Match Report
In the standings it was Colchester U23 3rd on 5 points, Reading U23 1st on 10 — separated by 5. Colchester U23 had been under-performing their position — 21st on five-round form against 3rd in the table. Per game in the league, Colchester U23 were scoring 1 and conceding 1.6, Reading U23 1.67 and 1.33, against a competition average of 1.57 goals per team per game.
Reading U23 had gone 7 games without a win, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium in Colchester (capacity 10,105). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Reading U23 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-1.