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Manchester City U21 vs Reading U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 1–03 – 0

Mahamadou Sangaré 27′, 56′Divine Mukasa 60′20th

24th

MS

Player of the matchMahamadou SangaréMAN · 2 goals · 67′ played · 3 shots · 2 duels won

9.2
Possession
54%46%
Shots · on target in brackets
9 (5)13 (5)
Corners
66
Table · 7 v 3 pts
20th → 15th24th → 25th

Premier League 2 Division OneMatchday 6Etihad StadiumRef M. McQuillan

Events

MAN 3–0 REA · 1–2 yellow
  1. Full time 3–0
  2. Divine MukasaYellow card
  3. Ryan Ziefor T'Shay St Louis
  4. Matty Warhurstfor Mahamadou Sangaré
  5. Ashton Muirfor Ryan McAidoo
  6. Femi Fapetufor Charlie Gray
  7. Divine Mukasa3–0Goal · assist Jaden Heskey
  8. Tyler SackeyYellow card
  9. Mahamadou Sangaré2–0Goal
  10. Reece Evansfor Miles Obodo
  11. Half-time 1–0
  12. David Daniel George HicksYellow card
  13. Mahamadou Sangaré1–0Goal · assist Emilio Lawrence

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Manchester City U214-2-3-17.87 avg rating 6.184-2-3-1Reading U21
  1. 1Jack Wint94′
  1. 28.0Harrison Parker94′
  2. 46.9Stephen Mfuni94′
  3. 37.6Kian Noble94′
  4. 58.1Seb Naylor94′
  1. 67.1Charlie Gray↓66′
  2. 88.1Jaden HeskeyA 94′
  1. 77.2Ryan McAidoo↓66′
  2. 108.8Divine MukasaG YC 94′
  3. 117.7Emilio LawrenceA 94′
  1. 99.2Mahamadou Sangaré2G ↓66′
  1. 15.2Matt Rowley94′
  1. 35.6T'Shay St Louis↓78′
  2. 6Jay Williams94′
  3. 56.3Phillip Duah94′
  4. 26.2Boyd Beacroft94′
  1. 85.9Carter Bowdery94′
  2. 47.2Tyler SackeyYC 94′
  1. 11Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith94′
  2. 106.9David Daniel George HicksYC 94′
  3. 76.3Miles Obodo↓53′
  1. 96.1Sean Patton94′
  1. 13Femi FapetuMF · ↑66′
  2. 15Ashton MuirFW · ↑66′6.3
  3. 16Matty WarhurstFW · ↑66′
  4. 12Spike BritsGK
  5. 14Justin OboavwoduoFW

SubstitutesCoaches: Ben Wilkinson · Peter ScottG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 12Luke HowardMF
  2. 14Reece EvansFW · ↑53′5.8
  3. 16Ryan ZieDF · ↑78′
  4. 13Matthew PullingerGK
  5. 15Anthony DoveMF

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Emilio LawrenceMAN4
  2. Mahamadou SangaréMAN3
  3. David Daniel George HicksREA2

Passes

  1. Kian NobleMAN64/78
  2. Stephen MfuniMAN64/71
  3. Seb NaylorMAN55/64

Duels won

  1. Harrison ParkerMAN11/19
  2. Ryan McAidooMAN9/18
  3. Jaden HeskeyMAN8/16

Clearances

  1. Boyd BeacroftREA5
  2. Kian NobleMAN4
  3. Stephen MfuniMAN4

Saves

  1. Matt RowleyREA1

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

48%Model · draw 21%31%

Projected goals
1.95 – 1.53total 3.48 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 9.2%2–1 9%1–2 7%
OutcomeModelHappened
Manchester City U21 win48%Yes
Draw21%No
Reading U21 win31%No
Over 1.5 goals86%Yes
Over 2.5 goals67%Yes
Over 3.5 goals46%No
Both teams to score67%No
Manchester City U21 clean sheet22%Yes
Reading U21 clean sheet14%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

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What stands out

  • 15thfrom 20th

    Manchester City U21 moved from 20th to 15th in the Premier League 2 Division One table with this result.4 → 7 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 25thfrom 24th

    Reading U21 moved from 24th to 25th in the Premier League 2 Division One table with this result.3 → 3 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Team stats

23 figures
Manchester City U21full timeReading U21
  1. 54%Possession46%
  2. 9Shots13
  3. 5Shots on target5
  4. 1Big chances2
  5. 6Corners6
  6. 495Passes382
  7. 13Fouls14
  8. 1Yellow cards2
All 23 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 49Attacks40
  3. 33Dangerous attacks30
  4. 4Offsides1
  5. 56%Shot accuracy38%
  6. 5Shots blocked3
  7. 4Shots inside box9
  8. 2Shots off target2
  9. 5Shots outside box4
  10. 11Successful dribbles5
  11. Defence
  12. 57Duels won44
  13. 5Goal kicks8
  14. 10Interceptions9
  15. 5Saves2
  16. Discipline
  17. 14Free kicks13
  18. Other
  19. 3Substitutions3

Top ratings

XI avg 7.87 v 6.18
  1. MSMahamadou SangaréMAN9.2
  2. Divine MukasaMAN8.8
  3. JHJaden HeskeyMAN8.1
  4. SNSeb NaylorMAN8.1
  5. HPHarrison ParkerMAN8.0

