In this week 30 match, on Tue Apr 5th, Reading will play host to Stoke City in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. 21st placed Reading is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Blackburn Rovers. Josh Laurent struck first for Reading in the 78th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Blackburn Rovers couldn’t manage to score, and Reading took the shutout win. Reading is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Stoke City recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Millwall. Jacob Brown struck first for Stoke City in the 19th minute, then George Saville added another on an own goal in the 70th minute In the end, Millwall was frustrated by Stoke City’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Stoke City ended the match with the shutout victory. Stoke City looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
On Aug 7th, Stoke City hosted Reading at the Bet365 Stadium in their last match together. Stoke City was victorious by a score of 3 to 2. Nick Powell struck first for Stoke City in the 25th minute, then John Swift tied it up for Reading in the 26th minute , but fortunately for Stoke City it didn’t end there. They added more goals to be able to earn themselves the win.
Stoke City’s top weapon lately has been Lewis Baker, who has three goals in the last five matches. Reading hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Lucas João and Thomas Ince, and they each have 1 goal.