Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2020-21
Preston North End FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Reading FC
Sun 24 Jan 2021 · 12:30 UTC Deepdale Stadium HT 45+3' · FT 45+6'
Jayson Molumby 65' Y
Paul Huntington 82' Y
Ryan Ledson 87' Y
Ben Whiteman 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Deepdale Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Richard Wild
  • Referee Geoff Eltringham
  • Referee Matt McGrath
  • Referee Darren Bond

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

3
1
6
Preston North End FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Reading FC 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC 2019-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–2 Reading FC 2019-10-19 Reading FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2019-03-30 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Reading FC H 0–0 D
20 Jan Birmingham City FC A 1–0 W
16 Jan Bristol City FC A 0–2 L
09 Jan Wycombe Wanderers FC A 1–4 L
02 Jan Nottingham Forest FC H 0–1 L
29 Dec Coventry City FC H 2–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
24 Jan Preston North End FC A 0–0 D
19 Jan Coventry City FC H 3–0 W
09 Jan Luton Town FC A 0–1 L
02 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W
30 Dec Swansea City AFC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Reading FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 20' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 25' Lucas Joao has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Alan Browne has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 35' Joe Rafferty, a Ireland , has 3 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 40' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 55' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 60' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 65' Jayson Molumby has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 70' Preston North End FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Barkhuizen is hanging Emil Riis Jakobsen on the field on 70 minute.
  • 75' Jayson Molumby is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Preston North End FC so far.
  • 77' Alfa Semedo is ready to make an impact after coming on for Sone Aluko at the 77 minute mark.
  • 80' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Jayson Molumby departs to be replaced by Daniel Johnson.
  • 82' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 86' Preston North End FC ring the changes. Scott Sinclair has done his job and it is now time for Ched Evans to step up.
  • 87' Ryan Ledson is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 5
Daniel Johnson 4
John Swift 3
Ched Evans 2
Brad Potts 2
Scott Sinclair 1
Callum Robinson 1
Emil Riis Jakobsen 1

Head to Head

2021-01-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Reading FC 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC 2019-12-29 Preston North End FC 0–2 Reading FC 2019-10-19 Reading FC 1–0 Preston North End FC 2019-03-30 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2021-01-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-01-20 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-01-16 Bristol City FC 2–0 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-09 Wycombe Wanderers FC 4–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-01-02 Preston North End FC 0–1 Nottingham Forest FC L 2020-12-29 Preston North End FC 2–0 Coventry City FC W

Reading FC Form

2021-01-24 Preston North End FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-01-19 Reading FC 3–0 Coventry City FC W 2021-01-09 Luton Town FC 1–0 Reading FC L 2021-01-02 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Reading FC W 2020-12-30 Swansea City AFC 0–0 Reading FC D 2020-12-26 Reading FC 2–1 Luton Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.96 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.84 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Preston North End FC or Draw 70%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC36% Draw34% Reading FC30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes37% 0% No63%
Avg goals/match: 1.8
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 12%
88%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
70%
Draw or Reading FC
64%
Preston North End FC or Reading FC
66%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC23% Draw58% Reading FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
14.4%
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 1
12.4%
2 – 0
7.2%
2 – 1
6.3%
1 – 2
5.5%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
2.8%
3 – 0
2.3%
3 – 1
2.1%
1 – 3
1.6%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 10% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 22% 65%
-0.5 35% — 65%
+0.5 71% — 29%
+1 71% 19% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
44% ✗
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.