Championship

Championship | Gameweek 41

Apr 10, 2023 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 1
Reading

Cannon (56'), Potts (90+2')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Ehibhaimha (83')

The Match

Preview

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

Form, Standings, Stats

Preston North End

All competitions

Last Game: QPR 0-2 Preston
Friday, April 7 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

Reading

All competitions

Last Game: Reading 1-1 Birmingham
Friday, April 7 at 3pm in Championship

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 54.98%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Reading had a probability of 20.99%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.21%) and 2-1 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.42%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (6.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Preston North End would win this match.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Reading
54.98% ( -0)	24.03% ( 0)	20.99% ( 0)

Both teams to score 50.05% (

-0)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

49.3% (

-0)

50.7% (

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

27.4% (

-0)

72.6% (

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

81.67% (

-0)

18.32% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

50.58% (

-0)

49.41% (

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.28% (

-0)

38.72% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.54% (

-0)

75.46% (

Score Analysis

Preston North End 54.96%

Reading 20.99%

Draw 24.02%

Preston North End	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 12.03% 2-0 @ 10.21% 2-1 @ 9.69% 3-0 @ 5.78% ( -0) 3-1 @ 5.48% 3-2 @ 2.6% ( -0) 4-0 @ 2.45% 4-1 @ 2.33% 4-2 @ 1.1% Other @ 3.28% Total : 54.96%	1-1 @ 11.42% 0-0 @ 7.09% ( 0) 2-2 @ 4.6% Other @ 0.91% Total : 24.02%	0-1 @ 6.73% ( 0) 1-2 @ 5.42% 0-2 @ 3.19% 1-3 @ 1.71% 2-3 @ 1.45% 0-3 @ 1.01% Other @ 1.47% Total : 20.99%