Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Reading U21 & Cardiff City U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Reading U21 form and stats
Reading U21 are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-3 away versus Coventry City U21.
Ahead of that match, Reading won a home game hosting Burnley U21 (2-0).There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Reading U21, as the Professional Development League home game vs Sheffield Wednesday U21 is only four days away.
Cardiff City U21 form and stats
Two travels in a row for Cardiff City U21, whose manager Purse could celebrate last time after the win against Sheffield United U21.
Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Peterborough United U21 in the Professional Development League.After this away game Cardiff return home for a Professional Development League game against Burnley U21. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Reading U21 missing players
Cardiff City U21 missing players
| Reading U21 | Cardiff City U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | 4 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | 14 | Scored | S | 3 | 5 | ||
| 52 | 18 | Conceded | C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 90% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 24% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 60% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | ||
| 16% | 30% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | ||
| 24% | 10% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | ||
| 5 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 9 | 9 | ||
| 11.5 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5 | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5.5 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 4 | ||
| 0.5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3 | ||
| 200% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 100% | ||
| 22.5 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 3 | 3 | ||
| 9.5 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cardiff City U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Reading U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Cardiff City U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Reading U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |