Based on last 50 matches in "England. Championship", up to 12/01/2018
To build a prediction for the Reading - Stoke match, scheduled for 1 December 2018, several key factors could influence the outcome. Reading have played 50 matches, in which they won 9 of them, drew 16 times and lost 25 matches. Stoke, having played 19 matches, won 6 times, drew 8 matches and lost 5 defeats. In the league, Reading average 1.1 goals scored per game and 1.6 conceded. Stoke average 1.2 scored and 1.2 conceded. These sides last met on 8 February 2013 at Stoke's ground, where the home side came out on top.
Pre-Match Facts
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Motivation
In 4 out of last 5 home matches, Reading won the second half.
2nd Half - W14.46
In 4 out of 6 last matches involving Stoke, a draw was recorded.
X3.7
In 5 out of last 8 away matches involving Stoke, a draw was recorded.
X3.7
In 6 last matches involving Stoke, a draw was recorded in the second half.
2nd Half - X2.54
In 5 last away matches involving Stoke, a draw was recorded in the second half.
2nd Half - X2.54
In 6 out of last 7 home matches, Reading scores in the second half.
2nd Half - IT1O (0.5)2.19
In 5 out of 7 last matches involving Stoke, a draw was recorded in the first half.
1st Half - X2.14
In 6 out of 9 last matches involving Stoke, at least one team did not score.
Both Teams To Score - No2.02
Reading does not lose by more than 1 goal in 18 out of 20 last matches.
H1 (+1.5)1.31
Stoke concedes under 2 goals in 8 out of 9 last matches.
IT1U (1.5)1.29
Injuries & suspensions
The home side will be without several players from the rotation, with several other players also doubtful. The away side will be missing several players from the rotation.
Referee statistics
The referee for this match is Дэвид Кут (England). Over the last 74 matches, he has shown 282 yellow cards (averaging 3.8 per match) and 12 red cards (averaging 0.2 per match), so he cannot be considered overly strict. He has awarded a penalty in 5% of matches (4 out of 74).