| Team | Games | Run | Unbeaten | Winless | Scored in | Conceded in | Last-5 pts | Last-5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City U23 | 13 | L2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5/15 | 7-6 |
| Reading U23 | 12 | L1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5/15 | 4-6 |
Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.
| Team | Pos | Pld | Pts | GD | Form | Form rank | Form vs pos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City U23 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | LWW | 5 | -3 |
| Reading U23 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | WDW | 1 | 0 |
Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.
Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2018-08-17
6 points for Leicester City U23 (2nd), 7 for Reading U23 (1st): a 1-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Leicester City U23 1.33 scored and 1 conceded per game, Reading U23 2 and 0.67, with the league averaging 1.64.
Holmes Park in Leicester staged the fixture, a ground that holds 32,312. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Reading U23 led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-2.
