ReadingReading vs Blackpool — League One
3-1
BlackpoolSelect Car Leasing Stadium, Reading
Going into the match, Reading had won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 in their previous 10, scoring 1.2 goals a game; Blackpool had won 8, drawn 1, lost 1 in 10, scoring 1.4. The sides have met 3 times in our records: Reading 1 win, Blackpool 2 wins. Reading are 7th in the League One on 15 points; Blackpool are 20th on 8.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 1, drawn 3, lost 6 (W D L L L). 1.2 scored per game, 1.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 20% clean sheets.
- W 5-0 vs Mansfield Town · 2 Sept 2026
- D 0-0 at AFC Wimbledon · 22 Aug 2026
- L 3-4 vs Luton · 15 Aug 2026
- L 0-1 vs Blackpool · 2 May 2026
- L 0-1 vs Blackpool · 2 May 2026
- D 1-1 at Rotherham · 25 Apr 2026
Away form going in: Blackpool
Last 10 completed: won 8, drawn 1, lost 1 (L W W D W). 1.4 scored per game, 0.4 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 30% both teams scored, 70% clean sheets.
- L 2-1 at Barnsley · 2 Sept 2026
- W 4-0 vs Peterborough · 29 Aug 2026
- W 1-2 at Stockport County · 22 Aug 2026
- D 1-1 vs Wycombe · 15 Aug 2026
- W 0-1 at Reading · 2 May 2026
- W 0-1 at Reading · 2 May 2026
Head-to-head: Reading vs Blackpool
- Reading 0-1 Blackpool · 2 May 2026 · League One
- Blackpool 0-3 Reading · 29 Nov 2025 · League One
How it unfolded
- 12' Normal Goal — George Earthy (Reading)
- 49' Normal Goal — Kyreece Lisbie (Reading)
- 80' Normal Goal — Leighton Clarkson (Blackpool)
- 94' Normal Goal — Jacob Brown (Reading)
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Blackpool |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 33 | Ball possession | 67 |
| 3.5 | Expected goals (xG) | 0.51 |
| 18 | Total shots | 7 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 11 | Attempts inside box | 4 |
| 7 | Attempts outside box | 3 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 294 | Total passes | 594 |
| 206 | Accurate passes | 485 |
| 17 | Key passes | 7 |
| 101 | Duels | 101 |
| 50 | Duels won | 51 |
League One table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bradford | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Stockport County | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Huddersfield | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 4 | Plymouth | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| 5 | Cambridge United | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| 6 | Sheffield Wednesday | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 18 |
| 7 | Reading | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 |
| 8 | Oxford United | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Leyton Orient | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Burton Albion | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 13 |
| 11 | Wycombe | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Stevenage | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 13 | Mansfield Town | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 12 |
| 14 | Leicester | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -3 | 12 |
| 15 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Luton | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Doncaster | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | -5 | 9 |
| 19 | Peterborough | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -7 | 9 |
| 20 | Blackpool | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| 21 | Barnsley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 8 |
| 22 | Bromley | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 8 |
| 23 | Notts County | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 24 | Wigan | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -7 | 7 |