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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 Utd33226547232470
2Leeds UnitedLeeds32209366194769
3Burnley33171423993065
4Sunderland321711449282162
5Blackburn RoversBlackburn33156123931851
6West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom331115742311148
7Coventry CityCoventry33138124441347
8Bristol City33111394137446
9Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds33129124650-445
10Watford33136144348-545
11Middlesbrough32128125043744
12Norwich CityNorwich331111115145644
13Queens Park RangersQPR331111113941-244
14Millwall321011113233-141
15Preston North EndPreston3291493438-441
16Oxford UnitedOxford Utd33911133447-1338
17Swansea CitySwansea33107163446-1237
18Portsmouth3399154155-1436
19Stoke CityStoke32811133140-935
20Cardiff CityCardiff32711143554-1932
21Hull City3279163243-1130
22Derby CountyDerby3378183346-1329
23Plymouth ArgylePlymouth32610163466-3228
24Luton TownLuton3276193052-2227


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