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League One · Regular Season - 5 September 05, 2026 16:00 Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading
Reading
#9 · 11 pts
3 – 1
Final score
Blackpool
#15 · 8 pts
George Earthy (ast. Kyreece Joshua Lisbie) 12'
Kyreece Joshua Lisbie 49'
Jacob Brown (ast. Daniel·Kyerewaa) 90'+4
80' (ast. Tom Bloxham) Leighton Clarkson
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The ForzaPitch pre-match prediction gave Blackpool a 35% win probability (draw 30%, Reading 34%). The final result was Reading 3–1 Blackpool. In 2 previous meetings, Reading have won 1 times, with 0 draws and 1 wins for Blackpool.

Match statistics
19
Total shots
8
6
Shots on target
1
0
Saves
3
33%
Possession
67%
6
Corners
3
5
Tackles
17
0
🟨 Yellow cards
1
Match Events
⚽George Earthy · ast. Kyreece Joshua Lisbie
12'
16'
Jordan Williams
⚽Kyreece Joshua Lisbie
49'
59'
Ilmari Niskanen / Finley Munroe ↕
59'
Tom Bloxham / Dion Charles ↕
68'
Jordan Brown / Albie Morgan ↕
↕ George Earthy / Randell Williams
70'
↕ Jack Marriott / Jacob Brown
70'
↕ Kyreece Joshua Lisbie / Daniel·Kyerewaa
76'
80'
ast. Tom Bloxham · Leighton Clarkson⚽
↕ P. Lane / Jamie Reid
85'
↕ Andy Rinomhota / Charlie Savage
85'
⚽Jacob Brown · ast. Daniel·Kyerewaa
90'+4
Pre-match prediction
34.08%
Reading ←
30.57%
X
35.35%
Blackpool
we assigned to the actual result (Reading) 34.08% (low confidence)
Expected vs actual xG
Exp.
Actual
Δ
Reading
1.46
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Blackpool
2.00
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League Table
#Team GPts
1 Bradford Bradford 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday Sheffield Wednesday 7 14
3 Stockport County Stockport County 8 13
4 Plymouth Plymouth 8 13
5 Cambridge United Cambridge United 8 13
6 Huddersfield Huddersfield 7 12
7 Burton Albion Burton Albion 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading Reading 7 11
10 Oxford United Oxford United 6 11
11 Leyton Orient Leyton Orient 7 10
12 Wycombe Wycombe 8 10
13 Stevenage Stevenage 7 9
14 Leicester Leicester 7 9
15 Blackpool Blackpool 7 8
16 Luton Luton 7 8
17 Mansfield Town Mansfield Town 7 8
18 Barnsley Barnsley 7 8
19 Bromley Bromley 7 8
20 Notts County Notts County 7 7
21 Doncaster Doncaster 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons Milton Keynes Dons 7 6
23 Peterborough Peterborough 8 5
24 Wigan Wigan 7 4
Lineups
Reading Reading 4-2-3-1
1 Joel Pereira Joel Pereira G 6.14
5 H. Roberts H. Roberts D 6.08
16 Benn David Ward Benn David Ward D 6.52
15 P. O'Connor P. O'Connor D 6.57
2 U. Godwin-Malife U. Godwin-Malife D 6.32
4
A. Rinomhota 85' M 6.29
10 L. Wing L. Wing M 6.38
32 P. Lane P. Lane 85' M 6.16
17 George Earthy George Earthy 1 ⚽ 70' M 7.78
19 K. Lisbie K. Lisbie 1 ⚽ 1 👟 76' M 8.76
7 J. Marriott J. Marriott 70' F 6.41
Bench
23 C. Masterson C. Masterson D 0.00
