Stoke City vs Reading

3 - 2
🕒 Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:00 Europe/London 📍 bet365 Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Matt Donohue 🔁 Regular Season - 1 🏁 match finished
Season
2021-2022 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 1
Regular Season Table
Stoke City 14 · Reading 22
Referee Stats
30 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 37%
Draws 30%
Away wins 33%
How the match was won
  • Stoke City outshot their opponent (18-11).
  • Possession was balanced (47%-53%).

Team Overview

Stoke City (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-5-8

Goals For / Against

30 / 23
Avg: 1.30 / 1.00

Points

35
Avg: 1.52

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

5
Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 6-3-14

Goals For / Against

21 / 43
Avg: 0.91 / 1.87

Points

21
Avg: 0.91

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

10

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.52
PPG
0.91
1.30
GF
0.91
1.00
GA
1.87
39%
O2.5
61%
43%
BTTS
52%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Stoke City rank14th
Reading rank22nd
Stoke City points62
Reading points47
Stoke City: #14 · 62 pts · GD +5
26 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 15 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Reading: #22 · 47 pts · GD -33
41 pts off the top 2. 22 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts from safety.
15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Stoke City last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals5-2
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading last 5 away

L L W D D
Points5/15
Weighted index27
Goals4-7
Record1-2-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Stoke City trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.548%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 22%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS52%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.578%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Stoke City score at home78%
Stoke City clean sheet at home39%
Reading score away57%
Reading clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Stoke City score first0%
Stoke City win after scoring first0%
Reading score first0%
Reading win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Stoke City 0% · Reading 0%

Vs league average

Stoke City score at home1.30 vs 1.41
Stoke City concede at home1.00 vs 1.09
Reading score away0.91 vs 1.09
Reading concede away1.87 vs 1.41
Stoke City score 8% below league average, while Reading score 17% below league average.
Defensive side: Stoke City are 9% below league average at home, and Reading are 32% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals3.00
BTTS60%
Over 2.580%
At this venue setup: 1.80 goals on average across the last 5.

Stoke City goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Reading goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
6
5
Total Shots
18
11
Shots off Goal
6
4
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
15
8
Shots Outside Box
3
3
Ball Possession
47%
53%
Corner Kicks
6
9
Fouls
16
7
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
335
389
Passes Accurate
237
273
Passes %
71%
70%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws4
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals6 (66.7%)
BTTS4 (44.4%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws3
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS1 (20.0%)

Stoke City vs Reading Head-to-Head History by Season