Stoke City vs Reading Predictions

• Reading have lost one of their last five matches in all competitions
• Stoke have taken one point from their last four league matches
• Stoke have the second-worst home record in the Championship this season

Ince’s Royals hanging around in play-off race

Reading were favourites to be relegated from the Championship this season and Paul Ince deserves credit for the job he is doing at the cash-strapped club. Reading have turned a corner in recent months and find themselves just four points off the play-offs with 19 games to go. Paul Ince’s side have lost one of their last five matches in all competitions (W2, D2), a run of form which extends to two defeats in their last eight. Reading have already beaten Stoke this season and The Royals are fancied to record the league double over the Potters for the first time in 16 years.

Stoke are in big trouble

Stoke have taken one point from their last four league matches and things are looking incredibly bleak for the Potters, who have the second-worst home record in the Championship. Stoke’s poor recent run of result has seen them slip to 20^th in the table, just four points above Huddersfield, who occupy the last of three relegation spots.

Reading draw no bet will be the main selection for Saturday’s game, with a 2-1 away win forming the correct score prediction.