Blackburn Rovers recognize they need to claim three points at the Madejski Stadium to remain in fourth place in the Championship standings with kickoff at 6 pm.
Blackburn’s form had earned them a spot in the playoff places in the first half of the season, but they risked falling out of the top six on Tuesday when they went 1-0 down to Derby County.
With their backs to the wall, the team found themselves but responded decisively with three goals in a 3-1 win. This ended a run of scoring just one goal from nine matches.
Blackburn boss Tony Mowbray will remind his players about the importance of not dropping unnecessary points in the final game before the international break. Still, Rovers head into this match, having won only two of their last 18 league matches away from home (with only 14 goals scored in total).
Although Reading’s next opponents will enjoy pleasant reading of Reading’s poor home record, Reading has lost four straight games at home since the beginning of October. They ended this losing streak by earning a valuable road point at Bournemouth midweek in Paul Ince’s first game against Birmingham City on February 22.
On a positive note, Reading earned a three-game winless streak in their favor as Tom Ince scored off of a rebound seven minutes from time against Bournemouth.
Reading vs Blackburn Head to Head
Both sides have 16 games against each other, with each side taking six wins and four draws. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Bournemouth 1-1 Reading
- Nottingham Forest 4-0 Reading
- Reading 0-1 Millwall
- Blackpool 4-1 Reading
- Reading 2-1 Birmingham City
Away
- Blackburn 3-1 Derby County
- Blackburn 0-1 Bristol
- Blackburn 0-0 Millwall
- Fulham 2-0 Blackburn
- Blackburn 1-0 QPR
Reading Tam News
After recovering from an illness, John Swift could return to Reading’s starting lineup against Forest, taking Danny Drinkwater’s place. The rest of the side should remain the same with Yakou Meite among the substitutes.
Blackburn Team News
Gallagher could come in for Reda Khadra, having netted as a substitute against Derby. Still, this game may come too soon for Bradley Dack to build on his two recent substitute appearances after a serious knee injury.
Prediction and Odds
Reading will be confident of taking at least a point when they face their inconsistent opponents.
- Blackburn Win
- Goals Under 3.5
- No Score: Home
