Reading v Preston result

Full-time · Reading 1–0 Preston

Championship · Sat, 19 Oct 2019 15:00 BST · Madejski Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Reading 1–0 Preston — Reading won this Championship match.

Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Preston: Preston v West Brom, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Reading 1–0 Preston · Championship
Venue: Madejski Stadium · Reading, Berkshire
Referee: D. Whitestone
Head-to-head (last 4): Reading 3 · draws 0 · Preston 1 · 2.5 goals/game
Recent form: Reading 0W 2D 3L · Preston 2W 2D 1L

Reading 1–0 Preston (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.88

Goals

against 1.75 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.75 / 3

Corners

against 4.25 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

5 / 5

Shots on target

against 3.5 / 4.33 · 1 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

2.25 / 1

Cards

against 1 / 1.33 · 1 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

3.43 yellows

Referee · D. Whitestone

1.86 home / 1.57 away

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 5 October 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Reading for / against	Line	Preston for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.75 for · 4.25 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	15 for · 10.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11.33 for · 13 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	5 for · 3.5 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 4.33 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	13 for · 9.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	9.67 for · 8.67 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	2.25 for · 1 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	1 for · 1.33 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: D. Whitestone — 3.43 yellow cards a game, 0.14 red cards, 21 fouls over 7 matches (1.86 to the home side, 1.57 to the away side).

Home 1.86Away 1.57

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Adam n 8	23.3	3.9 5/3	1.5 2/1	—
L. Boyé n 8	50	3.4 6/5	0.9 4/0	—
J. Obita n 5	58.6	2.5 4/3	1.2 4/0	—
J. Swift n 8	74.3	1.8 6/3	1.4 5/2	—
D. Namaso n 8	44.6	1.8 4/2	1 2/1	—

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
G. Puşcaş n 8	59.6	4 8/7	0.8 4/0
Y. Meïté n 8	65.4	3.8 8/5	1.2 5/2
C. Adam n 8	23.3	2.9 4/2	0.5 1/0
J. Barrett n 8	47.6	2.6 7/3	0.5 2/0
L. Boyé n 8	50	2.3 5/3	1.1 4/1

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Swift n 8	74.3	0.2 1/0	0.5 2/1
Lucas João n 8	51.4	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
M. Olise n 6	34.3	0 0/0	0.4 1/0
D. Namaso n 8	44.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Y. Meïté n 8	65.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
L. Boyé n 8	50	2.9 5/4
Pelé n 8	83.4	2.8 7/5
A. Rinomhota n 8	58.6	2.7 5/4
A. Yiadom n 8	87	2.6 8/7
T. Mcintyre n 7	65.1	2.4 5/4

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	2.5 7/5
João Virgínia n 3	92	2.3 3/1

Preston

Preston — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Harrop n 8	62.8	2.9 7/5	2 5/4	—
D. Fisher n 8	84.9	2.4 8/6	2.3 7/6	—
B. Pearson n 8	90	1.5 6/4	1.8 6/4	—
D. Nugent n 8	36.9	1.5 5/0	0.6 2/0	—
R. Ledson n 8	58.6	1.3 5/1	1.2 4/2	—

Preston — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
D. Nugent n 8	36.9	2.7 5/3	0.9 1/1
J. Harrop n 8	62.8	2.3 7/3	1.3 6/1
B. Bodin n 8	62.6	2.3 6/3	0.7 3/1
S. Maguire n 8	86.8	2.1 7/3	0.9 5/2
J. Ginnelly n 7	12.7	2 2/0	1 1/0

Preston — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Daniel Johnson n 8	85.8	0.7 3/2	0.3 2/0
J. Harrop n 8	62.8	0.5 3/0	0 0/0
S. Maguire n 8	86.8	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
T. Barkhuizen n 8	75.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
B. Bodin n 8	62.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Preston — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
D. Fisher n 8	84.9	2.8 7/7
A. Browne n 8	72	2.7 5/4
P. Gallagher n 8	54.6	2.7 6/3
B. Potts n 8	38.8	2.3 3/2
B. Pearson n 8	90	2.1 8/6

Preston — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 5 October 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
C. Ripley n 6	90	4 6/5
D. Rudd n 8	90	1.9 5/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Reading		Preston
45%	Possession	55%
12	Shots	12
6	Shots on target	4
6	Shots off target	5
0	Blocked shots	3
6	Shots inside the box	6
9	Corners	6
1	Offsides	0
9	Fouls	14
2	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	5
292	Passes	359
57%	Pass accuracy	68%

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.6
Matt Miazga	90	1	1	1	1	0	Y	7.6
M. Morrison	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.4
L. Moore	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	0	1	0	0	6.9
J. Swift	90	0	2	1	3	3	0	7.7
O. Ejaria	90	0	3	2	0	1	0	7.2
J. Obita	90	0	1	1	1	1	Y	6.4
Pelé	84	0	0	0	2	1	0	7.1
G. Puşcaş	70	0	3	0	0	0	0	6.8
Y. Meïté	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
D. Namaso sub	20	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.4
S. Baldock sub	20	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
C. Adam sub	15	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.8

Preston player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Rudd	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.5
D. Fisher	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.9
P. Bauer	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.8
B. Davies	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.7
A. Hughes	90	1	0	1	3	0	7.5
B. Pearson	90	2	0	0	2	Y	7
Daniel Johnson	90	2	0	1	1	0	6.4
S. Maguire	90	0	0	2	3	0	6.5
T. Barkhuizen	70	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
P. Gallagher	58	0	0	0	2	0	6.4
D. Nugent	58	2	1	1	1	Y	6.6
J. Harrop	32	1	0	2	0	0	6.6
A. Browne	32	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
J. Stockley	20	1	1	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Reading v Preston — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

ReadingLDDLL

Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

PrestonWLDDW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 2 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 4

Reading 3 · 0 draws · Preston 1 · 2.5 goals/game

2019-03-30 Reading 2–1 Preston
2018-09-15 Preston 2–3 Reading
2018-04-07 Reading 1–0 Preston
2017-08-19 Preston 1–0 Reading

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Reading#14 pos56 pts46 pl+1 GD

Preston#9 pos66 pts46 pl+5 GD

Goals per game

Reading scored1.28

Preston scored1.28

Reading conceded1.26

Preston conceded1.17

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What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Preston?: In their last 4 meetings, Reading won 3, Preston won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 2.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Reading and Preston?: Recent form — Reading 0W 2D 3L; Preston 2W 2D 1L.

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