Sunderland – Reading PREDICTION & TIPS
Sunderland and Reading meet at the Stadium of Light in a match for the 20th round of the Championship. There is no recent record of direct confrontations between the two teams, which have not crossed in the last 3 years. The last time they faced was on 02-02-2013, in a match that ended with the final result: Reading (2-1) Sunderland. It is necessary to analyze with particular attention the home / off condition, as Sunderland presents different results at home and abroad.
Analysis of Sunderland
The home team is currently in 22nd place with 14 points, after 2 wins, 8 draws and 9 losses. In the penultimate game, lost out against Aston Villa by (2-1). In the latter, he won out against Burton by (0-2). This is a team that curiously shows more positive results than at home, since in the last 30 games it has 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 25 conceded; against 6 draws and 9 defeats in his stadium, with 12 goals scored and 29 conceded. For the championship, Sunderland had 4 points out of 27, after 4 draws and 5 losses in their last 9 matches at their home stadium.
For this competition, you have not won any of the last 9 games in your stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent result in the break was 0-1 (4 out of 9 matches). The team conceded goals in 9 of the last 10 games, so it has not presented great defensive solidity, but its attack has regularly scored, since it managed to materialize in 9 of the last 10 matches for this competition. There is a tendency for goals to be scored in their home games, as 8 of their last 9 meetings for this competition have finished with over 1.5 goals. In 19 games played in this competition, he never managed to come back in the 13 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Sunderland leave for the game with a 0-2 victory at Burton Albion but they have only one win in the last ten games: the goals were signed by Honeyman. In this home game, coach Chris Coleman is expected to play in 4-3-3, profiting from possession and sustained attacks, especially in the corridors. Recall that the main highlight of the homegrown is forward Lewis Grabban with 10 goals. By all accounts the coach can not count on Billy Jones, Ndong, Williams and Kone, all injured.
Reading Review
After 6 wins, 5 draws and 8 losses, the visiting team is in 16th place, having won 23 points. In the final game, Barnsley won at home (3-0), after in the previous game tied at home in a game against Sheffield Wednesday, by (0-0). This is a team that maintains the income when it plays outside its stadium, because in the last 30 games it registers 3 wins, 7 draws and 5 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. For the championship, Reading have won 11 points out of 27, after 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in their last 9 away games. Defensive solidity has not been his strong point as he has conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 games but his attack has regularly scored as he has scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In 19 games in this event, he has never managed to come back in the 10 games in which he suffered the first goal. In the last 10 away games for all competitions there are 2 periods that stand out: scored 5 of his 12 goals in the minutes (76′-90 ‘); suffered six of his 12 goals in the minutes (16’-30 ‘).
Reading’s side start with a 3-0 win at home to Barnsley, adding their third win without losing in the championship: Edwards, Van den Berg and Bodvarsson took the team’s lead. In this away meeting, the coach Jaap Stam should play in the usual 4-2-3-1 with Kermorgant being the most offensive reference of the team. Modou Barrow is the highlight of this team with 3 goals and 3 assists. For this game the coach can not count on Evans, Obita and Swift, players recovering from injury.
Sunderland – Reading FREE TIPS
Sunderland – Win @ 2.55
Both teams to score / YES @ 1.80
Over 4.5 Goals @ 1.90
