Reading U18 v Chelsea U18 prediction · U18 Premier League

Full timeGraded 13 Oct 17:00

Reading U18 0–3 Chelsea U18 CHELSEA U18 WIN · RIGHTOVER 2.5 · RIGHTBOTH TO SCORE · WRONGOVER 1.5 · RIGHTOVER 3.5 · WRONG1–3 EXACTLY · WRONG

~~We said Chelsea U18 win~~82%

~~Brier score, this match · lower is better~~0.051

The prediction on this page is exactly as published before kick-off. Match events and statistics come from the match and are corrected when the official figures change. Wrong calls are shown exactly like right ones.

The match replay1 note · 8 alerts

0′Before kick-off: we said Chelsea U18 win at 82%.
1′Little has changed for our model: Chelsea U18 82% before kick-off, 82% now. 0–0 · 7–10–82
1′KICK-OFF Reading U18 v Chelsea U18
32′⚽ GOAL · 32' Reading U18 0–1 Chelsea U18
45′HALF-TIME Reading U18 0–1 Chelsea U18
46′SECOND HALF Reading U18 0–1 Chelsea U18
48′⚽ GOAL · 48' Reading U18 0–2 Chelsea U18
68′🟥 RED CARD · 68' Chelsea U18
90′⚽ GOAL · 93' Reading U18 0–3 Chelsea U18
FTFULL TIME Reading U18 0–3 Chelsea U18
FTReading U18 0–3 Chelsea U18 · Chelsea U18 win: right · Over 2.5: right · Both to score: wrong · Over 1.5: right · Over 3.5: wrong · 1–3 exactly: wrong

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Pre-match prediction

Published 13 Oct 13:47 · locked at kick-off

Reading U18 win8%

Draw11%

Chelsea U18 win82%

Kick-offTUE 13 OCT · 14:00

Rest & schedule

Before kick-off · this competition

Reading U18

Chelsea U18

24Days since last match24

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
2	Chelsea U18	6	+15	12
15	Reading U18	6	−13	4

Based on available league results; standings may be incomplete.

Match statistics

Match statistics aren’t available yet.

Line-ups

Confirmed line-ups aren’t available for this match.

Our number · chelsea u18 winFirst published 9 Oct 06:15 · updated 13 Oct 13:47 · locked at kick-off

82% The market–

Us82%

We make Chelsea U18 a 82% chance to win. The model expects 1.0–3.5, and 1–3 is the single most likely score at 8%. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every market, from one calculation

Market	Us	Market	Gap
Reading U18 win	8%	–	–
Draw	11%	–	–
Chelsea U18 win	82%	–	–
Over 2.5 goals	82%	–	–
Both teams to score	61%	–	–
Over 1.5 goals	93%	–	–
Over 3.5 goals	65%	–	–
Reading U18 or draw	18%	–	–
Reading U18 clean sheet	3%	–	–
Chelsea U18 clean sheet	36%	–	–

Every figure here is read off one scoreline distribution, so no two can contradict each other. No bookmaker has priced this match yet.

Every scorelineMost likely 1–3 at 7.6%

0123450 4.1 6.7 7.6 6.6 4.71 4.1 6.8 7.6 6.5 4.62 2.2 3.5 3.9 3.3 2.33 4 5

under 2% 5% 12%+Reading U18 down, Chelsea U18 across

This is a probability, not a recommendation. We take no bets and hold no affiliate relationships with any gambling operator. Model 1.1 — Pitchside Lab's own model.

How we got to this number6 steps · in order

Our model

Rates each side's attack and defence from 885 U18 Premier League - South matches up to 13 Oct 2026, weighting recent results more and allowing for home advantage.

Base rates

U18 Premier League - South matches have gone over 2.5 in 85.4% of games this season, across 48 played.

Head to head

9 previous meetings, 3.89 goals a meeting; 7 of 9 went over 2.5.

Home and away form

Reading U18 at home: 1.33 scored, 3.33 conceded a game (last 6). Chelsea U18 away: 4.50 scored, 1.17 conceded (last 6).

What the model expects

1.03 goals for Reading U18, 3.48 for Chelsea U18. Most likely score 1–3.

Not in these numbers yet

Line-ups, injuries and suspensions, and rest days are being measured in a test version of our model; they do not change these numbers. Weather and the referee are shown on the match page but not used.

Nothing here is written by hand. Each step is a figure the model used, in the order it used it.

Head to head

9 meetings since 2021

~~Goals a meeting~~3.89

~~Over 2.5~~7 of 9

~~Both scored~~6 of 9

~~Last meetings~~CHE 6–1 REA · CHE 3–2 REA · REA 1–3 CHE · REA 0–2 CHE

Form · last six in U18 Premier League - South

READING U18

LLLDLW1–6 · 2–5 · 1–6 · 1–1 · 1–2 · 3–2

CHELSEA U18

LWWLWW2–3 · 4–1 · 6–1 · 3–4 · 5–1 · 5–0

The table

2026/27

#	TEAM	P	GD	PTS
1	Tottenham Hotspur U18	6	+24	16
2	Chelsea U18	6	+15	12
3	Southampton U18	6	+9	12
4	Fulham U18	6	+8	12
5	Arsenal U18	6	+4	10
6	West Ham United U18	6	+1	10
7	Brighton U18	6	−2	10
8	Brentford U18	6	0	9
9	Ipswich Town U18	6	0	9
10	Aston Villa U18	6	+2	8
11	West Bromwich Albion U18	6	−9	7
12	Norwich City U18	6	−9	6
13	AFC Bournemouth U18	6	−8	5
14	Crystal Palace U18	6	−6	4
15	Reading U18	6	−13	4
16	Birmingham City U18	6	−16	3