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Reading play host to Blackpool at Madejski Stadium on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 15 games played, Royals have recorded 7 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 2 victories.
The last time the two teams met at Reading was back in January 2002, over five years ago, with Reading running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Reading | 3-0 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 11 Aug | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 08 Feb | Blackpool | 0 - 2 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 08 Jan | Reading | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 10 Apr | Blackpool | 2 - 0 | Reading | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Wed 21 Oct | Reading | 1 - 1 | Blackpool | LGE1 |
| 1993/1994 | Sat 23 Apr | Blackpool | 0 - 4 | Reading | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Reading have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Royals, with 5 goals against.
Blackpool have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Seasiders's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Reading are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 40 points from 21 games. Blackpool see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola Championship, showing a record of 27 points from their 21 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 13 |
| Blackpool | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading may be coming up against a decent side in Blackpool, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Royals. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Reading | 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Blackpool | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |