League One · Full time ·Matchday 15

Stockport County vs Reading

3 – 1 Full time

Edgeley Park, Stockport

Stockport County 48%
Draw 25%
Reading 27%

Confidence: Low  ·  blended with market odds

Stockport County vs Reading overview

Garuda Lions analysis: Stockport County vs Reading

model vs market on the 1X2
ProbabilityStockport CountyDrawReading
Model37.1%28.5%34.5%
Market51.9%24.1%24.0%
Final48.2%25.2%26.6%
Edge-3.7%+1.1%+2.6%

Confidence: Low · Edge = Final minus Market

Why Stockport County

  • Better recent form: 4 wins in the last 6 vs 3 for the opposition.

Scoreline probability

model grid

Every scoreline the model gives this fixture, 0 to 4+ goals a side. Darker means likelier.

Stockport Coun ↓ / Reading → 0 1 2 3 4+ 0 8% 8% 1 8% 14% 8% 2 8% 3 4+

Goal probability

Chance of the match reaching each goal total, from the same grid.

1+ goals 92%
2+ goals 76%
3+ goals 50%
No goals 8%

Stockport County and Reading expected goals

Stockport County 1.36
Reading 1.30

Total expected goals: 2.66

Stockport County and Reading attack and defence ratings

Stockport County

Attack 1.27 +27%
Defence 0.83 -17%

Reading

Attack 1.34 +34%
Defence 0.72 -28%

Attack is goals scored relative to the league average (1.00); defence is goals conceded relative to that average, so a lower defence number is better. Green means better than the league, amber worse.

Stockport County vs Reading: result vs prediction

Stockport County 3 – 1 Reading

MarketOutcome
1X2 pick✓ Correct
Over/Under 2.5 pick✗ Incorrect
BTTS pick✓ Correct

Other Matchday 15 fixtures

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Before and after this match

Stockport County vs Reading markets

Best value

the model's strongest selection per market
MarketModel pickProbabilityFair oddsEdgeBest price
1X2 Stockport County 48.2% 2.08 -3.7% —
Over/Under 2.5 Under 2.5 50.2% 1.99 — —
Both teams to score Yes 55.4% 1.80 — —
Double chance 12 (either side) 74.8% 1.34 — —
Handicap -1 Loss 62.9% 1.59 — —

Fair odds = 1 / probability, the break-even price implied by the model. Best price is the top bookmaker quote on the 1X2 pick.

All probabilities

all probabilities from one model grid
MarketSelectionProbability
1X2Stockport County48.2%
Draw25.2%
Reading26.6%
Over/Under 2.5Over 2.549.8%
Under 2.550.2%
Both teams to scoreYes55.4%
No44.6%
Double chance1X (home or draw)73.4%
12 (either side)74.8%
X2 (draw or away)51.8%
Handicap -1Stockport County win17.5%
Push (exactly one goal)19.5%
Loss62.9%
Correct score (top 3)1-113.6%
2-18.4%
1-08.2%

Stockport County vs Reading stats

Stockport County and Reading recent form

newest first
Stockport County WWLDWW
Reading WLDWWL

W = win, D = draw, L = loss, in each team's last 6 completed matches.

Stockport County and Reading going into this match

league record before kick-off

Stockport County record

  • They have won 8 of their 14 league games this season, scoring 1.9 goals per match.
  • They average 2.3 goals per game at home against 1.4 on the road.
  • They have kept 5 clean sheets in 14 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 3 of 14 matches.
  • Their longest winning run this season stretches to 4 matches.

Reading record

  • They have won 6 of their 14 league games this season, scoring 1.8 goals per match.
  • They average 2.4 goals per game at home against 1.1 on the road.
  • They have kept 5 clean sheets in 14 matches.
  • They have failed to score in 4 of 14 matches.
  • 46% of their yellow cards have come after the 75th minute.

Stockport County vs Reading head-to-head

Last 4 meetings

2Stockport County wins 1Draws 1Reading wins
DateHomeAwayCompetitionScore
2026-01-04ReadingStockport CountyLeague One1-0
2025-09-27Stockport CountyReadingLeague One1-1
2025-01-18ReadingStockport CountyLeague One1-3
2024-10-29Stockport CountyReadingLeague One4-1

League and cup meetings from our records and provider history.

Stockport County vs Reading odds

Odds comparison

latest snapshot per book

Median de-vigged market: home 51.9%, draw 24.1%, away 24.0%.

Bookmaker1X2
1xBet 1.79 3.92 3.90
Bet365 1.80 3.80 4.00
BetVictor 1.80 4.00 3.90
Betano 1.87 3.75 3.70
Betfair 1.80 4.00 3.90
Dafabet 1.86 3.85 3.95
Marathonbet 1.77 3.92 3.92
Pinnacle 1.81 4.19 4.01
SBO 1.84 3.36 3.25
William Hill 1.85 3.60 3.75

Odds movement

Median book price at each recorded snapshot, oldest to latest.

1 1.81 —
X 3.88 ▲ +0.06
2 3.90 —

27 snapshots recorded, from .