Sunday , 16 August 2026

Reading FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
3 – 0
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Wed 17 Aug 2022 · 19:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 12' Harry Pickering
Y 13' Harry Pickering
Tyrese Fornah 53' Y
Tom Holmes 55' Y
Y 55' Daniel Ayala
Nesta Guinness-Walker 63' Y
Joe Lumley 88' Y
Loum Ndiaye 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Burnley FC 0 0
17 West Ham United FC 0 0
18 Birmingham City FC 0 0
19 Sheffield United FC 0 0
20 Wrexham AFC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

5
1
4
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 3.3 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-08-17 Reading FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-03-19 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
13 Aug Rotherham United FC A 0–4 L
06 Aug Cardiff City FC H 2–1 W
30 Jul Blackpool FC A 0–1 L
07 May Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
30 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–1 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Reading FC A 0–3 L
14 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 2–1 W
06 Aug Swansea City AFC A 3–0 W
30 Jul Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–0 W
07 May Birmingham City FC A 2–1 W
30 Apr AFC Bournemouth H 0–3 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Reading FC gets underway.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their trying to find a way past Blackburn Rovers FC's compact .
  • 12' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Pickering.
  • 13' Poor challenge from Harry Pickering. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 14' Tom McIntyre makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Reading FC are in front.
  • 19' England international Lewis Travis has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 24' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 29' Blackburn Rovers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 44' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Paul Ince will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 46' Bradley Dack has so much to prove this time. He replaces Samuel Szmodics on 46 minute.
  • 51' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 53' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 53.
  • 55' Tom Holmes picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 61' Junior Hoilett doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 62' The deadlock is broken! Junior Hoilett gets on the scoresheet on 62 minutes.
  • 63' Poor challenge from Nesta Guinness-Walker. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 68' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Jeff Hendrick has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 70' Reading FC make a change. Shane Long trudges off to be replaced by Lucas Joao on 70 minutes.
  • 75' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Harry Pickering made 96 appearances and scored 9 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 78' GOAL! Lucas Joao fires home to make it 4-0!
  • 80' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kelvin Abrefa is hanging Nesta Guinness-Walker on the field on 80 minute.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Ben Brereton is replaced by Tayo Edun.
  • 88' It’s a booking for Reading FC player. Joe Lumley gets a Yellow card.
  • 90' Loum Ndiaye was booked on 90.
  • 90' Blackburn Rovers FC ring the changes. Ashley Phillips has done his job and it is now time for Tyler Morton to step up.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Reading FC take all three points.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

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

2022-08-17 Reading FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-03-19 Reading FC 1–0 Blackburn Rovers FC 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

Reading FC Form

2022-08-17 Reading FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-08-13 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2022-08-06 Reading FC 2–1 Cardiff City FC W 2022-07-30 Blackpool FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2022-05-07 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2022-04-30 Reading FC 0–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2022-08-17 Reading FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2022-08-14 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2022-08-06 Swansea City AFC 0–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-07-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–0 Queens Park Rangers FC W 2022-05-07 Birmingham City FC 1–2 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-04-30 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–3 AFC Bournemouth L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.58 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC50% Draw27% Blackburn Rovers FC23%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
50%
Reading FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC35% Draw47% Blackburn Rovers FC18%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10.9%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 0
9.2%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
5.8%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
Actual
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.7%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 23% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 77% — 23%
+1 77% 14% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✗
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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