What channel is Reading v Stockport on?
Reading v Stockport kicks off on Saturday 27 February at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium, in League One, matchday 33. The UK broadcasters have not confirmed a channel for this match yet; this page updates as soon as they do.
Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches (5 won, 3 drawn, 3 lost); Stockport are 1st with 22 points from 11 (7 won, 1 drawn, 3 lost), 4 wins in a row. Goals: Reading have scored 23 and conceded 12 (+11), Stockport have scored 23 and conceded 11 (+12). Reading have taken 13 points from 6 home matches, Stockport 10 points from 5 away matches. Leading scorers: Jack Marriott (8) for Reading, Kyle Wootton (9) for Stockport. Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (41%), with 1-1 the most likely score. In the 4 previous meetings on record: 1 win for Reading, 1 draw, 2 wins for Stockport.
How to watch Reading v Stockport in the UK
The League One TV guide →No channel has been announced for Reading v Stockport yet. The UK rights to League One are held by:
- Sky SportsThe selected League One matches on Sky Sports Football and Sky Sports Main Event; Sky shows more than 1,000 EFL matches a season under a deal that runs to 2028/29.
- ITVfreeTen EFL matches a season live and free to air on ITV1 and ITVX, shown alongside Sky.
The streaming services that carry League One:
- Sky Sports+The matches not on the main Sky Sports channels; included with Sky Sports at no extra cost: the Sky Sports+ channel and the Sky Sports app on Sky Q, Sky Glass, Sky Stream and mobile.
- Sky GoEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; included for Sky Sports customers, on phones, tablets, laptops and consoles.
- NOWEvery match shown on the Sky Sports channels; with a NOW Sports membership, no long contract.
- ITVXfreeThe ten free-to-air matches and the highlights; free, with registration.
Matches kicking off between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on a Saturday are not shown live anywhere in the UK: it is the long-standing "closed period" that protects attendances across the football pyramid. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW. ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX. Rights checked on 1 October 2026.
How they come into it
Full head to head →
- Wed 21 OctReading 1-0 Leyton Orient
- Sat 17 OctWigan 1-0 Reading
- Sat 10 OctMK Dons 1-5 Reading
- Sat 3 OctReading 1-1 Bradford
- Sat 26 SeptWycombe Wanderers 2-2 Reading
- Tue 20 OctDoncaster 0-2 Stockport
- Sat 17 OctStockport 1-0 Bromley
- Sat 10 OctStockport 3-1 Barnsley
- Sat 26 SeptStockport 1-0 Peterborough
- Sat 19 SeptSheffield Wed 0-0 Stockport
What is at stake
If it ended today →Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Stockport are 1st, in the automatic promotion places: 1 pt clear of the play-offs. 4 points separate the two sides.
In League One: The top two go up automatically. Play-offs from third to sixth. The bottom four are relegated. Positions and points are from the official table.
Line-ups appear here as soon as our data provider publishes them, usually an hour before kick-off.
The data forecast
Full head to head →Poisson model on 11 league matches for Reading and 11 for Stockport; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.
Head-to-head record
Reading v Stockport down the years4 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Reading 4, Stockport 8 · 3 per match
- 4 Jan 2026Reading1-0StockportLeague One
- 27 Sept 2025Stockport1-1ReadingLeague One
- 18 Jan 2025Reading1-3StockportLeague One
- 29 Oct 2024Stockport4-1ReadingLeague One
The last meeting was on 4 Jan 2026: Reading 1-0 Stockport. With Reading at home: 1 home win, 0 draws and 1 away win in 2 matches, goals 2-3. Reading last won this fixture on 4 Jan 2026 (Reading 1-0 Stockport). Stockport last won it on 18 Jan 2025 (Reading 1-3 Stockport).
The numbers compared
All League One team stats →Reading on the left, Stockport on the right: league matches only, 11 and 11 played.
The questions people ask
- What time does Reading v Stockport kick off?
- Saturday 27 February at 3pm UK time, at Select Car Leasing Stadium.
- What channel is Reading v Stockport on in the UK?
- The channel has not been confirmed yet. TV selections are usually announced about six weeks before the match.
- Is Reading v Stockport on free-to-air TV?
- No. Ten EFL matches a season are live and free on ITV1 and ITVX. Everything else needs Sky Sports or NOW.
- Where can I watch Reading v Stockport highlights?
- ITV shows free highlights with every goal from the three EFL divisions, on ITVX.
- Where is Reading v Stockport being played?
- At Select Car Leasing Stadium, capacity 24,200. Reading are the home side.
- Where are Reading and Stockport in the table?
- Reading are 6th with 18 points from 11 matches; Stockport are 1st with 22 points from 11. Reading are 6th, in the play-off places: 4 pts off automatic promotion and 9 pts clear of the relegation zone. Stockport are 1st, in the automatic promotion places: 1 pt clear of the play-offs.
- What form are Reading and Stockport in?
- Last league results, most recent first. Reading: W L W D D. Stockport: W W W W D (4 wins in a row).
- Who are the top scorers for Reading and Stockport?
- Reading: Jack Marriott (8) and Jacob Brown (4). Stockport: Kyle Wootton (9) and Jack Diamond (4). League One goals only.
- Who is the favourite in Reading v Stockport?
- Arena Rete's model makes Reading favourites (41%), from the two sides' league results. Most likely score: 1-1. It is an estimate, not betting advice.
- What is the head-to-head record between Reading and Stockport?
- 4 meetings on record: 1 win for Reading, 1 draw, 2 wins for Stockport; goals 4-8.
- When did Reading and Stockport last meet?
- On 4 Jan 2026 (League One): Reading 1-0 Stockport.
- Where can I follow Reading v Stockport live?
- On Arena Rete's match page: the score, the goalscorers and the line-ups update on their own.
The rest of the round on TV
The League One TV guide →This page is for viewers in the United Kingdom, and its times are UK time. Rights and channels change: check the broadcaster's own listing on the day. League tables rebuilt from results do not include points deductions; expected goals and team stats come from our data provider, where it supplies them. We earn nothing from these links.