Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Preston North End FC
2 – 3
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 19 Feb 2022 · 15:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Sepp van den Berg 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

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
2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC 2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Reading FC H 2–3 L
12 Feb Peterborough United FC A 1–0 W
09 Feb Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–0 D
05 Feb Hull City AFC A 1–0 W
01 Feb Millwall FC A 0–0 D
29 Jan Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Feb Preston North End FC A 3–2 W
16 Feb Peterborough United FC A 0–0 D
12 Feb Coventry City FC H 2–3 L
09 Feb Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
29 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 0–4 L
22 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–4 L

Key Stats

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Preston North End FC and Reading FC has kicked off!
  • 2' Lucas Joao does the damage! The net is bulging and Reading FC surge ahead!
  • 7' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 12' Both keepers have barely been tested. Preston North End FC and Reading FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 17' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 19' Brilliant from the ! Lucas Joao makes it 0-2 with a superb finish on 19.
  • 24' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 29' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Preston North End FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 34' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 35' The crowd applauds Brad Potts as he leaves the pitch. Liam Lindsay steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 40' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Brad Potts made 385 appearances and scored 34 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 45' Junior Hoilett has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 46' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Ben Whiteman is withdrawn and Ryan Ledson gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Reading FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 53' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Emil Riis Jakobsen departs to be replaced by Ched Evans.
  • 55' A goal from the England international John Swift! He fires home on 55 to make it 0-3!
  • 57' Daniel Johnson has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 57 minutes.
  • 61' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Abdul Rahman Baba exits the field as Tom McIntyre enters on 61.
  • 66' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Reading FC! Yakou Meite comes on to replace Junior Hoilett.
  • 72' Ghana international Andy Yiadom has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 74' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Cameron Archer makes no mistake. 2-3!
  • 79' Over 79 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 84' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 89' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Yakou Meite has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Tom Ince is replaced by Brandon Barker.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Sepp van den Berg. He receives a Yellow card.
  • Reading FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 5
Daniel Johnson 4
John Swift 3
Brad Potts 2
Ched Evans 2
Thomas Cannon 1
Sam Baldock 1
Matt Miazga 1

Head to Head

2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC 2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC L 2022-02-12 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-02-09 Preston North End FC 0–0 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2022-02-05 Hull City AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-02-01 Millwall FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D 2022-01-29 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bristol City FC D

Reading FC Form

2022-02-19 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC W 2022-02-16 Peterborough United FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2022-02-12 Reading FC 2–3 Coventry City FC L 2022-02-09 Bristol City FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-01-29 Queens Park Rangers FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2022-01-22 Reading FC 3–4 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.39 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.28 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Reading FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC39% Draw29% Reading FC32%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
67%
Draw or Reading FC
61%
Preston North End FC or Reading FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Preston North End FC28% Draw47% Reading FC25%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 2–3 not predicted
2 – 3
Actual
1 – 1
13.2%
0 – 0
8.9%
1 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8.2%
0 – 1
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
2 – 0
6.5%
0 – 2
5.6%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.8%
1 – 3
3.3%
3 – 0
3%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 15%
+1.5 85% — 15%
+2 85% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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