Reading vs Preston

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🕒 Sat, 30 Mar 2019 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Tony Harrington 🔁 Regular Season - 39 🏁 match finished
Season
2018-2019 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 39
Regular Season Table
Reading 20 · Preston 15
Referee Stats
25 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 64%
Draws 16%
Away wins 20%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (13-11).
  • Preston controlled possession (63%).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

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

Goals For / Against

29 / 31
Avg: 1.26 / 1.35

Points

30
Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

8
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 8-3-12

Goals For / Against

26 / 37
Avg: 1.13 / 1.61

Points

27
Avg: 1.17

Clean Sheets

4

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

1.30
PPG
1.17
1.26
GF
1.13
1.35
GA
1.61
61%
O2.5
52%
57%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Reading rank20th
Preston rank15th
Reading points47
Preston points61
Reading: #20 · 47 pts · GD -17
42 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #15 · 61 pts · GD +0
28 pts off the top 2. 9 pts off the play-off line. 17 pts clear of the relegation zone.
14-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D W W L
Points8/15
Weighted index53
Goals4-5
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

L L L L W
Points3/15
Weighted index7
Goals4-12
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 2.561%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.552%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.552%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.574%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home65%
Reading clean sheet at home22%
Preston score away65%
Preston clean sheet away17%

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 home1.26 vs 1.51
Reading concede at home1.35 vs 1.15
Preston score away1.13 vs 1.15
Preston concede away1.61 vs 1.51
Reading score 17% below league average, while Preston score 2% below league average.
Defensive side: Reading are 17% above league average at home, and Preston are 6% 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
3
2
Total Shots
13
11
Shots off Goal
7
8
Blocked Shots
3
1
Shots Inside Box
5
7
Shots Outside Box
8
4
Ball Possession
37%
63%
Corner Kicks
1
6
Fouls
10
8
Offsides
—
—
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
1
Total Passes
324
522
Passes Accurate
233
415
Passes %
72%
80%

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