Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023
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Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Reading - Blackpool

England Championship - Select Car Leasing Stadium

* Betting odds were correct at the time of publication but are subject to change.

Here we bring you Championship predictions for Reading vs Blackpool with the game due to take place on 25th February.

Reading vs Blackpool prediction and top betting tips

When Mick McCarthy rocked up at Blackpool he'd have marked off games where he thought his side could take points. This would unquestionably have been one of them. Will Blackpool get something from the game or will Paul Ince's Reading find a way to three points? Find out with our Reading vs Blackpool match preview with free tips, predictions and odds mentioned along the way.

Reading vs Blackpool Prediction 1: Reading to win

We kick off our predictions for this game by backing Reading to win, which will be a turn up for the head to head history because they heavily favour Blackpool after the Seasiders won each of the last three meetings between the teams. Recent form though certainly doesn't look kindly on the prospect of that becoming four though. Reading have won four of their last six home games whilst losing none. By contrast, Blackpool have lost five away games on the spin and haven't won away from home in nine dating back to October!

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Reading vs Blackpool Prediction 2: Over 2.5 goals

Our second tip for this clash between Reading and Blackpool comes from the total goals market and we are betting on over 2.5. Reading have seen each of their last three – and four of their last five – home games go north of that threshold. Blackpool meanwhile have seen three of their last four away games go over the 2.5 cut off. On top of that, the last six times Blackpool have travelled to Reading, we've seen a minimum of three goals in the game.

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Here are the key stats & form guide for Reading vs Blackpool

Head to Head

30/07/22

England Championship CHA

Blackpool

Reading

1

0

26/02/22

England Championship CHA

Blackpool

Reading

4

1

20/10/21

England Championship CHA

Reading

Blackpool

2

3

14/01/20

England FA Cup FA Cup

Blackpool

Reading

0

2

04/01/20

England FA Cup FA Cup

Reading

Blackpool

2

2

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18/03/23

England Championship CHA

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Hull

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Reading

1

1

D

15/03/23

England Championship CHA

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Blackburn

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Reading

2

1

L

11/03/23

England Championship CHA

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Millwall

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Reading

1

0

L

07/03/23

England Championship CHA

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Sheff Utd

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Reading

1

0

L

04/03/23

England Championship CHA

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Middlesbrough

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Reading

5

0

L

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18/03/23

England Championship CHA

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Coventry

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Blackpool

4

1

L

14/03/23

England Championship CHA

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

QPR

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Blackpool

1

6

W

11/03/23

England Championship CHA

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Bristol City

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Blackpool

2

0

L

04/03/23

England Championship CHA

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Burnley

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Blackpool

0

0

D

25/02/23

England Championship CHA

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Reading

Reading vs Blackpool prediction, Odds and Betting Tips 25/02/2023

Blackpool

3

1

L

So, that gives you some insight to how the different bookmakers see the action unfolding. How though do the Reading vs Blackpool odds translate into probabilities ahead of this game? Let's find out.

Reading odds: 13/12 (2.08) – 48%

Draw odds: 5/2 (3.50) – 29%

Blackpool odds: 5/2 (3.50) – 29%

It's not been very often that Reading are seen as big favourites to win a game but that is the case here with the bookies only narrowly pricing them above the even money (2.00) line. Blackpool to win and draw though are priced at the same rate, which suggests that the longer Blackpool stay in the game the more likely the bookies think they are to sneak a win. This could create some interesting in-play opportunities.

Check out the predicted lineups ahead of Reading vs Blackpool

Reading

Reading's form hasn't been great of late but they have been on the road a lot; at home they're a much better outfit and will expect to add three more points to their tally and, in doing so, probably kill any chat of them getting sucked into a relegation battle. Andy Yiadom and Lucas Joao are two notable absentees through suspension and injury respectively. Where possible though, the same team that beat Rotherham two games ago will be named.

