The U18 Professional Development League match summary, better known as a league table, tells a story about these squads so far, with Cardiff City U18 ahead of Reading U18 by 8 points. Match preview to follow:
- Cardiff City U18 have the fewest conceded goals (11) in U18 Professional Development League
- Reading U18 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
This could be an action-packed match with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!
Cardiff City U18 form and stats
4 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Cardiff City U18 have to build on here at Cardiff International Sports Stadium in the U18 Professional Development League. It’s been three wins in a row for Cardiff City U18 here at Cardiff International Sports Stadium, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.
A nice win for Cardiff last time playing, versus Watford U18. That was also a home game and the match ended 4-1.
Before that match, a defeat in the away fixture against Oxford United U18 in the FA Youth Cup.
Goal party? Who knows the future, but we do know that 8 of the 10 most recent league matches with this club has had at least three goals.
Cardiff City U18 are showing their attacking force in their league home games this season, scoring more than 2,5 goals per game on average (14 goals in 5 games). Cardiff City U18 have only conceded 4 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Reading U18 form and stats
Playing away, Reading U18 have won 3 games, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the U18 Professional Development League this season. With the Reading losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Reading U18 might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Ipswich Town U18 proved too strong as Reading U18 slumped to a 4-5 defeat in front of their own fans. A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Reading, as mentioned above. 9 goals in that fixture, will this fixture be as enjoying?
A loss, in the FA Youth Cup away at Everton U18, earlier.
Goal-happy betting people should observe that 9 of this team's 12 most recent league matches have ended with three or more goals.
The travelling fans enjoy Reading U18's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. For Reading U18, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Cardiff City U18 missing players
Reading U18 missing players
| Cardiff City U18 | Reading U18 | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 6 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 32 | 18 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 10 | 22 |
| 15 | 5 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 13 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 92% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 83% | 75% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 67% | 50% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 83% | 75% |
| 33% | 50% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- All of Cardiff City U18's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Reading U18's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cardiff City U18 have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Cardiff City U18 have scored in all their matches so far.
- Cardiff City U18 have the fewest conceded goals (11) in U18 Professional Development League
- Cardiff City U18 haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Reading U18 have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Reading U18 have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Reading U18 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 | Cardiff City U18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 24 |
| 2 | Millwall U18 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic U18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 14 | 19 | 23 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers U18 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 26 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 23 | -2 | 18 |
| 8 | Reading U18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 16 |
| 9 | Ipswich Town U18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 16 |
| 11 | Watford U18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 15 |
| 13 | Bristol City U18 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 15 | Swansea U18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -4 | 12 |
| 16 | Colchester United U18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 38 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | -15 | 11 |
