Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Reading U21 & Blackburn Rovers U21 face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Premier League Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Reading U21 and Blackburn Rovers U21 should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Reading U21 form and stats
Reading participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the round of 16.Perfect Premier League 2 Division One season at home so far for Reading U21 2 wins from 2 appearances.
No payout for Reading U21 in their previous match, an away game at Arsenal U21 that ended in defeat 0-3.
Before that, Reading had a Premier League 2 Division One home game versus Newcastle United U21 which ended with a victory 1-0.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Reading U21 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 7 games) they have won 5 times, drawn 2 and lost 0.
Blackburn Rovers U21 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the final.The Premier League 2 Division One season is young and Blackburn Rovers U21 have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far.
There might be some fixture complaints from Blackburn Rovers U21 as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-4 against Tottenham U21. Blackburn lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-1 vs Leicester U21.We have checked recent matches where Blackburn Rovers U21 have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 5 games were 2 victories, 0 draws and 3 defeats.
Blackburn Rovers U21 are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 4 away goals from 3 games (in the league). Blackburn Rovers U21 can't defend away. 13 goals have been scored by the opposition in 3 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  J. Wareham 4 goals |
Reading U21 missing players
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| Reading U21 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 7 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 12 | ||
| 39 | 21 | Scored | S | 24 | 53 | ||
| 33 | 11 | Conceded | C | 24 | 51 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 4.2 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.2 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 8.6 | 9.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.9 | 4.8 | ||
| 39% | 37% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 44% | ||
| 9.6 | 8.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.6 | 13.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.6 | 5.1 | ||
| 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 Brom U21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Reading U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sheffield United U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Tottenham U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 12 |
| 2 | Fulham U21 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 12 |
| 3 | Arsenal U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 4 | West Ham United U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Brighton U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Reading U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 7 | Leeds United U21 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Middlesbrough U21 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 9 | Liverpool U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Norwich City U21 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Chelsea U21 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 13 | Sunderland U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| 14 | West Brom U21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 15 | Manchester United U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
| 16 | Manchester City U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| 17 | Aston Villa U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | -3 | 4 |
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers U21 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | -6 | 4 |
| 19 | Wolves U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 20 | Crystal Palace U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 3 |
| 21 | Leicester U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 22 | Newcastle United U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -6 | 3 |
| 23 | Southampton U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -7 | 3 |
| 24 | Stoke City U21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | -11 | 3 |
| 25 | Derby County U21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
| 26 | Everton U21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 1 |
