Reading U18 vs Norwich City U18 prediction
Reading U18
Saturday, 31 October 2026
2:2Half time 2 : 1U18 Premier League - South
Norwich City U18
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Reading U18 vs Norwich City U18: preview and prediction
Reading U18 take on Norwich City U18 on Saturday 31 October (12:30). It's the south of the U18 Premier League - South. Reading U18 are 15th after ten games, while Norwich City U18 sit 14th having played nine. Last time out Reading U18 were beaten 5-3 at Crystal Palace U18, and Norwich City U18 lost 4-2 at home to Brighton U18.
Reading U18: form and key numbers
So far in the U18 Premier League - South, Reading U18 have won one, drawn two and lost seven of ten, with 16 goals scored and 37 conceded, good for 15th place and 5 points.
Over the last five matches it has been one win, one draw and three defeats, averaging 1.8 goals for and 3.2 against. Last time out they lost 5-3 to Crystal Palace U18 away; before that came a 5-2 defeat at home to Brentford U18 and a 3-0 defeat at home to Chelsea U18.
Reading U18 haven't won in three. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. At home they've won none of three recently (3 scored, 9 conceded).
- ACrystal Palace U183-5L
- HBrentford U182-5L
- HChelsea U180-3L
- ASouthampton U183-2W
- HBrighton U181-1D
Reading U18: last 5 results in all competitions, newest first.
Norwich City U18: form and key numbers
Norwich City U18 have won two, drawn one and lost six of their nine U18 Premier League - South games so far, scoring 17 and letting in 29. That has them 14th on 7 points.
Their last four in all competitions read no wins, no draws and four defeats, at 0.8 goals scored and 3.0 conceded per game. Last time out they lost 4-2 to Brighton U18 at home; before that came a 1-0 defeat away at AFC Bournemouth U18 and a 5-1 defeat at home to Arsenal U18.
Norwich City U18 haven't won in four. The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last four. They failed to score in two of those games.
- HBrighton U182-4L
- AAFC Bournemouth U180-1L
- HArsenal U181-5L
- HWest Bromwich Albion U180-2L
Norwich City U18: last 4 results in all competitions, newest first.
Reading U18 vs Norwich City U18: match analysis
Two points separate the two sides in the table. Reading U18 also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | West Bromwich Albion U18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -13 | 8 |
| 14 | Norwich City U18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -12 | 7 |
| 15 | Reading U18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | -21 | 5 |
| 16 | Birmingham City U18 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -20 | 4 |
We make Reading U18 favourites at 52%, with Norwich City U18 on 31% and the draw at 17%. They're favoured rather than expected to stroll it.
- 1.80.8
- 3.23.0
- 2.32.0
On goals, it expects around 4.3 in the game: 2.3 for Reading U18 and 2.0 for Norwich City U18. Over 2.5 goals is 74% and both teams scoring 66%.
Their recent games have averaged 4.4 goals.
Every market at a glance
- ResultReading U18 win52%
- Double chanceEither team wins83%
- GoalsOver 2.574%
- Both teams to scoreYes66%
- Clean sheetReading U1820%
- CornersReading U18 5.8 · Norwich City U18 4.710.5 expected
- Cards4.2 yellows expectedRed 15%
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Reading U18 vs Norwich City U18