Reading vs. Preston North End Match Analysis and Prediction

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Preston North End will look to make it three wins in a row this weekend when they travel to Select Car Leasing Stadium for a clash against Reading in the 20th round of the EFL Championship. Kickoffs on November 4 at 23:00 EAT.

Reading boss Paul Ince is disappointed that his side was unable to maintain their standing in the playoff positions, coming into this game on the back of collecting just five points from seven matches. Despite their fall down the table, Reading only sits seven points adrift of the automatic promotion spots with a game in hand.

Reading held each other to 0-0 Championship draw with Luton Town in their most recent encounter. In that match, Reading had 47% possession, 17 shots with three of them on target while Luton Town got nine shots with two of them on target.

Meanwhile, Preston has spent much of the campaign trailing Reading as a consequence of a lack of goals and too many draws, but Ryan Lowe’s side have improved significantly in recent weeks. Earlier in the month, North End had suffered three defeats in four matches over an 11-day period, yet successive victories have transformed that return into 15 points from eight games.

Preston North End heads into this meeting after 1-0 Championship victory to beat Swansea City in their previous fixture. In that match, Preston North End had 28% possession, eight shots with four of them on target and a goal scored by Brad Potts (30′). Swansea City got 14 shots with four of them on target.

Reading vs. Preston North End head to head

Readings boasts a slightly better head to head record having won 16 times from the 30 meetings since 2002; Preston North End won 10 times while four matches ended in stalemates.