Championship

Championship | Gameweek 1

Jul 30, 2022 at 3pm UK

Bloomfield Road

Blackpool
1 - 0
Reading

Connolly (9')
Dougall (80')

FT(HT: 1-0)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Blackpool and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Blackpool

Last Six:

Last Game: Blackpool 2-4 Everton
Sunday, July 24 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
3	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
4	Blackpool	0	0	0
5	Bristol City	0	0	0

Reading

Last Six:

Last Game: Reading 1-2 Brighton
Saturday, July 23 at 3pm in Club Friendlies 1

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
14	Queens Park Rangers	0	0	0
15	Reading	0	0	0
16	Rotherham United	0	0	0

We said: Blackpool 1-1 Reading

With both teams still in the process of adding to their respective squads, we do not expect to see the finished articles on show at Bloomfield Road. However, this feels like a contest between two evenly-matched sides, one which could end in a share of the spoils. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Blackpool win with a probability of 41.86%. A win for Reading has a probability of 30.69% and a draw has a probability of 27.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Blackpool win is 1-0 with a probability of 11.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (8.51%) and 2-0 (7.85%). The likeliest Reading win is 0-1 (9.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (12.94%).

Result
Blackpool	Draw	Reading
41.86% ( -2.23)	27.45% ( 0.16)	30.69% ( 2.08)

Both teams to score 48.37% (

0.57)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.95% (

0.23)

57.05% (

-0.23)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

22.07% (

0.19)

77.93% (

-0.18)

Blackpool Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

73.12% (

-1.06)

26.88% (

1.06)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

37.81% (

-1.41)

62.19% (

1.42)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

66.15% (

1.71)

33.85% (

-1.7)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

29.48% (

1.81)

70.52% (

-1.8)

Score Analysis

Blackpool 41.85%

Reading 30.69%

Draw 27.44%

Blackpool	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 11.95% ( -0.47) 2-1 @ 8.51% ( -0.2) 2-0 @ 7.85% ( -0.56) 3-1 @ 3.73% ( -0.2) 3-0 @ 3.44% ( -0.36) 3-2 @ 2.02% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 1.22% ( -0.11) 4-0 @ 1.13% ( -0.16) Other @ 2.01% Total : 41.85%	1-1 @ 12.94% ( 0.09) 0-0 @ 9.1% ( -0.08) 2-2 @ 4.61% ( 0.11) Other @ 0.8% Total : 27.44%	0-1 @ 9.86% ( 0.36) 1-2 @ 7.01% ( 0.37) 0-2 @ 5.34% ( 0.43) 1-3 @ 2.53% ( 0.24) 0-3 @ 1.93% ( 0.24) 2-3 @ 1.66% ( 0.11) Other @ 2.36% Total : 30.69%