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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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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds38257670284282
2Leicester CityLeicester37264774334182
3Ipswich TownIpswich38249580493181
4Southampton36227773472673
5West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381991059362366
6Norwich CityNorwich381871369541561
7Hull City371610115346758
8Coventry CityCoventry3715121059431657
9Preston North EndPreston37168134954-556
10Middlesbrough38166165352154
11Cardiff CityCardiff38165174351-853
12Sunderland38146184845348
13Watford381212145351248
14Bristol City38138174245-347
15Swansea CitySwansea381210164858-1046
16Millwall381110173650-1443
17Blackburn RoversBlackburn38119185164-1342
18Plymouth ArgylePlymouth381011175462-841
19Stoke CityStoke38118193553-1841
20Queens Park RangersQPR381010183650-1440
21Birmingham CityBirmingham38109194259-1739
22Huddersfield TownHuddersfield38815154261-1939
23Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds38115223061-3138
24Rotherham UnitedRotherham38311243077-4720


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