Reading FC vs Blackpool FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2025-26

Reading FC

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Blackpool FC

Sat 2 May 2026 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium 12,602 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 75' Christopher Hamilton

Y 81' Oliver Casey

Overview

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

Reading FC 1 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Blackpool FC 1 games · 1 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Elliot Bell (England)
Assistant 1 Paul Kelly
Assistant 2 Stuart Butler

3 games this season 🟨 0.0/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Reading FC 10 games · Avg 3.5 goals Blackpool FC

Last 5 meetings

2026-05-02 Reading FC 0–1 Blackpool FC 2025-11-29 Blackpool FC 0–3 Reading FC 2025-04-01 Blackpool FC 3–0 Reading FC 2024-12-14 Reading FC 0–3 Blackpool FC 2024-04-27 Reading FC 3–2 Blackpool FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Blackpool FC	H	0–1	L
25 Apr	Rotherham United FC	A	1–1	D
18 Apr	Cardiff City FC	H	1–3	L
11 Apr	Doncaster Rovers FC	A	0–1	L
06 Apr	Lincoln City FC	H	1–2	L
03 Apr	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	1–1	D

Blackpool FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 May	Reading FC	A	1–0	W
25 Apr	Leyton Orient FC	H	1–0	W
18 Apr	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	1–0	W
11 Apr	Peterborough United FC	H	3–1	W
06 Apr	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L
03 Apr	Exeter City FC	H	1–0	W

Season Stats

Reading FC		Blackpool FC
#24	Position	#20
0	Points	1
1	Played	1
0 / 0 / 1	W / D / L	0 / 1 / 0
3	Scored	1
4	Conceded	1
-1	GD	+0
0.00	PPG	1.00
0%	Win %	0%

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

80% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

0% Clean Sheets
Reading FC this season

0% Clean Sheets
Blackpool FC this season

Reading FC are 24th (0 pts). Blackpool FC are 20th (1 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Reading FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

2/–

46-60

–/2

61-75

–/–

76+

–/1

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Blackpool FC

0-15

–/1

16-30

–/–

31-45

–/–

46-60

–/–

61-75

–/–

76+

1/–

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Reading FC host Blackpool FC — let the battle begin!
5' It is a cagey affair so far. Reading FC in their 3-4-2-1 trying to find a way past Blackpool FC's compact 5-3-2.
10' 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.
15' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Blackpool FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
25' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
30' It looks surprising Blackpool FC does not make any changes. Karoy Anderson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
40' Reading FC are deployed in a 3-4-2-1 today, looking to exploit space against Blackpool FC's 5-3-2 shape.
45' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Blackpool FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
50' Oliver Casey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 6 goals in his last 358 appearances.
55' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
60' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
65' Blackpool FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
70' It looks like no one’s ball. Reading FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
75' Goal! Christopher Hamilton scores his 8 goal in 384 matches.
80' Over 80 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
81' That looks like a foul for a card for Oliver Casey.
86' Supporters expect more eagerness from Franco Ravizzoli, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Leam Richardson

Blackpool FC Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

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

2026-05-02 Reading FC 0–1 Blackpool FC L 2026-04-25 Rotherham United FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2026-04-18 Reading FC 1–3 Cardiff City FC L 2026-04-11 Doncaster Rovers FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2026-04-06 Reading FC 1–2 Lincoln City FC L 2026-04-03 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–1 Reading FC D

Blackpool FC Form

2026-05-02 Reading FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-04-25 Blackpool FC 1–0 Leyton Orient FC W 2026-04-18 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–1 Blackpool FC W 2026-04-11 Blackpool FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W 2026-04-06 Stevenage FC 1–0 Blackpool FC L 2026-04-03 Blackpool FC 1–0 Exeter City FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.68 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

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

2.24 Blackpool FC xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC29% Draw23% Blackpool FC48%

Actual: Blackpool FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes72% 0% No28%

Avg goals/match: 3.92

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	54%	46%
± 4.5	35%	65%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw

52%

Draw or Blackpool FC

71%

Reading FC or Blackpool FC

77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Reading FC24% Draw38% Blackpool FC38%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

8.3%

1 – 2

8.1%

2 – 2

6.7%

2 – 1

6.1%

1 – 3

0 – 2

5.1%

2 – 3

0 – 1

Actual

3 – 2

3.8%

0 – 3

3.7%

3 – 1

3.4%

1 – 4

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap	Reading FC covers	Push	Blackpool FC covers
-2.5	6%	—	94%
-2	6%	8%	86%
-1.5	14%	—	86%
-1	14%	14%	71%
-0.5	29%	—	71%
+0.5	50%	—	50%
+1	50%	19%	30%
+1.5	70%	—	30%
+2	70%	15%	16%
+2.5	84%	—	16%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet

11% ✓

Blackpool FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✗

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