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Reading v Stockport County : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 4th Jan, 15:00 BST, Madejski Stadium, Reading

Sunday afternoon sees Leam Richardson’s Reading and Dave Challinor’s Stockport County go head to head in a League One clash at the Madejski Stadium. Analysing both clubs' last 20 League One matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head-to-heads, are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Reading
35%
--
Draw
27%
--
Stockport
38%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Stockport 1-0
10%
--
Reading 1-0
10%
--
Stockport 2-1
8%
--
Reading 2-1
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Stockport 2-0
7%
--
Reading 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Stockport 3-1
4%
--
Reading 3-1
3%
--
Stockport 3-0
3%
--
Reading 3-0
3%
--
Stockport 3-2
2%
--
Reading 3-2
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
47%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
52%
--
BTTS - No
48%
--
BTTS - Home Win
16%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
17%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
65%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
57%
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Reading win to nil
19%
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Stockport win to nil
21%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

13 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 3 and won 4. Reading have conceded 20 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 3 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Reading have played 11 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 3 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Stockport lay in 5th place on 35 points in the League One league table having played 20 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 17 games against teams below them in the table, winning 10, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Stockport have conceded 19 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Stockport have played 10 away games, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 2 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Stockport
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2013251541 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Jan 24
2
Lincoln211155838 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
Dec 26
Mar 14
3
Bradford201073937 
Feb 28
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2F
Feb 17
4
Stevenage191054935 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 21
l
 
1-3A
Feb 28
5
Stockport201055335 
Jan 4
d
 
1-1A
-
-
6
Bolton20974934 
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 6
7
Huddersfield21948431 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 3
Jan 10
w
 
1-2F
8
Luton21858-229 
w
 
3-2F
Mar 7
l
 
0-3A
Mar 21
9
Wycombe21777628 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
Apr 3
w
 
1-2F
10
Barnsley18846328 
Jan 24
l
 
3-2A
d
 
1-1A
May 2
11
L Orient21849028 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 17
Feb 7
d
 
2-2F
12
Northampton20839027 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
Mar 17
Jan 1
13
AFC Wim20839-527 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
Mar 28
-
14
Wigan20686-126 
Mar 28
-
Feb 21
d
 
1-1F
15
Reading20677-225 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Jan 4
16
Peterborough208111-325 
l
 
1-2A
Dec 29
Apr 25
l
 
3-0A
17
Plymouth218112-725 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Jan 31
l
 
4-2A
18
Rotherham21669-624 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
Jan 17
w
 
0-1F
19
Burton20668-824 
Jan 1
Mar 17
w
 
2-1A
Feb 14
20
Exeter207211123 
Jan 27
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
21
Mansfield20659-223 
d
 
1-1A
Jan 10
Mar 7
w
 
1-2A
22
Blackpool216510-623 
May 2
w
 
0-3F
w
 
1-0F
Jan 27
23
Doncaster216411-1422 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
Dec 29
w
 
0-2F
24
Port Vale203611-1115 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Apr 11
w
 
