Sheffield Utd vs Reading

Sheffield Utd

4 - 0

Reading

🕒 Sat, 16 Feb 2019 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bramall Lane 🧑‍⚖️ Robert Jones 🔁 Regular Season - 33 🏁 match finished

Season

2018-2019 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 33

Regular Season Table

Sheffield Utd 2 · Reading 20

Referee Stats

Robert Jones

30 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	57%
Draws	20%
Away wins	23%

How the match was won

Shots were tight (14-10).
Reading controlled possession (59%).
Sheffield Utd had the sharper finishing (10-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sheffield Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-4-4

Goals For / Against

42 / 17

Avg: 1.83 / 0.74

Points

Avg: 2.13

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-11-10

Goals For / Against

20 / 35

Avg: 0.87 / 1.52

Points

Avg: 0.74

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

2.13

PPG

0.74

1.83

0.87

0.74

1.52

43%

O2.5

48%

43%

BTTS

61%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sheffield Utd rank2nd

Reading rank20th

Sheffield Utd points89

Reading points47

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.

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.

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

Sheffield Utd last 5 home

W W D L W

Points10/15

Weighted index73

Goals9-4

Record3-1-1

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 last 5 away

L D D L D

Points3/15

Weighted index18

Goals5-8

Record0-3-2

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

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS43%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 74% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 17%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS61%

BTTS + O2.543%

1H Over 0.552%

Also: Over 0.5 83% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 13%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Utd score at home87%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet at home52%

Reading score away61%

Reading clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Sheffield Utd score first0%

Sheffield Utd win after scoring first0%

Reading score first0%

Reading win after scoring first0%

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

Vs league average

Sheffield Utd score at home1.83 vs 1.51

Sheffield Utd concede at home0.74 vs 1.15

Reading score away0.87 vs 1.15

Reading concede away1.52 vs 1.51

Sheffield Utd score 21% above league average, while Reading score 25% below league average.

Defensive side: Sheffield Utd are 36% below league average at home, and Reading are level with league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals2.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.560%

At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Sheffield Utd goal timing (home)

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

Reading 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

41%

59%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

380

543

Passes Accurate

286

458

Passes %

75%

84%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

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

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	4
Home Wins	3
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	4 (100.0%)
BTTS	2 (50.0%)

Sheffield Utd vs Reading 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