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Stoke City vs Reading: result 4-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 28Kick-off on January 21, 2023 at 03:00 PM (UTC)bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire

Stoke City
4-0
Reading

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What was the result of Stoke City vs Reading?

Stoke City won 4-0 on January 21, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 11′W. SmallboneStoke City
  • 57′T. CampbellStoke City
  • 80′J. BrownStoke City
  • 83′D. GayleStoke City

Official lineup for Stoke City vs Reading

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Stoke City

3-4-3
  1. 10T. Campbell
  2. 11D. Gayle
  3. 9J. Brown
  1. 14J. Tymon
  2. 18W. Smallbone
  3. 8L. Baker
  4. 28J. Laurent
  1. 3M. Fox
  2. 6P. Jagielka
  3. 16B. Wilmot
  1. 13J. Bonham

Reading

5-3-2
  1. 11Y. Meïté
  2. 10T. Ince
  1. 19T. Fornah
  2. 22M. Loum
  3. 8J. Hendrick
  1. 12A. Baba
  2. 5T. Mcintyre
  3. 3T. Holmes
  4. 17A. Yiadom
  5. 23J. Hoilett
  1. 1J. Lumley
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Stoke City have 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats; Reading have 5, 3 and 7.

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

Stoke City
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 14, 2023Sheffield Utd(away)1-3Championship
Jan 8, 2023Hartlepool(away)3-0FA Cup
Jan 2, 2023Preston(home)0-1Championship
Dec 30, 2022Burnley(home)0-1Championship
Dec 26, 2022Rotherham(away)2-2Championship
Reading
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 14, 2023QPR(home)2-2Championship
Jan 7, 2023Watford(home)2-0FA Cup
Jan 2, 2023West Brom(away)0-1Championship
Dec 30, 2022Norwich(away)1-1Championship
Dec 27, 2022Swansea(home)2-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 2 Stoke City wins, 2 draws, 2 Reading wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 4, 2022Reading 2-1 Stoke CityChampionship
Apr 5, 2022Reading 2-1 Stoke CityChampionship
Aug 7, 2021Stoke City 3-2 ReadingChampionship
Feb 6, 2021Stoke City 0-0 ReadingChampionship
Nov 7, 2020Reading 0-3 Stoke CityChampionship
Jun 20, 2020Reading 1-1 Stoke CityChampionship

Last archived meeting: Reading vs Stoke City on Sep 4, 2022

How many goals should we expect?

Stoke City score 1.1 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Reading score 1.2 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Stoke City1.11.437/158/15
Reading1.21.348/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
6Stoke City10514171616

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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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