The visiting Reading U21 team are thought to be front runners at Watford U21, as the away side have a 25 point edge from their 18 league games this season.
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (14) in Professional Development League
- Reading U21 have scored more than double the goals of Watford U21.
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.
Watford U21 form and stats
0 victories, 0 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Watford U21, who have the fewest scored goals (14) in Professional Development League, have to build on here at The Orbital Fasteners Stadium in the Professional Development League. With seven home Professional Development League games in a row without a win, the Watford U21 fans could feel they are not getting value for their money.
The Watford U21 followers got no joy from their last match, also played here at The Orbital Fasteners Stadium: A 1-2 defeat against Bristol City U21 (placed 2nd).
Preceding that match was the home game against Swansea City U21 that was lost 2-3.Goal party? Nobody knows the future, but we do know that 9 of the 10 most recent league games with this club has contained at least three goals.
Watford U21 aren't scoring a lot here at The Orbital Fasteners Stadium in the league, with only {5 goals} from 7 games. As for conceded goals, Watford's unpleasant statistic is 20 goals surrendered. When Watford U21 hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Ipswich Town U21, Colchester United U21 and Queens Park Rangers U21), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Reading U21 form and stats
The visitors are W4-D1-L4 on the road this term. That's in the Professional Development League.
There were no winners in Reading's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Cardiff City U21 (placed 4th).
A 1-2 defeat away at Millwall U21 before that.Reading U21 have another match away in just three sleeps, a Professional Development League game versus Swansea City U21. A gruelling fixture list for the visitors!
Reading are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 16 times in 9 away games so far. In the opposite end, Reading U21 have conceded 15 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Reading U21 - Watford U21 1-0 was the outcome when this pair of sides previously played each other, also in this season.
Watford U21 missing players
Reading U21 missing players
| Watford U21 | Reading U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | 30 |
| 52 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 15 | 22 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 78% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 78% | 61% |
| 50% | 43% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 22% | 17% |
| 44% | 43% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 11% |
| 39% | 57% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 67% | 50% |
| 6% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 28% |
| 56% | 43% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 4.1 | 5.7 | 3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.7 |
| 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 6.8 | 5.2 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5.9 | 7 | 6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.4 | 10 |
| 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 29% | 22% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 64% | 48% | 41% |
| 12.8 | 12.9 | 13 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.5 | 9.1 | 8.1 |
| 6.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 3.8 |
- Reading U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Reading U21 have scored more than double the goals of Watford U21.
- Reading U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Watford U21 have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Watford U21 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- Watford U21 have lost all their home matches so far.
- Watford U21 have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Watford U21 have the fewest points (0) at home in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (14) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals (5) at home in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals in the first half (4) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the fewest scored goals in the second half (10) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the most conceded goals (52) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the most conceded goals in the first half (22) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the most conceded goals in the second half (25) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the the worst goal difference (-15) at home in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have the the worst goal difference (-38) in Professional Development League
- Watford U21 have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Watford U21 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Watford U21 is in the worst form (1-1-4)
| 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 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 52 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 42 |
| 2 | Bristol City U21 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 42 |
| 3 | Reading U21 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 32 |
| 4 | Cardiff City U21 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 22 | -8 | 32 |
| 5 | Swansea City U21 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 46 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 15 | 31 |
| 6 | Charlton Athletic U21 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 30 |
| 7 | Queens Park Rangers U21 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 26 |
| 8 | Ipswich Town U21 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 36 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Colchester United U21 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 35 | 42 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 27 | -7 | 22 |
| 10 | Watford U21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -38 | 7 |
