Sheffield Utd – Reading PREDICTION & TIPS
Sheffield United and Reading play at Bramall Lane in a Championship 13th round matchup. There is no record of official clashes between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last clash was on 26-01-2013 and ended with Reading (4-0) Sheffield United. Although this is a game between 3rd and 20th of the overall ranking, it is actually a game between the 1st place in home games and the 10th as a visitor.
The home team is currently in 3rd place with 24 points earned after 8 wins and 4 losses. In the penultimate match, he lost out to Nottingham Forest by (2-1). In the last match, he won at home to Ipswich Town by (1-0). This is a stronger team in their stadium, where they won 15 points, against only 9 in their games as a visitor. For the championship, Sheffield United had 15 points in 18 chances, after 5 wins and 1 defeat in their last 6 games at their stadium. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. This is a team that scores many times first: it opened the scoring in 9 of its last 12 games by the Championship, of those 9 it reached the interval in advantage in 7 and managed to maintain the advantage until the end of the 90 ‘in 8. In the last 9 games at home in all competitions there are 1 periods highlighted: suffered 3 of his 8 goals between minutes (76’-90 ‘).
The Sheffield United team come to this game motivated by a 1-0 home win over Ipswich in a game in which Basham scored the only goal of the win. In this game in the home coach Chris Wilder should keep the team drawn in 3-5-2 and benefit from the possession of the ball and the attacks organized by the sides. The offensive Leon Clarke is one of the great highlights of Sheffield United with 4 goals scored. For this game the coach can not count on Freeman, Baldock and Lavery, players who recover from injury.
After 3 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses, the visiting team is in 20th place, having won 12 points. In the last match, they beat Leeds United by 0-1, having lost at home in a game against Norwich City by (1-2). This is a team that normally achieves more positive results as a visitor than at home, having won 7 away and 5 at home with 5 goals scored and 6 goals conceded at home, against 5 goals scored and 6 conceded. In the league, Reading conquered 7 points in 18 chances, after 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in the last 6 games he played as a visitor. The team has conceded goals in 8 of their last 10 games, so they have not shown great defensive solidity, but their attack has scored regularly, as they managed to achieve in 8 of the last 10 games in this competition. In 11 games in this competition, he never managed to get back on the scoring in the 6 games in which he conceded the first goal. In the last 7 away games for all competitions there has been 1 period that stands out: suffered 3 of his 6 goals between the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
The Reading team comes to this game with a win at the Leeds field, 0-1, returning to victories after five straight games without winning the league: the only goal of the team was scored by Barrow. In the away game, coach Jaap Stam should keep his tactical scheme, 4-4-2, favoring the defensive organization and successive counterattacks. It is worth mentioning that offensive Dadi Bodvarsson is the great highlight of Reading with 2 goals scored. Evita, Watson, Swift and Evans, all of whom are physically challenged.
Sheffield Utd – Reading FREE TIPS
Sheffield Utd – Win @ 2.60
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.75
Over 2.5 Goals @ 1.70
