Championship

Championship | Gameweek 26

Jan 24, 2021 at 12.30pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
0 - 0
Reading

Molumby (65'), Huntington (83'), Ledson (87'), Whiteman (87')

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Reading manager Veljko Paunovic pictured in December 2020

Veljko Paunovic addresses missed penalty against Preston North End

Reading striker missed a late penalty.

Jan 24, 16:33

The Match

Match Report

Debut-making Danish keeper Daniel Iversen made some good saves as the Royals dominated.

Preview

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

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 39.62%. A win for Reading had a probability of 32.65% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.37%). The likeliest Reading win was 0-1 (10.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Reading
39.62%	27.72%	32.65%

Both teams to score 48.22%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.47%

57.53%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.68%

78.32%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

71.66%

28.34%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

35.93%

64.07%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

67.29%

32.7%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

30.74%

69.25%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 39.62%

Reading 32.65%

Draw 27.72%

Preston North End	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 11.68% 2-1 @ 8.24% 2-0 @ 7.37% 3-1 @ 3.46% 3-0 @ 3.1% 3-2 @ 1.93% 4-1 @ 1.09% 4-0 @ 0.98% Other @ 1.78% Total : 39.62%	1-1 @ 13.06% 0-0 @ 9.27% 2-2 @ 4.6% Other @ 0.79% Total : 27.72%	0-1 @ 10.35% 1-2 @ 7.3% 0-2 @ 5.79% 1-3 @ 2.72% 0-3 @ 2.16% 2-3 @ 1.72% Other @ 2.62% Total : 32.65%

How you voted: Preston vs Reading

Preston North End

32.6%

Draw

18.6%

Reading

48.8%