National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Reading U23 or Norwich City U23 that keep their silverware dream alive.
This should be an intriguing game with lots of fun and energy as both participants are well renewed since they last played a game. Let's start!
Reading U23 form and stats
Reading U23 participated in Premier League Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.When playing at home in the Premier League 2 Divison Two, Reading U23 have managed 1 win, 2 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 4 games. Reading have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Reading U23 drew their last game, also a home match. Birmingham U23 was the opponent, 1-1 the score.
A Premier League 2 Divison Two defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Burnley U23.There will be little rest for Reading after this match as they are travelling to Fulham U23 for a Premier League 2 Divison Two game in only four days.
A decent goal production from Reading U23 in their home games so far, with 7 goals from 4 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Reading defense is not exactly impregnable. 6 goals conceded from 4 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Norwich City U23 form and stats
They also participated in Premier League Cup last season. This ended in the group stage.The seven points Norwich City U23 have gathered from their first three away trips in the Premier League 2 Divison Two is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Norwich might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Fulham U23 proved too strong as Norwich City U23 slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Colney Training Centre.
A loss against West Bromwich Albion U23 was the result prior to that, in a Premier League 2 Divison Two home game.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Norwich manager A. Neilson as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Burnley U23.
The Norwich City U23 manager A. Neilson has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 10 goals in 3 league matches away. The Norwich manager A. Neilson has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the former eight meetings involving these two sides are: one win for Reading U23, two draws and five wins for Norwich City U23. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Kamara 6 goals |  T. Dickson-Peters 4 goals |  K. Ehibhaimha 3 goals |
Reading U23 missing players
Norwich City U23 missing players
| Reading U23 | Norwich City U23 | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 5 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 13 | ||
| 42 | 26 | Scored | S | 24 | 40 | ||
| 51 | 24 | Conceded | C | 24 | 50 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 84% | ||
| 80% | 69% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 54% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 58% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 31% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 64% | 62% | BTTS | BTTS | 58% | 56% | ||
| 12% | 15% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 20% | ||
| 24% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 32% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.6 | 4.4 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 6.5 | ||
| 2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.1 | 1.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.4 | 8.7 | ||
| 4 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.8 | ||
| 43% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 42% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Colchester U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Fulham U23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Stoke City U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Southend U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 |
| 4 | Bournemouth U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | Fulham U23 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Albion U23 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 3 | Aston Villa U23 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 14 |
| 4 | Nottingham U23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| 5 | Wolves U23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 6 | Newcastle Utd U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Norwich City U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 10 |
| 8 | Stoke City U23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -8 | 10 |
| 9 | Reading U23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough U23 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 9 |
| 11 | Burnley U23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 12 | Birmingham U23 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 13 | Sunderland U23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -3 | 6 |
| 14 | Southampton U23 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 2 |