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

Madejski Stadium, Reading

Home advantage makes a difference in the League One, and Allan Dybczak’s Reading will have the blessing of it on Saturday afternoon. Dave Challinor’s Stockport County are their opponents at the Madejski Stadium. We have custom-designed statistics for the biggest betting markets, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.

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Reading's next match is v L Orient at 15:00 on Saturday 25th January
Stockport County's next match is v Crawley at 15:00 on Saturday 25th January
The last English League One meeting between Reading and Stockport was on Saturday 18th January 2025
English League One
January 18th 2025
Reading 1
3 Stockport
 
S. Smith 61'5' M. Southam-Hales
13' C. Connolly
68' J. Diamond
 
RDG
SCT
Shots On
1
11
Shots Off
5
5
Corners
1
2
Possession
63%
37%
Fouls
5
16
Yellow/red cards
3/0
2/0
 
ReadingStockport
 
J. Pereira Castro
A. Kanu (J. Dorsett 46')
H. Dean
T. Bindon
C. Campbell (K. Abretti 77')
G. Garcia (K. Ehibhaimha 60')
L. Wing
T. Rushesha (M. Craig 60')
C. Savage
S. Smithfootball icon
H. Knibbs
B. Hinchliffe
I. Touray
football iconM. Southam-Hales
E. Pye
K. Knoyle
C. Camps
(L. Fiorini 73') W. Collar
O. Norwood
football iconC. Connolly
(J. Diamond 48') I. Olaofe
K. Wootton

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a narrow 1-0 win here, and instead are tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Reading and Stockport will score a minimum of a couple of between them during the standard 90 mins. It's a tip based on each side's recent form stats, as well as historical records when they go head-to-head. We give it a probability of 75%. The bookies have it at 1.25.

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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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Reading are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 44% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 3.20.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Reading
44%
29/10
44%
14/5
19%
Draw
26%
5/2
3%
13/5
Stockport
30%
17/20
26%
19/20
9%
Draw 1-1
12%
6/1
8%
11/2
Reading 1-0
10%
11/1
26%
17/2
Reading 2-1
9%
12/1
30%
10/1
10%
Stockport 1-0
8%
13/2
21%
6/1
13%
Reading 2-0
8%
20/1
62%
14/1
15%
Stockport 2-1
7%
15/2
15%
7/1
Draw 0-0
7%
10/18/1
10%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1
15%
12/1
18%
Stockport 2-0
5%
8/1
31%
15/2
15%
Reading 3-1
4%
33/1
62%
22/1
21%
Reading 3-0
4%
40/1
58%
28/1
12%
Stockport 3-1
3%
14/1
21%
12/1
Reading 3-2
3%
40/1
41%
25/1
24%
Stockport 3-2
2%
25/118/1
Stockport 3-0
2%
14/1
42%
12/1
13%
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
19/20
5%
10/11
9%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
17/20
5%
5/6
9%
Home 1st Goal
50%
13/8
25%
-
Away 1st Goal
45%
4/7
14%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
10/1-
BTTS - Yes
53%
4/5
8%
4/5
8%
BTTS - No
47%
19/20
7%
10/11
9%
BTTS - Home Win
20%
13/2
50%
11/2
24%
BTTS - Draw
19%
15/4
10%
7/2
2%
BTTS - Away Win
14%
3/1
16%
14/5
Home/draw
70%
10/11
27%
5/6
8%
Away/draw
56%
1/4
13%
1/4
7%
Home/away
74%
2/7
1%
2/7
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
2/7
3%
3/10
4%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
5/2
7%
23/10
11%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
9/411/5
14%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1/33/10
7%
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
11/2
8%
5/1
20%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1/9
1%
1/9
3%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1
15%
11/1
20%
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/40
2%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/201/20
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
10/18/1
10%
Home DNB
62%
7/4
44%
17/10
17%
Away DNB
48%
2/5
22%
2/5
10%
Reading win to nil
24%
6/1
40%
-
Stockport win to nil
16%
9/4
28%
-
Reading / Reading
15%
11/2
50%
19/4
15%
Reading / Stockport
4%
22/1
12%
18/1
Reading / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
Draw / Reading
11%
15/2
31%
13/2
7%
Draw / Stockport
15%
15/4
21%
19/5
9%
Draw / Draw
16%
9/24/1
5%
Stockport / Reading
3%
33/1
31%
25/1
13%
Stockport / Stockport
23%
21/10
23%
2/1
9%
Stockport / Draw
6%
14/1
15%
12/1
8%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Reading have played 24 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 19 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 2 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 5 clean sheets and have failed to score in 4 fixtures. Reading have outscored their opponents by 39 goals to 37 goals.

