Preston vs Reading stats and head-to-head

2021-22. Sat, 19 Feb 2022

PrestonHome

23Full time, half-time 0–2

ReadingAway

Reading won by 1 goal.

DLLWWLeague form, oldest to newestWDLLL

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 15 scored home results and Reading 15 scored away results stored in 2021-22. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Preston at home: 1.53 points per match (15 measured matches); Reading away: 0.87 points per match (15 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Preston scored 1.33 per home match (15 measured matches); Reading scored 0.87 away (15). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.24 per club appearance across 742 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 18 of 30 pooled club appearances (60.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 9. Preston: 2 wins; Reading: 6 wins; draws: 1.

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 half02

Second half21

The match in numbers

PrestonReading

18Shots13
2Shots on target9
5Corners6
11Fouls5
1Yellow cards0
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Preston

Shots18
On target2
Goals2

11% of shots on target, 100% of those scored.

Reading

Shots13
On target9
Goals3

69% of shots on target, 33% 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.

9 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

2.11

19 goals in 9 meetings

Both scored

33%

3 of 9 meetings

Over 1.5

56%

5 of 9 meetings

Over 2.5

44%

4 of 9 meetings

Over 3.5

11%

1 of 9 meetings

Preston clean sheets

33%

3 of 9 meetings

Reading clean sheets

44%

4 of 9 meetings

Corners / meeting

9.44

9 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.89

9 with card data

Reading v PrestonSat, 14 Aug 2021 · EFL Championship 2021-222–1HT 1–0
Preston v ReadingSun, 24 Jan 2021 · EFL Championship 2020-210–0HT 0–0
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

63%
Both teams scored
League 49%
23 + 23 matches
91%
Over 0.5 goals
League 92%
23 + 23 matches
76%
Over 1.5 goals
League 72%
23 + 23 matches
57%
Over 2.5 goals
League 47%
23 + 23 matches
30%
Over 3.5 goals
League 24%
23 + 23 matches
17%
Over 4.5 goals
League 11%
23 + 23 matches
2.7
Avg total goals
League 2.51
23 + 23 matches
78%
1st half over 0.5
League 65%
23 + 23 matches
33%
1st half over 1.5
League 27%
23 + 23 matches
9.4
Corners per match
League 9.75
23 + 23 matches
61%
Corners over 8.5
League 63%
23 + 23 matches
46%
Corners over 9.5
League 52%
23 + 23 matches
39%
Corners over 10.5
League 39%
23 + 23 matches
3.8
Cards per match
League 3.77
23 + 23 matches
57%
Cards over 3.5
League 52%
23 + 23 matches
39%
Cards over 4.5
League 34%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2021-22

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, 2021-22

Home and away Overall

Preston at home, Reading away

Preston (home)		Reading (away)
13	Position	22
WWDLW	Last 5, oldest to newest	DDWLL
23	Played	23
1.61	Points per match	0.91
39%	Win %	26%
1.43	Scored / match	0.91
1.22	Conceded / match	1.87
2.65	Avg total goals	2.78
74%	Both scored	52%
26%	Clean sheets	9%
13%	Failed to score	44%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

PrestonReading

0.701st half scored / match0.43
0.651st half conceded / match0.70
0.742nd half scored / match0.48
0.572nd half conceded / match1.17
35%Leading at half-time26%
78%1st half over 0.578%
44%1st half over 1.522%
61%2nd half over 0.583%
44%2nd half over 1.561%
13%Scored in both halves22%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Preston at home, Reading away, this season.

Goals

PrestonReading

1.43Scored / match0.91
1.22Conceded / match1.87
2.65Match total / match2.78
87%Scored 1+57%
44%Scored 2+26%
74%Conceded 1+91%
26%Conceded 2+52%
78%Match over 1.574%
52%Match over 2.561%
30%Match over 3.530%

Shots and xG

PrestonReading

13.30Shots for10.35
11.96Shots against15.91
4.57On target for3.43
3.91On target against5.52
11%Shot conversion9%

Corners

PrestonReading

5.04Corners for3.91
5.00Corners against4.91
10.04Match total8.83
70%Over 7.565%
65%Over 8.557%
52%Over 9.539%
48%Over 10.530%
44%Over 11.517%

Cards

PrestonReading

1.78Cards for1.74
1.65Cards against2.52
3.43Match total4.26
61%Over 2.578%
48%Over 3.565%
30%Over 4.548%
13%Over 5.526%
11.91Fouls committed9.52

Referee this season

J Busby

Matches

Cards / match

4.05

20 matches

Over 3.5 cards

55%

20 matches

Over 4.5 cards

45%

20 matches

Fouls / match

19.05

20 matches

The table, 2021-22

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
11	QPR	46	1	66
12	Coventry	46	1	64
13	Preston	46	-4	64
14	Stoke	46	5	62
15	Swansea	46	-10	61
20	Hull	46	-13	51
21	Birmingham	46	-25	47
22	Reading	46	-33	47
23	Peterboro	46	-44	37
24	Barnsley	46	-40	30

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