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Preston North End FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Preston North End FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Reading FC
Mon 10 Apr 2023 · 14:00 UTC Deepdale HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 50' Naby Sarr
Y 64' Scott Dann
Brad Potts 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
1
6
Preston North End FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-04-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Reading FC 2022-11-04 Reading FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 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

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Reading FC H 2–1 W
07 Apr Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
01 Apr Blackpool FC H 3–1 W
18 Mar Middlesbrough FC A 0–4 L
14 Mar Rotherham United FC A 2–1 W
11 Mar Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–2 L
07 Apr Birmingham City FC H 1–1 D
01 Apr Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
18 Mar Hull City AFC H 1–1 D
15 Mar Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
11 Mar Millwall FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
7% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Preston North End FC
0-15
4/3
16-30
2/3
31-45
2/6
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/4
76+
4/9
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 4 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Deepdale. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Preston North End FC and Reading FC.
  • 5' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' Nesta Guinness-Walker has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
  • 30' Reading FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Preston North End FC and Reading FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 40' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Preston North End FC that had 390 games and scored 425 goals.
  • 45' Scott Dann has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 11 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 50' Naby Sarr was booked on 50.
  • 55' It looks surprising Preston North End FC does not make any changes. Lucas Joao has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 56' A goal from the Ireland international Thomas Cannon! He fires home on 56 to make it 1-0!
  • 61' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Preston North End FC and Reading FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 64' Reading FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
  • 69' Jordan Storey needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 30 Yellow cards this season.
  • 71' The whistle greets Loum Ndiaye as he departs to be replaced by Tyrese Fornah.
  • 72' The crowd applauds Josh Onomah as he leaves the pitch. Ben Woodburn steps in for Preston North End FC.
  • 77' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Preston North End FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 82' Daniel Johnson is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Preston North End FC tonight.
  • 83' A stunning finish from Kelvin Ehibhaimha — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 88' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 89' Another change for Preston North End FC made on 89 minute. Troy Parrott leaves to be changed by Robert Brady.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Brad Potts.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Preston North End FC 2-1 Reading FC.

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 5
Daniel Johnson 4
John Swift 3
Ched Evans 2
Brad Potts 2
Femi Azeez 1
Callum Robinson 1
Cameron Archer 1

Head to Head

2023-04-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Reading FC 2022-11-04 Reading FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 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

Preston North End FC Form

2023-04-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2023-04-07 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-01 Preston North End FC 3–1 Blackpool FC W 2023-03-18 Middlesbrough FC 4–0 Preston North End FC L 2023-03-14 Rotherham United FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2023-03-11 Preston North End FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W

Reading FC Form

2023-04-10 Preston North End FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2023-04-07 Reading FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC D 2023-04-01 Bristol City FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2023-03-18 Reading FC 1–1 Hull City AFC D 2023-03-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2023-03-11 Reading FC 0–1 Millwall FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.57 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.09 Reading FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC51% Draw26% Reading FC23%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.66
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
77%
Draw or Reading FC
49%
Preston North End FC or Reading FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC33% Draw47% Reading FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.9%
2 – 0
8.4%
0 – 1
6.6%
1 – 2
6.3%
2 – 2
5%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
34% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

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