England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Blackburn Rovers and Reading, taking place on Wednesday, 15 March 2023, at Ewood Park in Blackburn.
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Blackburn Rovers, Recent FormThe Blackburn Rovers squad will be suffering from a feeling of disappointment after falling to a 3-2 away defeat against Stoke City, which saw them drop all three points and come away from the game empty-handed. They achieved 50% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 2 hitting the target, up against Stoke City's tally of 14 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
Manager Jon Dahl Tomasson will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, with them having scored 9 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 5 goals conceded in the same period. They have clocked up an impressive run of form in front of goal at Ewood Park recently, having found the net in 5 of their last 6 home matches. They are proving tough to beat at home with their recent run of 5 clean sheets.
Winning 4 and being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 league games at Ewood Park, marks a good spell of home form for Arsenal.
Sam Gallagher will be keen to add his name to the scoresheet and build on his current scoring record of 3 goals in the last 6 league games for Blackburn Rovers.
Reading, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 home defeat by Millwall will have left the Reading squad feeling a little deflated. They came away from that fixture with a 60% share of the possession and clocked up 2 attempts on goal with 0 on target, in comparison to Millwall, who managed 8 attempts on goal, 1 of which were on target.
Paul Ince will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 5 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 10 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. If they are to pick up more points on the road, they will need to end their run of 5 games without a goal. They are struggling defensively and as a result have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 14 games.
Reading will not be enjoying their recent run of poor form on the road. They've lost their last 5 league games in a row away from home and not recorded a win on their travels in 7 games.
Blackburn Rovers will be looking to forget their last league encounter with Reading, when a slew of goals ended in a heavy 3-0 defeat.
Blackburn have scored in each of their last 7 games at home in the league against The Royals. In the previous 2 league encounters between these two teams, Blackburn have failed to score a single goal against The Royals. Reading have a good attacking record away to Rovers in the league, having scored a total of 7 goals in their last 3 visits, which gives an average of 2.33 goals per game.
Blackburn has lost the last 2 times they've faced Reading in the league.
Yakou Meïté has scored on each of Reading's last 0 visits to Blackburn.
Blackburn manager Jon Dahl Tomasson has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Daniel Ayala (Hamstring), Sam Barnes (Knee), Bradley Dack (Hamstring), Thomas Kaminski (Knee), Clinton Mola (Ankle), Jack Vale (Ankle), Adam Wharton (Ankle) and Scott Wharton (Calf) are all currently out of contention for this game.
The injury list is starting to mount up for Reading manager Paul Ince with Ovie Ejaria (Knee), Junior Hoilett (Hamstring), Sam Hutchinson (Achilles tendon), Yakou Meïté (Leg) and Baba Rahman (Ankle) all unavailable for selection, and Dejan Tetek (Leg) out for the rest of the season.
Blackburn Rovers Playing at home | Reading Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 0.6 |
| 0.8 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 39' | Time first goal scored | 48' |
| 49' | Time first goal conceded | 34' |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.3 | Subs used | 3.3 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 4-1 | Biggest defeat | 5-0 |
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