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Reading U21 vs Nottingham Forest U21 prediction and preview
24 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Reading U21 host Nottingham Forest U21 in the Premier League 2 Division One (England) on 24 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — Nottingham Forest U21 to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.28, which the bookmaker market rated at about 70% once the bookmaker margin is removed.
Going into the match, Reading U21 had won 3, drawn 1 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches, scoring 14 and conceding 18. Nottingham Forest U21 had won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 19 scored and 18 conceded.
Both teams scored in 6 of Reading U21's last 10 and 8 of Nottingham Forest U21's last 10; 7 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Reading U21 averaged 1.33 goals scored and 1.67 conceded across 6 matches; away from home Nottingham Forest U21 averaged 1.56 scored and 1.89 conceded across 9.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.36 goals from Reading U21 and 1.57 from Nottingham Forest U21. From that it rates a home win at 32%, a draw at 27% and an away win at 41%, against 32%, 23% and 44% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 68%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Reading U21 (green) and Nottingham Forest U21 (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading U21 | LLDWL | 1.40 | 1.80 | 60% | 70% |
| Nottingham Forest U21 | LWLWL | 1.90 | 1.80 | 80% | 70% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
- Reading U21 form and statistics
- Nottingham Forest U21 form and statistics
- Premier League 2 Division One statistics
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