Reading vs Blackpool betting tip 2024/2025 - Picks and Predictions for the League One match on December 14th, 2024

Reading and Blackpool will meet each other in a football match counting for League One on December 14th, 2024, Saturday at 15:00h (UTC), in England, check the Reading vs Blackpool betting tip 2024/2025 to win with your bets.

Stadium and City where Reading vs Blackpool will occur

The game is set to be played in the small Select Car Leasing Stadium stadium, in the city of Reading, with a capacity for 24161 spectators, that will try to help the team achieve a positive result.

Where to follow the live game

You can follow the match live on Betarena, with access to all the information to help you with your sports betting, including statistics, events and odds.

Introduction to the Reading vs Blackpool betting tip 2024/2025

Despite the season change, the League One has not changed much regarding goals. Today's average goals in the competition are still similar to what was seen in the tournament's last edition. The current mark is 2.56 goals per game, which is very close to the 2.59 goals per game of the last championship.

Reading last match

Reading comes from a draw recorded in the last match played. The opponent was Walsall, in a match valid for EFL Trophy, and the two teams finished the match with a score of 1-1. On the field, N. Hunt's team lined up with a 4-3-3.

In the previous analysis the draw was among the logical results of this match, especially because it was expected a fairly even game between both teams and had odds around 4.10.

Blackpool last match

On the other hand, the visiting team arrives at this match after a victory in the last round. In a dispute valid for League One, Blackpool, who used a 4-4-2 formation, faced the Shrewsbury Town team with a final score of 1-2.

The odds for the home team to win before the match were 2.05, so it was logical to expect a fairly even match.

Reading vs Blackpool h2h

Reading was in 17th place when they last went head-to-head in League One against Blackpool, who was in 8th place. Reading formed a 4-2-3-1 arrangement while Blackpool took to the pitch with a 3-5-2 formation.

It was on 27-04-2024 when these two teams last clashed on the field. That match, which ended with the 3-2 win for Reading, was valid for the 2023/2024 season of the League One.

The previous encounter between these teams saw them fighting hard to stay ahead.

Reading

League One leaderboard now

The Reading team with 31 points currently occupies the 6th place of the leaderboard, being in the qualifying place for the Promotion Play-off, with a campaign of 9 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses.

Which means that in the 20th round, the team is ahead with an advantage of 1 point over Bolton Wanderers team who is in the 7th place.

Reading analysis

Reading after 19 rounds shows a very good goal quotient: in fact, it has scored 30 goals and conceded only 25 to opponents.

his ball possession percentage is 49.94% in this tournament, which is why the team shows rather a waiting game than an offensive one. Fans fear that this could pose a problem in scoring in the next match against Blackpool and would like a more aggressive attitude with more goals from their favorites.

Winning twice playing away from home, the team has more positive results playing at home with 7 wins, 1 loss, and 0 draws.

The relentless schedule ahead could prove to be a hurdle for Reading in maintaining their peak performance during multiple games in a short span of time. Despite the odds predicting a closely fought contest between Reading and Blackpool, the team's busy schedule could impact the result in favor of their opponents.

Best goalscorer from Reading

If we want to highlight a player from the team's attack at this stage, we have to name Sam Smith. The Attacker scored 7 goals in the current season, helping Reading to achieve victory in several disputes.

It should also be noted that 1 of the goals scored by the player were from the penalty spot.

Blackpool

League One leaderboard now

Blackpool arrives in this game with 23 points, and in 13th place in the League One, having won 6 games in total and lost 7 times, making a total of 5 draws.

In the 20th round, the team has the same score that the Charlton Athletic who occupies position 12.

Blackpool analysis

Blackpool counted 26 goals scored and 31 conceded at the end of League One day number 19.

Best goalscorer from Blackpool

Kyle Joseph has proved to be a tremendous individual asset for the team's offense this season. With 6 goals scored in the competition, the Attacker has been instrumental in leading Blackpool to obtain favorable outcomes on several occasions.

Now a few markets where you can get some return from your bets:

Goals Top Betting Tips

It can also be interesting to bet on who will score in this match. The featured player of Reading is Sam Smith, who has already scored 7 goals in the competition. On the other hand, the leading scorer of Blackpool is Kyle Joseph, he has scored in 6 opportunities.

Most goals are scored between 75-90 as some study shows, which makes this a good time to bet for those following the live game.

Since Blackpool has an average of 1.5 goals per game when playing away from home, and they often do not concede goals away from home, the under 2.5 goals can also be an excellent alternative to consider.

Currently, at Bet365, the odds for the Total Goals Under 2.5 market are quoted at 2.25.

Corners Top Betting Tips

For favorable betting results, note that combining the number of corners of both teams gives an average of 4.47 corners per game.

Cards Top Betting Tips

Highly disciplined, the teams have an average of only 3.37 yellow cards per match, when added together. In other words, the 'Under 4.5 cards' option looks like a great alternative for bettors.

This is a match with several good betting entries to have some return on sports betting.

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