Reading vs Sheffield United in FA Cup preview: Key statistics and predictions

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Competition: England FA Cup
Competition: Tue 03.March
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: Madejski Stadium (24161 seats)

Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Reading & Sheffield United face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the FA Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!

These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only three days ago in the Championship. This match was also played here at Madejski Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Sheffield United have had more rest.

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Reading form and stats

Last season, Reading's FA Cup journey ended in the 3rd round.

The story so far in the Championship for Reading at their home stadium (Madejski Stadium) is 7 wins, 2 draws and 9 defeats. This match is a FA Cup match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 1 win, 3 draws and 0 losses in this competition.

Reading's last game was hosting Barnsley and winning 2-0. Ahead of that match, Reading lost 0-3 at home to Wigan Athletic.

The manager M. Bowen will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Birmingham City in only four days.

Reading are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 18 games. Reading have conceded 24 in these home matches.

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Sheffield United form and stats

Sheffield United was sent out of FA Cup in the 3rd round last season.

4-7-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sheffield United in their Premier League matches away.

Sheffield United's last game was the home draw against Brighton & Hove Albion (1-1). That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League.

A new game in only four days for Sheffield United, the Premier League home match versus Norwich City. Busy days.

Sheffield United have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 13 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (12 so far).

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Reading won one game, one match ended with a draw and Sheffield United has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: seven / three

Top Goalscorers

ReadingG. Puşcaş
G. Puşcaş
9 goals
ReadingY. Meïté
Y. Meïté
7 goals
ReadingJ. Swift
J. Swift
5 goals

Reading missing players

Sheffield United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Reading Sheffield United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
25 12   Played P   12 25
8 3   Won W   5 11
9 4   Drew D   5 8
8 5   Lost L   2 6
32 14   Scored S   12 28
27 15   Conceded C   9 21
96% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 96%
76% 75%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   75% 68%
36% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   8% 20%
16% 17%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   0% 4%
8% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   0% 4%
48% 50%   BTTS BTTS   42% 40%
28% 25%   Clean Sheets C S   42% 36%
28% 25%   Failed to Score F T   25% 28%
 
5.2 6.5   Corners for (avg) C F   4.1 5.8
6.1 6.1   Corners against (avg) C A   6.9 5.8
1.8 1.7   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.9
1 1   Red cards R C   0 0
 
306 155   Total Shots T S   100 261
94 47   Shots on Target S O   31 88
34% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 32%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 West Bromwich Albion 36 19 12 5 64 37 18 8 7 3 36 23 18 11 5 2 28 14 27 69
2 Leeds United 36 20 8 8 54 30 17 10 4 3 24 13 19 10 4 5 30 17 24 68
3 Fulham 36 18 9 9 51 37 19 12 2 5 32 21 17 6 7 4 19 16 14 63
4 Nottingham Forest 36 16 12 8 48 35 17 8 4 5 20 16 19 8 8 3 28 19 13 60
5 Brentford 36 16 9 11 59 33 17 9 5 3 31 15 19 7 4 8 28 18 26 57
6 Preston North End 36 16 8 12 49 42 18 11 3 4 34 21 18 5 5 8 15 21 7 56
7 Bristol City 36 15 9 12 50 52 17 7 4 6 24 26 19 8 5 6 26 26 -2 54
8 Blackburn Rovers 36 14 11 11 52 42 19 8 8 3 24 16 17 6 3 8 28 26 10 53
9 Swansea City 36 13 13 10 46 45 18 8 4 6 24 20 18 5 9 4 22 25 1 52
10 Millwall 36 12 15 9 41 40 18 8 7 3 25 18 18 4 8 6 16 22 1 51
11 Cardiff City 36 12 15 9 50 50 18 8 8 2 26 17 18 4 7 7 24 33 0 51
12 Sheffield Wednesday 36 13 9 14 46 44 18 7 5 6 16 21 18 6 4 8 30 23 2 48
13 Derby County 36 12 12 12 46 49 18 9 7 2 25 13 18 3 5 10 21 36 -3 48
14 Queens Park Rangers 36 13 8 15 55 61 19 8 5 6 37 33 17 5 3 9 18 28 -6 47
15 Birmingham City 36 12 11 13 47 54 17 6 5 6 26 26 19 6 6 7 21 28 -7 47
16 Reading 36 12 9 15 43 41 18 7 2 9 23 24 18 5 7 6 20 17 2 45
17 Huddersfield Town 36 11 9 16 45 56 19 7 5 7 24 25 17 4 4 9 21 31 -11 42
18 Hull City 36 11 8 17 48 58 19 6 3 10 27 33 17 5 5 7 21 25 -10 41
19 Wigan Athletic 36 10 10 16 38 50 17 6 5 6 18 22 19 4 5 10 20 28 -12 40
20 Charlton Athletic 36 10 9 17 44 53 18 7 5 6 25 22 18 3 4 11 19 31 -9 39
21 Stoke City 36 11 6 19 44 54 18 7 3 8 24 23 18 4 3 11 20 31 -10 39
22 Middlesbrough 36 8 14 14 36 47 19 6 8 5 18 19 17 2 6 9 18 28 -11 38
23 Barnsley 36 8 10 18 42 60 18 5 7 6 26 31 18 3 3 12 16 29 -18 34
24 Luton Town 36 10 4 22 43 71 18 7 4 7 27 27 18 3 0 15 16 44 -28 34
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 28 26 1 1 64 20 14 14 0 0 38 11 14 12 1 1 26 9 44 79
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 28 15 5 8 54 28 14 8 3 3 26 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 26 50
4 Chelsea 28 13 6 9 47 39 14 6 3 5 18 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 8 45
5 Manchester United 28 11 9 8 42 30 14 7 5 2 27 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 42
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 10 12 6 41 34 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 42
7 Tottenham Hotspur 28 11 7 10 46 39 14 8 2 4 27 15 14 3 5 6 19 24 7 40
8 Sheffield United 27 10 10 7 29 25 14 6 3 5 16 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 40
9 Burnley 28 11 5 12 33 39 14 7 1 6 19 18 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 38
10 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 3 37
11 Everton 28 10 7 11 37 42 14 7 4 3 19 15 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 37
12 Crystal Palace 28 9 9 10 25 32 14 5 4 5 11 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -7 36
13 Southampton 28 10 4 14 35 51 14 4 2 8 16 30 14 6 2 6 19 21 -16 34
14 Newcastle United 28 8 8 12 24 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 14 3 2 9 12 29 -17 32
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 28 6 10 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 14 2 4 8 15 25 -8 28
16 West Ham United 28 7 6 15 35 49 14 4 3 7 23 26 14 3 3 8 12 23 -14 27
17 Watford 28 6 9 13 27 43 14 4 5 5 16 17 14 2 4 8 11 26 -16 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 28 7 6 15 28 45 14 4 5 5 17 21 14 3 1 10 11 24 -17 27
19 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
20 Norwich City 28 5 6 17 25 51 14 4 3 7 19 26 14 1 3 10 6 25 -26 21