Table after full time

Premier League 2 Division One 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Manchester United U2166-0-015:6+9181st
13West Ham United U2162-2-213:11+2813th
14Leicester U2162-2-215:150814th
15Manchester City U2152-1-211:9+2720th ▲5
16Norwich City U2152-1-28:9-1715th ▼1
17Crystal Palace U2142-1-17:8-1716th ▼1
23Liverpool U2161-1-410:14-4423rd
24Burnley U2161-0-56:12-6325th ▲1
25Reading U2150-3-24:10-6324th ▼1
26Newcastle United U2150-2-36:13-7226th
27Blackburn Rovers U2160-2-46:15-9227th
29Derby County U2160-0-65:17-12029th
Manchester City U21
20th → 15th4 → 7 pts
Reading U21
24th → 25th3 → 3 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Manchester City U21all competitionsReading U21
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.8Goals per game (both sides)3.67
  3. 100%Over 1.587%
  4. 80%Over 2.567%
  5. 53%Over 3.547%
  6. 60%Both teams scored73%
  7. 33%Clean sheets13%
  8. 7%Failed to score20%
  9. Manchester City U21 at home v Reading U21 away
  10. 9Played8
  11. 7Won2
  12. 1Drawn2
  13. 1Lost4
  14. 26-10Goals (for-against)12-22
  15. 2.44Points per game1
  16. 78%Over 2.575%
  17. 44%Clean sheets0%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 16-91st-half goals (for-against)7-13
  20. 21-112nd-half goals (for-against)12-23
  21. 57%Goals after half-time63%
  22. 87%Goal before half-time60%
  23. 8-2-5Half-time W-D-L3-7-5
How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 6 of 21
Kick-off
Venue
Etihad Stadium, Manchester
Capacity
52,900 · grass
Weather
12 °C · light rain · humidity 81%
Referee
M. McQuillan
MAN coach
Ben Wilkinson
REA coach
Peter Scott

Match summary

Manchester City U21 beat Reading U21 3-0 in the Premier League 2 Division One, Regular Season.

Before kickoff, Manchester City U21 sat 20th on 4 points, while Reading U21 were 24th on 3 points. Across 3 previous meetings on record, Manchester City U21 won 2 and Reading U21 won 1, with 0 draws (3.33 goals per game).

Mahamadou Sangaré (27', 56') and Divine Mukasa (60') scored the goals for Manchester City U21.

Manchester City U21 — live results and scheduleReading U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Head-to-head

3 meetings on record since 2016

2-0-1Manchester City U21 W-D-L · goals 6:4

2 MAN0 draws1 REA
Goals per meeting
3.33
Over 2.5 goals
100%
Both teams scored
33%
Won by the host
67%
  1. Reading U213–0Manchester City U21Premier League 2 Division One
  2. Reading U210–3Manchester City U21Premier League U21
  3. Manchester City U213–1Reading U21Premier League U21

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Manchester City U219d restequal rest · old → new9d restReading U21
  1. 2-1W25 Apr
  2. 3-2W3 May
  3. 2-0W9 May
  4. 2-0W22 May
  5. 1-3L18 Aug
  6. 3-1W22 Aug
  7. 5-1W26 Aug
  8. 1-2L31 Aug
  9. 0-3L23 Sep
  10. 3-3D26 Sep

6-1-3goals 22:161.90pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 0-3L24 Feb
  2. 0-1L14 Mar
  3. 1-7L7 Apr
  4. 1-4L11 Apr
  5. 2-0W14 Apr
  6. 1-1D15 Aug
  7. 0-0D22 Aug
  8. 2-5L29 Aug
  9. 2-1W12 Sep
  10. 1-1D26 Sep

2-3-5goals 10:230.90pts/game

  1. HSouthampton U213–3
  2. ABolton Wanderers0–3
  3. AManchester United U211–2
  4. AOldham Athletic5–1
  5. HWest Ham United U213–1

latest 5

  1. HNewcastle United U211–1
  2. HAFC Bournemouth U212–1
  3. AMiddlesbrough U212–5
  4. HLeicester U210–0
  5. ANorwich City U211–1
Show older matches
  1. AChelsea U211–3
  2. HSouthampton U212–0
  3. HManchester United U212–0
  4. HArsenal U213–2
  5. HLiverpool U212–1

older

  1. HBrighton U212–0
  2. HManchester United U211–4
  3. ANewcastle United U211–7
  4. AWolves U210–1
  5. HWest Ham United U210–3

Referee

M. McQuillan
Cards / match
4.24this match 3 (-1.24)
Yellows / match
3.85this match 3
Reds / match
0.38
Penalties / match
0.3535% of matches
Fouls / match
28.5this match 27

1.71Home 1.71 vs Away 2.15 yellows/match · +0.44 away · 9–4 red2.15

38%Results in 34 recent matches · draw 18%44%

home winsaway wins
Analysed latest 34 of 53 career matches.

Matchday 6

Premier League 2 Division One · the other 10 games
  1. Leeds United U214–3West Brom U21
  2. Southampton U214–1Derby County U21
  3. Stoke City U213–1Blackburn Rovers U21
  4. Wolves U214–3Leicester U21
  5. Fulham U211–1Liverpool U21
  6. Nottingham Forest U210–1Ipswich Town U21
  7. Everton U211–2Manchester United U21
  8. Arsenal U212–2West Ham United U21
  9. Aston Villa U213–3Sunderland U21
  10. Brighton U211–1Middlesbrough U21
Premier League 2 Division One fixtures and results →

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