Updated 11 November 2026.
Stockport County host Reading at Edgeley Park on Saturday 14 November, kick-off 3pm, in a League One game between the 2nd and 6th-placed sides. Four points separate them after 14 league games each, and neither has conceded more than 15 goals. Stockport have a striker who has had a shot in 14 straight games; Reading have one who has had a shot on target in nine straight.
Stockport sit 2nd on 26 points from 14 games, with eight wins, two draws and four defeats. They've scored 26 and let in 14, and per game that's the 3rd most goals in the division alongside the 4th fewest conceded. They also have the 6th most shots on target and the 4th most corners in the league. They arrive after a 3-2 win at Cray Wanderers in the FA Cup, and before that took the points in a 2-1 home win over Wimbledon. They have lost once in their last five games in all competitions, a 1-0 loss at Oxford United that followed a 1-1 draw at Notts County and a 2-0 win at Doncaster. They commit the fewest fouls and pick up the fewest cards in League One.
Reading are 6th on 22 points, with six wins, four draws and four defeats, and 25 goals scored against 15 conceded. They score 1.79 a game, the 4th most, and concede 1.07, the 5th fewest, with a clean sheet in 36% of games, the 5th highest rate in the league. The 5-0 win at Peterborough in the FA Cup last Saturday came after a 2-0 defeat at Oxford United in the league. Before that, they drew 0-0 at Plymouth and beat Barnsley 2-1 and Orient 1-0 at home.
Stockport possible starting lineup:
Whatmuff; Jobe, O'Connell, Pye; Glover, Bate, Fiorini, Gardner; Diamond, Wootton, Adigun
Reading possible starting lineup:
Pereira; Roberts, O'Connor, Beacroft, Ahmed; Rinomhota, Wing; Kyerewaa, Savage, Lisbie; Marriott
Kyle Wootton has had at least one shot in 14 straight games for Stockport, averaging 3.7 a game.
Jack Marriott has had a shot on target in nine straight games for Reading, averaging 2.2 a game, and Ladbrokes have a shot on target from him at 1.30. He has also had a shot in nine straight games, averaging 3.9 a game.
In midfield, Lewis Bate has made a tackle in seven straight games for Stockport, while Andy Rinomhota has done so in six for Reading at 2.3 a game. Centre-back Eoghan O'Connell has also made a tackle in six straight games for Stockport, averaging 1.7.
Stockport County are the favourites at 1.91 with Ladbrokes, with the draw at 3.80 and Reading at 3.80 with bet365. We give Stockport a 51% chance of winning, the draw 25% and Reading 24%.
| Market | Best price | Statz chance |
|---|---|---|
| Stockport County win | 1.91 (Ladbrokes) | 51% |
| Draw | 3.80 (Ladbrokes) | 25% |
| Reading win | 3.80 (bet365) | 24% |
| Both teams to score | 1.62 (bet365) | 57% |
| Over 2.5 goals | 1.65 (bet365) | 55% |
We predict 1-1, the likeliest single score at 12%, though we make Stockport the likeliest winners at 51%, with 2-1 next at 10% and 1-0 at 9%. We project 1.74 goals for Stockport and 1.15 for Reading. Both teams to score has landed in 50% of the league games of each club, and we give it 57% here. We give Stockport a 32% chance of a clean sheet and Reading 18%.
Prediction: Stockport County 1-1 Reading
Stockport County vs Reading kicks off at 3pm UK on Saturday 14 November 2026 at Edgeley Park, in the League One 2026/27 season. It is a fixture between 2nd-placed Stockport on 26 points and 6th-placed Reading on 22, both from 14 games.
We predict a 1-1 draw in Stockport County vs Reading in League One 2026/27, the likeliest single score at 12%. We still make Stockport County the likeliest winners at 51%, with a draw at 25% and a Reading win at 24%.
Stockport County are the favourites at 1.91 with Ladbrokes to win this League One 2026/27 game, and we give them a 51% chance. Reading are 3.80 with bet365, and the draw is 3.80 with Ladbrokes.
We give both teams to score a 57% chance in this League One 2026/27 game, and bet365 offer 1.62 on it. Stockport are projected 1.74 goals and Reading 1.15, with over 2.5 goals at 55%.
Jack Marriott has had a shot on target in 9 straight games for Reading in 2026/27, ahead of the trip to Stockport County on 14 November. He averages 2.2 shots on target a game across that run, and Ladbrokes have a shot on target from him at 1.30.
Stockport County are 2nd in League One 2026/27 on 26 points from 14 games, and Reading are 6th on 22 points from 14 games. Stockport have scored 26 and conceded 14, and Reading have scored 25 and conceded 15.
Predicted lineups for Stockport vs Reading in the 2026/27 League One on Saturday 14 November 2026: Stockport may start Whatmuff; Jobe, O'Connell, Pye; Glover, Bate, Fiorini, Gardner; Diamond, Wootton, Adigun. Reading may start Pereira; Roberts, O'Connor, Beacroft, Ahmed; Rinomhota, Wing; Kyerewaa, Savage, Lisbie; Marriott.