Wednesday , 30 September 2026

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

Championship · 2020-21
Reading FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Wed 4 Nov 2020 · 19:00 UTC Madejski Stadium HT 45+1' · FT 45+5'
Y 15' Darnell Fisher
Y 87' Alan Browne
Joshua Laurent 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Nick Greenhalgh
  • Referee Akil Howson
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Mark Russell

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

6
1
3
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2018-09-15 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Preston North End FC H 0–3 L
30 Oct Coventry City FC A 2–3 L
27 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC A 4–2 W
24 Oct Rotherham United FC H 3–0 W
20 Oct Wycombe Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
17 Oct Middlesbrough FC A 0–0 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Nov Reading FC A 3–0 W
31 Oct Birmingham City FC H 1–2 L
28 Oct Millwall FC H 0–2 L
24 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W
21 Oct Queens Park Rangers FC A 2–0 W
18 Oct Cardiff City FC H 0–1 L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
70% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Madejski Stadium!
  • 5' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Darnell Fisher gets a Yellow card.
  • 20' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 20 minutes.
  • 25' It’s high time Veljko Paunovic made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Preston North End FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 40' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 45' Joe Rafferty has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 50' The home supporters are growing impatient. Reading FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 55' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 60' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 64' Scott Sinclair makes no mistake. The score reads 0-1 and Preston North End FC are in front.
  • 68' The deadlock is broken! Emil Riis Jakobsen gets on the scoresheet on 68 minutes.
  • 68' Another change for Reading FC made on 68 minute. Sone Aluko leaves to be changed by George Puscas.
  • 71' Sam Baldock is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Olise at the 71 minute mark.
  • 76' A change in the Preston North End FC ranks — Scott Sinclair exits the field as Tom Barkhuizen enters on 76.
  • 81' France international Michael Olise has been a key figure this campaign — 5 goals and 9 assists in the Array this season.
  • 86' Sam Baldock needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 6 Yellow cards this season.
  • 87' Alan Browne is having his name booked by the referee on 87.
  • Reading FC will have plenty to reflect on. Preston North End FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

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

Head to Head

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 2018-09-15 Preston North End FC 2–3 Reading FC

Reading FC Form

2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC L 2020-10-30 Coventry City FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2020-10-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–4 Reading FC W 2020-10-24 Reading FC 3–0 Rotherham United FC W 2020-10-20 Reading FC 1–0 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2020-10-17 Middlesbrough FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-31 Preston North End FC 1–2 Birmingham City FC L 2020-10-28 Preston North End FC 0–2 Millwall FC L 2020-10-24 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2020-10-18 Preston North End FC 0–1 Cardiff City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.19 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.38 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Preston North End FC 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC36% Draw28% Preston North End FC36%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.57
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
64%
Draw or Preston North End FC
64%
Reading FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC23% Draw48% Preston North End FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.5%
0 – 0
9.7%
0 – 1
9.5%
1 – 2
8.3%
1 – 0
8%
2 – 1
7.2%
0 – 2
7.1%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
3.9%
0 – 3
Actual
3 – 1
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 18% 69%
-0.5 31% — 69%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✗

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