Championship news and pre-match guide: Stoke City small thought to overpower Reading

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 21.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

Stoke City - Reading in Championship: Numbers, line-ups, tables, trends and news. Get our broad guide!

Insights:
  • Stoke City haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Reading have the most conceded goals (24) away in Championship

This has all the signs of an intriguing fixture with lots of spark and energy as both sides are well refreshed since they last played a game. Get this show on the road!

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Stoke City form and stats

The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Championship this season. Stoke City have only managed 3 wins, 3 draws and 7 losses from their games here at Bet365 Stadium. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Stoke City to get some points in this home game.

Stoke City lost their last game at Sheffield United (placed 2nd) after a 1-3 scoreline. Midfield player Thompson got a match rating of 7.43 in that game, the max score being 10. Thompson hit one key pass.

Before that game, a fine away win at Hartlepool United. A FA Cup game. The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Stoke handle that role? We have found 16 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 7 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Stoke City have conceded 18 in these home matches.

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Reading form and stats

There's been little loot from Reading's travels as they have only collected 11 points from 14 away games in the Championship. Reading only have 3 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws.

There were no winners in Reading's previous match, the home game that ended 2-2 vs Queens Park Rangers (placed 12th). It looked so good for Reading vs Queens Park Rangers, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Midfield player Hendrick was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.41/10. Hendrick scored two goals, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 22 successful passes (of 26 total).

Before that, the win at home hosting Watford in the FA Cup (2-0). We have checked recent matches where Reading have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 16 games were 4 victories, 2 draws and 10 defeats.

The attacking power of Reading when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 14 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Reading have conceded 24 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Stoke City and Reading have faced each other already this season: Reading - Stoke City 2-1. Stoke City-Reading H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Stoke City three wins, Reading two wins, five draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

ReadingT. Ince
T. Ince
6 goals
Stoke CityL. Baker
L. Baker
5 goals
ReadingL. Santos João
L. Santos João
5 goals

Stoke City missing players

Reading missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Reading
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 5 Played P 4 14 27
8 3 1 Won W 1 3 11
6 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
13 7 3 Lost L 3 9 12
29 13 3 Scored S 3 11 31
37 18 5 Conceded C 8 24 38
96% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 96%
74% 69% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 64% 74%
44% 38% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 56%
30% 31% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 22%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 7%
44% 38% 20% BTTS BTTS 25% 43% 48%
26% 15% 20% Clean Sheets C S 25% 21% 26%
33% 46% 60% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 30%
 
5.3 6.1 7.4 Corners for (avg) C F 6.8 5.1 4.7
5.6 5.2 5.4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.2 4.9 4.9
1.9 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.9 2.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.7 13.7 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 12 9.6 10
4.3 4.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.2 3.1 3.1
25% 22% 20% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 26% 36%
 
10.8 9.4 10.8 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 12.4 11.5
3.5 3.2 3.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 3.8 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Reading have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Reading have the most conceded goals (24) away in Championship
  • 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 Burnley 27 17 8 2 53 25 14 10 4 0 30 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 28 59
2 Sheffield United 27 16 6 5 47 24 13 8 3 2 29 13 14 8 3 3 18 11 23 54
3 Watford 27 12 7 8 33 28 13 7 2 4 19 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 5 43
4 Middlesbrough 27 12 6 9 42 33 13 6 5 2 18 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 9 42
5 Blackburn Rovers 27 14 0 13 30 34 13 9 0 4 20 13 14 5 0 9 10 21 -4 42
6 West Bromwich Albion 27 11 8 8 37 28 14 6 4 4 20 14 13 5 4 4 17 14 9 41
7 Norwich City 27 11 6 10 36 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 13 6 2 5 17 13 7 39
8 Millwall 26 11 6 9 32 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 13 3 3 7 12 19 5 39
9 Luton Town 26 10 9 7 33 29 13 3 7 3 18 16 13 7 2 4 15 13 4 39
10 Sunderland 27 10 8 9 39 32 13 4 4 5 17 16 14 6 4 4 22 16 7 38
11 Swansea City 27 10 8 9 39 37 13 6 2 5 20 16 14 4 6 4 19 21 2 38
12 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 7 10 30 33 13 5 3 5 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 16 -3 37
13 Preston North End 27 10 7 10 24 30 14 3 4 7 8 18 13 7 3 3 16 12 -6 37
14 Reading 27 11 4 12 31 38 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 37
15 Coventry City 26 9 8 9 27 27 13 6 4 3 15 10 13 3 4 6 12 17 0 35
16 Hull City 27 9 7 11 33 43 14 4 3 7 14 23 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 34
17 Bristol City 27 8 8 11 36 37 14 5 3 6 18 16 13 3 5 5 18 21 -1 32
18 Birmingham City 27 8 8 11 29 33 14 4 5 5 17 16 13 4 3 6 12 17 -4 32
19 Rotherham United 27 7 9 11 32 39 13 5 4 4 24 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -7 30
20 Stoke City 27 8 6 13 29 37 13 3 3 7 13 18 14 5 3 6 16 19 -8 30
21 Cardiff City 27 7 8 12 21 30 14 4 5 5 11 12 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 29
22 Huddersfield Town 26 7 5 14 25 33 14 5 2 7 13 14 12 2 3 7 12 19 -8 26
23 Blackpool 27 6 8 13 28 40 13 3 3 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 14 21 -12 26
24 Wigan Athletic 27 6 7 14 27 47 14 2 3 9 11 28 13 4 4 5 16 19 -20 25

