Reading FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Reading FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Preston North End FC 46 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Nov Preston North End FC H 1–2 L 01 Nov Luton Town FC A 0–0 D 29 Oct Burnley FC A 1–2 L 22 Oct Bristol City FC H 2–0 W 18 Oct Swansea City AFC A 2–3 L 15 Oct West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 04 Nov Reading FC A 2–1 W 01 Nov Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W 29 Oct Middlesbrough FC H 2–1 W 22 Oct Blackpool FC A 2–4 L 18 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–0 W 15 Oct Stoke City FC H 0–2 L Key Stats
60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history20% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Preston North End FC0-151/416-303/231-452/–46-602/161-751/176+1/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Select Car Leasing Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Sean Maguire has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 15' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
- 23' Robert Brady was booked on 23.
- 24' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Robert Brady.
- 29' It’s high time Paul Ince made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 34' Supporters expect more eagerness from Andy Carroll, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 9 goals in the last 8 games.
- 39' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 44' Alistair McCann needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 49' 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.
- 51' Ched Evans puts Preston North End FC on the lead.
- 56' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 56.
- 58' Another change for Reading FC made on 58 minute. Loum Ndiaye leaves to be changed by Tyrese Fornah.
- 59' Reading FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Lucas Joao is hanging Andy Carroll on the field on 59 minute.
- 64' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Daniel Johnson by Ben Woodburn on 64 minute.
- 69' Emil Riis Jakobsen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 70' What a strike from Lucas Joao! The score is 1-1.
- 71' What a strike from Lucas Joao! The score is 2-1.
- 74' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen by Sean Maguire on 74 minute.
- 77' The referee calls foul for Ryan Ledson. He receives a Yellow card.
- 79' Ched Evans with the second goal in the match!
- 80' The referee calls foul for Ched Evans. He receives a Yellow card.
- 81' Nesta Guinness-Walker is replacing Abdul Rahman Baba for the Reading FC side.
- 86' 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.
- 90' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 90.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.
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Lineups
Reading FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Yakou Meite ↓ Shane Long 59'
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Andy Carroll ↓ Lucas Joao 59'
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Loum Ndiaye ↓ Tyrese Fornah 59'
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Bench
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Shane Long ↑ 59'
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Lucas Joao ↑ 59'
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Nesta Guinness-Walker ↑ 81'
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Tyrese Fornah ↑ 59'
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Coach Paul IncePreston North End FC Lineups
Starting XI
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Daniel Johnson ↓ Ben Woodburn 64'
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Alan Browne ↓ Alistair McCann 81'
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Bench
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Sean Maguire ↑ 74'
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Ben Woodburn ↑ 64'
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Alistair McCann ↑ 81'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Lucas Joao 5 Daniel Johnson 4 John Swift 3 Brad Potts 2 Ched Evans 2 Matt Miazga 1 Tiago Ilori 1 Leandro Bacuna 1 Head to Head
Reading FC Form
Preston North End FC Form
2022-11-04 Reading FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2022-11-01 Preston North End FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2022-10-29 Preston North End FC 2–1 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-10-22 Blackpool FC 4–2 Preston North End FC L 2022-10-18 Huddersfield Town AFC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2022-10-15 Preston North End FC 0–2 Stoke City FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.32 Reading FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.35 Preston North End FC xGI would bet for: Reading FC or Preston North End FC 71%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Preston North End FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.67Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 91% 9% ± 1.5 75% 25% ± 2.5 49% 51% ± 3.5 28% 72% ± 4.5 14% 86% Double Chance
Reading FC or Draw 63%Draw or Preston North End FC 65%Reading FC or Preston North End FC 71%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.3%0 – 0 8.9%0 – 1 8.3%1 – 0 8.1%1 – 2 Actual2 – 1 7.8%0 – 2 6.2%2 – 0 5.9%2 – 2 5.3%1 – 3 3.6%3 – 1 3.5%0 – 3 2.7%Asian Handicap — Reading FC
Handicap Reading FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers -2.5 6% — 94% -2 6% 10% 84% -1.5 16% — 84% -1 16% 19% 65% -0.5 35% — 65% +0.5 64% — 36% +1 64% 19% 17% +1.5 83% — 17% +2 83% 11% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Reading FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.