Match Report
The table read 15th (Reading U18, 1 pts) against 6th (West Ham U18, 7 pts), 6 points apart. Reading U18 ranked just 27th in the league on five-round form despite their 15th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Reading U18 1.25 scored and 4.5 conceded per game, West Ham U18 3.25 and 2.75, with the league averaging 2.5.
8 meetings are on record — 3 won by Reading U18, 4 by West Ham U18, 1 drawn, at 4 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 25% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 88% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 75%.
Reading U18 led 2-1 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-5 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Reading U18: Onayo Hunte (45'), Onayo Hunte (45') · West Ham U18: Bailey Pammenter (45'), Christlife Mandungu (50'), Christlife Mandungu (52'), Bailey Pammenter (55'), Joel Kerr (90')
Key stats
Possession: Reading U18 30% · West Ham U18 70% · Total shots: 10-19 · On target: 5-10 · Corners: 4-6