Reading will attempt to claim a fourth consecutive victory when they travel to Edgeley Park for Tuesday's League One clash with Stockport County.

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After winning promotion from the fourth tier, Stockport made a strong start to the season to take maximum points from their opening three league games.

Unfortunately for the Hatters, they have struggled to build upon that early promise, having won just one of their last nine matches in the third tier.

Stockport have had to settle for draws in six of those nine encounters, including three consecutive draws before travelling to the LNER Stadium for Saturday's meeting with Lincoln City.

Isaac Olaofe opened the scoring in the away clash, but Stockport were ultimately left with nothing to show for their efforts following goals from Ben House and Bailey Cadamarteri.

After falling to a 2-1 defeat, Stockport have now gone four games without a win since beating Shrewsbury Town at the start of the month, and they will be keen to return to winning ways in their first competitive game against Reading since recording a 5-1 home victory in March 1998.

In contrast to their hosts, Reading are currently enjoying a rich vein of form after winning five of their last six league games.

The Royals began that run of results with consecutive home victories before they fell to a narrow 2-1 loss in their away meeting with Rotherham United.

After getting back on track with a commanding win over Crawley, Reading went on to claim a 2-1 victory in last Tuesday's away clash against Exeter City.

Forward Sam Smith made it three wins on the bounce in Saturday's clash with Bristol Rovers, scoring the decisive goal in a 1-0 victory over Bristol Rovers to move his side into the playoffs on goal difference.

After sealing a fourth consecutive home win, the Royals will now head on their travels as they look to claim back-to-back away wins for the first time since November 2021.

Stockport County possible starting lineup:

Hinchliffe; Connolly, Horsfall, Pye; Bailey, Bate, Norwood, Touray; Barry; Wootton, Olaofe

Reading possible starting lineup:

Pereira; Craig, Mbengue, Bindon, Garcia; Elliott, Wing, Knibbs; Campbell, Ehibhatiomhan