About Match
Chelsea U18 (8th, 6 pts) visit Reading U18 (15th, 1 pts) with 5 points between them. Reading U18 have been under-performing their position — 27th on five-round form against 15th in the table. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Reading U18 run at 1.25 scored and 4.5 conceded, Chelsea U18 at 3.75 and 2.25. If Chelsea U18 win, their total rises to 9 and up to 5th, assuming the rest of the results stand.
GioScore's database holds 14 meetings between the two: 2 for Reading U18, 11 for Chelsea U18 and 1 drawn, at 3.5 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 64%. 4.6 goals per game in the last five meetings marks a step up from the historical 3.5.