Norwich City U23 manager D. Wright looking for three points in Reading U23 showdown

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Competition: England Premier League 2 Divison Two
Competition: Mon 14.September
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)

This match has been long awaited by fans of both sides, as it's the first Premier League 2 Divison Two game of the season. Both Norwich City U23 and Reading U23 are looking for a positive start to their campaigns.

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.

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Norwich City U23 form and stats

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Norwich's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played one game, won one match, drawn zero and lost zero.

Last season, Norwich City U23's league statistics were 5 wins, 2 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 11th position in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. Over these 17 matches they scored 23 goals and conceded 35. Playing at home last season Norwich City U23 managed 2-1-6 (win-draw-lost) with 12 goals and 19 conceded.

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Reading U23 form and stats

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Reading U23 playing away, we found five games. Results were one away win, zero draws and four home wins.

Let's have a look at how Reading U23 performed last season in the Premier League 2 Divison Two: They landed a 9th position in the league table after playing out 6 victories, 2 draws and 10 defeats. In total they scored 35 and conceded 37 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 3 - drew 0 and lost 6 with 15/20 goals scored/conceded.

Head 2 Head

Last five meetings between the teams: Norwich won three, Reading U23 won one and one draw. three games with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Norwich City U23 missing players

Reading U23 missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Norwich City U23 Reading U23
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
1 1 0 Played P 0 1 1
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 1 1
3 3 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 3 3
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 100% 100%
 
3 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 1 1
1 1 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 3
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
22 22 0 Total Shots T S 0 2 2
8 8 0 Shots on Target S O 0 1 1
38% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Norwich City U23 Last season Reading U23
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
17 9   Played P   9 18
5 2   Won W   3 6
2 1   Drew D   0 2
10 6   Lost L   6 10
23 12   Scored S   15 35
35 19   Conceded C   20 37
100% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
88% 89%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   89% 83%
71% 78%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   78% 78%
41% 44%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   44% 56%
24% 22%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 39%
71% 78%   BTTS BTTS   44% 44%
6% 0%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 22%
24% 22%   Failed to Score F T   33% 33%
 
4.2 4.6   Corners for (avg) C F   7 5.9
5.4 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 5.5
1.7 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.3
2 2   Red cards R C   0 2
 
179 93   Total Shots T S   117 223
71 40   Shots on Target S O   52 100
32% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 35%

  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 Bromwich Albion U23 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Wolves U23 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Middlesbrough U23 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Newcastle Utd U23 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Crystal Palace U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fulham U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leeds U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Norwich City U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Reading U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stoke City U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sunderland U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Burnley U23 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
13 Aston Villa U23 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0
Last season 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 18 14 4 0 58 21 9 8 1 0 28 4 9 6 3 0 30 17 37 46
2 Manchester United U23 17 14 1 2 45 17 8 7 1 0 18 5 9 7 0 2 27 12 28 43
3 West Bromwich Albion U23 16 11 1 4 38 22 7 6 0 1 21 10 9 5 1 3 17 12 16 34
4 Stoke City U23 18 8 3 7 32 27 9 2 2 5 12 15 9 6 1 2 20 12 5 27
5 Middlesbrough U23 18 8 2 8 34 43 9 4 0 5 14 19 9 4 2 3 20 24 -9 26
6 Newcastle Utd U23 18 8 1 9 29 32 9 4 1 4 15 14 9 4 0 5 14 18 -3 25
7 Aston Villa U23 17 6 4 7 27 28 9 5 2 2 20 12 8 1 2 5 7 16 -1 22
8 Swansea City U23 17 6 3 8 22 32 9 3 1 5 15 20 8 3 2 3 7 12 -10 21
9 Reading U23 18 6 2 10 35 37 9 3 2 4 20 17 9 3 0 6 15 20 -2 20
10 Fulham U23 18 6 2 10 26 32 9 3 2 4 19 19 9 3 0 6 7 13 -6 20
11 Norwich City U23 17 5 2 10 23 35 9 2 1 6 12 19 8 3 1 4 11 16 -12 17
12 Sunderland U23 18 0 1 17 10 53 9 0 0 9 6 25 9 0 1 8 4 28 -43 1

Table
  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 Bromwich Albion U23 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 Wolves U23 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
3 Middlesbrough U23 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
4 Newcastle Utd U23 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
5 Crystal Palace U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Fulham U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Leeds U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Norwich City U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Reading U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Stoke City U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Sunderland U23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Burnley U23 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
13 Aston Villa U23 1 0 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 0

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