Preston vs Reading

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🕒 Sat, 19 Aug 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Deepdale 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 4 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 4
Regular Season Table
Preston 7 · Reading 20
Referee Stats
31 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 61%
Draws 16%
Away wins 23%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (21-7).
  • Reading controlled possession (59%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (8-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Preston (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-8-6

Goals For / Against

27 / 22
Avg: 1.17 / 0.96

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

6
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 35
Avg: 1.00 / 1.52

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

4

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

1.52
PPG
0.91
1.17
GF
1.00
0.96
GA
1.52
39%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Preston rank7th
Reading rank20th
Preston points73
Reading points44
Preston: #7 · 73 pts · GD +11
17 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #20 · 44 pts · GD -22
46 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Preston last 5 home

W D W L L
Points7/15
Weighted index62
Goals6-5
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

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals2-10
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%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Preston score at home74%
Preston clean sheet at home35%
Reading score away57%
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 home1.17 vs 1.41
Preston concede at home0.96 vs 1.14
Reading score away1.00 vs 1.14
Reading concede away1.52 vs 1.41
Preston score 17% below league average, while Reading score 12% below league average.
Defensive side: Preston are 16% below league average at home, and Reading are 8% 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
8
1
Total Shots
21
7
Shots off Goal
6
2
Blocked Shots
7
4
Shots Inside Box
14
1
Shots Outside Box
7
6
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
4
5
Fouls
17
18
Offsides
0
1
Yellow Cards
2
3
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
286
402
Passes Accurate
196
298
Passes %
69%
74%

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