Home League Performance

Reading have played 11 games at home winning 9, drawing 0 and losing 2 games. They have scored 23 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and conceded 9 goals at home.

Stockport are in 7th position in the League One on 38 points having played 25 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

4 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 15 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

7 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Stockport have conceded 11 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Reading
Stockport
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham2417522556 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-0A
2
Wycombe2616642454 
Apr 5
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-5A
May 3
3
Wrexham2615651851 
-
l
 
3-0A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 22
4
Huddersfield2514651848 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 8
Apr 21
l
 
1-0A
5
Barnsley261268442 
May 3
d
 
2-2A
Feb 8
d
 
1-1A
6
Stockport Away2611871241 
l
 
1-3A
l
 
4-1A
-
-
7
Reading Home251258441 
-
-
w
 
4-1F
w
 
1-3F
8
L Orient2511591038 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 25
l
 
1-4A
Feb 1
9
Bolton2611510-238 
Feb 1
l
 
5-2A
w
 
5-0F
Mar 15
10
Charlton251078537 
w
 
2-0F
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 8
d
 
1-1F
11
Mansfield241149437 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
l
 
1-2A
d
 
1-1A
12
Lincoln26989-135 
Apr 18
l
 
2-0A
Apr 26
l
 
2-1F
13
Rotherham25979234 
Feb 15
l
 
2-1F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
14
Exeter269512-432 
Mar 4
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 5
15
Blackpool257108-331 
l
 
0-3A
Apr 1
Mar 1
w
 
0-3F
16
Stevenage24879-331 
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
Apr 1
l
 
2-1A
17
Wigan258611-230 
w
 
2-0F
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 15
18
Bristol R258413-1428 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
w
 
2-0F
Feb 11
19
Peterborough267613-527 
Mar 29
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
Apr 18
20
Northampton266812-1626 
w
 
4-1F
Apr 12
d
 
1-1F
Mar 4
21
Crawley245613-1921 
w
 
4-1F
Mar 8
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
22
Shrewsbury255515-1920 
Feb 11
Mar 22
Jan 28
w
 
0-2F
23
Burton263914-1718 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 28
Mar 29
w
 
