- Stockport County have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five League One 2026-2027 matches, losing 1-0 at Oxford United before beating AFC Wimbledon 2-1 at home.
- Reading are sixth in the league on 22 points from 14 games and have had two wins, one draw and two defeats in their last five.
- Stockport have five wins, no draws and two losses at home in League One 2026-2027, making Edgeley Park a very tough place to visit on a regular basis.
Marriott can make it a tight game for Stockport
Stockport County will be the odds-on favourites to beat Reading at Edgeley Park, but the Royals have enough attacking quality to make it a close game for long spells. So, we will be happy to take the 1/2 price on both teams to score, with the Hatters' odds of 21/25 with the visitors at 11/4 and the draw at 14/5.
Leam Richardson's men are flying high in sixth place on 22 points from 14 matches. The Hatters have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five with a 2-1 home win over AFC Wimbledon following a 1-0 away defeat at Oxford.
Jim McNulty has them playing on the front foot in a 3-4-3/3-4-2-1 system with the wing-backs often overloading their full-backs and pressing back when out of possession. The wide areas will be key again on Saturday, but they will surely get plenty of joy against Reading's full-backs.
Reading will get chances
Reading are also an attacking side, usually starting from a 4-2-3-1, which can turn into a 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3 when they win possession. Jack Marriott is their livewire player, having scored eight times in seven League One 2026/2027 outings, and he is the Royals' sharpest finisher by some distance. Kyreece Lisbie has also been a bright spot, netting two of his side's three goals during their five-match run.
Reading's away record in League One 2026-2027 reads one win, three draws and three defeats from seven games, so they have not been turning many of their road trips into three-point hauls. But this is one they could lose if they can get a goal to keep the game close as they have scored eight in total in their seven road trips so far.
Stockport are averaging 2.29 goals scored and 1.29 goals conceded at home in League One 2026-2027, so they have the firepower to make Reading sweat for the three points. But Stockport have taken 2 wins from their last 2 home matches and, although County are likely to edge it, we're taking the punt on both teams scoring in this clash of two of the divisions' best attacking teams.
