Preston vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 19 Feb 2022 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ John Busby 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 33
Regular Season Table
Preston 13 · Reading 22
Referee Stats
19 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 37%
Draws 32%
Away wins 32%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (18-13).
  • Preston controlled possession (59%).
  • Reading had the sharper finishing (2-9 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-10-4

Goals For / Against

33 / 28
Avg: 1.43 / 1.22

Points

37
Avg: 1.61

Clean Sheets

6

Failed to Score

3
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

21 / 43
Avg: 0.91 / 1.87

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.61
PPG
0.91
1.43
GF
0.91
1.22
GA
1.87
52%
O2.5
61%
74%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank13th
Reading rank22nd
Preston points64
Reading points47
Preston: #13 · 64 pts · GD -4
24 pts off the top 2. 5 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W L D W W
Points10/15
Weighted index60
Goals9-7
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 W D D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS74%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 26%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home87%
Preston clean sheet at home26%
Reading score away57%
Reading clean sheet away9%

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 home1.43 vs 1.41
Preston concede at home1.22 vs 1.09
Reading score away0.91 vs 1.09
Reading concede away1.87 vs 1.41
Preston score 1% above league average, while Reading score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 11% above league average at home, and Reading are 32% 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
2
9
Total Shots
18
13
Shots off Goal
7
2
Blocked Shots
9
2
Shots Inside Box
13
11
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
59%
41%
Corner Kicks
5
6
Fouls
11
5
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
6
0
Total Passes
506
354
Passes Accurate
395
237
Passes %
78%
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