This match stars two squads living in the lower section of the Championship, Reading holding 20th position and Sheffield United in 17th. A nice opportunity for one of the squads to improve their position.
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Reading form and stats
Reading have played 9 Championship games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-2-3 (wins-draws-losses). When Reading hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Cardiff City, Hull City, Barnsley, Reading, Derby County, Bristol City and Peterborough United), they have won 2 of 3 matches!
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Reading, who played 1-1 against Nottingham Forest. That match was also played at this venue (Gene L. Shirk Stadium). Danny Drinkwater (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.92/10. Drinkwater hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 51 successful passes (of 61 total).
Before that match, a win away at Birmingham City.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Reading as they are travelling to their away game against Swansea City in the Championship. That match is four days after this one.
Reading have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Gene L. Shirk Stadium with 15 goals in 9 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Reading defense is not exactly impregnable. 14 goals conceded from 9 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Sheffield United form and stats
There's been little loot from Sheffield United's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Championship. Sheffield United only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 3 draws. When Sheffield United is visiting a side on the bottom half, they have won 2 of 2 matches. Cardiff City, Sheffield United, Hull City, Barnsley, Derby County, Bristol City and Peterborough United is teams we like to compare Reading with.
Sheffield played 0-0 against Coventry City in their previous match. Midfielder Conor Hourihane was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.13. Hourihane hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Preceding that game, the 1-3 loss visiting Blackburn Rovers's place.Sheffield have scored 9 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. In the opposite end, Sheffield have conceded 15 goals in their away games. When Sheffield United is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Cardiff City, Sheffield United, Hull City, Barnsley, Derby County, Bristol City and Peterborough United.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these contenders: Reading won one, Sheffield United triumphed in eight and we saw one draw. eight games with more than 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Swift 8 goals |   B. Sharp 4 goals |  M. Gibbs-White 4 goals |
Reading missing players
Sheffield United missing players
| Reading | Sheffield United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 9 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 23 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 9 | 22 |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 15 | 26 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 78% | 83% |
| 72% | 78% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 67% |
| 56% | 56% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 33% | 44% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 44% | 33% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 11% |
| 56% | 67% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 56% | 56% |
| 17% | 22% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 22% |
| 28% | 11% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 44% | 39% |
| 3.1 | 3.3 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3 | 5.3 | 5.8 |
| 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.4 | 11 | 11 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12 | 9.9 | 12.7 |
| 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 37% | 41% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 43% | 30% | 32% |
| 15.3 | 12.2 | 10.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.6 |
| 5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
- Reading haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Fulham | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 48 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 33 | 41 |
| 2 | AFC Bournemouth | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 33 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 20 | 40 |
| 3 | West Bromwich Albion | 18 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Stoke City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 31 |
| 5 | Coventry City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Queens Park Rangers | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 7 | Huddersfield Town | 18 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 28 |
| 8 | Blackburn Rovers | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 27 |
| 9 | Millwall | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Blackpool | 18 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | -1 | 26 |
| 11 | Luton Town | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 24 |
| 12 | Swansea City | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 24 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 23 |
| 14 | Middlesbrough | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
| 15 | Birmingham City | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | -3 | 22 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 21 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | -4 | 20 |
| 18 | Bristol City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 18 | -8 | 20 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 18 |
| 20 | Reading | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 17 |
| 21 | Hull City | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 15 |
| 22 | Peterborough United | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 34 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 24 | -17 | 15 |
| 23 | Barnsley | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -16 | 11 |
| 24 | Derby County | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 0 |
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