Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Stoke City FC vs Reading FC, Championship 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2021-22
Stoke City FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Reading FC
Sat 7 Aug 2021 · 14:00 UTC Bet365 Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 24' Liam Moore
Y 90' Joshua Laurent

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Reading FC — Championship at Bet365 Stadium.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

3
5
2
Stoke City FC 10 games · Avg 2.4 goals Reading FC
Last 5 meetings
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 2020-06-20 Reading FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2019-12-14 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Reading FC H 3–2 W
08 May AFC Bournemouth A 2–0 W
01 May Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–2 L
24 Apr Nottingham Forest FC A 1–1 D
21 Apr Coventry City FC H 2–3 L
17 Apr Preston North End FC H 0–0 D
Reading FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
07 Aug Stoke City FC A 2–3 L
08 May Huddersfield Town AFC H 2–2 D
01 May Norwich City FC A 1–4 L
25 Apr Swansea City AFC H 2–2 D
21 Apr Luton Town FC A 0–0 D
16 Apr Cardiff City FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)
60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Stoke City FC host Reading FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' The energy levels are beginning to show. Veljko Paunovic might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 15' Jordan Thompson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Reading FC so far.
  • 20' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 24' Controversy at the stadium! Liam Moore argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
  • 25' Nick Powell is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 1 goals this season for the .
  • 26' John Swift adds to his 0 season tally! Reading FC lead 1-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' John Swift makes no mistake. The score reads 1-2 and Reading FC are in front.
  • 28' Magnificent from Jacob Brown! That is 52 goals in 389 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 33' Reading FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 38' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 43' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 48' Stoke City FC have won 404 goals from 384 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 53' Reading FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 58' 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.
  • 61' Reading FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Liam Moore on 61.
  • 66' Stoke City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Reading FC's shape.
  • 71' 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.
  • 73' Sam Clucas has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nick Powell on 73 minute.
  • 77' A tactical swap from Reading FC — Dejan Tetek on, John Swift off on 77 minutes.
  • 78' Stoke City FC make a change. Josh Tymon trudges off to be replaced by Alfie Doughty on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Reading FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' The England Sam Surridge breaks the deadlock on 85 minutes. 3-3!
  • 86' GOAL! Sam Surridge scores on 86.
  • 88' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Mario Vrancic departs to be replaced by Jordan Thompson.
  • 90' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Joshua Laurent on 90 minutes.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Reading FC.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Reading FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Veljko Paunovic

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

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 2020-06-20 Reading FC 1–1 Stoke City FC 2019-12-14 Stoke City FC 0–0 Reading FC

Stoke City FC Form

2021-08-07 Stoke City FC 3–2 Reading FC W 2021-05-08 AFC Bournemouth 0–2 Stoke City FC W 2021-05-01 Stoke City FC 0–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2021-04-24 Nottingham Forest FC 1–1 Stoke City FC D 2021-04-21 Stoke City FC 2–3 Coventry City FC L 2021-04-17 Stoke City FC 0–0 Preston North End FC D

Reading FC Form

2021-08-07 Stoke City FC 3–2 Reading FC L 2021-05-08 Reading FC 2–2 Huddersfield Town AFC D 2021-05-01 Norwich City FC 4–1 Reading FC L 2021-04-25 Reading FC 2–2 Swansea City AFC D 2021-04-21 Luton Town FC 0–0 Reading FC D 2021-04-16 Reading FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D

Predictions

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

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC50% Draw26% Reading FC24%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.72
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Reading FC
50%
Stoke City FC or Reading FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC33% Draw46% Reading FC21%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.5%
2 – 0
8.1%
0 – 1
6.5%
1 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
5.2%
3 – 1
4.8%
3 – 0
4.2%
0 – 2
4.2%
3 – 2
Actual

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Reading FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Reading FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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