With their 5 point advantage in the league table, Aston Villa U23 fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against Reading U23.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Aston Villa U23 form and stats
Aston Villa U23 have performed here at Bodymoor Heath Training Ground this season with 5 wins from 8 Premier League 2 Divison Two matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 2 games and lost 1. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Aston Villa U23 to get some points in this home game.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 227 minutes without scoring a league goal. C. Archer was the last player to find the net.
Aston Villa U23 enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Portsmouth U23's place. The match ended 3-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Fulham U23 (0-2).
The Aston Villa U23 manager M. Delaney has got the team scoring with 19 from 8 home games in the league. Aston Villa U23's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 9 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Reading U23 form and stats
Reading U23 have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, after 2-0-6 (8 played). Reading U23 has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
The attacking players of Reading U23 have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 188 minutes.
Reading U23 are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 2-2 draw at Charlton U23. The game before that, in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Middlesbrough U23.
Reading U23 are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 8 away games so far. For Reading U23, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Reading U23 - Aston Villa U23 3-3 entered in the official records. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Aston Villa U23, one draw and three wins for Reading U23. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: zero games.Top Goalscorers
 I. Vassilev 6 goals |  T. Nevers 6 goals | C. Archer 4 goals |
Aston Villa U23 missing players
Reading U23 missing players
| Aston Villa U23 | Reading U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | 5 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 26 | 19 | 6 | Scored | S | 2 | 12 | 32 |
| 25 | 9 | 1 | Conceded | C | 2 | 19 | 36 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 81% | 75% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 88% | 82% |
| 50% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 76% |
| 38% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 53% |
| 25% | 38% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 41% |
| 56% | 62% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 41% |
| 12% | 25% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 35% |
| 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 6.8 | 5.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 1.6 | 1 | 0.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 175 | 93 | 19 | Total Shots | T S | 24 | 107 | 213 |
| 65 | 37 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 7 | 44 | 92 |
| 40% | 51% | 75% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 27% | 35% |
- Aston Villa U23 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Aston Villa U23 have won significantly less corners at home than away.
- Aston Villa U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reading U23 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 | West Ham United U23 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 54 | 21 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 17 | 33 | 43 |
| 2 | Manchester United U23 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 27 | 40 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 31 |
| 4 | Stoke City U23 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 30 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 27 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough U23 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 24 | -7 | 26 |
| 6 | Aston Villa U23 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -5 | 22 |
| 8 | Swansea City U23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -9 | 21 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 19 | -4 | 17 |
| 10 | Norwich City U23 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | Fulham U23 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 17 |
| 12 | Sunderland U23 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 28 | -40 | 1 |