Match Report
Nothing between them on points: 25 each, with Reading U21 19th and Stoke City U21 20th. Recent form flatters Reading U21's table spot — 4th league-wide over the last five rounds while sitting 19th. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Reading U21 ran at 1.45 scored and 1.8 conceded, Stoke City U21 at 1.45 and 2.1.
Reading U21 arrived on a run of three straight wins. Stoke City U21 entered with three losses in a row. From the last five rounds, Reading U21 held 12 points of 15 and Stoke City U21 4.
Bearwood Park Training Facility staged the fixture, a ground that holds 2,000. Reading U21 led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 2 goals for the 3-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Reading U21: Reece Evans (23'), Reece Evans (65'), Reece Evans (70')
Key stats
Possession: Reading U21 57% · Stoke City U21 43% · Total shots: 15-2 · On target: 8-2 · Corners: 4-2