Preston vs Reading stats and head-to-head

2022-23. Mon, 10 Apr 2023

PrestonHome

21Full time, half-time 0–0

ReadingAway

Preston won by 1 goal.

LLDLLLeague form, oldest to newestDDLDL

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 20 scored home results and Reading 20 scored away results stored in 2022-23. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Preston at home: 1.20 points per match (20 measured matches); Reading away: 0.60 points per match (20 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Preston scored 0.85 per home match (20 measured matches); Reading scored 0.65 away (20). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.21 per club appearance across 956 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 16 of 40 pooled club appearances (40.0%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 10. Preston: 2 wins; Reading: 7 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 half00

Second half21

The match in numbers

PrestonReading

23Shots8
7Shots on target3
9Corners2
9Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Preston

Shots23
On target7
Goals2

30% of shots on target, 29% of those scored.

Reading

Shots8
On target3
Goals1

38% 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

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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.

10 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

2.60

26 goals in 10 meetings

Both scored

50%

5 of 10 meetings

Over 1.5

70%

7 of 10 meetings

Over 2.5

60%

6 of 10 meetings

Over 3.5

20%

2 of 10 meetings

Preston clean sheets

20%

2 of 10 meetings

Reading clean sheets

40%

4 of 10 meetings

Corners / meeting

9.20

10 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.70

10 with card data

Reading v PrestonFri, 4 Nov 2022 · EFL Championship 2022-231–2HT 0–0
Preston v ReadingSat, 19 Feb 2022 · EFL Championship 2021-222–3HT 0–2
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

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

44%
Both teams scored
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
89%
Over 0.5 goals
League 91%
23 + 23 matches
67%
Over 1.5 goals
League 70%
23 + 23 matches
46%
Over 2.5 goals
League 44%
23 + 23 matches
20%
Over 3.5 goals
League 22%
23 + 23 matches
9%
Over 4.5 goals
League 10%
23 + 23 matches
2.3
Avg total goals
League 2.43
23 + 23 matches
57%
1st half over 0.5
League 68%
23 + 23 matches
26%
1st half over 1.5
League 29%
23 + 23 matches
9.6
Corners per match
League 10.01
23 + 23 matches
63%
Corners over 8.5
League 66%
23 + 23 matches
52%
Corners over 9.5
League 54%
23 + 23 matches
37%
Corners over 10.5
League 41%
23 + 23 matches
3.8
Cards per match
League 3.91
23 + 23 matches
59%
Cards over 3.5
League 56%
23 + 23 matches
41%
Cards over 4.5
League 37%
23 + 23 matches

Stored season context, 2022-23

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, 2022-23

Home and away Overall

Preston at home, Reading away

Preston (home)		Reading (away)
12	Position	20
WWWDL	Last 5, oldest to newest	LDLLL
23	Played	23
1.22	Points per match	0.52
30%	Win %	13%
0.87	Scored / match	0.65
1.22	Conceded / match	1.91
2.09	Avg total goals	2.57
44%	Both scored	44%
30%	Clean sheets	13%
44%	Failed to score	48%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

PrestonReading

0.391st half scored / match0.22
0.521st half conceded / match0.83
0.482nd half scored / match0.43
0.702nd half conceded / match1.09
17%Leading at half-time9%
52%1st half over 0.561%
26%1st half over 1.526%
65%2nd half over 0.583%
44%2nd half over 1.548%
9%Scored in both halves4%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Preston at home, Reading away, this season.

Goals

PrestonReading

0.87Scored / match0.65
1.22Conceded / match1.91
2.09Match total / match2.57
57%Scored 1+52%
26%Scored 2+13%
70%Conceded 1+87%
30%Conceded 2+57%
65%Match over 1.570%
39%Match over 2.552%
13%Match over 3.526%

Shots and xG

PrestonReading

12.26Shots for8.87
12.04Shots against13.87
3.70On target for2.61
3.91On target against4.87
7%Shot conversion7%

Corners

PrestonReading

4.17Corners for4.57
5.00Corners against5.43
9.17Match total10.00
74%Over 7.578%
61%Over 8.565%
48%Over 9.557%
35%Over 10.539%
26%Over 11.526%

Cards

PrestonReading

1.87Cards for1.96
2.39Cards against1.35
4.26Match total3.30
87%Over 2.557%
74%Over 3.544%
39%Over 4.544%
17%Over 5.59%
11.57Fouls committed9.91

Referee this season

J Busby

Matches

Cards / match

3.72

25 matches

Over 3.5 cards

48%

25 matches

Over 4.5 cards

32%

25 matches

Fouls / match

20.48

25 matches

The table, 2022-23

#	Club	P	GD	Pts
10	Swansea	46	4	66
11	Watford	46	3	63
12	Preston	46	-14	63
13	Norwich	46	3	62
14	Bristol City	46	-1	59
18	Huddersfield	46	-15	53
19	Rotherham	46	-11	50
20	Reading	46	-22	50
21	QPR	46	-27	50
22	Cardiff	46	-17	49

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