Possible nail-biting contest in Stoke City - Reading game

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 07.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

Stoke City and Reading are ready to show off their new players and skills: It's their first game of the Championship season.

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Stoke City form and stats

Last season, Stoke City's league statistics were 15 wins, 15 draws and 16 losses, resulting in a 14th position in the Championship. Over these 46 matches they scored 50 goals and conceded 52. Playing at home last season Stoke City managed 9-5-9 (win-draw-lost) with 29 goals and 28 conceded.

This is expected to be a close game, with Stoke City perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Stoke City as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Stoke City has won three of these, drawn three and lost six.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Stoke, as the Carabao Cup home game vs Fleetwood Town is only three days away.

Stoke City have prepared for this season with six friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these six matches are 3 victories, 2 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Stoke have scored 14 goals and conceded 6 times.

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Reading form and stats

Let's have a look at how Reading performed last season in the Championship: They landed a 7th position in the league table after playing out 19 victories, 13 draws and 14 defeats. In total they scored 62 and conceded 54 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 7 - drew 9 and lost 7 with 25/27 goals scored/conceded.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Reading playing away and similar expectations, we found 16 relevant matches. Results were eight Reading wins, six draws and two defeats.

A quick return to home after this game, as Reading are hosting Swansea City in the Carabao Cup only three days away.

It's a day of discovery for Reading as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Reading have played four with the results W1-D1-L2 (win-draw-lost). In these games Reading has scored 3 goals and conceded 7 times.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - seven - one (Stoke wins - draws - Reading wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Stoke City missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Reading
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Stoke City Last season Reading
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
15 9   Won W   7 19
15 5   Drew D   9 13
16 9   Lost L   7 14
50 29   Scored S   25 62
52 28   Conceded C   27 54
83% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   78% 89%
65% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 76%
35% 43%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   35% 50%
17% 22%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 24%
15% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 9%
39% 48%   BTTS BTTS   52% 52%
46% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   39% 37%
33% 22%   Failed to Score F T   30% 22%
 
4.7 4.9   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.2
4.6 3.5   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 4.4
1.6 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1 1
4 2   Red cards R C   0 0
 
10.3 11   Shots (avg) S (   10.1 10.9
3 3.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.4 4.1
36% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   32% 33%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Barnsley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Birmingham City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Blackburn Rovers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Blackpool 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Bristol City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Cardiff City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Coventry City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Derby County 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Fulham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Huddersfield Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Hull City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Luton Town 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Middlesbrough 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Millwall 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Nottingham Forest 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Peterborough United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Preston North End 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Queens Park Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Reading 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Sheffield United 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Stoke City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Swansea City 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 West Bromwich Albion 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.