Blackburn vs Reading

2 - 1
🕒 Wed, 15 Mar 2023 19:45 Europe/London 📍 Ewood Park 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Bond 🔁 Regular Season - 37 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 37
Regular Season Table
Blackburn 7 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
28 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 57%
Draws 25%
Away wins 18%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-9).
  • Possession was balanced (53%-47%).
  • Blackburn had the sharper finishing (6-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Blackburn (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 13-4-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 19
Avg: 1.17 / 0.83

Points

43
Avg: 1.87

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

5
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-3-17

Goals For / Against

15 / 44
Avg: 0.65 / 1.91

Points

12
Avg: 0.52

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.87
PPG
0.52
1.17
GF
0.65
0.83
GA
1.91
35%
O2.5
52%
39%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Blackburn rank7th
Reading rank20th
Blackburn points69
Reading points50
Blackburn: #7 · 69 pts · GD -2
22 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 19 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 50 pts · GD -22
41 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
19-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Blackburn last 5 home

D L D D L
Points3/15
Weighted index22
Goals2-5
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals4-9
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Blackburn trend breakdown

Over 2.535%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 9% · 1H BTTS 0%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Blackburn score at home78%
Blackburn clean sheet at home48%
Reading score away52%
Reading clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Blackburn score first0%
Blackburn win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Blackburn 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Blackburn score at home1.17 vs 1.32
Blackburn concede at home0.83 vs 1.11
Reading score away0.65 vs 1.11
Reading concede away1.91 vs 1.32
Blackburn score 11% below league average, while Reading score 41% below league average.
Defensive side: Blackburn are 25% below league average at home, and Reading are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.00
BTTS20%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 4.40 goals on average across the last 5.

Blackburn goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
4
Total Shots
12
9
Shots off Goal
3
3
Blocked Shots
3
2
Shots Inside Box
10
4
Shots Outside Box
2
5
Ball Possession
53%
47%
Corner Kicks
6
4
Fouls
7
7
Offsides
0
3
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
3
4
Total Passes
410
375
Passes Accurate
310
274
Passes %
76%
73%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games13
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins8
Over 2.5 Goals9 (69.2%)
BTTS8 (61.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games7
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (85.7%)
BTTS6 (85.7%)

Blackburn vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season