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Championship | Gameweek 20
Nov 4, 2022 at 8pm UK
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Reading
1 - 2
Preston

Joao (71' pen.)
N'Diaye (56')
FT(HT: 0-0)
Evans (51', 79')
Brady (23'), Ledson (77'), Evans (80'), Potts (90+5')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Reading and Preston North End, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Luton 0-0 Reading
Tuesday, November 1 at 7.45pm in Championship
Last Game: Preston 1-0 Swansea
Tuesday, November 1 at 7.45pm in Championship

We said: Reading 1-1 Preston North End

With nine points being collected from four games, Preston deserve to be regarded as the marginal favourites for this game. Nevertheless, a clean sheet at Luton should do Reading the world of good, leading us to predict a hard-fought share of the spoils being played out in Berkshire. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 37.81%. A win for Reading had a probability of 33.97% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.91%) and 0-2 (7.07%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (11.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
ReadingDrawPreston North End
33.97% (0.0060000000000002 0.01) 28.21% (0.004999999999999 0) 37.81% (-0.007000000000005 -0.01)
Both teams to score 47.03% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
40.87% (-0.011000000000003 -0.01)59.13% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
20.43% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)79.57% (0.010999999999996 0.01)
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
67.37% (-0.0010000000000048 -0)32.63% (0.0049999999999955 0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
30.82% (-0.0019999999999989 -0)69.17% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
69.81% (-0.0090000000000003 -0.01)30.18% (0.012 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
33.66% (-0.012 -0.01)66.34% (0.015000000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    Reading 33.97%
    Preston North End 37.8%
    Draw 28.21%
ReadingDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 11.03% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
2-1 @ 7.4%
2-0 @ 6.18% (0.0010000000000003 0)
3-1 @ 2.76%
3-0 @ 2.31% (0.00099999999999989 0)
3-2 @ 1.65% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 2.65%
Total : 33.97%
1-1 @ 13.21%
0-0 @ 9.85% (0.0050000000000008 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.43% (-0.00099999999999945 -0)
Other @ 0.72%
Total : 28.21%
0-1 @ 11.79%
1-2 @ 7.91% (-0.0020000000000007 -0)
0-2 @ 7.07% (-0.0010000000000003 -0)
1-3 @ 3.16% (-0.0019999999999998 -0)
0-3 @ 2.82% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
2-3 @ 1.77% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
1-4 @ 0.95% (-0.001 -0)
Other @ 2.34%
Total : 37.8%

How you voted: Reading vs Preston

Reading
43.6%
Draw
31.4%
Preston North End
25.0%
140
Head to Head
Feb 19, 2022 3pm
Preston
2-3
Reading
Johnson (57'), Archer (74')
van den Berg (90+5')
Joao (2', 19'), Swift (55')
Aug 14, 2021 3pm
Reading
2-1
Preston
Azeez (28'), Swift (69')
Morrison (59'), Briston (66'), Laurent (90+5')
Johnson (61' pen.)
Jan 24, 2021 12.30pm
Nov 4, 2020 7pm
Reading
0-3
Preston

Laurent (87')
Sinclair (64'), Riis Jakobsen (68'), Potts (90+1')
Fisher (15'), Browne (87')
Dec 29, 2019 3pm
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