Reading vs Blackpool

3 - 1

🕒 Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 5

Regular Season Table

Reading 8 · Blackpool 15

How the match was won

Reading outshot their opponent (19-8).
Blackpool controlled possession (67%).
Reading had the sharper finishing (6-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-1

Goals For / Against

13 / 5

Avg: 3.25 / 1.25

Points

Avg: 2.25

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Blackpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-2

Goals For / Against

4 / 6

Avg: 1.33 / 2.00

Points

Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.25

PPG

1.00

3.25

1.33

1.25

2.00

75%

O2.5

100%

50%

BTTS

100%

75%

Score 1st

33%

League-position context

Reading rank8th

Blackpool rank15th

Reading points10

Blackpool points8

Reading: #8 · 10 pts · GD +7

4 pts off the top 2. 0 pts above the play-off edge. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Blackpool: #15 · 8 pts · GD +0

6 pts off the top 2. 2 pts off the play-off line. 2 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

W W W L

Points9/12

Weighted index90

Goals13-5

Record3-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Blackpool last 5 away

L L W

Points3/9

Weighted index17

Goals4-6

Record1-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.575%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.575%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 75% · 1H BTTS 25%

Blackpool trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS100%

BTTS + O2.5100%

1H Over 0.567%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home100%

Reading clean sheet at home50%

Blackpool score away100%

Blackpool clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first75%

Reading win after scoring first100%

Blackpool score first33%

Blackpool win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Blackpool 0%

Avg first goal minute: Reading 32.0' · Blackpool 22.0'

Vs league average

Reading score at home3.25 vs 1.55

Reading concede at home1.25 vs 1.37

Blackpool score away1.33 vs 1.37

Blackpool concede away2.00 vs 1.55

Reading score 109% above league average, while Blackpool score 3% below league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 9% below league average at home, and Blackpool are 29% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.80

BTTS20%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 3.25 goals on average across the last 4.

Reading goal timing (home)

1H scored: 54% 2H scored: 46% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 5

46-60 3

0-15 2

76-90+ 2

61-75 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

61-75 0

Blackpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 50% 2H scored: 50% Danger: 16-30 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

16-30 1

31-45 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 3

0-15 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

33%

67%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

279

586

Passes Accurate

195

476

Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

12' ⚽

⚽

12' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

George Earthy

Normal Goal · Assist: K. Lisbie

16'

16' J. Williams

49' ⚽

⚽

49' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

K. Lisbie

Normal Goal

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ Finley Munroe

1st substitution · For: I. Niskanen

59' ↑↓

↑↓

59' ⇄ D. Charles

2nd substitution · For: T. Bloxham

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ A. Morgan

3rd substitution · For: J. Brown

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ George Earthy

1st substitution · For: R. Williams

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Marriott

2nd substitution · For: J. Brown

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ K. Lisbie

3rd substitution · For: D. Kyerewaa

80' ⚽

⚽

80' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

L. Clarkson

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Bloxham

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ P. Lane

4th substitution · For: J. Reid

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Rinomhota

5th substitution · For: C. Savage

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 3-1

J. Brown

Normal Goal · Assist: D. Kyerewaa

Reading vs Blackpool 3-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Reading beat Blackpool 3-1 on Saturday, 05 September 2026 in League One. It was played at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

First half: Reading took the lead at 12' when George Earthy scored, with the assist credited to K. Lisbie, making the score 1-0. J. Williams received a yellow card for Blackpool at 16'.

Second half: Reading extended the lead at 49' when K. Lisbie scored, making the score 2-0. Blackpool made their 1st substitution at 59', with Finley Munroe replacing I. Niskanen. Blackpool made their 2nd substitution at 59', with D. Charles replacing T. Bloxham. Blackpool made their 3rd substitution at 68', with A. Morgan replacing J. Brown. Reading made their 1st substitution at 70', with George Earthy replacing R. Williams. Reading made their 2nd substitution at 70', with J. Marriott replacing J. Brown. Reading made their 3rd substitution at 76', with K. Lisbie replacing D. Kyerewaa. Blackpool reduced the deficit at 80' when L. Clarkson scored, with the assist credited to T. Bloxham, making the score 2-1. Reading made their 4th substitution at 85', with P. Lane replacing J. Reid. Reading made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Rinomhota replacing C. Savage. Reading added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+4' when J. Brown scored, with the assist credited to D. Kyerewaa, making the score 3-1.

Reading used 5 substitutions while Blackpool used 3 substitutions. Blackpool got 1 yellow card.