0-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading3 - 2Luton
Reading1 - 2Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Rotherham
Reading1 - 0Stevenage
Reading1 - 1Doncaster
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading1 - 1Mansfield
Reading2 - 1L Orient
Reading1 - 0Port Vale
Reading1 - 2AFC Wim
Reading0 - 2Huddersfield
Reading2 - 4Barnsley
Reading0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Wycombe
Reading3 - 1Peterborough
Reading1 - 1Stevenage
Reading2 - 0Wrexham
Reading0 - 0Exeter
Reading0 - 0Birmingham
Reading2 - 1Rotherham
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HReading3 - 2Luton
AReading0 - 2Bradford
HReading1 - 2Peterborough
AReading3 - 0Blackpool
HReading1 - 1Rotherham
HReading1 - 0Stevenage
HReading1 - 1Doncaster
HReading1 - 0Northampton
AReading1 - 2Cardiff
AReading1 - 1Exeter
HReading1 - 1Mansfield
AReading1 - 1Stockport
HReading2 - 1L Orient
AReading2 - 3Barnsley
HReading1 - 0Port Vale
AReading2 - 2Wycombe
AReading1 - 1Bolton
HReading1 - 2AFC Wim
HReading0 - 2Huddersfield
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
Stockport 5TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
30
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Mansfield1 - 2Stockport
Doncaster0 - 2Stockport
Peterborough3 - 0Stockport
Port Vale0 - 3Stockport
Huddersfield1 - 2Stockport
Rotherham0 - 1Stockport
Plymouth4 - 2Stockport
Wigan1 - 1Stockport
L Orient2 - 2Stockport
Wycombe1 - 2Stockport
L Orient2 - 2Stockport
Wycombe1 - 3Stockport
Peterborough1 - 1Stockport
Exeter0 - 2Stockport
Wrexham1 - 0Stockport
Bolton0 - 1Stockport
Northampton1 - 1Stockport
Cambridge2 - 0Stockport
Wigan0 - 2Stockport
Bristol R1 - 1Stockport
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AStockport2 - 1Mansfield
HStockport1 - 3Stevenage
AStockport2 - 0Doncaster
HStockport1 - 1Barnsley
AStockport0 - 3Peterborough
HStockport0 - 3Luton
AStockport3 - 0Port Vale
HStockport1 - 0Exeter
HStockport1 - 0Blackpool
AStockport2 - 1Huddersfield
HStockport1 - 1Reading
AStockport1 - 0Rotherham
HStockport1 - 1Cardiff
AStockport2 - 4Plymouth
AStockport1 - 1Wigan
HStockport2 - 1Burton
HStockport1 - 2Bradford
AStockport2 - 2L Orient
AStockport2 - 1Wycombe
HStockport2 - 0Bolton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Reading since 1997
Reading
Stockport
Goals: Scored
2
3
Games: Scored
2 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
0 / 2
RDG
1
SCT
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Reading
1 - 3Stockport
Reading1 - 0
League games at Stockport since 1998
Stockport
Reading
Goals: Scored
10
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
D
1
SCT
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Stockport
Draw1 - 1Draw
Stockport4 - 1
Stockport5 - 1
Goal Statistics
Reading 15th Stockport 5th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.3
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Reading will score no more than 1 goal
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Stockport will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Reading have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
+12
Stockport have scored 12% more goals when away than predicted
1.2
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Stockport
1.3
1.3
Attack rating
RDG
SCT
17%
better
view stats
Games scored17
18
Failed to score3
2
Scored first8
13
Goals scored24
28
Avg. goals scored1.2
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
16
Avg. XG for1.1
1.4
KickOff rating
+17%
Defence rating
RDG
SCT
13%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
14
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first12
7
Goals conceded26
25
Avg. goals conceded1.3
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded8
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.2
KickOff rating
+13%

Reading v Stockport League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Reading League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20635
C SavageJ MarriottL WingD Kyerewaa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Savage MID2021
4
-
L Wing MID2053
1
-
K Doyle MID1921
1
-
D Kyerewaa MID1913
5
-
J Pereira GLK17
-
J Dorsett DEF17
1
-
K Abrefa DEF172
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD173
4
-
D Williams DEF141
3
-
M Jacob DEF14
4
-
M O’Mahony FWD14
1
-
F Burns DEF13
3
-
P Lane FWD1311
1
-
P O'Connor DEF10
1
-
A Yiadom DEF10
2
-
L Fraser MID101
-
J Marriott FWD1061
-
M Ritchie MID93
5
-
M Camará MID91
1
-
A. Ahmed DEF8
3
-
G. Garcia DEF81
1
-
B Elliott MID8
1
-
M Stickland DEF4
1
-
J Stevens GLK3
-
B Tuma FWD1
-
Stockport League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20843
E PyeK WoottonJ DiamondO Moxon
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
E Pye DEF20
2
-
K Wootton FWD2083
1
-
J Diamond FWD2044
2
-
O Moxon MID1911
3
-
O Bailey MID181
2
-
N Lowe FWD183
1
-
J Olowu DEF172
1
-
C Connolly DEF151
2
-
O Norwood MID1544
2
-
J Fevrier FWD151
2
-
C O'Keeffe DEF142
1
-
M. Mothersille FWD131
-
B Hinchliffe GLK12
-
B Osborn MID1212
1
-
B Hills DEF11
2
1
O Dodgson DEF111
1
1
C Camps MID10
-
B Andrésson FWD10
-
C Addai GLK8
-
T Onyango MID82
1
1
L Fiorini MID31
-
A Edun DEF2
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
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Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
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Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
Huddersfield v Port Vale
Fri 26th Dec, 15:00
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Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
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Burton v Wigan
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Plymouth v Wycombe
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Stockport v Doncaster
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Barnsley v Lincoln
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AFC Wim v Exeter
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Peterborough v Reading
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Luton v L Orient
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Huddersfield v Northampton
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Cardiff v Stevenage
Mon 29th Dec, 19:45
Bradford v Port Vale
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L Orient v AFC Wim
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Huddersfield
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Mansfield v Bradford
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Reading v Burton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Rotherham v Peterborough
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Doncaster v Bolton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Wigan v Barnsley
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Port Vale v Blackpool
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Northampton v Stockport
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Cardiff
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Stevenage v Plymouth
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Exeter v Luton
Thu 1st Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Peterborough
Sun 4th Jan, 12:00
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Port Vale v Barnsley
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Wycombe v AFC Wim
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Stevenage v L Orient
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Reading v Stockport
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Cardiff v Wigan
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Huddersfield v Exeter
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Rotherham v Mansfield
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Doncaster v Luton
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Plymouth v Burton
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