Preston North End host a relegation-battling Reading side at the Deepdale Stadium in the EFL Championship on Saturday, looking to continue their unbeaten run.The Lilywhites, who started their campaign with three consecutive defeats, haven't lost their last six league games and are now up to 11th in the league table.Their turnaround in fortunes can be attributed to a stoic defense that hasn't conceded in their last four games.Ryan Lowe has run a taut ship since taking charge in December and looks set to carry the side further up the rankings.Reading, on the other hand, are hovering dangerously above the relegation zone with 23 points from 31 games, but Peterborough, sitting a position adrift, have a game in hand over them.Preston North End vs Reading Head-To-HeadThere have been 64 clashes between the sides before and the spoils are closely shared with Reading winning 26 times against Preston, who've beaten them on 25 occasions.The Royals stole the march in the head-to-head count with a 2-1 victory earlier this season.Reading FC@ReadingFC Previewing tomorrow's visit to Lancashire. #PNEREA6:30 AM · Feb 18, 202217📰 Previewing tomorrow's visit to Lancashire. #PNEREAPreston North End Form Guide (all competitions): W-D-W-D-DReading Form Guide (all competitions): D-L-L-L-LPreston North End vs Reading Team NewsPreston North EndGreg Cunningham, Sean Maguire and Tom Barkhuizen are all sidelined with injuries, whereas the match comes too soon for Josh Murphy.Cameron Archer has made a bright start to life with Preston since joining from Aston Villa, scoring thrice, but he's yet to find the net on home soil, an anomaly he'll be looking to erase on Saturday.Injured: Greg Cunningham, Sean Maguire, Tom Barkhuizen, Josh MurphySuspended: NoneUnavailable: NonePreston North End FC@pnefc 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱Ahead of tomorrow's game at Deepdale, we've taken a look at the @SkyBetChamp stats of Josh Earl and Reading’s Baba Rahman. StatZone delivered by @olceurope. #pnefc6:45 AM · Feb 18, 2022303🔢 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗧𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱Ahead of tomorrow's game at Deepdale, we've taken a look at the @SkyBetChamp stats of Josh Earl and Reading’s Baba Rahman. 👇StatZone delivered by @olceurope. #pnefc https://t.co/Ys6FyoXpZtReadingThe Royals are hoping to have Josh Laurent back from an ankle injury he sustained last week.On the bright side, Junior Hoilett is back from a suspension.Injured: NoneSuspended: NoneUnavailable: NonePreston North End vs Reading Predicted XIPreston North End (3-4-1-2): Daniel Iversen (GK); Andrew Hughes, Patrick Bauer, Sepp van den Berg; Brad Potts, Daniel Johnson, Ben Whiteman, Josh Earl; Alan Browne; Emil Riis, Cameron Archer.Reading (4-2-3-1): Karl Hein (GK); Andy Yiadom, Michael Morrison, Tom Holmes, Baba Rahman; Andy Rinomhota, Josh Laurent; Tom Ince, John Swift, Junior Hoilett; Lucas Joao.Preston North End vs Reading PredictionPreston boast an excellent defense that hasn't conceded in five out of their last six matches.A struggling side like Reading will have a hard time breaking them down.We predict a comfortable three points for the home side.Prediction: Preston North End 2-0 Reading