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

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Championship · 2022-23

Reading FC

1 – 2

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Preston North End FC

Fri 4 Nov 2022 · 20:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Y 23' Robert Brady

Y 24' Robert Brady

Loum Ndiaye 56' Y

Y 77' Ryan Ledson

Y 80' Ched Evans

Y 90' Brad Potts

Overview

Match Preview

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

Reading FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Preston North End FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

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	Watford FC	0	0
13	Charlton Athletic FC	0	0
14	West Bromwich Albion FC	0	0
15	Bolton Wanderers FC	0	0
16	Burnley FC	0	0
17	West Ham United FC	0	0
18	Birmingham City FC	0	0
19	Sheffield United FC	0	0
20	Wrexham AFC	0	0
21	Cardiff City FC	0	0
22	Southampton 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

Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.8 goals Preston North End FC

Last 5 meetings

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 2020-11-04 Reading FC 0–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Reading FC

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

Preston North End FC

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 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' And we are off! Reading FC vs Preston North End FC — let the football do the talking.
5' The travelling Preston North End FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Sean Maguire, as he is very good at scoring at Select Car Leasing Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
15' Alan Browne needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
20' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
23' Preston North End FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
24' Controversy at the stadium! Robert Brady argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
29' It’s high time Paul Ince made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
34' Reading FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
39' Preston North End FC have won 414 goals from 378 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
44' Daniel Johnson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
49' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Ched Evans makes it 0-1.
56' The referee shows Reading FC player a Yellow card on 56.
58' Reading FC make a change. Loum Ndiaye trudges off to be replaced by Tyrese Fornah on 58 minutes.
59' Time for substitution for Reading FC. Andy Carroll is replaced by Lucas Joao.
64' Daniel Johnson makes way for Ben Woodburn at the 64 minute mark. A tactical switch from Preston North End FC.
69' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
70' The deadlock is broken! Lucas Joao gets on the scoresheet on 70 minutes.
71' GOAL! Lucas Joao scores on 71.
74' A tactical swap from Preston North End FC — Sean Maguire on, Emil Riis Jakobsen off on 74 minutes.
77' Ryan Ledson is having his name booked by the referee on 77.
79' GOAL! Ched Evans scores on 79.
80' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Ched Evans on 80 minutes.
81' A change in the Reading FC ranks — Abdul Rahman Baba exits the field as Nesta Guinness-Walker enters on 81.
86' With 0 assists to his name this season, Joe Lumley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Reading FC.
90' Brad Potts has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
It finishes all square. Reading FC and Preston North End FC share the spoils 1-2.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

11
Yakou Meite ↓ Shane Long 59'
3
Tom Holmes
17
Andy Yiadom
8
Jeff Hendrick
10
Tom Ince
2
Andy Carroll ↓ Lucas Joao 59'
23
Junior Hoilett
1
Joe Lumley
12
Abdul Rahman Baba ↓ Nesta Guinness-Walker 81'
22
Loum Ndiaye ↓ Tyrese Fornah 59'
5
Tom McIntyre

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

6
Liam Lindsay
44
Brad Potts
16
Andrew Hughes
18
Ryan Ledson
14
Jordan Storey
10
Daniel Johnson ↓ Ben Woodburn 64'
8
Alan Browne ↓ Alistair McCann 81'
9
Ched Evans
1
Freddie Woodman
19
Emil Riis Jakobsen ↓ Sean Maguire 74'
11
Robert Brady

Bench

Coach Ryan Lowe

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Lucas Joao	5
Daniel Johnson	4
John Swift	3
Ched Evans	2
Brad Potts	2
Scott Sinclair	1
Callum Robinson	1
Emil Riis Jakobsen	1

Head to Head

Reading FC Form

2022-11-04 Reading FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2022-11-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2022-10-29 Burnley FC 2–1 Reading FC L 2022-10-22 Reading FC 2–0 Bristol City FC W 2022-10-18 Swansea City AFC 3–2 Reading FC L 2022-10-15 Reading FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L

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 accuracy

3 / 4

1.32 Reading FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.35 Preston North End FC xG

I would bet for: Reading FC or Preston North End FC 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Reading FC35% Draw29% Preston North End FC36%

Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.67

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	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

✓ Correct

Reading FC26% Draw47% Preston North End FC27%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.3%

0 – 0

8.9%

0 – 1

8.3%

1 – 0

8.1%

1 – 2

Actual

2 – 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.