Reading vs Preston: result 1-0 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 1Kick-off on August 6, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire
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What was the result of Reading vs Preston?
Reading won 1-0 on August 6, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 35′J. SwiftReading
Official lineup for Reading vs Preston
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Reading
4-3-3- 10D. Rakels
- 12G. McCleary
- 8J. Swift
- 6G. Evans
- 11J. Obita
- 23Daniel Williams
- 4Joey van den Berg
- 7R. Beerens
- 2C. Gunter
- 5Paul McShane
- 26Ali Al Habsi
Preston
5-3-2- 14J. Garner
- 10Jermaine Beckford
- 11D. Johnson
- 18B. Pringle
- 12P. Gallagher
- 16L. Grimshaw
- 6B. Wright
- 3G. Cunningham
- 5T. Clarke
- 23P. Huntington
- 1A. Lindegaard
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 3 wins, 3 draws and 9 defeats; Preston have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2016 | Blackburn(away) | 1-3 | Championship |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Preston(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Apr 23, 2016 | QPR(away) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Hull City(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Leeds(away) | 2-3 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2016 | Leeds(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Reading(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Burnley(home) | 0-1 | Championship |
| Apr 19, 2016 | Birmingham(away) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Apr 16, 2016 | Milton Keynes Dons(home) | 1-1 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Reading wins, 0 draws, 2 Preston wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2016 | Reading 1-2 Preston | Championship |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Preston 1-0 Reading | Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Reading score 1.2 and concede 1.9 goals per match over their last 15; Preston score 1.1 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1 | 11/15 | 9/15 |
| Preston | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 10/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Preston | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 4 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy