On the 26th of February, Reading will travel to Blackpool to battle Blackpool in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Blackpool is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Cardiff City. Marvin Ekpiteta struck first for Blackpool in the 11th minute on a feed from Charlie Kirk, but Joel Bagan got the equalizer for Cardiff City in the 49th minute earning Cardiff City at least a draw. Blackpool is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 21st placed Reading is fresh off their 2-1 win against Birmingham City. Lucas João struck first for Reading in the 67th minute on a feed from John Swift, then John Swift added another in the 73rd minute from the penalty spot. Reading looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Wednesday Oct 20th, Blackpool won by a score of 3 to 2. Scott Dann scored the first goal for Reading in the 11th minute, then Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru added another in the 21st minute But luckily in the 85th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a penalty goal by Jerry Yates.
Lucas João has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored 4 goals for Reading. Blackpool’s most prolific scorer has been Josh Bowler. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches.