Saturday , 14 November 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 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

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
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 Select Car Leasing Stadium.
  • 5' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Junior Hoilett suffering a number of foals already.
  • 12' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 12.
  • 13' Controversy at the stadium! Harry Pickering argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 14' Tom McIntyre has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 14 minutes.
  • 19' Thomas Kaminski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 24' Ben Brereton, a Chile forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 29' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 34' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 39' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 44' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Another change for Blackburn Rovers FC made on 46 minute. Samuel Szmodics leaves to be changed by Bradley Dack.
  • 51' 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.
  • 53' Controversy at the stadium! Tyrese Fornah argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 55' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Tom Holmes.
  • 60' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Blackburn Rovers FC's shape.
  • 61' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Junior Hoilett makes it 2-0.
  • 62' Junior Hoilett with the second goal in the match!
  • 63' A moment of madness from Nesta Guinness-Walker on 63 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Reading FC will be frustrated.
  • 68' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 70' Another substitution for Reading FC to replace Shane Long by Lucas Joao on 70 minute.
  • 75' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 75 minutes.
  • 78' What composure from Lucas Joao! The Portugal international strokes it home. 4-0.
  • 80' Kelvin Abrefa is replacing Nesta Guinness-Walker for the Reading FC side.
  • 85' Blackburn Rovers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tayo Edun is hanging Ben Brereton on the field on 85 minute.
  • 88' Joe Lumley was booked on 88.
  • 90' Loum Ndiaye picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 90' Tyler Morton has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ashley Phillips on 90 minute.
  • 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
Joshua Laurent 2
Junior Hoilett 2
Yakou Meite 2
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 2
Sam Gallagher 2
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 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.