--- title: 'Reading 2–1 Preston – England Championship, 14 Aug 2021' url: 'https://www.betgps.com/england-championship/2021-08-14-reading-vs-preston' markdown: 'https://www.betgps.com/england-championship/2021-08-14-reading-vs-preston.md' date: '2026-10-25' --- [England Championship](https://www.betgps.com/england-championship) · Saturday 14 August 2021, 16:00 ·Referee: J Smith # Reading 2–1 Preston Full time · half time 1–0 · season 2021/2022 Home ✓ 2.20 fair 2.23 Draw 3.20 fair 4.24 Away 3.50 fair 3.18 Under 2.5 1.72 fair 2.48 Over 2.5 ✓ 2.10 fair 1.67 Bet365 odds before kick-off. Highlighted = our prediction. ✓ = what happened. "Fair" = odds that would match our model's probability. ## Match facts Reading Preston 12 Shots 13 2 Shots on target 5 2 Corners 12 11 Fouls 16 3 Yellow cards 0 0 Red cards 0 ## Our pre-match prediction ✓ Result correct ✓ Goals correct ✓ BTTS correct Calculated after the match, using only matches played before kick-off (13 league matches this season so far). Result Reading to win Goals Over 2.5 Both teams score Yes fair 1.63 Expected goals 1.70 – 1.39 Home / Draw / Away 45% 24% 32% ReadingDrawPreston Under / Over 2.5 goals 40% 60% Under 2.5Over 2.5 Both teams to score 39% 61% NoYes Total goals in the match 5% 0 14% 1 22% 2 22% 3 17% 4 20% 5+ Most likely scores **1–1** 10.7% **2–1** 9.1% **1–0** 7.7% ## Statistics 2021/2022, before this match **Reading** before this match, all matches 0.00points / match 2.00scored / match 3.00conceded / match 1 WonDrawnLost 1 played · 2:3 **Preston** before this match, all matches 0.00points / match 1.00scored / match 4.00conceded / match 1 WonDrawnLost 1 played · 1:4 Reading all matches all matches Preston ### Per match 2.00 Goals scored 1.00 3.00 Goals conceded 4.00 5.00 Total goals 5.00 11.00 Shots 7.00 5.00 Shots on target 4.00 18.00 Shots faced 16.00 9.00 Corners 2.00 6.00 Corners against 7.00 7.00 Fouls 9.00 2.00 Yellow cards 2.00 1.00 1st-half goals scored 1.00 2.00 1st-half goals conceded 1.00 ### How often Full Time 0% Wins 0% 0% Draws 0% 100% Losses 100% 100% Over 0.5 goals 100% 100% Over 1.5 goals 100% 100% Over 2.5 goals 100% 100% Over 3.5 goals 100% 100% Over 4.5 goals 100% 0% Over 5.5 goals 0% 100% Both teams scored 100% 0% Clean sheets 0% 0% Failed to score 0% ### How often Half Time 0% Wins 0% 0% Draws 100% 100% Losses 0% 100% Over 0.5 goals 100% 100% Over 1.5 goals 100% 100% Over 2.5 goals 0% ### Goals in the last 1 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left) Reading all matches ***2*** ***3*** L Preston all matches ***1*** ***4*** L **Reading** before this match, at home No matches yet this season. **Preston** before this match, away No matches yet this season. Reading at home away Preston ### Per match ### How often Full Time ### How often Half Time ### Goals in the last 0 matches (scored up, conceded down; oldest left) Reading at home No matches. Preston away No matches. ## Last 10 matches before this match ### Reading all matches | Date | Match | Score | 1 | X | 2 | O | U | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 07.08.21 | [ Stoke – Reading ](https://www.betgps.com/england-championship/2021-08-07-stoke-vs-reading) | 3–2 (2–1) | 2.05 | 3.25 | 3.80 | 2.50 | 1.53 | ### Preston all matches | Date | Match | Score | 1 | X | 2 | O | U | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 07.08.21 | [ Preston – Hull ](https://www.betgps.com/england-championship/2021-08-07-preston-vs-hull) | 1–4 (1–1) | 2.25 | 3.40 | 3.10 | 2.00 | 1.80 | ### Reading at home | Date | Match | Score | 1 | X | 2 | O | U | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | No matches. | ### Preston away | Date | Match | Score | 1 | X | 2 | O | U | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | No matches. | Score badge: green win, amber draw, red loss for the team named above. Half-time score in brackets. Bold odds = the outcome that happened. A league code next to the date means the match was played in another league. ## Head-to-head since 2021/2022, before this match No head-to-head in last 5 seasons before this match ## England Championship table 2021/2022, before this match All matches – league table | \# | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Hull | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | | 2 | Luton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | | 3 | Stoke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | | 4 | Blackburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | | 5 | Coventry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | | 6 | Birmingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | | 7 | Peterboro | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 | | 8 | Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 9 | West Brom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 10 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 11 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 12 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 13 | Cardiff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 14 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 15 | Huddersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 16 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 17 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 18 | QPR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 19 | Derby | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 | | 20 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | | 21 | Nott'm Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | | 22 | Swansea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | | 23 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | | 24 | Preston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | Home – league table | \# | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Luton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | | 2 | Stoke | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | | 3 | Blackburn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | | 4 | Coventry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | | 5 | Peterboro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | | 6 | Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 7 | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 8 | Cardiff | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 9 | Derby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 10 | Fulham | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 11 | QPR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 12 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 13 | Birmingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 14 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 15 | Huddersfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 16 | Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 17 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 19 | Nott'm Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 20 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 21 | Swansea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 22 | West Brom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 