Reading FC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Reading FC

0 – 3

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Blackpool FC

Sat 14 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 14,455 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 24' Albie Morgan

0–2 37' Robert Apter

0–3 72' Ashley Fletcher

Overview

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Reading FC vs Blackpool FC — League One at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Reading FC 7 games · 11 pts (2026/27)
Blackpool FC 7 games · 8 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Anthony Backhouse
Assistant 1 Ian Cooper
Assistant 2 Rob Smith

4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Bradford City AFC	7	15
2	Sheffield Wednesday FC	7	14
3	Stockport County FC	8	13
4	Plymouth Argyle FC	8	13
5	Cambridge United FC	8	13
6	Huddersfield Town AFC	7	12
7	Burton Albion FC	8	12
8	AFC Wimbledon	8	12
9	Reading FC	7	11
10	Oxford United FC	6	11
11	Leyton Orient FC	7	10
12	Wycombe Wanderers FC	8	10
13	Stevenage FC	7	9
14	Leicester City FC	7	9
15	Blackpool FC	7	8
16	Luton Town FC	7	8
17	Mansfield Town FC	7	8
18	Barnsley FC	7	8
19	Bromley FC	7	8
20	Notts County FC	7	7
21	Doncaster Rovers FC	7	6
22	Milton Keynes Dons FC	7	6
23	Peterborough United FC	8	5
24	Wigan Athletic FC	7	4

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 11 games · Avg 3.5 goals Blackpool FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC 2024-04-27 Reading FC 3–2 Blackpool FC 2023-09-23 Blackpool FC 4–1 Reading FC 2023-02-25 Reading FC 3–1 Blackpool FC 2022-07-30 Blackpool FC 1–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Blackpool FC	H	0–3	L
07 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–1	D
03 Dec	Cambridge United FC	H	3–0	W
01 Dec	Harborough Town FC	H	5–3	W
26 Nov	Barnsley FC	A	2–2	D
23 Nov	Peterborough United FC	A	2–1	W

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
14 Dec	Reading FC	A	3–0	W
04 Dec	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	2–1	W
01 Dec	Birmingham City FC	H	1–2	L
26 Nov	Bristol Rovers FC	A	2–0	W
23 Nov	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	1–2	L
16 Nov	Northampton Town FC	H	0–0	D

Season Stats

Reading FC		Blackpool FC
#9	Position	#15
11	Points	8
7	Played	7
3 / 2 / 2	W / D / L	2 / 2 / 3
16	Scored	13
9	Conceded	13
+7	GD	+0
1.57	PPG	1.14
43%	Win %	29%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

82% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

43% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

14% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Reading FC are 9th (11 pts). Blackpool FC are 15th (8 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

6/–

46-60

4/3

61-75

1/2

76+

3/3

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackpool FC

0-15

1/2

16-30

4/1

31-45

2/1

46-60

1/3

61-75

3/1

76+

2/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Reading FC

Jack Marriott	8 G
Jacob Brown	2 G
George Earthy	2 G

Blackpool FC

Josh Bowler	2 G	1 A
Tom Bloxham	2 G	1 A
Jerry Yates	2 G
Finley Munroe	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: Blackpool FC gets underway.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
15' Charlie Savage is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Blackpool FC tonight.
20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Blackpool FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' The England Albie Morgan breaks the deadlock on 24 minutes. 0-1!
29' Harvey Knibbs has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
34' James Husband, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
37' Robert Apter makes no mistake. The score reads 0-2 and Blackpool FC are in front.
42' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Chem Campbell made 348 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
47' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Blackpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
52' Lee Evans needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
57' 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.
62' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 62.
67' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
72' GOAL! Ashley Fletcher fires home to make it 0-3!
77' Reading FC has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
82' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Amadou Salif Mbengue has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
87' It’s high time Noel Hunt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
Blackpool FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Noel Hunt

Blackpool FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steve Bruce

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Sonny Carey	4
Jordan Rhodes	3
Callum Connolly	2
Scott Dann	2
Tom Ince	2
Jerry Yates	2
Karamoko Dembele	1
Josh Bowler	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC L 2024-12-07 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2024-12-03 Reading FC 3–0 Cambridge United FC W 2024-12-01 Reading FC 5–3 Harborough Town FC W 2024-11-26 Barnsley FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2024-11-23 Peterborough United FC 1–2 Reading FC W

Blackpool FC Form

2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC W 2024-12-04 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–2 Blackpool FC W 2024-12-01 Blackpool FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2024-11-26 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Blackpool FC W 2024-11-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Blackpool FC L 2024-11-16 Blackpool FC 0–0 Northampton Town FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

2.44 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.91 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 80% + Both teams to score 77%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC46% Draw23% Blackpool FC31%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes77% 0% No23%

Avg goals/match: 4.35

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	98%	2%
± 1.5	93%	7%
± 2.5	80%	20%
± 3.5	62%	38%
± 4.5	43%	57%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

69%

Draw or Blackpool FC

54%

Reading FC or Blackpool FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC38% Draw36% Blackpool FC26%

Actual: Blackpool FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 0–3 not predicted

0 – 3

Actual

2 – 1

7.2%

1 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.7%

3 – 1

5.8%

1 – 2

5.7%

3 – 2

5.4%

2 – 3

4.3%

2 – 0

1 – 3

3.6%

4 – 1

3.5%

3 – 3

3.5%

4 – 2

3.3%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Blackpool FC covers
-2.5	16%	—	84%
-2	16%	14%	69%
-1.5	31%	—	69%
-1	31%	18%	51%
-0.5	49%	—	51%
+0.5	70%	—	30%
+1	70%	14%	16%
+1.5	84%	—	16%
+2	84%	9%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

16% ✓

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

10% ✗

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