Reading U23 hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 13 points and a 13th position in the Premier League 2 Divison Two table. Visiting Norwich City U23 holds 5th place with 16 pts.
- Reading U23 has the the worst goal difference (-14) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 is in the worst form (1-1-4)
Reading U23 form and stats
Reading U23, who have the the worst goal difference (-14) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, have secured 6 points from their first three home games in the Premier League 2 Divison Two. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Two home wins in a row for Reading U23 bring valid hopes of a third.
Reading are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-3 away versus Burnley U23. In the preceding match a 3-2 victory visiting Middlesbrough U23.
The Reading manager S. Marshall has got the team scoring with 6 from 3 home games in the league. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Reading have allowed the opposition to score 8 goals here.
Norwich City U23 form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the most clean sheets (5) in Premier League 2 Divison Two, on their Premier League 2 Divison Two travels is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Norwich's previous game was their home loss versus Wolves U23 (1-2). Prior to that match, the Norwich manager D. Wright faced defeat when travelling to Sunderland U23 and losing 1-3.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Norwich have scored 5 goals in 5 league games away. As for defending, Norwich rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 8 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Reading and Norwich City U23 have met before this season: Norwich City U23 - Reading U23 3-0. Numbers for the last six meetings between these two teams are: one win for Reading U23, one draw and four wins for Norwich City U23. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Reading U23 missing players
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| Reading U23 | Norwich City U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 14 | 6 | 0 | Scored | S | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 28 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 8 | 14 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 91% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 64% |
| 70% | 100% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 18% |
| 50% | 67% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 70% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 20% | 36% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | 45% |
| 30% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 27% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.3 | 3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6.3 | 5.7 | 5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.8 | 11.7 |
| 3.7 | 3 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 38% | 67% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 28% | 33% |
- All of Norwich City U23's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Reading U23's home-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Norwich City U23 has the fewest matches over the total-line (6) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 has the fewest points from losing position (0) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 has the most clean sheets (5) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 has the most matches under the total-line (5) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Norwich City U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- Norwich City U23 is in the worst form (1-1-4)
- Reading U23 has the fewest scored goals (6) at home in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 has the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 has the the worst goal difference (-14) in Premier League 2 Divison Two
- Reading U23 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Reading U23 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
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| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leeds U23 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 22 |
| 2 | Wolves U23 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 19 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough U23 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 17 |
| 4 | Crystal Palace U23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| 5 | Norwich City U23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 6 | Stoke City U23 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Sunderland U23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 15 |
| 8 | Fulham U23 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 22 | -5 | 15 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Aston Villa U23 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Burnley U23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -2 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 13 |
| 13 | Reading U23 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 20 | -14 | 13 |