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Derby County U21 vs Reading U21: result 5-1 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneGroup 1 - 11Kick-off on December 4, 2023 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Loughborough University Football Stadium, Loughborough, Leicestershire

Derby County U21
5-1
Reading U21

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What was the result of Derby County U21 vs Reading U21?

Derby County U21 won 5-1 on December 4, 2023.

Goalscorers

  • 20′H. HawkinsDerby County U21
  • 27′R. BartleyDerby County U21
  • 62′Michael George SticklandDerby County U21 (o.g.)
  • 70′R. BartleyDerby County U21
  • 84′L. WheeldonDerby County U21
  • 90′Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer AkandeReading U21

Official lineup for Derby County U21 vs Reading U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Derby County U21

  1. 9D. Brown
  2. 10T. Weston
  1. 3Henry Jeffcott
  2. 4H. Hawkins
  3. 5R. Bartley
  4. 7N. McAndrew
  5. 8Adebayo Fapetu
  1. 2Jack Perry
  2. 6K. Robinson
  3. 11Riley Moloney
  1. 1J. Thompson

Reading U21

  1. 7Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande
  2. 8S. Spencer
  3. 9J. Wareham
  4. 11B. Tuma
  1. 2Sam Benjamin Paul
  2. 4Benjamin David Purcell
  3. 10Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens
  1. 3J. Ryan
  2. 5Michael George Stickland
  3. 6Boyd Beacroft
  1. 1Harvey Robert Collins
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Derby County U21 have 1 win, 1 draw and 13 defeats; Reading U21 have 5, 4 and 6.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Derby County U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 5, 2023Middlesbrough U21(away)0-1Premier League 2 Division One
Oct 28, 2023Manchester City U21(home)4-2Premier League 2 Division One
Sep 29, 2023Brighton U21(home)2-3Premier League 2 Division One
Sep 25, 2023Sunderland U21(away)1-3Premier League 2 Division One
Sep 1, 2023Aston Villa U21(away)1-3Premier League 2 Division One
Reading U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 13, 2023West Bromwich Albion U21(home)2-3Premier League Cup
Nov 6, 2023West Bromwich Albion U21(away)0-0Premier League 2 Division One
Oct 30, 2023Blackburn Rovers U21(home)7-2Premier League 2 Division One
Oct 9, 2023Sheffield United U21(away)2-2Premier League Cup
Sep 29, 2023Southampton U21(away)0-6Premier League 2 Division One

How many goals should we expect?

Derby County U21 score 1.0 and concede 3.1 goals per match over their last 15; Reading U21 score 1.6 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Derby County U211.03.1011/1512/15
Reading U211.61.948/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Derby County U21 sit 20th in Premier League 2 Division One (4 points from 4 matches) and Reading U21 sit 11th (7 points from 4 matches).

2026-27 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
11Reading U214211767
20Derby County U2141129124

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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