Sunday , 15 November 2026

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

Championship · 2021-22
Reading FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 14 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Michael Morrison 59' Y
Ethan Bristow 66' Y
Joshua Laurent 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

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

6
1
3
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2019-10-19 Reading FC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug Preston North End FC H 2–1 W
07 Aug Stoke City FC A 2–3 L
08 May Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–2 D
01 May Norwich City FC A 1–4 L
25 Apr Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
21 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
14 Aug Reading FC A 1–2 L
07 Aug Hull City AFC H 1–4 L
08 May Nottingham Forest FC A 2–1 W
01 May Barnsley FC H 2–0 W
24 Apr Coventry City FC A 1–0 W
20 Apr Derby County FC H 3–0 W

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' In just a few seconds Select Car Leasing Stadium will turn into a battlefield for Reading FC and Preston North End FC.
  • 5' Sean Maguire has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Liam Moore has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Reading FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 20' It looks like no one’s ball. Preston North End FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 25' Reading FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 28' What a strike from Femi Azeez! The score is 1-0.
  • 33' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Reading FC and Preston North End FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 38' A quiet spell here at Select Car Leasing Stadium. Preston North End FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 43' Preston North End FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 48' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 53' Reading FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Preston North End FC's shape.
  • 58' Preston North End FC have won 428 goals from 393 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 59' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 59.
  • 60' Daniel Johnson does the damage! The net is bulging and Preston North End FC surge ahead!
  • 61' Daniel Johnson with the second goal in the match!
  • 63' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Brad Potts on, Emil Riis Jakobsen off on 63 minutes.
  • 66' The referee has no hesitation. Ethan Bristow is booked for Reading FC — Yellow card on 66.
  • 69' What an equalizer from John Swift!
  • 70' The supporters are chanting for Ben Whiteman. He replaces Ryan Ledson on 70 minute.
  • 75' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 80' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 81' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Greg Cunningham by Sean Maguire on 81 minute.
  • 85' George Puscas gets the nod from Reading FC. He replaces Lucas Joao and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' Controversy at the stadium! Joshua Laurent argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

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

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 2019-10-19 Reading FC 1–0 Preston North End FC

Reading FC Form

2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-08-07 Stoke City FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2021-05-08 Reading FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC L 2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D

Preston North End FC Form

2021-08-14 Reading FC 2–1 Preston North End FC L 2021-08-07 Preston North End FC 1–4 Hull City AFC L 2021-05-08 Nottingham Forest FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2021-05-01 Preston North End FC 2–0 Barnsley FC W 2021-04-24 Coventry City FC 0–1 Preston North End FC W 2021-04-20 Preston North End FC 3–0 Derby County FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.36 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Reading FC or Preston North End FC 72%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC44% Draw28% Preston North End FC28%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.51
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
72%
Draw or Preston North End FC
56%
Reading FC or Preston North End FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Reading FC29% Draw49% Preston North End FC22%
Actual: Reading FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
10.2%
1 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
8.2%
2 – 0
7.3%
1 – 2
7%
0 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.9%
3 – 1
3.8%
3 – 0
3.3%
1 – 3
2.7%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 21% 60%
-0.5 40% — 60%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 13%
+1.5 87% — 13%
+2 87% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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