Thursday , 2 July 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 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

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' 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.
  • 10' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 12' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Pickering.
  • 13' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Harry Pickering.
  • 14' Reading FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Tom McIntyre on 14.
  • 19' Joe Lumley needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 24' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Blackburn Rovers FC that had 382 games and scored 469 goals.
  • 29' It looks like no one’s ball. Blackburn Rovers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 34' It looks surprising Blackburn Rovers FC does not make any changes. Tom Holmes has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 39' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 44' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 44.
  • 46' The whistle greets Samuel Szmodics as he departs to be replaced by Bradley Dack.
  • 51' Blackburn Rovers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 53' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 53.
  • 55' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 60' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 60 minutes.
  • 61' Goal! Junior Hoilett scores his 23 goal in 372 matches.
  • 62' GOAL! Junior Hoilett scores on 62.
  • 63' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Nesta Guinness-Walker.
  • 68' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Joao. He replaces Shane Long on 70 minute.
  • 75' Callum Brittain has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 78' Goal! Lucas Joao scores his 62 goal in 379 matches.
  • 80' Kelvin Abrefa has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nesta Guinness-Walker on 80 minute.
  • 85' Tayo Edun has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Brereton on 85 minute.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joe Lumley on 88.
  • 90' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tyler Morton is hanging Ashley Phillips on the field on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Reading FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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
Sam Gallagher 2
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 2
Charlie Mulgrew 2
Ben Brereton 2
Charlie Mulgrew 2
Lucas Joao 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.