Reading U23 vs Stoke City U23Live Score, Lineups & H2H

On paper the standings were lopsided — Reading U23 14th with 23 points, Stoke City U23 1st with 3, 20 apart. Recent form told a different story for Stoke City U23: only 18th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 1st. Per game in the league, Reading U23 were scoring 1.23 and conceding 2.15, Stoke City U23 2 and 0, against a competition average of 1.72 goals per team per game.

Six consecutive defeats weighed on Reading U23. Over the last five, Reading U23 had taken 0 of 15 points to Stoke City U23's 10.

Select Car Leasing Stadium, capacity 24,161, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 1-1 the final score.