Reading vs Preston

1 - 2
🕒 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 20:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ David Webb 🔁 Regular Season - 20 🏁 match finished
Season
2022-2023 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 20
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Preston 12
Referee Stats
33 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 33%
Draws 39%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (11-10).
  • Possession was balanced (46%-54%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (2-4 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

31 / 24
Avg: 1.35 / 1.04

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

5
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

25 / 31
Avg: 1.09 / 1.35

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

10

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

1.65
PPG
1.52
1.35
GF
1.09
1.04
GA
1.35
48%
O2.5
48%
61%
BTTS
39%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Preston rank12th
Reading points50
Preston points63
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.
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.
13-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D D D D
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals4-4
Record0-5-0
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 last 5 away

L L L W L
Points3/15
Weighted index13
Goals5-14
Record1-0-4
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.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 17%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS39%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 78% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home78%
Reading clean sheet at home22%
Preston score away61%
Preston clean sheet away43%

First-goal patterns

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

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.35 vs 1.32
Reading concede at home1.04 vs 1.11
Preston score away1.09 vs 1.11
Preston concede away1.35 vs 1.32
Reading score 2% above league average, while Preston score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 6% below league average at home, and Preston are 2% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS80%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 2.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Reading goal timing (home)

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

Preston goal timing (away)

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

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
4
Total Shots
11
10
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
2
7
Shots Outside Box
9
3
Ball Possession
46%
54%
Corner Kicks
3
2
Fouls
10
9
Offsides
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
4
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
2
1
Total Passes
397
481
Passes Accurate
302
382
Passes %
76%
79%

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 Games7
Home Wins4
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals5 (71.4%)
BTTS4 (57.1%)

Reading vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season