Championship

Championship | Gameweek 2

Aug 14, 2021 at 3pm UK

Madejski Stadium

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
Reading	Draw	Preston North End
33.08%	29.03%	37.89%

Both teams to score 44.59%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

37.92%

62.08%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

18.2%

81.8%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

65.2%

34.8%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

28.47%

71.53%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

68.38%

31.62%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

31.97%

68.02%

Score Analysis

Reading 33.07%

Preston North End 37.88%

Draw 29.03%

Reading	Draw	Preston 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%