Reading vs Preston

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🕒 Sat, 07 Apr 2018 15:00 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ Andy Madley 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Preston 7
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 (5-17).
  • Preston controlled possession (62%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (1-3 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

25 / 35
Avg: 1.09 / 1.52

Points

23
Avg: 1.00

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

30 / 24
Avg: 1.30 / 1.04

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.00
PPG
1.65
1.09
GF
1.30
1.52
GA
1.04
48%
O2.5
48%
52%
BTTS
57%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Preston rank7th
Reading points44
Preston points73
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.
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.
29-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

L D W W D
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals6-8
Record2-2-1
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 last 5 away

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals6-6
Record3-0-2
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 trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home65%
Reading clean sheet at home17%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away30%

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 home1.09 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.52 vs 1.14
Preston score away1.30 vs 1.14
Preston concede away1.04 vs 1.41
Reading score 23% below league average, while Preston score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 33% above league average at home, and Preston are 26% below 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
1
3
Total Shots
5
17
Shots off Goal
2
13
Blocked Shots
2
1
Shots Inside Box
3
11
Shots Outside Box
2
6
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
2
4
Fouls
16
20
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
2
2
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
1
Total Passes
259
401
Passes Accurate
164
293
Passes %
63%
73%

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