Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Everton U18 & Reading U18 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Youth Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both squads have had time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's wish for an active game!
Everton U18 form and stats
Everton U18 participated in FA Youth Cup the last season, where they reached the 5th round.Everton U18's last game was hosting Derby U18 and winning 5-1. As mentioned above, Everton U18 "killed" Derby U18 in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency. Ebere has scored in three matches in a row. Outstanding!
Before that game, the 2-1 home victory against Liverpool U18. L L W L W
Reading U18 form and stats
Reading was sent out of FA Youth Cup in the 4th round last season.Reading U18 failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Charlton Athletic U18 that ended with defeat 2-3.
It was a U18 Professional Development League defeat before that one as the away game against Ipswich Town U18 wasn't a success with a 1-3 loss.After this away game Reading U18 return home for a U18 Professional Development League game against Cardiff City U18. That game is only one sleeps after this.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  C. Ebere 6 goals | M. Sherif 3 goals | F. Okoronkko 2 goals |
Everton U18 missing players
Reading U18 missing players
| Everton U18 | Reading U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 13 | ||
| 29 | 22 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 35 | 23 | Conceded | C | 33 | 59 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 56% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 79% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | ||
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