Predicted lineup – Lumley, Dann, Sarr, Mbengue, Hoilett, Ince, McIntyre, Hendrick, Azeez, Long, Carroll

Blackpool

Blackpool will look to be hard to beat first and foremost in this game, which means we can expect a back four and two holding midfield players. Those positions are likely to be unchanged from the last game where they largely kept Blackburn at arm's length. In the forward positions, we could see a little bit of rotation as the Seasiders search for a way to win games.

Predicted lineup – Maxwell, Thompson, Nelson, Connolly, Gabriel, Patino, Dougall, Lavery, Carey, Poveda, Yates

Reading vs Blackpool Line ups

Reading

20
Cesare Casadei
it
24
Naby Sarr
fr
10
Tom Ince
gb
8
Jeff Hendrick
ie
1
Joe Lumley
gb
5
Tom McIntyre
gb
27
Amadou Mbengue
sn
23
Junior Hoilett
ca
6
Scott Dann
gb
2
Andy Carroll
gb
11
Yakou Meite
fr
Substitutes
22
Mamadou Loum N'Diaye
sn
18
Nesta Guinness-Walker
gb
19
Tyrese Fornah
gb
7
Shane Long
ie
32
Nelson Abbey
gb
15
Femi Azeez
gb
21
Dean Bouzanis
au

Blackpool

24
Andrew Lyons
ie
16
Sonny Carey
gb
34
Jordan Thorniley
gb
11
Josh Bowler
gb
2
Callum Connolly
gb
14
Gary Madine
gb
1
Chris Maxwell
gb
29
Luke Garbutt
gb
19
Shayne Lavery
gb
31
Curtis Nelson
gb
3
James Husband
gb
Substitutes
4
Jordan Gabriel
gb
12
Kenny Dougall
au
25
Morgan Rogers
gb
32
Daniel Grimshaw
gb
22
CJ Hamilton
ie
26
Ian Poveda
gb
28
Charlie Patino
gb

*Starting lineups are usually announced one hour prior to kick off.

Player to watch

Our player to watch in this match is the well-travelled Andy Carroll. His physical attributes will likely suit this game and after bagging a goal and providing an assist in his last outing at the Select Car Leasing Stadium, he'll be keen to go and lap up some more praise from the home faithful. His aerial ability could come in useful inside his own 18-yard box as well with Blackpool likely to use set pieces as a key part of their game plan.

Take a look at the latest standings

Championship 22/23
# Team P W D L +/- Points
1

Burnley

37 24 11 2 45 83
2

Sheff Utd

37 21 7 9 25 70
3

Middlesbrough

38 20 7 11 27 67
4

Luton

38 17 13 8 11 64
5

Blackburn

37 19 4 14 1 61
6

Millwall

38 17 9 12 8 60
7

Norwich

38 16 9 13 11 57
8

Coventry

38 15 12 11 10 57
9

West Brom

37 15 10 12 8 55
10

Watford

38 14 13 11 5 55
11

Sunderland

38 14 11 13 7 53
12

Preston

38 14 11 13 -9 53
13

Stoke

38 13 9 16 3 48
14

Bristol City

38 12 12 14 -1 48
15

Hull

38 12 11 15 -10 47
16

Swansea

38 12 10 16 -6 46
17

Birmingham

38 12 9 17 -8 45
18

Reading

38 13 6 19 -18 45
19

QPR

38 11 9 18 -21 42
20

Rotherham

37 9 13 15 -10 40
21

Cardiff

37 10 9 18 -13 39
22

Huddersfield

38 9 9 20 -21 36
23

Blackpool

38 8 11 19 -18 35
24

Wigan

38 7 13 18 -26 31

A quickfire FAQ on Reading – Blackpool

Reading vs Blackpool prediction

    • Where is the match being played? – Select Car Leasing Stadium
    • Who do the bookmakers have as favourites? – Reading
    • What time does the match kick off?  3 PM GMT