Preston vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 15 Sep 2018 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Bond 🔁 Regular Season - 7 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 7
Regular Season Table
Preston 15 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
28 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 29%
Draws 39%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (23-9).
  • Preston controlled possession (57%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (10-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-10-5

Goals For / Against

41 / 30
Avg: 1.78 / 1.30

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

4
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 2-11-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 35
Avg: 0.87 / 1.52

Points

17
Avg: 0.74

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

9

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.48
PPG
0.74
1.78
GF
0.87
1.30
GA
1.52
52%
O2.5
48%
65%
BTTS
61%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank15th
Reading rank20th
Preston points61
Reading points47
Preston: #15 · 61 pts · GD +0
28 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 47 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

D W L L W
Points7/15
Weighted index44
Goals8-6
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Reading last 5 away

L D D L D
Points3/15
Weighted index18
Goals5-8
Record0-3-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS65%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home83%
Preston clean sheet at home26%
Reading score away61%
Reading clean sheet away17%

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 home1.78 vs 1.51
Preston concede at home1.30 vs 1.15
Reading score away0.87 vs 1.15
Reading concede away1.52 vs 1.51
Preston score 18% above league average, while Reading score 25% below league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 13% above league average at home, and Reading are level with 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
10
5
Total Shots
23
9
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
5
1
Shots Inside Box
15
6
Shots Outside Box
8
3
Ball Possession
57%
43%
Corner Kicks
9
2
Fouls
11
9
Offsides
3
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
2
8
Total Passes
465
354
Passes Accurate
349
236
Passes %
75%
67%

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