About Match
Reading U18 go into the game 15th in the table on 1 points; Crystal Palace U18 sit 12th on 3 — a 2-point gap. On recent form Reading U18 sit only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 15th overall. Against a league average of 2.5 goals per team per game, Reading U18 run at 1.25 scored and 4.5 conceded, Crystal Palace U18 at 1.5 and 2.5. If Reading U18 win, their total rises to 4, overtaking Crystal Palace U18, assuming the rest of the results stand.
Three consecutive defeats weigh on Crystal Palace U18.
GioScore's database holds 8 meetings between the two: 0 for Reading U18, 7 for Crystal Palace U18 and 1 drawn, at 3.25 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 38% of meetings won. 75% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.