FM Preview: Blackpool v Reading 03 Dec 2011

Last updated : 02 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Blackpool v Reading fixture

Reading face a trip to Blackpool at Bloomfield Road on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 17 games played, Royals have recorded 5 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 8 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in February 2010, with Blackpool running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Championship match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2009/2010 Sat 20 Feb Blackpool 2-0 Reading Championship
2009/2010 Sat 21 Nov Reading 2 - 1 Blackpool Championship
2008/2009 Mon 13 Apr Blackpool 2 - 2 Reading Championship
2008/2009 Tue 09 Dec Reading 1 - 0 Blackpool Championship
2001/2002 Sat 19 Jan Reading 3 - 0 Blackpool League Division Two
2001/2002 Sat 11 Aug Blackpool 0 - 2 Reading League Division Two
1999/2000 Tue 08 Feb Blackpool 0 - 2 Reading League Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Blackpool have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Seasiders in those games, with 6 conceded.

The Royals have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Royals's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 27 points from their 19 games so far.

Reading's 27 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Blackpool 6 2 2 2 11 9 8
Reading 6 3 1 2 8 7 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Royals's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Blackpool, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Blackpool Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Reading Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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