It's advantage Stoke City U23 so far with their 4th position in the Premier League 2 Divison Two table, welcoming Reading U23 who are placed 8th.
The visiting Reading U23 played their last game only four days ago, a Premier League Cup match. That game, against Colchester U23, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Reading U23.
Stoke City U23 form and stats
Stoke City U23's results here at Bet365 Stadium in the Premier League 2 Divison Two have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 4 defeats. Stoke City U23 are very eager to stop a potential losing streak at Bet365 Stadium, having lost their two previous games here.
Stoke City U23 enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Fulham U23's place. The match ended 2-0 with W. Forrester and S. Hogan scoring. Ahead of that match, Stoke City U23 lost 0-1 at home to Swansea City U23.
Stoke City U23 has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Stoke City U23 defense is not exactly impregnable. 12 goals conceded from 7 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Reading U23 form and stats
There's been little loot from Reading U23's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 7 away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Reading U23 only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 0 draws.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Colchester U23 in their previous outing. The Premier League Cup match ended in a draw 1-1. Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against West Ham United U23 in the Premier League 2 Divison Two.
The travelling fans enjoy Reading U23's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. The Reading U23 manager S. Marshall has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Reading U23 - Stoke City U23 0-4. Head-2-head stats last four meetings: two - zero - two (Stoke City U23 wins - draws - Reading U23 wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 A. Liddle 6 goals | T. Nevers 6 goals |  T. Frost 4 goals |
Stoke City U23 missing players
Reading U23 missing players
| Stoke City U23 | Reading U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 25 | 7 | 4 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 32 |
| 22 | 12 | 4 | Conceded | C | 9 | 16 | 32 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 80% | 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 87% |
| 47% | 43% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 71% | 80% |
| 47% | 43% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 43% | 60% |
| 20% | 14% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 29% | 47% |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 43% | 47% |
| 40% | 14% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 20% | 43% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 29% | 27% |
| 5.8 | 6.1 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 7.3 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | 7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 6.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| 1.9 | 1.4 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 183 | 84 | 36 | Total Shots | T S | 40 | 101 | 186 |
| 82 | 35 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 17 | 42 | 84 |
| 30% | 20% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 12% | 29% | 38% |
- Reading U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | West Ham United U23 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 31 | 39 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 37 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 36 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 28 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Swansea City U23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 21 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U23 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 24 | -9 | 20 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 17 |
| 9 | Norwich City U23 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -7 | 17 |
| 10 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -11 | 16 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -10 | 14 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 26 | -36 | 1 |