpool FC host Reading FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Blackpool FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 10' Ghana international Andy Yiadom has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 15' Mamadi Camara, a Guinea-Bissau forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' Ashley Fletcher is a natural forward and has been asked to do a very specific job for Reading FC tonight.
  • 30' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Noel Hunt will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 35' The 27-year-old Niall Ennis has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Blackpool FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' What a moment for Sonny Carey! That strike on 53 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 55' Oliver Casey is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 60' Jayden Wareham is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Blackpool FC so far.
  • 63' Reading FC make a change. Chem Campbell trudges off to be replaced by Mamadi Camara on 63 minutes.
  • 64' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Kelvin Ehibhationhan is replaced by Tom Carroll on 64 minute.
  • 65' Blackpool FC ring the changes. Robert Apter has done his job and it is now time for Tom Bloxham to step up.
  • 70' Reading FC come into this ranked 6 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 75' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 77' Blackpool FC ring the changes. Ashley Fletcher has done his job and it is now time for Christopher Hamilton to step up.
  • 80' Christopher Hamilton is having his name booked by the referee on 80.
  • 85' Tivonge Rushesha needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 86' Time for substitution for Blackpool FC. Lee Evans is replaced by Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel.
  • Reading FC will have plenty to reflect on. Blackpool FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Noel Hunt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Sonny Carey 4
Jordan Rhodes 3
Callum Connolly 2
Scott Dann 2
Tom Ince 2
Jerry Yates 2
Karamoko Dembele 1
Josh Bowler 1

Head to Head

2025-04-01 Blackpool FC 3–0 Reading FC 2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC 2024-04-27 Reading FC 3–2 Blackpool FC 2023-09-23 Blackpool FC 4–1 Reading FC 2023-02-25 Reading FC 3–1 Blackpool FC

Blackpool FC Form

2025-04-01 Blackpool FC 3–0 Reading FC W 2025-03-29 Blackpool FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-03-22 Northampton Town FC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2025-03-15 Blackpool FC 1–2 Leyton Orient FC L 2025-03-11 Blackpool FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC W 2025-03-08 Barnsley FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W

Reading FC Form

2025-04-01 Blackpool FC 3–0 Reading FC L 2025-03-29 Reading FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2025-03-15 Reading FC 1–1 Stevenage FC D 2025-03-11 Reading FC 2–0 Wrexham AFC W 2025-03-08 Crawley Town FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2025-03-04 Reading FC 0–0 Exeter City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.18 Blackpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.89 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 76% + Both teams to score 75%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC49% Draw22% Reading FC29%
Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.07
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Blackpool FC or Draw
71%
Draw or Reading FC
51%
Blackpool FC or Reading FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Blackpool FC35% Draw37% Reading FC28%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–0 not predicted
3 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
7.8%
2 – 1
7.5%
2 – 2
6.9%
1 – 2
6.5%
3 – 1
5.4%
3 – 2
5%
2 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4.2%
1 – 3
4.1%
1 – 0
3.3%
3 – 3
3.2%
0 – 2
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Blackpool FC

Handicap Blackpool FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 13% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 18% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 66% — 34%
+1 66% 16% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 10% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet
16% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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