Championship

Championship | Gameweek 42

Apr 15, 2022 at 3pm UK

Bramall Lane

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

Sheffield United

Last Six:

Last Game: Nott'm Forest 1-2 Sheff Utd (3-2 pen.)
Tuesday, May 17 at 7.45pm in Championship

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
4	Nottingham Forest	46	33	80
5	Sheffield United	46	18	75
6	Luton Town	46	8	75

Reading

Last Six:

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

Current League Standings		P	GD	PTS
20	Birmingham City	46	-25	47
21	Reading	46	-33	41
22	Peterborough United	46	-44	37

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 United	Draw	Reading
65.97%	20.25%	13.78%

Both teams to score 47.47%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.3%

46.7%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.03%

68.96%

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

86.7%

13.3%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

59.86%

40.13%

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

54.75%

45.24%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

18.87%

81.13%

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 65.96%

Reading 13.78%

Draw 20.25%

Sheffield United	Draw	Reading
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%