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Preston North End and Reading face in Deepdale, in a match for the 26th round of the Championship. Preston North End won away by (0‑3) the last time they met in this edition of the league, on 04‑11‑2020. In this stadium, the head-to-head history indicates a total balance between these two teams, as there were 2 wins for each team in the last 4 matches. However, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 29‑12‑2019, for the Championship, which ended with the victory of Reading by (0‑2). The goals of the match were scored by Lucas João (16 ‘) and J. Swift (12′) for Reading. Despite being a match between 10th and 5th in the table, it is actually a confrontation between the 19th ranked in home games and the 6th away.
Preston :
The home team is currently in 10th position, with 35 points won, after 11 wins, 2 draws and 12 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Bristol City by (2‑0). In the last match, they won in an away match against Birmingham City by (0‑1). Curiously, this is a team that has achieved more positive results abroad than in their stadium, since they won 22 points as a visitor and only 13 in their stadium. In their last 10 home games for the championship, the Preston North End won 4, tied 1 and lost 5, for which they won 13 points out of 30 possible. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half ‑ time was 0‑0 (6 out of 12 matches). His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency to have few goals, since 6 of the last 12 they played ended with Under 1.5 goals. In 25 games in the competition, he suffered the first goal 13 times and only managed 2 comebacks. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 12 home matches for this competition: they have conceded 5 of their 13 goals between minutes (46’ ‑ 60 ‘).
Preston North End come into this match after a 0-1 win at Birmingham, ending two consecutive defeats in England’s second division: the only goal of the match was scored by Scott Sinclair. Facing a more competent opponent, coach Alex Neil must focus on defensive organization and counterattacks from the flanks. The man who plays in midfield, Daniel Johnson, is very dangerous on set balls and long-range shots. Outside of this game are Louis Moult, Ben Pearson, Patrick Bauer and Billy Bodin, all with physical problems.
Reading:
After 13 wins, 4 draws and 7 losses, the visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 43 points won. In their last match, they beat Coventry City at home by (3‑0), after having won away in the previous match, in a match against Huddersfield Town, by (1‑2). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, they usually win as many points at home as away, with 18 goals scored and 16 suffered as away, against 19 goals scored and 12 suffered at home. In their last away match, for the FA Cup, they lost (1‑0) against Luton Town. In their last 10 away games for the championship, Reading has 3 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses, winning 13 points out of 30 possible. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 24 games in this tournament, he suffered the first goal 9 times and only managed 1 comeback.
Reading comes to this game motivated, after adding a 3×0 win at the reception to Coventry, thus adding the second consecutive victory in this league: the team’s goals were scored by Andy Rinomhota, John Swift and Lucas João. In this match against Preston North End, coach Veljko Paunovic must focus on maintaining possession and organized attacks, especially through the right. On an individual level, we highlight forward Lucas João, a very strong player when it comes to scoring: he has 14 goals scored. Outside of this game are Lewis Gibson, Andy Yiadom, Yakou Meite, Felipe Araruna and Liam Moore, all injured.
Preston vs Reading head to head matches
04.11.20 CHA Reading Preston 0 : 3
29.12.19 CHA Preston Reading 0 : 2
19.10.19 CHA Reading Preston 1 : 0
30.03.19 CHA Reading Preston 2 : 1
15.09.18 CHA Preston Reading 2 : 3