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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 16 games played, Royals have recorded 5 wins, and Blackpool have come away with 7 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Championship match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Reading | 2 - 1 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Mon 13 Apr | Blackpool | 2 - 2 | Reading | CHMP |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 09 Dec | Reading | 1 - 0 | Blackpool | CHMP |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Blackpool have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Reading have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Royals have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Blackpool lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola Championship, picking up 44 points from their 32 games so far. Reading find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 30 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Blackpool | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Reading | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Reading are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Blackpool. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Blackpool | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Reading | 7 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |