FA Cup betting previews: Predictions and stats for the Reading - Blackpool game

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Competition: England FA Cup
Date: Sat 04.January
Match begins: 15:01 (UTC)
Venue: Madejski Stadium (24161 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as these teams face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Reading form and stats

Last season their FA Cup adventure ended in the 3rd round.

The story so far in the Championship for Reading at their home stadium (Madejski Stadium) is 6 wins, 0 draws and 6 defeats. The happy trend is alive also outside their own arena as Reading has won their last four matches. Two home wins in a row for Reading bring valid hopes of a third.

Happy days for Reading in their previous game, a Championship match away at Fulham that ended with a 2-1 victory. In the game before, an away victory in the Championship match versus Preston North End with a 2-0 scoreline.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Reading's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played two games, won 1 match, drawn 1 and lost 0.

A decent goal production from Reading in their home games so far, with 18 goals from 12 league matches. 16 goals have been conceded.

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Blackpool form and stats

The traveling awayteam has defeated Morecambe and Maidstone United in order to reach 3rd Round of FA Cup. Blackpool was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round last season.

As the visiting team in League One matches, Blackpool have produced an overall stat of 2-8-2 so far.

Blackpool play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Rotherham United. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Tranmere Rovers.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Blackpool playing away, we found two games. Results were 1 away win, 1 draw and 0 home wins.

Blackpool have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, from 12 away games in the league. Blackpool have conceded 13 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 5 wins for Reading, 2 draws and 3 wins for Blackpool. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.

Top Goalscorers

BlackpoolA. Gnanduillet
A. Gnanduillet
12 goals
ReadingG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
6 goals
ReadingJ. Swift
J. Swift
5 goals

Reading missing players

Blackpool missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Blackpool
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 11   Played P   10 25
11 6   Won W   1 9
6 0   Drew D   6 8
8 5   Lost L   3 8
36 17   Scored S   10 38
26 13   Conceded C   12 32
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   80% 92%
72% 73%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   70% 76%
44% 64%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 52%
20% 18%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   20% 32%
12% 18%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   10% 16%
48% 36%   BTTS BTTS   70% 68%
32% 45%   Clean Sheets C S   30% 20%
24% 18%   Failed to Score F T   20% 20%
 
5 5.6   Corners For (avg) C F   4.1 5.4
5.4 5.2   Corners Against (avg) C A   8.2 5.1
1.7 1.4   Yellow Cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.1
1 1   Red Cards R C   1 2
 
