This will be the first ever league meeting between Reading and Cheltenham; the Royals haven’t lost their first ever Football League/Premier League match against a particular side since December 2006 in the Premier League against Newcastle (2-3), facing three sides for the first time since without defeat (W2 D1), most recently a 3-0 win over Burton Albion in November 2016.

Cheltenham have faced Reading four times previously in competitive action, all in the FA Cup from 1950 to 1998, losing three of those games (D1).

Reading lost their opening home league game this season 0-1 to Peterborough; in just one of their last 25 league campaigns have the Royals suffered two defeats in their first two home matches, doing so in 2018-19.

Cheltenham haven’t lost both of their first two away games of a league season since 2017-18; they lost 0-1 to Shrewsbury in their first such game this term.

Sky Bet League One: Midweek stat pack

Sky Bet League One: Midweek stat pack