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Championship | Gameweek 2
Aug 14, 2021 at 3pm UK
Madejski Stadium
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Reading
2 - 1
Preston

Azeez (28'), Swift (69')
Morrison (59'), Briston (66'), Laurent (90+5')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Johnson (61' pen.)

The Match

Match Report

The Royals had lost their opening two league and cup matches.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Reading and Preston North End, 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 37.89%. A win for Reading had a probability of 33.08% and a draw had a probability of 29%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.7%) and 0-2 (7.29%). The likeliest Reading win was 1-0 (11.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.37%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood.

Result
ReadingDrawPreston North End
33.08%29.03%37.89%
Both teams to score 44.59%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
37.92%62.08%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
18.2%81.8%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
65.2%34.8%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
28.47%71.53%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
68.38%31.62%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
31.97%68.02%
Score Analysis
    Reading 33.07%
    Preston North End 37.88%
    Draw 29.03%
ReadingDrawPreston North End
1-0 @ 11.61%
2-1 @ 7.06%
2-0 @ 6.13%
3-1 @ 2.48%
3-0 @ 2.16%
3-2 @ 1.43%
Other @ 2.2%
Total : 33.07%
1-1 @ 13.37%
0-0 @ 11%
2-2 @ 4.06%
Other @ 0.59%
Total : 29.03%
0-1 @ 12.66%
1-2 @ 7.7%
0-2 @ 7.29%
1-3 @ 2.96%
0-3 @ 2.8%
2-3 @ 1.56%
Other @ 2.92%
Total : 37.88%

How you voted: Reading vs Preston

Reading
41.7%
Draw
41.7%
Preston North End
16.7%
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Head to Head
Jan 24, 2021 12.30pm
Gameweek 26
Preston
0-0
Reading
Molumby (65'), Huntington (83'), Ledson (87'), Whiteman (87')
Nov 4, 2020 7pm
Gameweek 10
Reading
0-3
Preston

Laurent (87')
Sinclair (64'), Riis Jakobsen (68'), Potts (90+1')
Fisher (15'), Browne (87')
Dec 29, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 25
Preston
0-2
Reading
Swift (12'), Joao (16')
Oct 19, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 12
Reading
1-0
Preston
Miazga (97')
Obita (8'), Miazga (97')

Nugent (16'), Pearson (91')
Mar 30, 2019 3pm
Gameweek 39
Reading
2-1
Preston
Meite (30'), Barrow (36')
Stockley (93')
Fisher (72')
rhs 2.0
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1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd20135228111742
2Leeds UnitedLeeds20125336142241
3Burnley2010822471738
4Sunderland20107329151437
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn1910452317634
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom2071122314932
7Middlesbrough209473425931
8Watford199462725231
9Swansea CitySwansea207672119227
10Norwich CityNorwich206863530526
11Bristol City206862525026
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds207582329-626
13Millwall196762017325
14Preston North EndPreston2041062026-622
15Luton TownLuton2064102335-1222
16Coventry CityCoventry205692529-421
17Derby CountyDerby205692226-421
18Stoke CityStoke205692126-521
19Queens Park RangersQPR204972026-621
20Oxford UnitedOxford Utd194692030-1018
21Portsmouth183872130-917
22Cardiff CityCardiff1945101730-1317
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth1945101940-2117
24Hull City2037101828-1016


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