Stoke City v Reading result

Full-time · Stoke City 3–2 Reading

Championship · Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:00 BST · bet365 Stadium

Updated 10 May 2026, 04:49 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Stoke City · Reading · Head-to-head

Stoke City 3–2 Reading — Stoke City won this Championship match.

Next for Stoke City: Stoke City v Bristol City, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Reading: Reading v Leyton Orient, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Stoke City 3–2 Reading · Championship
Venue: bet365 Stadium · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
Referee: M. Donohue
Head-to-head (last 6): Stoke City 1 · draws 5 · Reading 0 · 1.5 goals/game
Recent form: Stoke City 1W 2D 2L · Reading 0W 4D 1L

Stoke City 3–2 Reading (Championship): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1 / 1.25

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.63 · 1 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 4.29

Corners

against 3.5 / 4.57 · 1 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3 / 3.43

Shots on target

against 2.75 / 4.71 · 1 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.25 / 0.86

Cards

against 1.25 / 2.29 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

4.91 yellows

Referee · M. Donohue

2.18 home / 2.73 away

over 11 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 May 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 8 May 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Stoke City for / against	Line	Reading for / against
Goals scored	1 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.25 for · 1.63 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.25 for · 3.5 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.29 for · 4.57 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	10.38 for · 9 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	12 for · 14.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.43 for · 4.71 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	13.5 for · 12.88 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	12.29 for · 15.57 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.25 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	0.86 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: M. Donohue — 4.91 yellow cards a game, 0.18 red cards, 22.27 fouls over 11 matches (2.18 to the home side, 2.73 to the away side).

Home 2.18Away 2.73

Stoke City

Stoke City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Powell n 8	77.5	3.2 7/7	2.9 7/4	A. Yiadom
C. Norton n 6	25.3	3 3/2	3 3/1	—
S. Fletcher n 8	62.8	2.2 4/3	0.4 2/0	—
Jordan Thompson n 8	69.6	1.8 6/3	2.4 7/3	—
D. Batth n 8	77.1	1.6 6/3	0.9 4/2	—

Stoke City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Vokes n 8	10	3.4 2/1	2.3 2/0
S. Fletcher n 8	62.8	2.5 5/5	1.1 4/2
N. Powell n 8	77.5	1.2 5/2	0.4 3/0
Rabbi Matondo n 8	47	1.2 3/2	0.5 2/0
J. McClean n 8	52.8	0.9 4/0	0.4 2/0

Stoke City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Clucas n 8	61	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
J. Brown n 8	62.4	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
T. Smith n 8	85	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
N. Powell n 8	77.5	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
Jordan Thompson n 8	69.6	0 0/0	0.2 1/0

Stoke City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
R. Norrington-Davies n 8	90	1.9 8/6
J. Tymon n 8	63	1.4 5/2
Rabbi Matondo n 8	47	1.4 3/3
J. Obi Mikel n 8	84.4	1.3 7/3
J. Chester n 8	80.9	1.3 6/2

Stoke City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
A. Gunn n 8	90	2.3 6/2
A. Davies n 8	90	1.1 2/0

Reading

Reading — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
D. Tetek n 8	17.9	5 4/2	1.3 2/0	—
Alfa Semedo n 8	31.9	2.5 4/2	1.4 3/1	—
G. Puşcaş n 8	45.4	2.2 6/2	1 4/0	—
S. Aluko n 8	10.4	2.2 2/0	1.1 1/0	—
A. Yiadom n 8	88.8	1.9 7/5	1.5 7/3	N. Powell

Reading — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Aluko n 8	10.4	3.3 2/1	2.2 2/0
S. Baldock n 8	17.6	2.6 3/1	1.9 2/1
Y. Meïté n 8	76.1	2.1 6/5	1.2 4/4
J. Swift n 8	55.9	2 5/4	1.2 5/1
Lucas João n 8	57.3	1.8 6/3	0.6 3/0

Reading — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Olise n 8	74	0.3 2/0	0.3 2/0
Tomás Esteves n 8	19.5	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
S. Baldock n 8	17.6	0 0/0	0.6 1/0
A. Rinomhota n 8	88	0 0/0	0.4 3/0
Y. Meïté n 8	76.1	0.4 3/0	0 0/0

Reading — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Alfa Semedo n 8	31.9	5.3 5/4
A. Rinomhota n 8	88	2.7 7/6
Tomás Esteves n 8	19.5	2.3 1/1
S. Aluko n 8	10.4	2.2 1/1
A. Yiadom n 8	88.8	1.9 7/4

Reading — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 8 May 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rafael Cabral n 8	90	3 6/5
L. Southwood n 4	90	3 4/3

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Match statistics & details

Stoke City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
J. Bursik	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
T. Smith	90	0	2	0	0	5	1	7.9
B. Wilmot	90	0	0	0	0	0	3	6.9
D. Batth	90	0	0	1	0	1	1	6.9
M. Fox	90	0	0	2	1	0	2	6.6
J. Allen	90	0	0	0	0	0	4	6.6
J. Brown	90	1	0	3	2	1	1	7.3
M. Vrančić	88	0	0	0	0	6	5	7.6
J. Tymon	78	0	0	1	0	0	0	6.3
N. Powell	73	1	1	2	1	2	0	7.6
S. Fletcher	73	0	0	1	0	2	0	7
S. Clucas sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	1	6.9
S. Surridge sub	17	1	0	2	2	0	0	7.5
A. Doughty sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Jordan Thompson sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Reading player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Rafael Cabral	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
A. Yiadom	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	6
M. Morrison	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Moore	90	1	0	1	1	0	0	Y	6.9
T. Mcintyre	90	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	6.6
A. Rinomhota	90	0	0	1	1	0	2	0	6.5
J. Laurent	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
E. Bristow	90	0	0	1	0	2	2	0	6.9
O. Azeez	88	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
J. Swift	77	1	1	1	1	3	0	0	8.6
Lucas João	77	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
D. Tetek sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
G. Puşcaş sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
T. Holmes sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Stoke City v Reading — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Stoke CityDLDLW

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

ReadingDDDLD

Last 5: 0W 4D 1L · 1.2 scored / 1.8 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Stoke City 1 · 5 draws · Reading 0 · 1.5 goals/game

2021-02-06 Stoke City 0–0 Reading
2020-11-07 Reading 0–3 Stoke City
2020-06-20 Reading 1–1 Stoke City
2019-12-14 Stoke City 0–0 Reading
2019-03-16 Stoke City 0–0 Reading
2018-12-01 Reading 2–2 Stoke City

League standing · 2021/22

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Stoke City#14 pos62 pts46 pl+5 GD

Reading#21 pos41 pts46 pl-33 GD

Goals per game

Stoke City scored1.24

Reading scored1.17

Stoke City conceded1.13

Reading conceded1.89

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What is the head-to-head record between Stoke City and Reading?: In their last 6 meetings, Stoke City won 1, Reading won 0 and there were 5 draws, averaging 1.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Stoke City and Reading?: Recent form — Stoke City 1W 2D 2L; Reading 0W 4D 1L.

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