Reading v Blackburn result

Full-time · Reading 1–2 Blackburn

Championship · Sat, 21 Sep 2019 15:00 BST · Madejski Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

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

Next for Reading: Reading v Barnsley, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Blackburn: Blackburn v Wrexham, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Reading 1–2 Blackburn · Championship
Venue: Madejski Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
Referee: M. Donohue
Head-to-head (last 2): Reading 1 · draws 1 · Blackburn 0 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 2W 1D 2L · Blackburn 2W 1D 2L

Reading 1–2 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 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 1.25

Goals

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

over 8 matches

5.67 / 6.2

Corners

against 5 / 4 · 2 of the last 2 over 9.5

over 3 matches

5.67 / 4.6

Shots on target

against 3.67 / 3.6 · 1 of the last 2 over 8.5

over 3 matches

1.67 / 1.8

Cards

against 1 / 2.6 · 0 of the last 2 over 3.5

over 3 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Donohue

2.18 home / 2.73 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 September 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 14 September 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	1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.67 for · 5 against n 3 Last 5	9.5standard	6.2 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5
Shots	14.33 for · 11.67 against n 3 Last 5	19.5standard	11.8 for · 14.2 against n 5 Last 5
Shots on target	5.67 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5	8.5standard	4.6 for · 3.6 against n 5 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.67 for · 11 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	11.2 for · 13 against n 5 Last 5
Cards shown	1.67 for · 1 against n 3 Last 5	3.5standard	1.8 for · 2.6 against n 5 Last 5

Referee: M. Donohue — 4.91 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 11 matches (2.18 to the home side, 2.73 to the away side).

Home 2.18Away 2.73

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 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
C. Adam n 8	25.3	3.6 5/3	3.1 2/2	—
L. Boyé n 8	47.6	3.5 6/5	0.9 4/0	—
D. Namaso n 8	44.6	1.8 4/2	1 2/1	—
O. Richards n 8	87	1.7 8/5	1.4 6/2	—
A. Rinomhota n 8	57.9	1.6 4/3	3.3 5/4	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Puşcaş n 6	56.3	5.3 6/6	1.6 5/1
Y. Meïté n 8	58.3	4.1 7/5	1.7 5/3
Lucas João n 8	59.1	3 7/4	1.3 5/2
J. Barrett n 4	44.8	3 4/1	1 2/0
C. Adam n 8	25.3	2.7 4/2	0.4 1/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Y. Meïté n 8	58.3	0.8 3/1	0 0/0
Lucas João n 8	59.1	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
J. Swift n 8	85.5	0.1 1/0	0.5 3/1
G. Puşcaş n 6	56.3	0.5 1/1	0 0/0
J. Barrett n 4	44.8	0 0/0	0.5 1/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Richards n 8	87	2.8 8/7
A. Rinomhota n 8	57.9	2.7 5/4
L. Boyé n 8	47.6	2.6 4/3
T. Mcintyre n 5	68.4	2.4 3/3
Pelé n 8	80.4	2.2 6/3

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 5	90	3.2 4/3

Blackburn

Blackburn — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 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
S. Gallagher n 8	67.1	3 5/5	1.3 6/2	—
B. Johnson n 8	84.4	1.9 8/5	1.7 6/4	—
L. Travis n 8	76.6	1.8 7/3	1.3 6/1	—
John Buckley n 7	23.1	1.7 3/0	1.7 2/1	—
D. Lenihan n 8	90	1.4 7/3	0.5 2/2	—

Blackburn — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 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	83.8	3.4 8/6	0.8 5/1
B. Brereton n 8	33	2.4 2/2	1 2/1
B. Johnson n 8	84.4	1.7 5/5	0.4 3/0
A. Armstrong n 8	67.9	1.7 6/3	0.8 3/1
S. Gallagher n 8	67.1	1.7 6/3	0.3 2/0

Blackburn — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Graham n 8	41.3	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
B. Dack n 8	83.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
D. Williams n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
B. Brereton n 8	33	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
D. Lenihan n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0

Blackburn — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
John Buckley n 7	23.1	3.9 4/3
L. Travis n 8	76.6	3.2 7/5
E. Bennett n 8	82.3	2.6 6/4
G. Cunningham n 8	90	1.9 7/5
S. Gallagher n 8	67.1	1.7 6/3

Blackburn — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 14 September 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Christian Walton n 8	90	2.5 6/4

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Blackburn
53%	Possession	47%
17	Shots	9
3	Shots on target	5
9	Shots off target	4
5	Blocked shots	0
11	Shots inside the box	7
3	Corners	3
1	Offsides	0
14	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
3	Saves	2
436	Passes	376
78%	Pass accuracy	73%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.4
L. Moore	90	0	3	1	0	3	0	7
A. Yiadom	90	0	2	0	4	3	Y	6.9
J. Swift	90	1	2	1	6	0	0	7.5
Pelé	90	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.7
O. Ejaria	90	0	2	0	2	0	0	6.6
J. Obita	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
G. Puşcaş	90	0	4	1	0	1	0	7
Lucas João	87	0	2	0	0	0	0	6.4
M. Morrison	65	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.1
T. Mcintyre	57	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.4
Y. Meïté sub	33	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.7
T. Blackett sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.8
L. Boyé sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Blackburn player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Christian Walton	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
E. Bennett	90	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7
D. Lenihan	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
D. Williams	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
G. Cunningham	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.8
L. Travis	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6
S. Downing	90	0	1	1	1	3	1	0	7.6
B. Dack	90	1	0	1	1	2	2	0	7.4
S. Gallagher	77	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	6.8
C. Evans	73	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	6.8
A. Armstrong	70	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	7
L. Holtby	20	0	0	1	0	1	5	0	7
B. Johnson	17	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	6.9
D. Graham	13	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

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

ReadingDWWLL

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.4 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

BlackburnWDLLW

Last 5: 2W 1D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 2

Reading 1 · 1 draw · Blackburn 0 · 3.5 goals/game

2019-02-13 Reading 2–1 Blackburn
2018-08-22 Blackburn 2–2 Reading

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#14 pos56 pts46 pl+1 GD

Blackburn#11 pos63 pts46 pl+3 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.28

Blackburn scored1.43

Reading conceded1.26

Blackburn conceded1.37

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Blackburn?: In their last 2 meetings, Reading won 1, Blackburn won 0 and there was 1 draw, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Blackburn?: Recent form — Reading 2W 1D 2L; Blackburn 2W 1D 2L.

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