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Liverpool 28 26 1 1 64 20 14 14 0 0 38 11 14 12 1 1 26 9 44 79
2 Manchester City 27 18 3 6 68 29 13 9 2 2 33 12 14 9 1 4 35 17 39 57
3 Leicester City 28 15 5 8 54 28 14 8 3 3 26 15 14 7 2 5 28 13 26 50
4 Chelsea 28 13 6 9 47 39 14 6 3 5 18 15 14 7 3 4 29 24 8 45
5 Manchester United 28 11 9 8 42 30 14 7 5 2 27 12 14 4 4 6 15 18 12 42
6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 10 12 6 41 34 14 5 6 3 21 17 14 5 6 3 20 17 7 42
7 Tottenham Hotspur 28 11 7 10 46 39 14 8 2 4 27 15 14 3 5 6 19 24 7 40
8 Sheffield United 27 10 10 7 29 25 14 6 3 5 16 13 13 4 7 2 13 12 4 40
9 Burnley 28 11 5 12 33 39 14 7 1 6 19 18 14 4 4 6 14 21 -6 38
10 Arsenal 27 8 13 6 39 36 14 6 5 3 25 20 13 2 8 3 14 16 3 37
11 Everton 28 10 7 11 37 42 14 7 4 3 19 15 14 3 3 8 18 27 -5 37
12 Crystal Palace 28 9 9 10 25 32 14 5 4 5 11 13 14 4 5 5 14 19 -7 36
13 Southampton 28 10 4 14 35 51 14 4 2 8 16 30 14 6 2 6 19 21 -16 34
14 Newcastle United 28 8 8 12 24 41 14 5 6 3 12 12 14 3 2 9 12 29 -17 32
15 Brighton & Hove Albion 28 6 10 12 32 40 14 4 6 4 17 15 14 2 4 8 15 25 -8 28
16 West Ham United 28 7 6 15 35 49 14 4 3 7 23 26 14 3 3 8 12 23 -14 27
17 Watford 28 6 9 13 27 43 14 4 5 5 16 17 14 2 4 8 11 26 -16 27
18 AFC Bournemouth 28 7 6 15 28 45 14 4 5 5 17 21 14 3 1 10 11 24 -17 27
19 Aston Villa 27 7 4 16 34 52 13 5 2 6 18 24 14 2 2 10 16 28 -18 25
20 Norwich City 28 5 6 17 25 51 14 4 3 7 19 26 14 1 3 10 6 25 -26 21

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