FootyMAD's Preston North End match preview

Last updated : 06 February 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Reading v Preston North End fixture

Reading are ready to welcome Preston North End to Madejski Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Royals are clearly on top, having won 13 and lost only 4 of the 22 games.

The previous match played between the two at Madejski Stadium was within the last three years, in February 2006, the Royals carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Championship match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 18 OctPreston N.E.2 - 1ReadingCHMP
2005/2006Sat 25 FebReading2-1Preston N.E.CHMP
2005/2006Sat 13 AugPreston N.E.0 - 3ReadingCHMP
2004/2005Tue 28 DecPreston N.E.3 - 0ReadingCHMP
2004/2005Tue 14 SepReading3 - 1Preston N.E.CHMP
2003/2004Tue 02 MarPreston N.E.2 - 1ReadingCHMP
2003/2004Tue 13 JanReading1 - 2Preston N.E.FAC

Recent respective form guides

Reading are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Royals, with 2 goals against.

In complete contrast to Reading, Preston N.E. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the North End have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Reading are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola Championship, and have accumulated 58 points from the 30 games they have played so far. Preston N.E.'s total of 49 points from their 31 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola Championship.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Reading6222658
Preston N.E.6222798

FootyMad's prediction ...

Reading may be coming up against a decent side in Preston N.E., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Royals. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Reading Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Preston N.E. Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.