Reading v Chelsea U21 prediction · EFL Trophy

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Match information

TUE 13 OCT · 19:00

Venue · Madejski Stadium

Line-ups

Reading

4-2-3-1

Chelsea U21

4-2-3-1

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · this competition

Reading

Chelsea U21

56Days since last match28

0Matches in previous 14 days0

Based on available results in this competition before kick-off.

League table

2026/27

Positions of these teams

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
39	Reading	1	0	1
41	Chelsea U21	2	−1	1

Based on available league results; standings may be incomplete.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Reading

4-2-3-1

25 J. Stevens

39 A. Ahmed

20 J. Knight

23 C. Masterson

3 J. R. Dorsett A.

6 L. Fraser

8 C. Savage

14 R. Williams

43 D. Hicks

11 D. Kyerewaa

18 J. Brown

Coach · Leam Richardson

Substitutes

48 · M. Rowley

42 · B. Beacroft

65 · K. Mfuamba

37 · L. Howard

55 · R. Evans

49 · E. Osho

50 · J. Jones

Chelsea U21

4-2-3-1

50 F. Bernal

51 L. Black

56 A. Osborne

48 J. Osagie

37 O. Subuloye

47 H. McMahon

31 R. Watson

52 H. Bettoni

46 K. Paez

55 S. Gordon

62 C. Ezenwata

Coach · Harry Hudson

Substitutes

60 · T. Bell

85 · K. Best

69 · D. Waite

32 · M. Nicoll-Jazuli

74 · H. Grimwade

66 · I. Rabbaj

61 · M. Eboue

Our number

No model for this competition

We have too little history in EFL Trophy to put an honest number on this match, so we do not publish one. A guessed probability would look exactly like a real one, which is the problem.

Head to head

0 meetings since 2021

No meetings between these two in EFL Trophy since 2021. Cup ties and meetings in other competitions are not counted here.

Form · last six in EFL Trophy

READING

WDLWWD3–0 · 1–1 · 2–3 · 3–1 · 1–0 · 1–1

CHELSEA U21

LLLDDL0–1 · 1–3 · 0–3 · 0–0 · 2–2 · 1–2

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Wycombe	3	+4	7
2	Milton Keynes Dons	2	+9	6
3	Huddersfield	2	+7	6
4	Stevenage	2	+6	6
5	Stockport County	2	+5	6
6	Peterborough	2	+5	6
7	Bradford	2	+5	6
8	Cambridge United	2	+4	6
9	Sheffield Wednesday	2	+3	6
10	Wigan	2	+2	6
11	Exeter City	3	+2	5
12	Luton	2	+6	4
13	Plymouth	2	+4	4
14	Barnet	2	+4	4
15	Crewe	2	+3	4
16	Chesterfield	2	+2	4
17	Newport County	2	+2	4
18	Port Vale	2	+2	4
19	Leicester	2	+4	3
20	Brighton U21	1	+3	3
21	Fleetwood Town	2	+2	3
22	Manchester City U21	2	+1	3
23	Crawley Town	2	+1	3
24	Leeds United U21	1	+1	3
25	Newcastle United U21	2	+1	3
26	Notts County	1	+1	3
27	Oldham	1	+1	3
28	Tranmere	1	+1	3
29	Doncaster	2	−1	3
30	Arsenal U21	2	−3	3
31	Crystal Palace U21	2	−3	3
32	Brentford U21	2	−5	3
33	Accrington ST	2	0	2
34	AFC Wimbledon	2	0	2
35	Burton Albion	2	0	2
36	Cheltenham	1	0	1
37	Oxford United	1	0	1
38	Nottingham Forest U21	1	0	1
39	Reading	1	0	1
40	Blackpool	2	−1	1
41	Chelsea U21	2	−1	1
42	Liverpool U21	2	−1	1
43	Leyton Orient	2	−1	1
44	Salford City	2	−1	1
45	Grimsby	2	−1	1
46	Sunderland U21	2	−2	1
47	Colchester	2	−2	1
48	York	2	−2	1
49	Bristol Rovers	2	−3	1
50	Rotherham	2	−4	1
51	Rochdale	2	−5	1
52	Tottenham Hotspur U21	1	−2	0
53	Everton U21	1	−3	0
54	Gillingham	1	−3	0
55	Swindon Town	2	−3	0
56	Shrewsbury	2	−3	0
57	Barnsley	2	−4	0
58	Aston Villa U21	2	−4	0
59	Northampton	2	−4	0
60	Fulham U21	1	−5	0
61	Mansfield Town	2	−5	0
62	Walsall	1	−5	0
63	Bromley	2	−5	0
64	Ipswich Town U21	2	−9	0