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Reading U21 vs Stoke City U21: result 1-5 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneGroup 1 - 16Kick-off on January 27, 2025 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading U21
1-5
Stoke City U21

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What was the result of Reading U21 vs Stoke City U21?

Stoke City U21 won 1-5 on January 27, 2025.

Goalscorers

  • 8′E. TezgelStoke City U21
  • 25′E. TezgelStoke City U21
  • 34′André VidigalStoke City U21
  • 55′André VidigalStoke City U21
  • 78′Jeremiah Okine-PetersReading U21
  • 90′E. TezgelStoke City U21

Official lineup for Reading U21 vs Stoke City U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading U21

  1. 11Joseph Barough
  1. 4J. Senga-Ngoyi
  2. 9T. Sackey
  3. 10Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens
  1. 2A. Ahmed
  2. 3Kai Source
  3. 5Michael George Stickland
  4. 6Boyd Beacroft
  5. 7E. Osho
  6. 8Jacob Borgnis
  1. 1Tom Norcott

Stoke City U21

  1. 9E. Tezgel
  2. 11André Vidigal
  1. 2S. Agina
  2. 3Josh Bickerton
  3. 7D. Lipsiuc
  4. 8B. Pearson
  5. 10Jack Griffiths
  1. 4J. Griffin
  2. 5J. Dixion
  3. 6B. Lawal
  1. 1J. Bonham
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading U21 have 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 defeats; Stoke City U21 have 1, 2 and 12.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Reading U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 24, 2025Luton Town U21(away)2-2Premier League Cup
Jan 21, 2025Valencia U21(home)1-1Premier League International Cup
Jan 17, 2025Derby County U21(home)0-1Premier League 2 Division One
Jan 13, 2025Chelsea U21(away)0-3Premier League 2 Division One
Dec 16, 2024West Bromwich Albion U21(away)1-3Premier League 2 Division One
Stoke City U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 21, 2025Rochdale(away)0-2National League Cup
Jan 17, 2025Manchester City U21(away)2-2Premier League 2 Division One
Dec 3, 2024Altrincham(away)1-4National League Cup
Nov 29, 2024Southampton U21(home)0-3Premier League 2 Division One
Nov 5, 2024Forest Green(away)4-0National League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 1 Reading U21 win, 0 draws, 0 Stoke City U21 wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 14, 2023Stoke City U21 0-2 Reading U21Premier League 2 Division One

Last archived meeting: Stoke City U21 vs Reading U21 on Aug 14, 2023

How many goals should we expect?

Reading U21 score 1.4 and concede 2.1 goals per match over their last 15; Stoke City U21 score 0.8 and concede 2.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading U211.42.1112/1511/15
Stoke City U210.82.517/1510/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Reading U21 sit 15th in Premier League 2 Division One (7 points from 5 matches) and Stoke City U21 sit 20th (4 points from 5 matches).

2026-27 standings
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15Reading U215212777
20Stoke City U215113874

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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