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 27 17 8 2 53 25 14 10 4 0 30 11 13 7 4 2 23 14 28 59
2 Sheffield United 27 16 6 5 47 24 13 8 3 2 29 13 14 8 3 3 18 11 23 54
3 Watford 27 12 7 8 33 28 13 7 2 4 19 12 14 5 5 4 14 16 5 43
4 Middlesbrough 27 12 6 9 42 33 13 6 5 2 18 12 14 6 1 7 24 21 9 42
5 Blackburn Rovers 27 14 0 13 30 34 13 9 0 4 20 13 14 5 0 9 10 21 -4 42
6 West Bromwich Albion 27 11 8 8 37 28 14 6 4 4 20 14 13 5 4 4 17 14 9 41
7 Norwich City 27 11 6 10 36 29 14 5 4 5 19 16 13 6 2 5 17 13 7 39
8 Millwall 26 11 6 9 32 27 13 8 3 2 20 8 13 3 3 7 12 19 5 39
9 Luton Town 26 10 9 7 33 29 13 3 7 3 18 16 13 7 2 4 15 13 4 39
10 Sunderland 27 10 8 9 39 32 13 4 4 5 17 16 14 6 4 4 22 16 7 38
11 Swansea City 27 10 8 9 39 37 13 6 2 5 20 16 14 4 6 4 19 21 2 38
12 Queens Park Rangers 27 10 7 10 30 33 13 5 3 5 16 17 14 5 4 5 14 16 -3 37
13 Preston North End 27 10 7 10 24 30 14 3 4 7 8 18 13 7 3 3 16 12 -6 37
14 Reading 27 11 4 12 31 38 13 8 2 3 20 14 14 3 2 9 11 24 -7 37
15 Coventry City 26 9 8 9 27 27 13 6 4 3 15 10 13 3 4 6 12 17 0 35
16 Hull City 27 9 7 11 33 43 14 4 3 7 14 23 13 5 4 4 19 20 -10 34
17 Bristol City 27 8 8 11 36 37 14 5 3 6 18 16 13 3 5 5 18 21 -1 32
18 Birmingham City 27 8 8 11 29 33 14 4 5 5 17 16 13 4 3 6 12 17 -4 32
19 Rotherham United 27 7 9 11 32 39 13 5 4 4 24 17 14 2 5 7 8 22 -7 30
20 Stoke City 27 8 6 13 29 37 13 3 3 7 13 18 14 5 3 6 16 19 -8 30
21 Cardiff City 27 7 8 12 21 30 14 4 5 5 11 12 13 3 3 7 10 18 -9 29
22 Huddersfield Town 26 7 5 14 25 33 14 5 2 7 13 14 12 2 3 7 12 19 -8 26
23 Blackpool 27 6 8 13 28 40 13 3 3 7 14 19 14 3 5 6 14 21 -12 26
24 Wigan Athletic 27 6 7 14 27 47 14 2 3 9 11 28 13 4 4 5 16 19 -20 25

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