Reading vs Preston

2 - 1
🕒 Sat, 14 Aug 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Josh Smith 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 2
Regular Season Table
Reading 22 · Preston 13
Referee Stats
24 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 54%
Draws 17%
Away wins 29%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (12-13).
  • Preston controlled possession (57%).
  • Preston had the sharper finishing (2-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-5-11

Goals For / Against

33 / 44
Avg: 1.43 / 1.91

Points

26
Avg: 1.13

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

6
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 7-6-10

Goals For / Against

19 / 28
Avg: 0.83 / 1.22

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

12

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.13
PPG
1.17
1.43
GF
0.83
1.91
GA
1.22
57%
O2.5
43%
61%
BTTS
35%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

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

Reading last 5 home

L D L W W
Points7/15
Weighted index29
Goals8-8
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.

Preston last 5 away

W L L L D
Points4/15
Weighted index36
Goals3-9
Record1-1-3
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 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.570%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 26%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.543%
BTTS35%
BTTS + O2.530%
1H Over 0.543%
Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home74%
Reading clean sheet at home13%
Preston score away48%
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 home1.43 vs 1.41
Reading concede at home1.91 vs 1.09
Preston score away0.83 vs 1.09
Preston concede away1.22 vs 1.41
Reading score 1% above league average, while Preston score 25% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 75% above league average at home, and Preston are 14% 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
2
5
Total Shots
12
13
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
4
4
Shots Inside Box
7
8
Shots Outside Box
5
5
Ball Possession
43%
57%
Corner Kicks
2
12
Fouls
11
16
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
5
0
Total Passes
279
367
Passes Accurate
195
249
Passes %
70%
68%

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