Match Report
The table read 2nd (Blackburn Rovers U21, 8 pts) against 1st (Reading U21, 15 pts), 7 points apart. Recent form told a different story for Blackburn Rovers U21: only 12th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 2nd.
Blackburn Rovers U21 arrived off four straight defeats.
The sides have met 5 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Blackburn Rovers U21, 0 draws and 3 for Reading U21, at 4.8 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 80% of the meetings. Goals tend to flow: 80% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 80%.
Goal scorers
Blackburn Rovers U21: V. Joseph (29'), Igor Tyjon (51'), Igor Tyjon (79') · Reading U21: Phillip Duah (87')
Key stats
Possession: Blackburn Rovers U21 47% · Reading U21 53% · Total shots: 9-7 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 6-9