Sheffield Utd vs Reading

Sheffield Utd

2 - 1

Reading

🕒 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Bramall Lane 🧑‍⚖️ David Coote 🔁 Regular Season - 13 🏁 match finished

Season

2017-2018 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 13

Regular Season Table

Sheffield Utd 10 · Reading 20

Referee Stats

David Coote

27 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	41%
Draws	33%
Away wins	26%

How the match was won

Sheffield Utd outshot their opponent (15-5).
Possession was balanced (47%-53%).
Sheffield Utd had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Sheffield Utd (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-5-6

Goals For / Against

33 / 20

Avg: 1.43 / 0.87

Points

Avg: 1.78

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Reading (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-6-12

Goals For / Against

23 / 35

Avg: 1.00 / 1.52

Points

Avg: 0.91

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

1.78

PPG

0.91

1.43

1.00

0.87

1.52

39%

O2.5

48%

BTTS

48%

Score 1st

League-position context

Sheffield Utd rank10th

Reading rank20th

Sheffield Utd points69

Reading points44

Sheffield Utd: #10 · 69 pts · GD +7

21 pts off the top 2. 3 pts off the play-off line. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Reading: #20 · 44 pts · GD -22

46 pts off the top 2. 28 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Sheffield Utd last 5 home

L D W D D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals4-4

Record1-3-1

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.

Reading last 5 away

D L L L L

Points1/15

Weighted index11

Goals2-10

Record0-1-4

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

Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Sheffield Utd trend breakdown

Over 2.539%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.574%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 61% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 4%

Reading trend breakdown

Over 2.548%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.561%

Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 4%

Scoring reliability

Sheffield Utd score at home74%

Sheffield Utd clean sheet at home35%

Reading score away57%

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 home1.43 vs 1.41

Sheffield Utd concede at home0.87 vs 1.14

Reading score away1.00 vs 1.14

Reading concede away1.52 vs 1.41

Sheffield Utd score 2% above league average, while Reading score 12% below league average.

Defensive side: Sheffield Utd are 24% below league average at home, and Reading are 8% above 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

47%

53%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

399

457

Passes Accurate

282

342

Passes %

71%

75%

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