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PrestonPreston vs Reading — Championship
2-3
Reading
Deepdale, Preston
Going into the match, Preston had won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 in their previous 10, scoring 1.1 goals a game; Reading had won 0, drawn 2, lost 8 in 10, scoring 0.9.
Match report
Home form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 4, drawn 5, lost 1 (W D W D D). 1.1 scored per game, 0.7 conceded, 30% over 2.5 goals, 40% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 0-1 at Peterboro · 12 Feb 2022
- D 0-0 vs Huddersfield · 9 Feb 2022
- W 0-1 at Hull City · 5 Feb 2022
- D 0-0 at Millwall · 1 Feb 2022
- D 2-2 vs Bristol City · 29 Jan 2022
- W 0-2 at West Brom · 26 Jan 2022
Away form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 0, drawn 2, lost 8 (D L L L L). 0.9 scored per game, 2.7 conceded, 70% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 10% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Peterboro · 16 Feb 2022
- L 2-3 vs Coventry · 12 Feb 2022
- L 2-1 at Bristol City · 9 Feb 2022
- L 4-0 at QPR · 29 Jan 2022
- L 3-4 vs Huddersfield · 22 Jan 2022
- L 0-2 vs Luton · 19 Jan 2022
Match statistics
| Preston | Metric | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Total shots | 13 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 9 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 11 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Championship table — 2026
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 |
| 2 | Swansea | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 |
| 3 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 4 | Middlesbrough | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Bristol City | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Millwall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 13 | Sheffield Utd | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 15 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Lincoln | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Watford | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| 19 | Wrexham | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 7 |
| 20 | Bolton | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 21 | Cardiff | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -4 | 4 |
| 22 | Derby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 23 | Preston | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Burnley | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -8 | 3 |