Reading vs Preston stats and head-to-head

2020-21. Wed, 4 Nov 2020

ReadingHome

03Full time, half-time 0–0

PrestonAway

Preston won by 3 goals.

DDDLDLeague form, oldest to newestDWWWW

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

Madejski Stadium. Photo: TheSportsDB, CC0, cropped and resized.

Stored context before this match

Before this match, Reading have 4 scored home results and Preston 4 scored away results stored in 2020-21. Statistical pre-kickoff PPG: Reading at home: 3.00 points per match (4 measured matches); Preston away: 2.50 points per match (4 measured matches). Observed points use 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, before official adjustments. Reading scored 1.75 per home match (4 measured matches); Preston scored 2.50 away (4). The competition's pooled scoring average was 1.07 per club appearance across 228 measured appearances. Both sides scored in 3 of 8 pooled club appearances (37.5%). A shared fixture counts once for each club's record. Earlier stored meetings: 6. Reading: 5 wins; Preston: 1 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 half03

The match in numbers

ReadingPreston

17Shots10
5Shots on target5
4Corners1
11Fouls7
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

From shots to goals

Reading

Shots17
On target5
Goals0

29% of shots on target, 0% of those scored.

Preston

Shots10
On target5
Goals3

50% of shots on target, 60% 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.

6 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.

Reading wins

Draws

Preston wins

Goals / meeting

2.17

13 goals in 6 meetings

Both scored

33%

2 of 6 meetings

Over 1.5

50%

3 of 6 meetings

Over 2.5

33%

2 of 6 meetings

Over 3.5

17%

1 of 6 meetings

Reading clean sheets

50%

3 of 6 meetings

Preston clean sheets

17%

1 of 6 meetings

Corners / meeting

9.50

6 with corner data

Cards / meeting

2.67

6 with card data

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

Reading at homeDWWLWD

Sat, 3 Octv Bradford1–1C 9–5 · Y 2–3
Sat, 19 Septv Notts County2–0C 4–1 · Y 2–1
Tue, 15 Septv Brentford1–2C ––– · Y –––
Sat, 5 Septv Blackpool3–1C 6–3 · Y 0–1
Wed, 2 Septv Mansfield5–0C 5–2 · Y 1–0
Tue, 18 Augv Wycombe1–1C ––– · Y –––

Preston awayLWLLLD

Sat, 19 Sept@ QPR2–2C 3–9 · Y 2–3
Tue, 8 Sept@ Watford1–2C 4–2 · Y 2–0
Sat, 29 Aug@ Charlton0–1C 4–7 · Y 1–1
Sat, 15 Aug@ Bolton1–2C 2–5 · Y 3–2
Sat, 25 Apr@ Sheffield United3–2C 5–10 · Y 3–0
Wed, 22 Apr@ Birmingham1–2C 3–3 · Y 2–0

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

Reading at home, Preston away

48%
Both teams scored
League 45%
23 + 23 matches
98%
Over 0.5 goals
League 90%
23 + 23 matches
78%
Over 1.5 goals
League 68%
23 + 23 matches
61%
Over 2.5 goals
League 41%
23 + 23 matches
24%
Over 3.5 goals
League 19%
23 + 23 matches
7%
Over 4.5 goals
League 9%
23 + 23 matches
2.7
Avg total goals
League 2.31
23 + 23 matches
74%
1st half over 0.5
League 66%
23 + 23 matches
28%
1st half over 1.5
League 28%
23 + 23 matches
8.2
Corners per match
League 9.41
23 + 23 matches
44%
Corners over 8.5
League 62%
23 + 23 matches
28%
Corners over 9.5
League 48%
23 + 23 matches
24%
Corners over 10.5
League 37%
23 + 23 matches
2.8
Cards per match
League 2.94
23 + 23 matches
24%
Cards over 3.5
League 33%
23 + 23 matches
15%
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

Reading at home, Preston away

Reading (home)		Preston (away)
7	Position	13
DWDDD	Last 5, oldest to newest	LWDWW
23	Played	23
1.74	Points per match	1.52
52%	Win %	48%
1.61	Scored / match	1.22
1.17	Conceded / match	1.39
2.78	Avg total goals	2.61
52%	Both scored	44%
35%	Clean sheets	30%
13%	Failed to score	30%
–	xG for	–
–	xG against	–

Half by half

ReadingPreston

0.781st half scored / match0.35
0.431st half conceded / match0.65
0.832nd half scored / match0.87
0.742nd half conceded / match0.74
52%Leading at half-time22%
78%1st half over 0.570%
35%1st half over 1.522%
87%2nd half over 0.583%
48%2nd half over 1.539%
26%Scored in both halves9%

Goals, shots, corners and cards

Reading at home, Preston away, this season.

Goals

ReadingPreston

1.61Scored / match1.22
1.17Conceded / match1.39
2.78Match total / match2.61
87%Scored 1+70%
48%Scored 2+35%
65%Conceded 1+70%
39%Conceded 2+48%
87%Match over 1.570%
65%Match over 2.557%
26%Match over 3.522%

Shots and xG

ReadingPreston

12.22Shots for9.22
9.65Shots against13.09
4.83On target for3.48
3.30On target against3.65
13%Shot conversion13%

Corners

ReadingPreston

4.26Corners for3.61
3.96Corners against4.57
8.22Match total8.17
52%Over 7.548%
52%Over 8.535%
30%Over 9.526%
22%Over 10.526%
13%Over 11.522%

Cards

ReadingPreston

1.04Cards for1.30
1.78Cards against1.39
2.83Match total2.70
48%Over 2.544%
26%Over 3.522%
17%Over 4.513%
4%Over 5.54%
11.65Fouls committed10.91

Referee this season

J Brooks

Matches

Cards / match

3.54

26 matches

Over 3.5 cards

46%

26 matches

Over 4.5 cards

27%

26 matches

Fouls / match

24.58

26 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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