Reading take on the visitors Stock City in the round match of English Championship. The match will be played on Tuesday, April 5th at Select Car Leasing Stadium (Reading)
Reading fell dip this season. The Biscuits finished just outside the playoff zone in the previous Championship draw. Even though they fell behind the 6th place by quite a serious number of points. Still, there were hopes that in this season it would be possible to build on success. But in reality, it turned out that only due to the financial problems of Derby County, they managed not to fall into the relegation zone. The team gains less than a point per match. True, in March they managed to strengthen their positions, due to a draw with Bournemouth and a victory over Blackburn. Also, clash against Barnsley, the closest pursuer, ended 1-1 on the road, keeping the distance unchanged.
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Stoke City have become accustomed to being in the middle of the division. "Potters" at one time, not so long ago, looked quite consistent and confident in the Premier League, and even managed to make some noise in the FA cup. And, when a completely unexpected relegation happened, many thought that this strong team would not stay in the Championship. But it turned out that they got stuck here. Even though the experienced Michael O'Neal became the manager back in 2019, and there are quite venerable players in the roster, the same Allen, Klukas, Fletcher, Powell, Jagielka, but gradually Stoke stuck in the middle of the second division. After finishing 14th in the previous season, City are still dangling below the equator, but with a very serious lead over the relegation zone. In general, there is nothing to fight for in the league. But that didn't stop them from beating Sheffield United in April.
Reading won in recent head-to-head back in 2006. Yes, after that there were not regular meetings, but still they managed to play 10 times. Mostly there were draws, but among the 3 victories of Stoke, there were 3-2 as part of this season. Experts consider the chances of the teams as almost equal. But it is unlikely that the game will be spectacular, betting on "total less than 2.5 goals" suggests itself.
Prediction for the match: Under 2.5 goals scored.
