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Reading U21 vs Leicester City U21: result 2-1 and analysis

Premier League 2 Division OneGroup 1 - 14Kick-off on January 15, 2024 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading U21
2-1
Leicester City U21

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What was the result of Reading U21 vs Leicester City U21?

Reading U21 won 2-1 on January 15, 2024.

Goalscorers

  • 68′Tawanda Jethro MaswanhiseLeicester City U21
  • 74′Tyler BindonReading U21
  • 87′Caylan VickersReading U21

Official lineup for Reading U21 vs Leicester City U21

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading U21

  1. 7Adrian Moyosoreoluwa Ameer Akande
  2. 9K. Ehibhatiomhan
  3. 11Caylan Vickers
  1. 3C. Mola
  2. 8C. Savage
  3. 10Charlie Gerard Richard Wellens
  1. 2A. Yiadom
  2. 4T. Rushesha
  3. 5T. Mcintyre
  4. 6Tyler Bindon
  1. 1C. Boyce-Clarke

Leicester City U21

  1. 9Silko Amari Otieno Thomas
  1. 2Brandon Ashley Cover
  2. 4Henry Cartwright
  3. 7Wanya Marçal
  4. 8L. Briggs
  5. 10A. Raikhy
  6. 11Tawanda Jethro Maswanhise
  1. 3J. Wormleighton
  2. 5Harvey George Godsmark-Ford
  3. 6T. Wilson-Brown
  1. 1Brad Young
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading U21 have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Leicester City U21 have 3, 3 and 9.

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

Reading U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 10, 2024Blackburn Rovers U21(away)2-4Premier League Cup
Dec 18, 2023Middlesbrough U21(home)2-2Premier League 2 Division One
Dec 4, 2023Derby County U21(away)1-5Premier League 2 Division One
Nov 13, 2023West Bromwich Albion U21(home)2-3Premier League Cup
Nov 6, 2023West Bromwich Albion U21(away)0-0Premier League 2 Division One
Leicester City U21
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 8, 2024Newcastle United U21(home)2-2Premier League 2 Division One
Dec 16, 2023Brighton U21(away)0-0Premier League 2 Division One
Dec 11, 2023Burnley U21(away)2-1Premier League Cup
Dec 4, 2023Wolves U21(home)1-3Premier League 2 Division One
Nov 10, 2023Brentford U21(away)0-1Premier League Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Reading U21 score 1.7 and concede 2.3 goals per match over their last 15; Leicester City U21 score 1.2 and concede 2.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading U211.72.348/1511/15
Leicester City U211.22.5210/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Reading U21 sit 8th in Premier League 2 Division One (11 points from 7 matches) and Leicester City U21 sit 24th (5 points from 6 matches).

2026-27 standings
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8Reading U21732210911
24Leicester City U2161237125

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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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