Match Report
The table read 15th (Sunderland U21, 28 pts) against 19th (Reading U21, 25 pts), 3 points apart. Reading U21 ranked 4th in the league on five-round form, well above their 19th table position. Against a league average of 1.79 goals per team per game, Sunderland U21 ran at 2.05 scored and 2 conceded, Reading U21 at 1.45 and 1.8.
Sunderland U21 had banked 12 of the last 15 points on offer; Reading U21, 6.
5 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Sunderland U21 2, draws 0, Reading U21 3, at 3.8 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 100% of the meetings had three or more, and both sides scored in 100%.
The match was played at Academy of Light Training Ground (capacity 3,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Sunderland U21: Felix Scott (7'), Felix Scott (70') · Reading U21: Carter Bowdery (27'), David Daniel George Hicks (52')
Key stats
Possession: Sunderland U21 46% · Reading U21 54% · Total shots: 11-15 · On target: 5-4 · Corners: 2-7