Championship

Championship | Gameweek 33

Feb 19, 2022 at 3pm UK

Deepdale

Preston
2 - 3
Reading

Johnson (57'), Archer (74')
van den Berg (90+5')

FT(HT: 0-2)

Joao (2', 19'), Swift (55')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's Championship clash between Preston North End and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

We said: Preston North End 2-0 Reading

Chaos off the pitch at Reading has translated to a horrific run of form on it and we expect them to lose at Deepdale. Preston are growing in confidence under Ryan Lowe and have become very tough to beat, so it seems unlikely that they will come undone against one of the division's worst sides. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Preston North End win with a probability of 52.37%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Reading had a probability of 21.51%.

The most likely scoreline for a Preston North End win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.63%) and 2-1 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.16%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (8.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood.

Result
Preston North End	Draw	Reading
52.37%	26.12%	21.51%

Both teams to score 44.87%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

42.08%

57.91%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.38%

78.62%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.77%

22.22%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.35%

55.65%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.68%

42.31%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.29%

78.71%

Score Analysis

Preston North End 52.36%

Reading 21.51%

Draw 26.11%

Preston North End	Draw	Reading
1-0 @ 14.14% 2-0 @ 10.63% 2-1 @ 9.15% 3-0 @ 5.33% 3-1 @ 4.59% 4-0 @ 2.01% 3-2 @ 1.97% 4-1 @ 1.72% Other @ 2.83% Total : 52.36%	1-1 @ 12.16% 0-0 @ 9.4% 2-2 @ 3.93% Other @ 0.61% Total : 26.11%	0-1 @ 8.09% 1-2 @ 5.23% 0-2 @ 3.48% 1-3 @ 1.5% 2-3 @ 1.13% 0-3 @ 1% Other @ 1.09% Total : 21.51%