Reading U21 vs Newcastle United U21

Reading U21 face Newcastle United U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One on Friday 6 November 2026, kick-off 19:00 UTC at Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading.

Reading U21 are 8th with 11 points from 7 games, while Newcastle United U21 are 28th with 4. That leaves Reading U21 7 points ahead.

At home this season Reading U21 average 1.0 goals scored and 1.3 conceded per game; on the road Newcastle United U21 average 0.5 scored and 1.5 conceded. Reading U21 have kept 1 clean sheet and failed to score 2 times; Newcastle United U21 have 0 clean sheets and 2 blanks.

Reading U21 have scored 7 and conceded 9 in their last 4 matches, with 3 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 3. Newcastle United U21 have scored 6 and conceded 3 in their last 4 matches, with 1 going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 1.

Reading U21 come into this fixture with a recent record of 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats, while Newcastle United U21 have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in the same window. Reading U21 currently sit 8th on 11 points, with Newcastle United U21 placed 28th on 4 points. Across the last 3 head-to-head meetings, 11 goals have been scored and both teams found the net in 2 of them. Recent head-to-head meetings average 3.7 goals, which supports the Over 1.5 line. The Over 1.5 Goals selection (Over 1.5) is assigned a 85% probability at odds of 1.18.

• Newcastle United U21 have the better recent form (10 pts vs 4 pts from the last 5 matches).
• Reading U21 have scored 10 goals this season compared with 5 for Newcastle United U21.
• Defensively, Reading U21 have conceded 9 and Newcastle United U21 have conceded 12.
• League positions: Reading U21 8th, Newcastle United U21 28th.
• Reading U21 have won 1 of 4 home matches in this competition.
• Newcastle United U21 have won 0 of 2 away matches in this competition.

• Reading U21 matches average 2.7 total goals this season and Newcastle United U21 matches 3.4.
• 3 of Reading U21's last 4 matches went over 1.5 goals.
• 2 of Newcastle United U21's last 4 matches went over 1.5 goals.
• The last 3 head-to-head meetings averaged 3.7 goals.

In the last 3 meetings, Reading U21 have won 1, Newcastle United U21 have won 1 and 1 ended level. The most recent, on 26 September 2025, finished Reading U21 1-1 Newcastle United U21.