Preston vs Reading

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🕒 Mon, 10 Apr 2023 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Preston 12 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 27%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (23-8).
  • Preston controlled possession (66%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (7-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-7-9

Goals For / Against

20 / 28
Avg: 0.87 / 1.22

Points

28
Avg: 1.22

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

10
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 3-3-17

Goals For / Against

15 / 44
Avg: 0.65 / 1.91

Points

12
Avg: 0.52

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

11

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.22
PPG
0.52
0.87
GF
0.65
1.22
GA
1.91
39%
O2.5
52%
43%
BTTS
43%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank12th
Reading rank20th
Preston points63
Reading points50
Preston: #12 · 63 pts · GD -14
28 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 13 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 50 pts · GD -22
41 pts off the top 2. 18 pts off the play-off line. 0 pts clear of the relegation zone.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

L D W W W
Points10/15
Weighted index49
Goals8-6
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

L L L D L
Points1/15
Weighted index4
Goals4-9
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home57%
Preston clean sheet at home30%
Reading score away52%
Reading clean sheet away13%

First-goal patterns

Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Preston 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Preston score at home0.87 vs 1.32
Preston concede at home1.22 vs 1.11
Reading score away0.65 vs 1.11
Reading concede away1.91 vs 1.32
Preston score 34% below league average, while Reading score 41% below league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 10% above league average at home, and Reading are 44% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 5.

Preston goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
7
3
Total Shots
23
8
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
10
2
Shots Inside Box
14
5
Shots Outside Box
9
3
Ball Possession
66%
34%
Corner Kicks
9
2
Fouls
9
10
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
1
3
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
5
Total Passes
512
271
Passes Accurate
438
194
Passes %
86%
72%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games15
Home Wins7
Draws1
Away Wins7
Over 2.5 Goals9 (60.0%)
BTTS7 (46.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games8
Home Wins4
Draws1
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS3 (37.5%)

Preston vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season