Reading perform at a high level so far being 1st in the table. Stoke City can look both up and down from their 11th position.
It's no vacation for neither Reading nor Stoke City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Reading form and stats
Reading, who have the most clean sheets (6) in Championship, have collected 12 points from their Championship home games so far after 4-0-1.
The Reading fans got no joy from their last match, a Championship game also here at Madejski Stadium: A 0-3 defeat against Preston North End (placed 12th). Heartbreak before that as Reading lost 2-3 at Coventry City's place.
Reading has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. From these home matches, Reading have conceded only 3 goals.
Stoke City form and stats
2-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stoke City in their Championship matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Stoke are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Two away games in a row for Stoke City, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 2-3 versus Watford in the Championship. Before that, Stoke secured a home win against Rotherham United with the score 1-0.
Late heartbreak for Stoke in the Watford match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Stoke have scored 5 goals in 5 league games away. As opposed to that, Stoke have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last nine meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Reading, six draws and one win for Stoke City. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: five games.Top Goalscorers
  L. Santos João 6 goals |  Y. Meïté 4 goals |   N. Powell 3 goals |
Reading missing players
Stoke City missing players
| Reading | Stoke City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | 7 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 90% |
| 70% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 60% | 70% |
| 50% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 20% | 30% |
| 20% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| 30% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 20% | 40% |
| 60% | 80% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 60% | 40% |
| 20% | 20% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 40% | 30% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 85 | 42 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 21 | 45 | 88 |
| 44 | 23 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 13 | 24 |
| 39% | 30% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 38% | 50% |
- Reading has the most clean sheets (4) at home in Championship
- Reading has the most clean sheets (6) in Championship
- Reading has the the best goal difference (+8) in Championship
- Reading have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Reading | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 3 | Norwich City | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 4 | Watford | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | AFC Bournemouth | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 |
| 7 | Bristol City | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 17 |
| 8 | Millwall | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 |
| 9 | Luton Town | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -2 | 16 |
| 10 | Brentford | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 | Stoke City | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| 12 | Preston North End | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 13 | Cardiff City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 |
| 14 | Birmingham City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Huddersfield Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | -1 | 13 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Blackburn Rovers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| 18 | Barnsley | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -3 | 10 |
| 19 | Rotherham United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 20 | Nottingham Forest | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 21 | Coventry City | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | -10 | 8 |
| 22 | Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 7 |
| 23 | Derby County | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 24 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | -1 |
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