Our prediction for this Championship match:
Preston
Match Time & Date:
24/01/2021
13:30
Prediction: 1-1
Reading
Saturday’s football game at Deepdale pits together Preston and Reading, the two teams who sit in the top half of the table. The Lilywhites recorded their first win of the year in midweek, with the team beating Birmingham on the road, and, no doubt, the triumph gave them a confidence boost. It has to be noted that Bauer, Bodin, Moult, and Rudd are all out of contention with injuries for the hosts.
The Royals, on the other hand, aim to build on back-to-back wins over Huddersfield Town and Coventry City. Reading are determined to retain their spot in top six, but beating Preston on the road is easier said than done. A close match is on the horizon at Deepdale, and we believe that punters can find value in betting on draw. The likes of Araruna, Meite, Moore, Puscas, and Yiadom are all out of contention through injuries.
Highlighted Player (Scott Sinclair):
At the age of nine, Scott Sinclair joined Bristol Rovers youth school and seven years later he signed a deal with Chelsea. However, the winger played no more than five league games for Chelsea as he spent a big part of his career on loan at Plymouth, QPR, Charlton, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City, Wigan Athletic, WBA and Aston Villa. He played for Swansea City between 2010 and 2012, scoring 28 goals in 82 league appearances for the Welsh outfit.
On 19 May, 2015 Sinclair signed a permanent deal with Aston Villa, but he failed to impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign. He scored only two goals in 21 league appearances for the team and the Villans eventually dropped to the Championship.
The Aston Villa winger, who is capable of playing on both sides of the field, has 7 caps for England U21 and it has to be noted that he made 4 appearances for Great Britain, scoring one goal for Team GB. Scott Sinclair was born in Bath, England on 25 March, 1989.
Highlighted Team (Reading):
Reading FC is a professional football club that play in the Championship. The club was formed in 1871 and Madejski Stadium has been the home of Reading since 1998. The Royals used to play their home games at Elm Park in the past (1896 - 1998). Reading made it to the FA Cup semi-finals on two occasions (1927, 2015), but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy.
The likes of Robin Friday, Trevor Senior, Steve Death, Shaka Hislop, Phil Parkinson, Alf Messer, Jimmy Quinn, Michael Gilkes, Ronnie Blackman, Pavel Pogrebnyak and Martin Hicks are some of their more notable footballers. Aldershot Town were considered Reading’s fiercest rivals, but the Shots went out of business in 1992.
Seeing that Aldershot rejoined the league in 2008 it remains to be seen if the rivalry is going to be re-established in near future. Swindon Town and Oxford United are considered Reading’s big rivals as well.
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