Match

Reading U21 vs Stoke City U21: result 3-0 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneRegular Season - 14Kick-off on February 7, 2026 at 12:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading U21
3-0
Stoke City U21

Full time

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

Reading U21 won 3-0 on February 7, 2026.

Goalscorers

  • 23′R. EvansReading U21 (pen.)
  • 64′R. EvansReading U21
  • 69′R. EvansReading U21

Official lineup for Reading U21 vs Stoke City U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading U21

  1. 7K. Smith
  2. 9R. Evans
  1. 3K. Abrefa
  2. 4A. Rinomhota
  3. 6T. Sackey
  4. 8D. Hicks
  5. 10Mamadi Camará
  6. 11J. Jones
  1. 2E. Osho
  2. 5P. Duah
  1. 1H. Rhone

Stoke City U21

  1. 7T. Martin
  1. 2S. Phillips
  2. 4J. Mcwilliams
  3. 5R. Otegbayo
  4. 6G. Kelly
  5. 8W. Gromek
  6. 9J. Osei Kyremeh
  7. 10O. Enabulele
  8. 11C. Chibueze
  1. 3Sydney Agina
  1. 1C. Clothier
Ask the AI a questionSign-in required.

What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading U21 have 8 wins, 1 draw and 6 defeats; Stoke City U21 have 6, 4 and 5.

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

Reading U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 4, 2026Stoke City U21(home)5-0Premier League Cup
Jan 30, 2026Burnley U21(away)3-1Premier League 2 Division One
Jan 26, 2026Nottingham Forest U21(away)1-0Premier League 2 Division One
Jan 22, 2026AFC Bournemouth U21(away)0-2Premier League Cup
Jan 19, 2026Blackburn Rovers U21(home)4-1Premier League 2 Division One
Stoke City U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Feb 4, 2026Reading U21(away)0-5Premier League Cup
Jan 30, 2026Manchester City U21(home)1-6Premier League 2 Division One
Jan 23, 2026Tottenham Hotspur U21(home)1-2Premier League 2 Division One
Jan 16, 2026Leeds United U21(away)1-0Premier League 2 Division One
Dec 21, 2025Derby County U21(home)1-1Premier League Cup

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Reading U21 wins, 0 draws, 1 Stoke City U21 win.

DateScoreCompetition
Feb 4, 2026Reading U21 5-0 Stoke City U21Premier League Cup
Jan 27, 2025Reading U21 1-5 Stoke City U21Premier League 2 Division One
Aug 14, 2023Stoke City U21 0-2 Reading U21Premier League 2 Division One

Last archived meeting: Reading U21 vs Stoke City U21 on Feb 4, 2026

How many goals should we expect?

Reading U21 score 1.7 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Stoke City U21 score 1.6 and concede 2.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading U211.71.466/158/15
Stoke City U211.62.1113/1512/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Reading U21 sit 14th in Premier League 2 Division One (7 points from 5 matches) and Stoke City U21 sit 18th (4 points from 5 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
14Reading U215212777
18Stoke City U215113874

A question about Reading U21 vs Stoke City U21?

Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.

Ask the AI a question

Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.

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

Other matches in the same round

Next match: Reading U21 and Stoke City U21

Ready to know everything about football?