This match features two teams living in the basement of the Championship, Stoke City holding 22nd place and Reading lying 18th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Stoke City and Reading.
Stoke City form and stats
With 3 Championship wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats from their home games, Stoke City are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Stoke City's previous game was a Championship match also played at home, ending 3-0 versus Luton Town (placed 21st). The home side are looking to build on that result. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hull City (1-2).
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Stoke City have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won 3 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
Stoke City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 14 goals in 11 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded.
Reading form and stats
Reading have only collected 10 points from their away games in the Championship, after 2-4-4 (10 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Barnsley (placed 24th) in their previous outing. The Championship match ended in a draw 1-1. A loss against Birmingham City was the result prior to that, in a home game.
7 saves made goalkeeper Rafael a hero against Barnsley, contributing heavy to the point gained.
We have checked recent matches where Reading have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were W0-D6-L7.
Reading have scored 11 goals on their travels this season, from 10 away games in the league. Reading have conceded 11 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: 1 - 4 - 2 (Stoke City wins - draws - Reading wins). As for goals, 4 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 3 had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
G. Puşcaş
6 goals
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S. Clucas
5 goals
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J. Allen
3 goals
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Stoke City missing players
Reading missing players
| Stoke City | Reading | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 24 | 14 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 11 | 25 |
| 35 | 18 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 11 | 27 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 91% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 70% | 75% |
| 67% | 73% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 30% | 50% |
| 24% | 18% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | 25% |
| 10% | 9% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 57% | 55% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | 55% |
| 14% | 18% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 10% | 20% |
| 33% | 27% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 30% | 25% |
| 5 | 6.3 | 6.3 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.6 |
| 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 259 | 158 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 63 | 123 | 254 |
| 76 | 44 | 11 | Shots on Target | S O | 20 | 41 | 83 |
| 32% | 32% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 30% | 27% | 30% |
- Reading has the fewest dropped points from leading position (2)
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Stoke City have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Stoke City 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 | Leeds United | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 22 | 46 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion | 21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Fulham | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 35 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 21 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 35 |
| 5 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 27 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Preston North End | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 7 | Brentford | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 32 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 33 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 9 | Cardiff City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 2 | 31 |
| 10 | Blackburn Rovers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 31 |
| 11 | Swansea City | 21 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 31 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -5 | 31 |
| 13 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -1 | 30 |
| 14 | Hull City | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -6 | 28 |
| 16 | Derby County | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | Charlton Athletic | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 23 |
| 18 | Reading | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 11 | -2 | 22 |
| 19 | Huddersfield Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -10 | 21 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 21 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -10 | 21 |
| 21 | Luton Town | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 28 | -17 | 20 |
| 22 | Stoke City | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 24 | 35 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 17 | -11 | 17 |
| 23 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 21 | -15 | 17 |
| 24 | Barnsley | 21 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -18 | 13 |
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