Reading FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2020-21

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Blackburn Rovers FC

Tue 2 Mar 2021 · 20:00 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+7'

Alfa Semedo 17' Y

Y 52' Amari'i Bell

Y 58' Corry Evans

Y 90' Thomas Kaminski

Overview

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Reading FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Madejski Stadium.

Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackburn Rovers FC 15 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Lee Swabey
Referee Graham Kane
Referee Akil Howson
Referee Gavin Ward

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2019-02-13 Reading FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Blackburn Rovers FC	H	1–0	W
27 Feb	Rotherham United FC	A	1–0	W
23 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
20 Feb	Middlesbrough FC	H	0–2	L
16 Feb	Bristol City FC	A	2–0	W
13 Feb	Millwall FC	H	1–2	L

Blackburn Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Reading FC	A	0–1	L
27 Feb	Coventry City FC	H	1–1	D
24 Feb	Watford FC	H	2–3	L
20 Feb	Nottingham Forest FC	A	0–1	L
17 Feb	Barnsley FC	A	1–2	L
12 Feb	Preston North End FC	H	1–2	L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

0-15

3/4

16-30

3/3

31-45

4/5

46-60

7/4

61-75

1/3

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC

Andri Gudjohnsen	10 G	1 A
Oladapo Afolayan	5 G	2 A
Todd Cantwell	2 G
Sean McLoughlin	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' What a night it is going to be! Reading FC welcome Blackburn Rovers FC for this crunch clash at Madejski Stadium.
5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Liam Moore, as he is very good at scoring at Madejski Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
10' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
15' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
17' Alfa Semedo catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 17.
22' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
24' George Puscas does the damage! The net is bulging and Reading FC surge ahead!
29' 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.
33' It is a substitution in Reading FC team. Michael Morrison is replaced by Tom Holmes on 33 minute.
38' Blackburn Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
43' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
48' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Blackburn Rovers FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' Amari'i Bell picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
57' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
58' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Corry Evans.
61' Fresh legs for Blackburn Rovers FC! Stewart Downing comes on to replace Corry Evans.
66' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Andy Yiadom has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
69' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyrhys Dolan is hanging Harvey Elliot on the field on 69 minute.
74' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
79' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
84' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Amari'i Bell has done his job and it is now time for Barry Douglas to step up.
89' Blackburn Rovers FC have won 491 goals from 397 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Thomas Kaminski.
Another three points for Reading FC.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Liam Moore C
3
Omar Richards
17
Andy Yiadom
4
Michael Morrison ↓ Tom Holmes 33'
18
Lucas Joao ↓ Tom McIntyre 69'
28
Joshua Laurent
33
Rafael
47
George Puscas
30
Alfa Semedo
14
Ovie Ejaria
7
Michael Olise ↓ Lago Pontes Esteves 84'

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

13
Aynsley Pears
6
Stewart Downing ↑ 61'
15
Barry Douglas ↑ 84'
27
Lewis Travis
31
Elliott Bennett
23
Bradley Dack ↑ 61'
21
John Buckley ↑ 84'
30
Jarrad Branthwaite
39
Tyrhys Dolan ↑ 69'

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Adam Armstrong	4
John Swift	3
Charlie Mulgrew	2
Ben Brereton	2
Charlie Mulgrew	2
Lucas Joao	2
Joshua Laurent	2
Junior Hoilett	2

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2021-03-02 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2021-02-27 Rotherham United FC 0–1 Reading FC W 2021-02-23 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-02-20 Reading FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC L 2021-02-16 Bristol City FC 0–2 Reading FC W 2021-02-13 Reading FC 1–2 Millwall FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2021-03-02 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2021-02-24 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–3 Watford FC L 2021-02-20 Nottingham Forest FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-17 Barnsley FC 2–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2021-02-12 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.4 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.1 Blackburn Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC48% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC25%

Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.5

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	71%	29%
± 2.5	45%	55%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC

52%

Reading FC or Blackburn Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC30% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC21%

Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.6%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 0

10.3%

2 – 1

8.5%

0 – 1

7.9%

2 – 0

7.8%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 2

4.8%

2 – 2

4.8%

3 – 1

3 – 0

3.6%

1 – 3

2.5%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5	8%	—	92%
-2	8%	13%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	22%	58%
-0.5	42%	—	58%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

34% ✗

Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

25% ✓

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