Reading v Blackburn result

Full-time · Reading 2–1 Blackburn

Championship · Wed, 13 Feb 2019 20:00 GMT

Updated 13 May 2026, 04:48 UK · refreshed continuously

Reading 2–1 Blackburn — Reading won this Championship match.

Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Blackburn: Blackburn v Wrexham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Reading 2–1 Blackburn · Championship
Referee: Stephen Martin, England
Head-to-head (last 1): Reading 0 · draws 1 · Blackburn 0 · 4 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 1W 3D 1L · Blackburn 2W 0D 3L

Reading 2–1 Blackburn (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.63 / 1.75

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 5.8

Corners

against 3 / 6.4 · 1 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 4 matches

3.5 / 3.4

Shots on target

against 4.25 / 6.8 · 0 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 4 matches

1.75 / 1.2

Cards

against 2 / 2 · 1 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 4 matches

3.8 yellows

Referee · Stephen Martin, England

1.6 home / 2.2 away

over 10 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 February 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 9 February 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Blackburn for / against
Goals scored	0.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.75 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.75 for · 3 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	5.8 for · 6.4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	11.25 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.4 for · 15.8 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	3.4 for · 6.8 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 13 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	11.8 for · 11.6 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.75 for · 2 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1.2 for · 2 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: Stephen Martin, England — 3.8 yellow cards a game, 0.1 red cards, 22.2 fouls over 10 matches (1.6 to the home side, 2.2 to the away side).

Home 1.6Away 2.2

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
T. Blackett n 8	70.3	2.2 7/4	0.3 1/1	L. Travis
C. Harriott n 4	44.8	2 2/1	2.5 3/1	—
J. Swift n 8	89.1	1.9 7/4	1.1 6/3	B. Brereton
A. Yiadom n 8	90	1.5 6/4	1.1 6/3	C. Evans
C. Gunter n 8	66.3	1.5 4/3	0.8 3/2	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Nélson Oliveira n 8	55.3	5.5 7/6	1.6 4/2
Y. Meïté n 8	45.6	3.9 6/4	1.2 4/1
L. Baker n 8	40.3	3.1 7/3	0.6 2/0
J. Swift n 8	89.1	2.5 7/7	0.6 4/1
C. Harriott n 4	44.8	2.5 3/1	1.5 2/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Harriott n 4	44.8	0.5 1/0	0 0/0
D. Namaso n 8	37	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
O. Ejaria n 8	86.4	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Nélson Oliveira n 8	55.3	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
S. Aluko n 8	53.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Kelly n 8	86.8	2.5 7/5
O. Richards n 8	67.8	2.5 6/4
A. Rinomhota n 8	90	2 5/4
C. Harriott n 4	44.8	2 3/1
S. Aluko n 8	53.4	1.7 4/2

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
E. Martínez n 4	90	3.8 3/3
A. Jaakkola n 8	90	3.4 7/5

Blackburn

Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Brereton n 8	28	2.8 5/2	1.2 2/1	J. Swift
K. Palmer n 8	31.5	2.1 4/2	3.6 5/2	—
L. Travis n 8	89.8	2 8/6	1.9 7/5	T. Blackett
R. Smallwood n 8	67.6	2 6/3	0.8 5/0	—
C. Evans n 8	76.1	1.5 8/2	0.9 5/1	A. Yiadom

Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Dack n 8	71.5	3 8/6	0.9 5/1
A. Armstrong n 8	74	1.8 8/3	1.1 6/1
J. Nuttall n 8	37	1.8 5/1	0.6 2/0
K. Palmer n 8	31.5	1.8 4/1	1.1 3/0
J. Rothwell n 8	28.8	1.6 3/1	0.4 1/0

Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Armstrong n 8	74	0.5 3/0	0.5 3/0
H. Reed n 8	73	0.2 1/0	0.5 3/0
B. Dack n 8	71.5	0.5 3/0	0.2 1/0
J. Nuttall n 8	37	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
C. Mulgrew n 8	84.4	0.5 3/1	0 0/0

Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
K. Palmer n 8	31.5	2.5 4/2
C. Evans n 8	76.1	2.4 7/4
L. Travis n 8	89.8	2 8/4
E. Bennett n 8	93.8	1.7 7/4
H. Reed n 8	73	1.7 5/2

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 9 February 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David Raya n 8	93.8	4 8/5

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Match statistics & details

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
E. Martínez	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
A. Yiadom	90	0	1	1	0	2	2	0	6.3
Matt Miazga	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
T. Blackett	90	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	7
J. Swift	90	1	1	1	1	6	1	0	8.8
O. Ejaria	90	0	0	0	0	1	3	Y	6.6
O. Richards	90	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6.7
Nélson Oliveira	89	1	0	5	2	1	0	0	7.4
L. Kelly	81	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Aluko	45	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
Y. Meïté sub	45	0	0	3	1	0	2	0	6.6
L. Baker sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Böðvarsson sub	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–

Blackburn player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
David Raya	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.1
E. Bennett	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	6.4
J. Rodwell	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.6
C. Mulgrew	90	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	6.8
A. Bell	90	1	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.4
L. Travis	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	6.5
C. Evans	90	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	6.9
A. Armstrong	90	0	0	3	2	1	1	0	6.9
C. Conway	74	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	7.3
B. Brereton	69	0	0	1	0	2	0	Y	6.5
R. Smallwood	57	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.8
B. Dack	33	0	0	4	0	0	1	0	6.4
J. Rothwell	21	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	7
D. Graham	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Reading v Blackburn — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingWLDDD

Last 5: 1W 3D 1L · 0.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

BlackburnLWWLL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.8 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Reading 0 · 1 draw · Blackburn 0 · 4 goals/game

2018-08-22 Blackburn 2–2 Reading

League standing · 2018/19

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#20 pos47 pts46 pl-17 GD

Blackburn#15 pos60 pts46 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.07

Blackburn scored1.39

Reading conceded1.43

Blackburn conceded1.5

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Blackburn?: In their last 1 meetings, Reading won 0, Blackburn won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 4 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Blackburn?: Recent form — Reading 1W 3D 1L; Blackburn 2W 0D 3L.

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