In this week 28 match on Jan 21st, Stoke City will play host to Reading in a meeting of these two Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Stoke City recorded a 1-3 loss against Sheffield United. Iliman Ndiaye struck first for Sheffield United in the 9th minute, then Jayden Bogle added another in the 33rd minute. Stoke City is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while reading is fresh off their 2-2 draw against Queens Park Rangers. Jeff Hendrick struck first for Reading in the 28th minute, then Jeff Hendrick added another in the 42nd minute. Reading is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Sun Sep 4th, Reading won by a score of 2 to 1. Lucas João scored the first goal for Reading in the 2nd minute, then Ben Wilmot tied it up for Stoke City in the 40th minute on a feed from Aden Flint.
Both Andy Carroll and Jeff Hendrick have been the hottest scorers for Reading in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals. Stoke City is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Lee Peltier and Tyrese Campbell each only have 1 goal in their last five.