Reading vs Sheffield Utd

0 - 2

🕒 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 17:30 Europe/London 📍 Select Car Leasing Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 21 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 21

Regular Season Table

Reading 20 · Sheffield Utd 2

Referee Stats

James Linington

26 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	0.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	58%
Draws	15%
Away wins	27%

How the match was won

Sheffield Utd outshot their opponent (6-13).
Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
Sheffield Utd had the sharper finishing (0-5 shots on target).

Team Overview

Reading (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-6-9

Goals For / Against

29 / 31

Avg: 1.26 / 1.35

Points

Avg: 1.30

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Sheffield Utd (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 11-7-5

Goals For / Against

36 / 24

Avg: 1.57 / 1.04

Points

Avg: 1.74

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.30

PPG

1.74

1.26

1.57

1.35

1.04

61%

O2.5

52%

57%

BTTS

43%

Score 1st

League-position context

Reading rank20th

Sheffield Utd rank2nd

Reading points47

Sheffield Utd points89

Reading: #20 · 47 pts · GD -17

42 pts off the top 2. 23 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Sheffield Utd: #2 · 89 pts · GD +37

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 23 pts above the play-off edge. 45 pts clear of the relegation zone.

42-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Reading last 5 home

D D W W L

Points8/15

Weighted index53

Goals4-5

Record2-2-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Sheffield Utd last 5 away

D W D W W

Points11/15

Weighted index64

Goals8-3

Record3-2-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS57%

BTTS + O2.552%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 22%

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Reading score at home65%

Reading clean sheet at home22%

Sheffield Utd score away78%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet away39%

First-goal patterns

Reading score first0%

Reading win after scoring first0%

Sheffield Utd score first0%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Reading 0% · Sheffield Utd 0%

Vs league average

Reading score at home1.26 vs 1.51

Reading concede at home1.35 vs 1.15

Sheffield Utd score away1.57 vs 1.15

Sheffield Utd concede away1.04 vs 1.51

Reading score 17% below league average, while Sheffield Utd score 36% above league average.

Defensive side: Reading are 17% above league average at home, and Sheffield Utd are 31% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 4.

Reading goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

51%

49%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

431

396

Passes Accurate

330

305

Passes %

77%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	8
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	7
Over 2.5 Goals	5 (62.5%)
BTTS	3 (37.5%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	4
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (25.0%)
BTTS	1 (25.0%)

Reading vs Sheffield Utd Head-to-Head History by Season

2022-2023 Season

07 Mar 2023 Reading vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 1 30 Aug 2022 Sheffield Utd vs Reading 4 - 0

2021-2022 Season

15 Apr 2022 Sheffield Utd vs Reading 1 - 2 23 Nov 2021 Reading vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 1

2018-2019 Season

16 Feb 2019 Sheffield Utd vs Reading 4 - 0 08 Dec 2018 Reading vs Sheffield Utd 0 - 2

2017-2018 Season

27 Feb 2018 Reading vs Sheffield Utd 1 - 3 21 Oct 2017 Sheffield Utd vs Reading 2 - 1