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Reading vs Preston — Championship
2-1
PrestonGoing into the match, Reading had won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 in their previous 10, scoring 0.9 goals a game; Preston had won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 in 10, scoring 1.5.
Match report
Home form going in: Reading
Last 10 completed: won 3, drawn 5, lost 2 (D L W W D). 0.9 scored per game, 1.3 conceded, 50% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 30% clean sheets.
- D 0-0 at Stoke · 16 Mar 2019
- L 0-3 vs Leeds · 12 Mar 2019
- W 3-2 vs Wigan · 9 Mar 2019
- W 1-2 at Ipswich · 2 Mar 2019
- D 1-1 vs Rotherham · 23 Feb 2019
- L 4-0 at Sheffield United · 16 Feb 2019
Away form going in: Preston
Last 10 completed: won 7, drawn 3, lost 0 (W W W D W). 1.5 scored per game, 0.5 conceded, 40% over 2.5 goals, 50% both teams scored, 50% clean sheets.
- W 1-0 vs Birmingham · 16 Mar 2019
- W 1-2 at Middlesbrough · 13 Mar 2019
- W 0-1 at Blackburn · 9 Mar 2019
- D 1-1 vs Bristol City · 2 Mar 2019
- W 1-3 at Millwall · 23 Feb 2019
- D 0-0 vs Nott'm Forest · 16 Feb 2019
Match statistics
| Reading | Metric | Preston |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Total shots | 11 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 1 | Corner kicks | 6 |
| 10 | Fouls | 8 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 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 | Middlesbrough | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 4 | West Brom | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | QPR | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Charlton | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 12 |
| 7 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | Lincoln | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Southampton | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 10 | Birmingham | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 11 | Millwall | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Stoke City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Bristol City | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Norwich | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 9 |
| 16 | Blackburn | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 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 |