Championship

Championship | Gameweek 37

Mar 15, 2023 at 7.45pm UK

Ewood Park

Blackburn
2 - 1
Reading

Brereton Diaz (2'), Hedges (82')
Rankin-Costello (28'), Gallagher (85')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Casadei (68')
Lumley (85'), Ehibhaimha (89')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Championship clash between Blackburn Rovers and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackburn Rovers

All competitions

Championship

Last Game: Stoke 3-2 Blackburn
Friday, March 10 at 8pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Reading 0-1 Millwall
Saturday, March 11 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

We said: Blackburn Rovers 2-0 Reading

While anything can happen in the Championship, this feels like one of those games which could be a foregone conclusion. The teams are at the opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to their respective home and away records, leading us to back a comfortable win for Rovers. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Blackburn Rovers win with a probability of 60.91%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Reading had a probability of 16.45%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackburn Rovers win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.89%) and 2-1 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.7%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (5.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Blackburn Rovers would win this match.

Result
Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Reading
60.91% ( -0.98)	22.64% ( 0.74)	16.45% ( 0.24)

Both teams to score 46.44% (

-1.7)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.54% (

-2.55)

51.45% (

2.55)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.74% (

-2.27)

73.26% (

2.26)

Blackburn Rovers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.53% (

-1.2)

16.47% (

1.2)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

53.82% (

-2.2)

46.18% (

2.2)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

55.6% (

-1.22)

44.4% (

1.21)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

19.55% (

-1.01)

80.45% (

Score Analysis

Blackburn Rovers 60.89%

Reading 16.45%

Draw 22.63%

Blackburn Rovers	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 13.18% ( 0.79) 2-0 @ 11.89% ( 0.25) 2-1 @ 9.66% ( -0.12) 3-0 @ 7.15% ( -0.14) 3-1 @ 5.81% ( -0.32) 4-0 @ 3.22% ( -0.2) 4-1 @ 2.62% ( -0.26) 3-2 @ 2.36% ( -0.21) 5-0 @ 1.16% ( -0.12) 4-2 @ 1.06% ( -0.15) 5-1 @ 0.94% ( -0.14) Other @ 1.84% Total : 60.89%	1-1 @ 10.7% ( 0.3) 0-0 @ 7.31% ( 0.72) 2-2 @ 3.92% ( -0.18) Other @ 0.7% Total : 22.63%	0-1 @ 5.94% ( 0.4) 1-2 @ 4.35% ( -0.02) 0-2 @ 2.41% ( 0.09) 1-3 @ 1.18% ( -0.05) 2-3 @ 1.06% ( -0.09) Other @ 1.51% Total : 16.45%