The home fans anticipate a win in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a stumbling visitor. Reading U21 are in 6th spot while the guesting Charlton Athletic U21 panic at 9th.
- Reading U21 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Charlton Athletic U21 have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Professional Development League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Reading U21 form and stats
Reading U21 have performed here at Bearwood Park Training Facility this season with 4 wins from 6 Professional Development League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 0 games and lost 2.
Reading U21's previous match was a Premier League Cup game also played at their own stadium, ending 3-0 vs Wolves U21. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
Before that game, a home defeat in the Premier League Cup against Sunderland U21.
Lots of goals? Nobody knows what will happen in this one, but we do know that 9 of the 11 latest league matches with this club has had at least three goals.
Reading have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bearwood Park Training Facility with 9 goals in 6 league matches.
Charlton Athletic U21 form and stats
Playing away, Charlton Athletic U21 have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 4 defeats in the Professional Development League this season. Charlton Athletic U21 has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Charlton Athletic U21's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Swansea City U21 that finished 1-1.
Before that match, the win at home against Hull City U21 in the Premier League Cup (3-2).
Betting fact: Both teams have scored goal(s) in 8 of this club's last 10 league matches.
Charlton are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 13 times in 7 away games so far. Charlton Athletic U21 struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 12 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Charlton Athletic U21 - Reading 1-2 was the result in these contenders' last h2h fixture, played this season.
Reading U21 missing players
Charlton Athletic U21 missing players
| Reading U21 | Charlton Athletic U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 13 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 23 | 9 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 30 |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | Conceded | C | 3 | 12 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 85% | 67% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 69% | 50% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 57% | 73% |
| 23% | 17% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 57% | 53% |
| 15% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 100% | 43% | 33% |
| 54% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 43% | 73% |
| 15% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 29% | 13% |
| 31% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 29% | 13% |
| 6.7 | 7 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | 6.2 |
| 4.8 | 2.6 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8 | 6.2 | 5.8 |
| 1 | 1.2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 11.5 | 12 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7 | 9.2 | 9.8 |
| 4.5 | 5 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6 | 4.8 | 4.5 |
| 42% | 28% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 34% | 38% |
| 7.9 | 6.4 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16 | 10.8 | 12.1 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 9 | 5.5 | 5 |
- All of Charlton Athletic U21's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Charlton Athletic U21 have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in Professional Development League
- Charlton Athletic U21 have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Charlton Athletic U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reading U21 have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Reading U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Bristol City U21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 35 |
| 2 | Millwall U21 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 25 | 31 |
| 4 | Cardiff City U21 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 5 | Swansea City U21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 23 |
| 6 | Reading U21 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 22 |
| 9 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 20 |
| 10 | Ipswich Town U21 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 20 |
| 14 | Colchester United U21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -7 | 14 |
| 16 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Watford U21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 25 | -33 | 3 |