8 C. Savage C. Savage 5' M 6.49
11 D. Kyerewaa D. Kyerewaa 1 👟 14' M 6.74
18 J. Brown J. Brown 1 ⚽ 20' F 7.35
9 J. Reid J. Reid 5' F 6.57
25 J. Stevens J. Stevens G 0.00
14 R. Williams R. Williams 20' M 6.92
Blackpool Blackpool 4-2-3-1
1 B. Peacock-Farrell B. Peacock-Farrell G 5.74
26 Finley Munroe Finley Munroe 59' D 5.96
32 J. Earl J. Earl D 6.11
4 O. Casey O. Casey D 5.91
28 J. Williams J. Williams D 5.31
8 A. Morgan A. Morgan 68' M 6.56
17 Karoy Anderson Karoy Anderson M 6.31
7 L. Clarkson L. Clarkson 1 ⚽ M 8.20
19 D. Charles D. Charles 59' M 6.28
11 J. Bowler J. Bowler M 6.22
12 J. Yates J. Yates F 6.41
Bench
2 A. Lyons A. Lyons D 0.00
21 I. Niskanen I. Niskanen 31' M 5.78
6 J. Brown J. Brown 22' M 5.76
23 L. Southwood L. Southwood G 0.00
46 O. Hunter O. Hunter M 0.00
14 T. Bloxham T. Bloxham 1 👟 31' F 6.37
3 Z. Ashworth Z. Ashworth D 0.00
Best on the pitch
K. Lisbie
K. Lisbie
M · Reading
8.76
1 ⚽ 1 👟
2 shots · 8 pass
L. Clarkson
L. Clarkson
M · Blackpool
8.20
1 ⚽
1 shots · 46 pass
George Earthy
George Earthy
M · Reading
7.78
1 ⚽
3 shots · 13 pass
J. Brown
J. Brown
F · Reading
7.35
1 ⚽
1 shots · 3 pass
R. Williams
R. Williams
M · Reading
6.92
1 shots · 2 pass
D. Kyerewaa
D. Kyerewaa
M · Reading
6.74
1 👟
· 3 pass
Reading Reading — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
Joel Pereira G 90 6.14 — — 0 28 19% 0 — —
H. Roberts D 90 6.08 — — 1 27 12% 1 — —
Benn David Ward D 90 6.52 — — 1 44 36% 0 — —
P. O'Connor D 90 6.57 — — 1 39 30% 1 — —
U. Godwin-Malife D 90 6.32 — — 0 28 20% 0 — —
A. Rinomhota M 85 6.29 — — 0 26 17% 1 — —
L. Wing M 90 6.38 — — 2 22 15% 2 — —
P. Lane M 85 6.16 — — 0 24 15% 0 — —
George Earthy M 70 7.78 1 — 3 13 11% 0 — —
K. Lisbie M 76 8.76 1 1 2 8 5% 0 — —
J. Marriott F 70 6.41 — — 7 8 7% 0 — —
C. Savage M 5 6.49 — — 0 2 0% 0 — —
D. Kyerewaa M 14 6.74 — 1 0 3 3% 0 — —
J. Brown F 20 7.35 1 — 1 3 2% 0 — —
J. Reid F 5 6.57 — — 0 2 1% 0 — —
R. Williams M 20 6.92 — — 1 2 2% 0 — —
Blackpool Blackpool — Player statistics
Team PosMinRating ⚽👟 ShotsPassAcc% TckYCRC
B. Peacock-Farrell G 90 5.74 — — 0 52 30% 0 — —
Finley Munroe D 59 5.96 — — 0 27 20% 2 — —
J. Earl D 90 6.11 — — 1 90 75% 2 — —
O. Casey D 90 5.91 — — 0 75 63% 4 — —
J. Williams D 90 5.31 — — 0 88 71% 1 1 —
A. Morgan M 68 6.56 — — 1 57 52% 1 — —
Karoy Anderson M 90 6.31 — — 2 37 33% 2 — —
L. Clarkson M 90 8.20 1 — 1 46 40% 0 — —
D. Charles M 59 6.28 — — 1 8 4% 1 — —
J. Bowler M 90 6.22 — — 1 39 38% 2 — —
J. Yates F 90 6.41 — — 1 19 14% 1 — —
I. Niskanen M 31 5.78 — — 0 15 12% 1 — —
J. Brown M 22 5.76 — — 0 25 21% 0 — —
T. Bloxham F 31 6.37 — 1 0 8 3% 0 — —
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the final score of Reading vs Blackpool?
The final score was Reading 3–1 Blackpool.
What did the model predict before Reading vs Blackpool?
The model assigned 34% probability to a Reading win, 30% to a draw, and 35% to an Blackpool win.