Preston vs Reading stats and head-to-head

2020-21. Sun, 24 Jan 2021

PrestonHome

00Full time, half-time 0–0

ReadingAway

Draw. Goal margin: 0.

DWWWWLeague form, oldest to newestDDDLD

Restored from the 11 October backup. Current updates are not connected.

Deepdale. Photo: Hudson6dogs, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Preston have 12 scored home results and Reading 12 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Preston at home: 1.08 points per match (12 measured matches); Reading away: 1.58 points per match (12 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Preston scored 0.83 per home match (12 measured matches); Reading scored 1.50 away (12). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.10 per club appearance across 584 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 10 of 24 pooled club appearances (41.7%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 7. Preston: 2 wins; Reading: 5 wins; draws: 0.

Only scored source results before the recorded kickoff enter this statistical brief; same-day records with unknown kickoff order are excluded.

A plain reading of the stored figures. No verified written preview is current for this match.

How the goals came

No timeline: goal minutes, cards and substitutions are not stored for this match. The goals are shown by half instead.

First half00

Second half00

The match in numbers

PrestonReading

8Shots12
2Shots on target4
4Corners5
18Fouls9
4Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Preston

Shots8
On target2
Goals0

25% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Reading

Shots12
On target4
Goals0

33% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Counts only. Shot positions are not stored, so no shot map is drawn.

Prediction

Prototype model, not yet validated

No prediction is shown for a finished match. The model keeps no figure from before kick-off, so showing one now would be written with the result already known.

How the model works

Head to head

Meetings before this match. Same-day meetings qualify only when both recorded kickoff times establish an earlier start.

7 valid scored meetings from a bounded window of up to 10 stored meetings, any competition. Clean sheets count each named club separately; a 0–0 gives both clubs a clean sheet.

Preston wins

Draws

Reading wins

Goals / meeting

2.29

16 goals in 7 meetings

Both scored

29%

2 of 7 meetings

Over 1.5

57%

4 of 7 meetings

Over 2.5

43%

3 of 7 meetings

Over 3.5

14%

1 of 7 meetings

Preston clean sheets

29%

2 of 7 meetings

Reading clean sheets

43%

3 of 7 meetings

Corners / meeting

8.86

7 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.71

7 with card data

Reading v PrestonWed, 4 Nov 2020 · EFL Championship 2020-210–3HT 0–0
Preston v ReadingSun, 29 Dec 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-200–2HT 0–2
Reading v PrestonSat, 19 Oct 2019 · EFL Championship 2019-201–0HT 0–0
Reading v PrestonSat, 30 Mar 2019 · EFL Championship 2018-192–1HT 2–0
Preston v ReadingSat, 15 Sept 2018 · EFL Championship 2018-192–3HT 1–1
Reading v PrestonSat, 7 Apr 2018 · EFL Championship 2017-181–0HT 1–0
Preston v ReadingSat, 19 Aug 2017 · EFL Championship 2017-181–0HT 1–0

Latest stored form

These are the clubs’ latest stored results across competitions, independent of this fixture’s date.

Home and away All matches

Preston at homeLLLWLL

Sat, 10 Octv Millwall0–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 12 Septv Lincoln0–1C 16–3 · Y 1–1
Sat, 5 Septv Blackburn2–1C 3–11 · Y 4–2
Tue, 1 Septv Bristol City1–3C 5–2 · Y 2–0
Wed, 26 Augv Everton0–4C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Augv Wolves1–3C 5–4 · Y 4–1

Reading awayDDWLDW

Sat, 10 Oct@ Milton Keynes Dons5–1C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 26 Sept@ Wycombe2–2C 7–5 · Y 3–2
Sat, 12 Sept@ Cambridge1–2C 3–7 · Y 1–2
Tue, 25 Aug@ Stevenage3–0C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 22 Aug@ AFC Wimbledon0–0C 7–7 · Y 3–2
Sat, 8 Aug@ Bromley1–1C ––– · Y –––

Any competition, newest first. The form chips read oldest to newest. C = corners, Y = cards (for and against).

Stored season rate grid

Arithmetic averages of both clubs' stored whole-season rates, with each source sample shown. These aggregates can include results after this fixture.

Home and away Overall

Preston at home, Reading away

37%
Both teams scored
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
85%
Over 0.5 goals
League 90%
23 + 23 matches
61%
Over 1.5 goals
League 68%
23 + 23 matches
35%
Over 2.5 goals
League 41%
23 + 23 matches
15%
Over 3.5 goals
League 19%
23 + 23 matches
11%
Over 4.5 goals
League 9%
23 + 23 matches
2.1
Avg total goals
League 2.31
23 + 23 matches
59%
1st half over 0.5
League 66%
23 + 23 matches
24%
1st half over 1.5
League 28%
23 + 23 matches
9.5
Corners per match
League 9.41
23 + 23 matches
63%
Corners over 8.5
League 62%
23 + 23 matches
46%
Corners over 9.5
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
33%
Corners over 10.5
League 37%
23 + 23 matches
2.9
Cards per match
League 2.94
23 + 23 matches
35%
Cards over 3.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches
17%
Cards over 4.5
League 20%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2020-21

Season figures include all stored results in this competition-season. Ratings use the latest stored calculation; these sections can include information after this fixture.

Season comparison, 2020-21

Home and away Overall

Preston at home, Reading away

Preston (home)		Reading (away)
13	Position	7
LDLWW	Last 5, oldest to newest	LDLDL
23	Played	23
1.13	Points per match	1.30
30%	Win %	30%
0.91	Scored / match	1.09
1.04	Conceded / match	1.17
1.96	Avg total goals	2.26
22%	Both scored	52%
39%	Clean sheets	39%
48%	Failed to score	30%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

PrestonReading

0.301st half scored / match0.61
0.351st half conceded / match0.52
0.612nd half scored / match0.48
0.702nd half conceded / match0.65
26%Leading at half-time26%
57%1st half over 0.561%
9%1st half over 1.539%
83%2nd half over 0.557%
35%2nd half over 1.530%
22%Scored in both halves4%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Preston at home, Reading away, this season.

Goals

PrestonReading

0.91Scored / match1.09
1.04Conceded / match1.17
1.96Match total / match2.26
52%Scored 1+70%
26%Scored 2+30%
61%Conceded 1+61%
26%Conceded 2+30%
57%Match over 1.565%
35%Match over 2.535%
9%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

PrestonReading

10.65Shots for10.70
12.48Shots against11.30
3.30On target for3.70
3.65On target against3.74
9%Shot conversion10%

Corners

PrestonReading

4.57Corners for4.26
5.17Corners against4.96
9.74Match total9.22
78%Over 7.570%
65%Over 8.561%
52%Over 9.539%
39%Over 10.526%
35%Over 11.522%

Cards

PrestonReading

1.09Cards for1.04
1.13Cards against2.61
2.22Match total3.65
39%Over 2.583%
22%Over 3.548%
9%Over 4.526%
0%Over 5.59%
13.22Fouls committed10.35

Referee this season

G Eltringham

Matches

Cards / match

2.85

27 matches

Over 3.5 cards

37%

27 matches

Over 4.5 cards

19%

27 matches

Fouls / match

26.00

27 matches

The table, 2020-21

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
5	Barnsley	46	8	78
6	Bournemouth	46	27	77
7	Reading	46	8	70
8	Cardiff	46	17	68
9	QPR	46	2	68
11	Millwall	46	-5	62
12	Luton	46	-11	62
13	Preston	46	-7	61
14	Stoke	46	-2	60
15	Blackburn	46	11	57

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