Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Reading FC
1 – 0
Full Time
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

Match Preview

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

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

5
1
4
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Reading FC have kicked off against Blackburn Rovers FC. Both sides are eager to make an early statement.
  • 5' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 10' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 15' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lucas Joao is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 17' Alfa Semedo was booked on 17.
  • 22' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 22 minutes.
  • 24' Reading FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by George Puscas on 24.
  • 29' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 33' The whistle greets Michael Morrison as he departs to be replaced by Tom Holmes.
  • 38' Reading FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 43' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 48' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 52' Blackburn Rovers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 57' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 58' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 58.
  • 61' Corry Evans makes way for Stewart Downing at the 61 minute mark. A tactical switch from Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 66' Ovie Ejaria has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 12 cards already picked up this season.
  • 69' Another substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC to replace Harvey Elliot by Tyrhys Dolan on 69 minute.
  • 74' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Rafael has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 79' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 79.
  • 84' The supporters are chanting for Barry Douglas. He replaces Amari'i Bell on 84 minute.
  • 89' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 90' Thomas Kaminski catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 4
John Swift 3
Ben Brereton 2
Charlie Mulgrew 2
Lucas Joao 2
Joshua Laurent 2
Junior Hoilett 2
Yakou Meite 2

Head to Head

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

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
4%
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.