324 143   Total Shots T S   102 292
111 49   Shots on Target S O   42 122
32% 35%   Goal Efficiency G E   24% 31%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Leeds United 26 15 7 4 43 21 12 7 4 1 19 8 14 8 3 3 24 13 22 52
2 West Bromwich Albion 26 14 10 2 48 28 13 6 6 1 30 19 13 8 4 1 18 9 20 52
3 Brentford 26 13 4 9 41 20 12 7 3 2 22 8 14 6 1 7 19 12 21 43
4 Nottingham Forest 25 12 7 6 34 25 12 6 2 4 14 13 13 6 5 2 20 12 9 43
5 Fulham 26 12 6 8 40 30 14 8 2 4 25 16 12 4 4 4 15 14 10 42
6 Millwall 26 10 10 6 34 32 13 7 4 2 21 14 13 3 6 4 13 18 2 40
7 Sheffield Wednesday 26 11 6 9 37 26 13 6 4 3 14 10 13 5 2 6 23 16 11 39
8 Hull City 26 11 6 9 40 34 13 6 2 5 21 16 13 5 4 4 19 18 6 39
9 Preston North End 26 11 6 9 36 32 14 9 2 3 29 17 12 2 4 6 7 15 4 39
10 Swansea City 25 10 8 7 31 30 13 5 3 5 16 15 12 5 5 2 15 15 1 38
11 Bristol City 26 10 8 8 39 40 13 5 4 4 19 18 13 5 4 4 20 22 -1 38
12 Cardiff City 26 9 10 7 38 40 12 7 4 1 19 10 14 2 6 6 19 30 -2 37
13 Blackburn Rovers 26 10 6 10 34 34 13 6 5 2 16 11 13 4 1 8 18 23 0 36
14 Reading 25 10 5 10 33 28 12 6 0 6 18 16 13 4 5 4 15 12 5 35
15 Queens Park Rangers 26 10 5 11 44 48 14 5 4 5 28 27 12 5 1 6 16 21 -4 35
16 Middlesbrough 26 8 9 9 26 32 13 6 4 3 12 11 13 2 5 6 14 21 -6 33
17 Derby County 25 7 9 9 24 33 13 6 5 2 16 10 12 1 4 7 8 23 -9 30
18 Birmingham City 26 8 5 13 31 43 13 5 2 6 19 20 13 3 3 7 12 23 -12 29
19 Charlton Athletic 25 7 7 11 34 36 13 5 3 5 18 16 12 2 4 6 16 20 -2 28
20 Huddersfield Town 26 7 7 12 30 42 14 4 4 6 16 21 12 3 3 6 14 21 -12 28
21 Stoke City 26 7 3 16 33 42 13 4 2 7 17 20 13 3 1 9 16 22 -9 24
22 Wigan Athletic 26 5 8 13 24 39 12 4 4 4 12 15 14 1 4 9 12 24 -15 23
23 Barnsley 25 4 9 12 32 47 13 3 6 4 22 25 12 1 3 8 10 22 -15 21
24 Luton Town 26 6 3 17 32 56 12 4 3 5 19 20 14 2 0 12 13 36 -24 21
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
10 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
11 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
12 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
13 Sunderland 22 8 8 6 28 23 11 5 5 1 18 9 11 3 3 5 10 14 5 32
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 23 9 3 11 28 28 10 7 1 2 18 11 13 2 2 9 10 17 0 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wycombe Wanderers 24 12 8 4 32 22 13 9 3 1 24 15 11 3 5 3 8 7 10 44
2 Rotherham United 24 12 5 7 42 25 12 5 3 4 21 11 12 7 2 3 21 14 17 41
3 Coventry City 23 10 10 3 34 25 12 8 3 1 16 8 11 2 7 2 18 17 9 40
4 Oxford United 23 11 6 6 41 22 10 7 2 1 20 7 13 4 4 5 21 15 19 39
5 Ipswich Town 23 10 8 5 33 22 10 3 5 2 13 9 13 7 3 3 20 13 11 38
6 Peterborough United 24 10 6 8 44 34 11 7 2 2 25 12 13 3 4 6 19 22 10 36
7 Fleetwood Town 22 10 6 6 37 29 12 7 4 1 18 9 10 3 2 5 19 20 8 36
8 Bristol Rovers 23 10 6 7 30 30 12 5 5 2 18 13 11 5 1 5 12 17 0 36
9 Portsmouth 23 9 8 6 34 28 12 7 5 0 22 11 11 2 3 6 12 17 6 35
10 Blackpool 24 8 10 6 32 28 12 6 2 4 18 15 12 2 8 2 14 13 4 34
11 Gillingham 24 8 9 7 28 24 13 7 2 4 21 13 11 1 7 3 7 11 4 33
12 Burton Albion 23 9 6 8 32 30 10 4 3 3 11 8 13 5 3 5 21 22 2 33
13 Sunderland 22 8 8 6 28 23 11 5 5 1 18 9 11 3 3 5 10 14 5 32
14 Shrewsbury Town 22 8 8 6 21 23 11 5 3 3 14 14 11 3 5 3 7 9 -2 32
15 Doncaster Rovers 21 8 7 6 32 23 13 6 4 3 19 14 8 2 3 3 13 9 9 31
16 Lincoln City 23 9 3 11 28 28 10 7 1 2 18 11 13 2 2 9 10 17 0 30
17 Accrington Stanley 24 7 8 9 34 33 11 5 2 4 24 15 13 2 6 5 10 18 1 29
18 Rochdale 24 7 4 13 27 41 11 2 3 6 10 17 13 5 1 7 17 24 -14 25
19 AFC Wimbledon 24 6 6 12 29 36 12 4 5 3 14 14 12 2 1 9 15 22 -7 24
20 Milton Keynes Dons 24 7 3 14 26 36 13 6 1 6 15 18 11 1 2 8 11 18 -10 24
21 Tranmere Rovers 23 5 6 12 27 43 12 3 5 4 18 18 11 2 1 8 9 25 -16 21
22 Southend United 24 1 6 17 27 65 11 0 3 8 11 34 13 1 3 9 16 31 -38 9
23 Bolton Wanderers 21 4 7 10 18 46 12 3 6 3 14 19 9 1 1 7 4 27 -28 7

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