This has all the signs of another engrossing skirmish at Select Car Leasing Stadium in the Premier League 2 Division One. Reading U21 is in 3rd place and welcome Newcastle United U21 in 11th position. Learn more about the game here!
Reading U21 and Newcastle United U21 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Reading U21 form and stats
Reading U21 have only played one Premier League 2 Division One game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from 14 matches.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper Coniah Boyce-Clarke not having conceded a league goal in 180 minutes.
A nice win for Reading U21 last time playing, versus Crystal Palace U21. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-0 with Harris and Wareham scoring for the victors.
In the game before, an away victory match versus Stoke City U21 with a 2-0 scoreline.It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Reading U21 at home in the league. 2 on target and 0 scored by the opposition; from 1 match.
Newcastle United U21 form and stats
The visitors' first away game in the Premier League 2 Division One ended in defeat. Last season Newcastle United U21 had these away match statistics: Played 10; won 2, drew 2 and lost 6.
Newcastle lost away at Tottenham U21 (1-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick.
That result followed a home victory 5-3 versus Southampton U21.{1 goals} so far away for Newcastle United U21, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 4. All from 1 league match away.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Wareham 3 goals |   J. Turner-Cook 2 goals |
Reading U21 missing players
Newcastle United U21 missing players
| Reading U21 | Newcastle United U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 8 | 9 | 9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 9 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 9 | 11.5 |
| 4.5 | 6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | 4.5 |
| 44% | 33% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 67% |
| 12.5 | 11 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12 | 12 | 17.5 |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 9 | 10.5 |
| Reading U21 | Last season | Newcastle United U21 | |||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 28 | 14 | Played | P | 10 | 20 | ||
| 12 | 8 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 44 | 23 | Scored | S | 17 | 35 | ||
| 40 | 15 | Conceded | C | 24 | 41 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 95% | ||
| 86% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | ||
| 64% | 57% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 90% | 75% | ||
| 25% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 60% | 55% | ||
| 11% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 35% | ||
| 61% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 80% | ||
| 21% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | ||
| 18% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 15% | ||
| 5 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.4 | ||
| 4.6 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 1.1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 9.4 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 9.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 40% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | ||
| 8 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.6 | 8.9 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.8 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 6 |
| 2 | Arsenal U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | Reading U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Leeds United U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | Fulham U21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Liverpool U21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 | West Brom U21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Chelsea U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| 9 | Southampton U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | Sunderland U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 | Newcastle United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 12 | Brighton U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| 14 | Stoke City U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| 15 | West Ham United U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 16 | Leicester U21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 17 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 18 | Middlesbrough U21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Derby County U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 20 | Norwich City U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 |
| 21 | Everton U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 |
| 22 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | -5 | 1 |
| 23 | Manchester United U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
| 24 | Wolves U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 25 | Aston Villa U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 0 |
| 26 | Manchester City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -6 | 0 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Millwall U21 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 70 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 20 | 38 | 61 |
| 2 | Bristol City U21 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 53 |
| 3 | Swansea City U21 | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 34 | 52 |
| 4 | Cardiff City U21 | 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 47 | 57 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 31 | -10 | 42 |
| 5 | Reading U21 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 4 | 41 |
| 6 | Ipswich Town U21 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 60 | 61 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 28 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 34 | -1 | 39 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 52 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 25 | 2 | 38 |
| 8 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 56 | 59 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -3 | 37 |
| 9 | Colchester United U21 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 63 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 40 | -17 | 28 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 19 | 31 | 66 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 37 | -35 | 21 |
| Last season | Total | Home | Away | ||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Southampton U21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 54 | 28 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 18 | 26 | 42 |
| 2 | Leeds United U21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 53 | 29 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 24 | 42 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 44 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 41 |
| 4 | West Brom U21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 47 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 16 | 12 | 37 |
| 5 | Aston Villa U21 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 46 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 33 |
| 6 | Norwich City U21 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 38 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 23 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Middlesbrough U21 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 46 | 49 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 29 | -3 | 26 |
| 8 | Newcastle United U21 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 35 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 23 |
| 9 | Sunderland U21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -7 | 20 |
| 10 | Stoke City U21 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 27 | -19 | 14 |
| 11 | Derby County U21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 13 | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 32 | -57 | 1 |
England:
