Today’s Soccer Prediction Reading FC – Sheffield United
Reading FC failed to win the home match against Derby County, with a 3-3 draw (Liam Kelly 16, Modou Barrow 32, Jón Daði Böðvarsson 80 – Kasey Palmer 7, Richard Keogh 35, Tom Lawrence 46). The game was very spectacular and had a lot of scuffles, and finally an eliminated player, Chris Baird, in the 85th minute, from the guests.
After 33 rounds of play, the team coached by the Dutchman Jaap Stam is ranked 18th in the standings with 34 points. The Reading group is just 4 points away from the first relegation place, so it would need a win in the home match with Sheffield United, especially in the next round to play away with the Wolverhampton Wanderers leader. In the last four stages, Reading had no victory, being defeated by Millwall FC (0-2, home) and Middlesbrough (1-2, away) and finishing tie with Nottingham Forest (1-1, away) and Derby County (3-3 at home).
“The Royals” had a very poor track record in their home games at Madejski Stadium, where they managed to win only 3 games out of 16 with Aston Villa (2-1), Nottingham Forest (3-1) and Barnsley -0), the rest had 5 draws and 8 defeats. The last on-home success, with Barnsley (3-0), took place on November 28, 2017.
It would be important for the hosts to win the home match with Sheffield United, because it would make 37 points, would climb a place in the standings and would distance to 7 points 22th, which is relegable. In addition, they would take their revenge for the defeat of the tour when they lost 2-1 on “Bramall Lane”. Technician Jaap Stam can not count on left defender Jordan Obita, who is injured on his knee and will miss the season and the far left Callum Harriott, who is injured in the tendon.
Sheffield United Football Club
Sheffield United lost the match played away on “KCOM Stadium”, being defeated by Hull City with a score of 1-0. Nouha Dicko scored the only goal in the 55th minute. In a row, the Sheffield team won 2-1 against Queens Park Rangers.
After 33 challenged stages, the team coached by Chris Wilder is ranked 8th in the standings with 52 points. If he wins the match with Reading FC then “The Blades” will climb to the 6th place, which is the barrage for promotion in the Premier League. Sheffield United is 21 points leader of Wolverhampton Wanderers and 15 points of Cardiff City, 2nd place, so it can not promote directly to the Premier League, but it aims to rank 3-6 to play the promotion bar.
In the 16 matches played, Red and White Wizards won 6 wins, with 2 draws and 8 defeats. This season, Sheffield United had only four draws in the season, being the kind of team that either wins or loses. Queens Park Rangers had four draws but played the 34th round.
In the tournament match, played on October 21, 2017, Sheffield United defeated Reading FC with a score of 2-1 (Paul Coutts 19, Billy Sharp 37 – Roy Beerens 85). In the last 3 matches played in the Championship home with Sheffield United, the Reading team lost each time with 0-1, 1-3 and 2-3, but they happened several years ago. There was a match in the English Cup, also on the “Madejski Stadium” where Reading was forced to score 4-0 in 2013, but in 2013. Technician Chris Wilder can not count on Kieron Freeman’s right-wing defender, who is injured on his knees and Scottish midfielder John Fleck, who is suspended. The goalkeeper Simon Moore will return after three stages of suspension.
Prediction Today: Reading FC over 0.5 goals
Odds: 1.40
