PRESTON. Reading defeated Preston North End. Preston North End lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the collaboration of Shaun Hudson and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Ben Speedie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 18 Total 11
- 2 On Target 6
- 16 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 132 Attack 96
- 71 Dangerous attack 42
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Preston North End had a superior ball possession 59% while Reading was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Preston North End had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Reading succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Preston North End shot 18 times, 2 on target, 16 off target. Regarding the opposition, Reading shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Preston North End received 1 yellow card (S. van den Berg). Talking about the opposition, Reading didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Preston North End will stay with 45 points to hold in the 12th place. Talking about the opposition, Reading will have 26 points to hold in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Nottingham Forest on the 22nd of February with a 8-6 head to head in favor of Nottingham Forest (8 draws).
Reading will host Birmingham City on the 22nd of February with a 11-11 head to head stats.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End
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35'
57'
Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Daniel Iversen , Sepp van den Berg , Patrick Bauer , Andrew Hughes , Brad Potts , Benjamin Whiteman , Alan Browne , Scott Sinclair , Daniel Johnson , Emil Riis and Cameron Archer .
The home team had on the bench: Alistair McCann, Bambo Diaby, Ryan Ledson , Ched Evans , Connor Ripley, Liam Lindsay and Joe Rafferty.
Substitutions
Preston North End made 3 changes: B. Potts for L. Lindsay (35′), B. Whiteman for R. Ledson (46′) and E. Riis for C. Evans (53′).
Best player: Daniel Johnson
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Daniel Johnson.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (79% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 6. He performed 3 crosses.
Reading – Formation
Reading
Reading started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Veljko Paunovic played with: Karl Hein , Andy Yiadom , Michael Morrison , Thomas Holmes , Abdul Baba Rahman , Danny Drinkwater , Andy Rinomhota , Thomas Ince , John Swift , Junior Hoilett and Lucas João .
They had on the bench: Tom Dele-Bashiru, Mamadi Camara, Tom McIntyre , Kelvin Abrefa, Brandon Barker, Yakou Méïté and Luke Southwood.
Reading could not rely on the presence of T. McIntyre (injured).
Substitutions
Reading made 3 changes: A. Baba for T. McIntyre (61′), J. Hoilett for Y. Meite (67′) and T. Ince for B. Barker (90′).
Best player: Lucas João
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Reading was Lucas João.
His rating is with 2 goals, 17 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 12.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – Middlesbrough – 2-1
- Cardiff City – Blackpool – 1-1
- Coventry City – Barnsley – 1-0
- Derby County – Peterborough United – 1-0
- Fulham – Huddersfield Town – 1-2
- Luton Town – West Bromwich Albion – 2-0
- Preston North End – Reading – 2-3
- Queens Park Rangers – Hull City – 1-1
- Sheffield United – Swansea City – 4-0
- Stoke City – Birmingham City – 2-2
