Sunday , 16 August 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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Madejski Stadium that hosts another battle between Reading FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Michael Morrison is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Preston North End FC.
  • 10' Reading FC have won 433 goals from 379 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' It’s a booking for Preston North End FC player. Darnell Fisher gets a Yellow card.
  • 20' 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.
  • 25' Jordan Storey has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 378 appearances.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' It looks surprising Reading FC does not make any changes. Darnell Fisher has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' Andy Rinomhota has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 55' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Reading FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 60' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 64' The England Scott Sinclair breaks the deadlock on 64 minutes. 0-1!
  • 68' Emil Riis Jakobsen doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 68' Another change for Reading FC made on 68 minute. Sone Aluko leaves to be changed by George Puscas.
  • 71' Sam Baldock is replacing Michael Olise for the Reading FC side.
  • 76' The whistle greets Scott Sinclair as he departs to be replaced by Tom Barkhuizen.
  • 81' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 86' Reading FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Preston North End FC backline.
  • 87' Preston North End FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 87.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Preston North End FC players.

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
Ched Evans 2
Brad Potts 2
Callum Robinson 1
Cameron Archer 1
Yakou Meite 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.