23 | Sheffield United | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | | 24 | Preston | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | Away – league table | \# | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Hull | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | | 2 | Birmingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | | 3 | West Brom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | | 4 | Barnsley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 5 | Blackpool | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 6 | Huddersfield | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 7 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 8 | Millwall | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 9 | Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 11 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 12 | Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 13 | Coventry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 14 | Fulham | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 15 | Luton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 16 | Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 17 | QPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 19 | Stoke | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 20 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | | 21 | Derby | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | | 22 | Nott'm Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | | 23 | Swansea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | | 24 | Peterboro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 | Reading Preston ## Under / Over goals 2021/2022, before this match Goals All matches – Under/Over goals | \# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 7 | Peterboro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | | 2 | 1 | Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | 3 | 2 | Luton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 4 | 3 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 5 | 4 | Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 6 | 5 | Coventry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 7 | 8 | Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 8 | 9 | West Brom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 9 | 19 | Derby | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | | 10 | 20 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 11 | 21 | Nott'm Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 12 | 22 | Swansea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 13 | 24 | Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | 14 | 6 | Birmingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | 15 | 10 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 16 | 11 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 17 | 12 | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 18 | 13 | Cardiff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 19 | 14 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 20 | 15 | Huddersfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 21 | 16 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 22 | 17 | Millwall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 23 | 18 | QPR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 24 | 23 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Home – Under/Over goals | \# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 2 | Luton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2 | 3 | Stoke | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | | 3 | 4 | Blackburn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 4 | 5 | Coventry | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 5 | 7 | Peterboro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 6 | 8 | Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 7 | 24 | Preston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | | 8 | 1 | Hull | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 | 6 | Birmingham | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | 9 | West Brom | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 11 | 10 | Barnsley | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 12 | 11 | Blackpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 13 | 12 | Bristol City | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 14 | 13 | Cardiff | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 15 | 14 | Fulham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 16 | 15 | Huddersfield | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 17 | 16 | Middlesbrough | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 | 17 | Millwall | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 19 | 18 | QPR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 20 | 19 | Derby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 21 | 20 | Reading | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 22 | 21 | Nott'm Forest | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 23 | 22 | Swansea | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 24 | 23 | Sheffield United | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Away – Under/Over goals | \# | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 1 | Hull | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | | 2 | 7 | Peterboro | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | | 3 | 9 | West Brom | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | 19 | Derby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 5 | 20 | Reading | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 6 | 21 | Nott'm Forest | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 7 | 22 | Swansea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | | 8 | 2 | Luton | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 9 | 3 | Stoke | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | 4 | Blackburn | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 11 | 5 | Coventry | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 12 | 6 | Birmingham | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | | 13 | 8 | Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 14 | 10 | Barnsley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 15 | 11 | Blackpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 16 | 12 | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 17 | 13 | Cardiff | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 18 | 14 | Fulham | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 19 | 15 | Huddersfield | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 20 | 16 | Middlesbrough | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 21 | 17 | Millwall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 22 | 18 | QPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 23 | 23 | Sheffield United | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 24 | 24 | Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | U / O = matches with fewer / more goals than the line (both teams' goals). 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