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Reading Blackburn Rovers betting prediction


Betting suggestion:

Reading's win is a bet we recommend for this game. In addition to going through a very positive moment, the home team is palpably superior to Blackburn, as they play at home and have better players. On the other hand, it is important to point out that visitors have 11 losses and only 2 wins in 19 away games. In this way, we believe that betting on hosts in this game is of great value.
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Preview
Reading and Blackburn Rovers face at Madejski Stadium, in a match for the 40th round of the Championship. In the last league head‑to‑head, played in 17‑12‑2016, Reading got an away win by (2‑3). The head‑to‑head record at this stadium couldn't be more balanced, as it shows 1 draw and 1 win for each team in the last 3 head‑to‑heads. Nevertheless, in the last head‑to‑head played at this stadium, on 20‑12‑2015, for the Championship, Reading won by (1‑0). D. Williams (11' ) scored the only goal of the match. Both teams register significant differences between home and away results, so the home/away factor is worth atention.

Analysis Reading

After 21 wins, 7 draws and 11 losses, the home team is in the 4th position, havinf won 70 points so far. In the last match, they have won at home against Leeds United by (1‑0), after in the previous match they have won (0‑2) an away match against Sheffield Wednesday. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 6 wins, 1 draw and 8 losses in away matches, with 17 goals scored and 29 conceded; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 11 conceded. In the last 10 home league matches Reading has a record of 7 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, so they have won 23 points out of 30 possible. There are a few recurrent results in their home league matches at half‑time: 1‑0 (7 out of 20 matches) and 0‑0 (7 out of 20 matches). They have conceded the first goal in 14 of their 39 matches for this competition, and have only turned the score around in 1.

Reading's side kicks off with a 1-0 win at home against Leeds, adding to their second win in this competition: Kermorgant's only goal was the team's first goal. Usually Dutch coach Jaap Stam brings in a very offensive team, drawn in 4-3-3, with Kermorgant the most offensive reference: the French stand out in the finals, having scored 11 goals in this tournament. For this game the coach cannot count on Harriott, Tiago Ilori, Quinn, Rakels and Evans, players recovering from injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Ali Al-Habsi, Tyler Blackett, Liam Moore, Reece Oxford, Jordon Mutch, Adrian Dumitru Popa, Liam Kelly, John Swift, Yann Kermorgant, Roy Beerens.
Coach: C. Gunter, R. Sellés Salvador.

Analysis Blackburn

The away team is currently in the 22th position of the league, with 40 points won, after 9 wins, 13 draws and 17 losses. In the penultimate match, they tied in a home match against Preston North End, by (2‑2). In the last match, they lost in an away match against Brighton & Hove Albion, by (1‑0). This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses in away matches, with 16 goals scored and 23 conceded; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 21 goals scored and 18 conceded. In the last 10 away league matches Blackburn Rovers has a record of 5 draws and 5 losses, so they have won 5 points out of 30 possible.

In this competition, they haven’t won any of the last 10 away matches. In their away league matches the most frequent result at half‑time was the 0‑0 (10 out of 19 matches). Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 39 matches for this competition, they have conceded the first goal 27 times and have only turned the score around in 3. In the last 19 away matches for this competition there are 2 periods that stand out: they have scored 7 of their 19 goals between minutes (76'‑90') and 7 of their 19 goals between (61'‑75').

Blackburn Rovers sets off for this game with a 1-0 away defeat to Brighton, scoring the fifth straight game without a win in the competition. It should be noted that outsiders occupy the relegation zone of this competition. In this away game coach Tony Mowbray must line up the usual 4-4-2 with Guthrie being responsible for organizing and creating the offensive process. However, one of Blackburn Rovers finest finishers is striker Sam Gallagher with 10 goals scored. Evans, Graham and Greer are out of this journey due to injury.

Confirmed Lineup: Jason Steele, Ryan Nyambe, Derrick Williams, Darragh Lenihan, Jason Lowe, Craig Conway, Hope Akpan, Liam Feeney, Elliott Bennett, Sam Gallagher.
Coach: C. Mulgrew, V. Ismaël.

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The tip and bet suggestion for the Reading vs Blackburn match, on 4 April 2017, of the preview written by the editors of Online Betting Academy, goes to: Reading wins ⇒ bet available on bet365.

The Reading vs Blackburn on 4 April 2017 will be played at Reading, Select Car Leasing Stadium.

 

Championship - 2016/2017

  • 100% 557 / 557 Games

  • Home team wins 47.4%
  • Draws 23.7%
  • Away team wins 28.9%
  • Over 1.5 73.61%
  • Over 2.5 48.83%
  • Over 3.5 25.13%
  • Goals 1446
  • Goals /match 2.6
  • Goals /match home 1.49
  • Goals /match away 1.11
  • Both teams score 52.6%
  • Goals after 80' 17.98%
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