England Championship / Blackpool vs Reading Preview

Analysis:

Blackpool will be taking on visiting rivals Reading at Bloomfield Road in this Championship match on Saturday.

Blackpool

Matches featuring Blackpool have tended to be absorbing encounters of late with plenty of scoring being a real hallmark. Over their past half dozen clashes, a total of 21 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.5 goals per game) with 10 of these belonging to Blackpool.

Reading

Looking at their form, and Reading have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 12 goals overall. At the back, Reading could really do with shoring things up. It will be interesting to see whether or not that trend can be continued on in this game.

Verdict:

Both teams strength are close, and neither side is in great shape. The 1x2 first odds is 1.95-3.60-3.60, which means support the home team. Blackpool should win this game.

Home win