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Championship | Gameweek 33
Feb 19, 2022 at 3pm UK
Deepdale
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Preston
2 - 3
Reading

Johnson (57'), Archer (74')
van den Berg (90+5')
FT(HT: 0-2)
Joao (2', 19'), Swift (55')

The Match

Preview

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

We said: Preston North End 2-0 Reading

Chaos off the pitch at Reading has translated to a horrific run of form on it and we expect them to lose at Deepdale. Preston are growing in confidence under Ryan Lowe and have become very tough to beat, so it seems unlikely that they will come undone against one of the division's worst sides. Read more.

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 52.37%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Reading had a probability of 21.51%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.63%) and 2-1 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.16%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (8.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood.

Result
Preston North EndDrawReading
52.37%26.12%21.51%
Both teams to score 44.87%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
42.08%57.91%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.38%78.62%
Preston North End Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.77%22.22%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.35%55.65%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
57.68%42.31%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
21.29%78.71%
Score Analysis
    Preston North End 52.36%
    Reading 21.51%
    Draw 26.11%
Preston North EndDrawReading
1-0 @ 14.14%
2-0 @ 10.63%
2-1 @ 9.15%
3-0 @ 5.33%
3-1 @ 4.59%
4-0 @ 2.01%
3-2 @ 1.97%
4-1 @ 1.72%
Other @ 2.83%
Total : 52.36%
1-1 @ 12.16%
0-0 @ 9.4%
2-2 @ 3.93%
Other @ 0.61%
Total : 26.11%
0-1 @ 8.09%
1-2 @ 5.23%
0-2 @ 3.48%
1-3 @ 1.5%
2-3 @ 1.13%
0-3 @ 1%
Other @ 1.09%
Total : 21.51%

How you voted: Preston vs Reading

Preston North End
Draw
Reading
Preston North End
91.7%
Draw
8.3%
Reading
0.0%
24
Head to Head
Aug 14, 2021 3pm
Gameweek 2
Reading
2-1
Preston
Azeez (28'), Swift (69')
Morrison (59'), Briston (66'), Laurent (90+5')
Johnson (61' pen.)
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')
rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Leeds UnitedLeeds382311476255180
2Burnley382115252114178
3Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd37247652282477
4Sunderland381912755371869
5Coventry CityCoventry38178135548759
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom381318748341457
7Bristol City38141594941857
8Middlesbrough38159145748954
9Blackburn RoversBlackburn38157164240252
10Watford38157164751-452
11Millwall381312133739-251
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds37149145358-551
13Norwich CityNorwich381213136054649
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR381112154450-645
16Swansea CitySwansea38128183849-1144
17Portsmouth38119184661-1542
18Oxford UnitedOxford Utd381012163955-1642
19Hull City381011173947-841
20Stoke CityStoke38912173751-1439
21Cardiff CityCardiff38912174262-2039
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton3898213460-2635
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth38712194077-3733


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