The Premier League 2 Divison Two season is still fresh and sports bettors should be cautious. This meeting between Stoke City U23 and Reading U23 promises to be an interesting one.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Stoke City U23 form and stats
Stoke City U23 have only played one Premier League 2 Divison Two game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 2 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats from 9 matches. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Stoke City U23 to get some points in this home game.
Stoke City U23 faced defeat in their previous match, away at Norwich City U23 (1-2). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Wolves U23 (0-3).
Early season league goal statistics from Stoke City U23's 1 home game: 4 goals, 0 conceded.
Reading U23 form and stats
Reading U23 are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, having played 3 games and collected 4 points (1 win, 1 draw and 1 loss).
Impressive finishing from N. Lambert and S. Smith secured the home win 3-2 against Leeds U23 in their previous game. A 1-1 draw at West Bromwich Albion U23's stadium before that.
A new game in only four days for Reading, the Premier League 2 Divison Two home match versus Newcastle Utd U23. Busy days.
Reading U23 have scored 3 goals on their travels this season, from 3 away games in the league. Reading's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 5 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last five meetings): Stoke City U23 won three games, zero matches ended with a draw and Reading U23 has two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / zeroTop Goalscorers
  G. Kyeremateng 4 goals | D. Connor 1 goals |  F. Azeez 1 goals |
Stoke City U23 missing players
Reading U23 missing players
| Stoke City U23 | Reading U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 4 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 67% | 80% |
| 25% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 40% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 20% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 60% |
| 25% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 40% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.5 | 1 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | 10 | 10 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 20 | 33 |
| 15 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 13 | 19 |
| 33% | 100% | 100% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 23% | 32% |
| Stoke City U23 | Last season | Reading U23 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 18 | 9 | Played | P | 9 | 18 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Won | W | 3 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Lost | L | 6 | 10 | ||
| 32 | 12 | Scored | S | 15 | 35 | ||
| 27 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 83% | 78% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 83% | ||
| 56% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 78% | 78% | ||
| 50% | 44% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 44% | 56% | ||
| 22% | 22% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 39% | ||
| 44% | 44% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 44% | ||
| 39% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 22% | ||
| 17% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 220 | 106 | Total Shots | T S | 117 | 223 | ||
| 96 | 44 | Shots on Target | S O | 52 | 100 | ||
| 33% | 27% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 35% | ||
| 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 U23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough U23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 4 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Wolves U23 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | Leeds U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 7 |
| 7 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 8 | Reading U23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -5 | 7 |
| 9 | Fulham U23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 10 | Crystal Palace U23 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 11 | Stoke City U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -2 | 3 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 13 | Burnley U23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 3 |