Thursday , 2 July 2026

Reading FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Reading FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sun 4 Sep 2022 · 11:00 UTC Select Car Leasing Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Sam Hutchinson 6' Y
Joe Lumley 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Reading FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Select Car Leasing Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
5
3
Reading FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2022-09-04 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2022-04-05 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2021-08-07 Stoke City FC 3–2 Reading FC 2021-02-06 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC 2020-11-07 Reading FC 0–3 Stoke City FC

Recent Form

Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Stoke City FC H 2–1 W
30 Aug Sheffield United FC A 0–4 L
27 Aug Millwall FC A 1–0 W
20 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–0 W
13 Aug Rotherham United FC A 0–4 L
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
04 Sep Reading FC A 1–2 L
31 Aug Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
27 Aug Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–0 W
20 Aug Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L
17 Aug Middlesbrough FC H 2–2 D
13 Aug Huddersfield Town AFC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Reading FC to score. At the same time, Stoke City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 2' Goal! Lucas Joao scores his 62 goal in 379 matches.
  • 6' Sam Hutchinson was booked on 6.
  • 11' It’s high time Paul Ince made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 16' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 21' The travelling Stoke City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 26' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for D'Margio Wright-Phillips suffering a number of foals already.
  • 31' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Reading FC that had 379 games and scored 433 goals.
  • 36' Stoke City FC is showing some good football. However, Stoke City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 40' What a strike from Ben Wilmot! The score is 1-1.
  • 41' Stoke City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Ben Wilmot on 41.
  • 46' Reading FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 51' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stoke City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 56' Goal! Lucas Joao scores his 62 goal in 379 matches.
  • 57' Lucas Joao puts Reading FC on the lead.
  • 59' The supporters are chanting for Nick Powell. He replaces Tariqe Fosu on 59 minute.
  • 64' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 64.
  • 69' The Reading FC manager makes a substitution. Junior Hoilett departs to be replaced by Abdul Rahman Baba.
  • 71' The whistle greets Shane Long as he departs to be replaced by Kelvin Ehibhaimha.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Connor Taylor. He replaces Sam Clucas on 73 minute.
  • 78' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. William Smallbone is replaced by D'Margio Wright-Phillips.
  • 90' Reading FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Reading FC players.

Lineups

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Ince

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Lucas Joao 5
Jacob Brown 3
Ben Wilmot 2
Nick Powell 2
Tyrese Campbell 2
John Swift 2
Sam Surridge 2
Dwight Gayle 1

Head to Head

2022-09-04 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2022-04-05 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC 2021-08-07 Stoke City FC 3–2 Reading FC 2021-02-06 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC 2020-11-07 Reading FC 0–3 Stoke City FC

Reading FC Form

2022-09-04 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-08-30 Sheffield United FC 4–0 Reading FC L 2022-08-27 Millwall FC 0–1 Reading FC W 2022-08-20 Reading FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC W 2022-08-17 Reading FC 3–0 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2022-08-13 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Reading FC L

Stoke City FC Form

2022-09-04 Reading FC 2–1 Stoke City FC L 2022-08-31 Stoke City FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2022-08-27 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Stoke City FC W 2022-08-20 Stoke City FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L 2022-08-17 Stoke City FC 2–2 Middlesbrough FC D 2022-08-13 Huddersfield Town AFC 3–1 Stoke City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.45 Reading FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC48% Draw27% Stoke City FC25%
Actual: Reading FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.53
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 25%
75%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Reading FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Stoke City FC
52%
Reading FC or Stoke City FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Reading FC31% Draw48% Stoke City FC21%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
1 – 0
10.5%
0 – 0
10%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
7.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
4.8%
0 – 2
4.5%
3 – 1
4.2%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Reading FC

Handicap Reading FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 13% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 22% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 73% — 27%
+1 73% 16% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Reading FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.