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Championship | Gameweek 42
Apr 15, 2022 at 3pm UK
Bramall Lane
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Sheff Utd
1 - 2
Reading

Ndiaye (90')
Gibbs-White (6'), Baldock (57'), Jebbison (81'), Ndiaye (87')
FT(HT: 0-1)
Joao (17'), McIntyre (90+2')
Laurent (18'), Yiadom (48'), McIntyre (90+2'), Morrison (90+4')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's Championship clash between Sheffield United and Reading, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Luton 1-0 Reading
Saturday, May 7 at 12.30pm in Championship

We said: Sheffield United 2-0 Reading

Both sides head into this fixture having only lost one of their last five in the Championship, but considering Sheffield United's impressive home form and Reading's poor away record, a routine win for the hosts seems to be on the cards on Good Friday. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Sheffield United win with a probability of 65.97%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Reading had a probability of 13.78%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.14%) and 2-1 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.63%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (4.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.

Result
Sheffield UnitedDrawReading
65.97%20.25%13.78%
Both teams to score 47.47%
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
53.3%46.7%
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.03%68.96%
Sheffield United Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.7%13.3%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
59.86%40.13%
Reading Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
54.75%45.24%
Over 1.5Under 1.5
18.87%81.13%
Score Analysis
    Sheffield United 65.96%
    Reading 13.78%
    Draw 20.25%
Sheffield UnitedDrawReading
2-0 @ 12.24%
1-0 @ 12.14%
2-1 @ 9.71%
3-0 @ 8.24%
3-1 @ 6.53%
4-0 @ 4.15%
4-1 @ 3.29%
3-2 @ 2.59%
5-0 @ 1.68%
5-1 @ 1.33%
4-2 @ 1.31%
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 65.96%
1-1 @ 9.63%
0-0 @ 6.02%
2-2 @ 3.85%
Other @ 0.76%
Total : 20.25%
0-1 @ 4.77%
1-2 @ 3.82%
0-2 @ 1.89%
2-3 @ 1.02%
1-3 @ 1.01%
Other @ 1.27%
Total : 13.78%

How you voted: Sheff Utd vs Reading

Sheffield United
82.0%
Draw
14.8%
Reading
3.3%
61
Head to Head
Nov 23, 2021 8pm
Feb 16, 2019 3pm
Sheff Utd
4-0
Reading
Freeman (1'), Madine (16', 44'), Fleck (49')
Norwood (13'), Cranie (57')

Swift (71')
Dec 8, 2018 5.30pm
Reading
0-2
Sheff Utd

Loader (80')
Sharp (83'), Baldock (86' og.)
Fleck (24')
Feb 27, 2018 8pm
Reading
1-3
Sheff Utd
Richards (51')
van den Berg (57'), Mannone (64'), Clement (70')
Sharp (11', 63'), Duffy (44')
Basham (50'), Donaldson (83')
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd39267656292783
2Leeds UnitedLeeds392312478275181
3Burnley392215253114281
4Sunderland392012756371972
5Coventry CityCoventry39178145651559
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom391318848351357
7Middlesbrough391691459491057
8Bristol City391415104942757
9Watford39158164751-453
10Norwich CityNorwich391313136154752
11Blackburn RoversBlackburn39157174241152
12Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds391410155460-652
13Millwall391312143740-351
14Preston North EndPreston381017113944-547
15Queens Park RangersQPR391112164553-845
16Swansea CitySwansea39129184051-1145
17Portsmouth39129184761-1445
18Stoke CityStoke391012174052-1242
19Oxford UnitedOxford Utd391012174057-1742
20Hull City391011183948-941
21Cardiff CityCardiff39913174363-2040
22Derby CountyDerby38108204051-1138
23Luton TownLuton39108213560-2538
24Plymouth ArgylePlymouth39713194077-3734


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