Week 8 brings us a match on Sep 4th where Stoke City and Reading will play a match in Reading in a clash of the Championship. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, 6th placed Reading, recorded a 0-4 loss against Sheffield United. Oliver McBurnie scored the first goal for Sheffield United in the 11th minute, then Anel Ahmedhodzic added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Thomas Doyle In the end, Reading couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield United ran away with the shutout win. Reading is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while stoke City is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Swansea City. Joel Piroe struck first for Swansea City in the 6th minute on a feed from Matthew Sorinola, then Tyrese Campbell got the equalizer for Stoke City in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Aden Flint earning them at least the one point. Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win each.
Stoke City’s most prolific scorer has been Lewis Baker. The English midfielder has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Reading is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lucas João and Junior Hoilett each only have 1 goal in their last 5.