0-3F
24
Cambridge254615-2118 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
1-3F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 22
Promotion
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Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Reading 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading2 - 1Mansfield
Reading4 - 1Northampton
Reading0 - 3Blackpool
Reading3 - 0Cambridge
Reading1 - 0Bristol R
Reading4 - 1Crawley
Reading3 - 1Burton
Reading2 - 1Huddersfield
Reading0 - 1L Orient
Reading2 - 0Charlton
Reading2 - 0Wigan
Reading3 - 2Blackpool
Reading1 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 0Northampton
Reading4 - 0Cambridge
Reading1 - 2Wycombe
Reading2 - 3Shrewsbury
Reading2 - 0Port Vale
Reading2 - 0Charlton
Reading1 - 1L Orient
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AReading0 - 0Charlton
AReading3 - 1Cambridge
HReading2 - 1Mansfield
HReading4 - 1Northampton
AReading0 - 2Lincoln
HReading0 - 3Blackpool
AReading1 - 1Wycombe
HReading3 - 0Cambridge
AReading2 - 2Barnsley
AReading2 - 1Peterborough
AReading1 - 1Stevenage
AReading1 - 4Stockport
HReading1 - 0Bristol R
AReading2 - 1Exeter
HReading4 - 1Crawley
AReading1 - 2Rotherham
HReading3 - 1Burton
HReading2 - 1Huddersfield
AReading2 - 5Bolton
HReading0 - 1L Orient
Stockport 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Rotherham1 - 1Stockport
Huddersfield1 - 0Stockport
Stevenage2 - 1Stockport
Birmingham2 - 0Stockport
Burton0 - 3Stockport
Lincoln2 - 1Stockport
Charlton1 - 1Stockport
Shrewsbury0 - 2Stockport
Barnsley1 - 1Stockport
Crawley1 - 1Stockport
Mansfield1 - 1Stockport
Blackpool0 - 3Stockport
Wrexham2 - 1Stockport
Notts C2 - 5Stockport
Colchester1 - 2Stockport
Sutton1 - 3Stockport
Forest Green0 - 3Stockport
Crawley1 - 1Stockport
Salford2 - 2Stockport
Gillingham0 - 0Stockport
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
25
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HStockport1 - 2Mansfield
HStockport1 - 1Birmingham
AStockport1 - 1Rotherham
AStockport0 - 1Huddersfield
HStockport2 - 1Peterborough
AStockport1 - 2Stevenage
HStockport2 - 0Exeter
AStockport0 - 2Birmingham
AStockport3 - 0Burton
HStockport1 - 0Wrexham
HStockport5 - 0Bolton
HStockport0 - 5Wycombe
HStockport4 - 1Reading
AStockport1 - 2Lincoln
HStockport1 - 1Northampton
AStockport1 - 1Charlton
HStockport0 - 0Wigan
AStockport2 - 0Shrewsbury
AStockport1 - 1Barnsley
HStockport1 - 4L Orient
Goal Statistics

Reading's fans will be hoping for goals on Saturday afternoon, not least because Stockport County have conceded in each of their last 6 League One matches. A PG of 1.5 for Allan Dybczak's side suggests that run should continue.

Reading 7th Stockport 6th
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1.5
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Reading will score 1 or more goals
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Stockport will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+21
Reading have scored 21% more goals at home than predicted
+9
Stockport’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
2.0
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
0.9
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Reading
PG (predicted goals)
Stockport
1.5
1.2
Attack rating
RDG
SCT
1%
better
view stats
Games scored19
21
Failed to score5
4
Scored first13
15
Goals scored39
37
Avg. goals scored1.6
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
10
Avg. shots per goal5
7
Conversion rate for20
15
Avg. XG for1.2
1.5
KickOff rating
+1%
Defence rating
RDG
SCT
10%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
16
Clean sheets5
9
Conceded first10
9
Goals conceded33
27
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
5
Conversion rate against14%
19%
Avg. XG against1.6
0.9
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Reading League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
251065
T. BindonS SmithL WingS Smith
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Pereira GLK19
1
-
T Rushesha DEF4
-
H Dean DEF14
2
-
T. Bindon DEF251
2
-
A. Kanu DEF7
-
C Savage MID2444
2
-
L Wing MID2546
4
-
H Knibbs MID2282
1
-
C Campbell FWD2032
-
S Smith FWD23101
5
-
G. Garcia FWD191
3
-
Subs
D Button GLK5
-
K Abrefa DEF12
1
-
J Dorsett DEF12
-
T. Sackey MID
-
M Craig MID231
1
-
K Ehibhatiomhan FWD1321
2
1
J Wareham FWD171
2
-
Stockport League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
25656
E PyeK WoottonK WoottonE Pye
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Hinchliffe GLK13
1
-
M Southam-Hales DEF122
5
-
C Connolly DEF2212
4
-
E Pye DEF2512
6
-
K Knoyle MID6
-
C Camps MID181
5
-
O Norwood MID233
2
-
I Touray MID242
4
-
I Olaofe FWD2131
1
-
K Wootton FWD2665
4
-
W Collar FWD2131
2
-
Subs
C Addai GLK14
-
R Rydel DEF91
-
J Mingi MID8
1
-
L Fiorini MID11
2
-
C. Gardner MID1
-
J Diamond FWD202
2
-
B Andrésson FWD
-