Sheffield Utd vs Reading Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 30th August 2022

League-leaders Reading hope to open an even bigger gap on their closest rivals in the Championship on Tuesday. This requires a win, when they visit runners-up Sheffield Utd at Bramall Lane. Sheffield Utd took a hit when Reading handed them a 1-2 defeat in their latest encounter. The former did win the reverse match though, as they secured three points to their name by claiming a 1-0 win.

Sheffield Utd rank second with 11 points to their name from six matches, while visitors Reading rank first in the table on 12 points.

As Reading are currently leading the league, they will surely want to remain on this spot after this game and so they cannot drop more than two points away, otherwise Sheffield Utd can take over their position.

Sheffield Utd show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches, as they scored 2.2 goals on average per match. That makes a total of 22 goals, whilst they allowed 12 goals against, for an average of 1.2 per outing. They pulled off three clean sheets.

Reading are currently decent goalscorers, as they managed a bearable 11 goals in the past ten outings for an average of 1.1 goals a game. Their opponents scored a total of 15 goals, and while Reading claimed three clean sheets, they conceded an average of 1.5 goals per match.

Sheffield Utd vs Reading Prediction

In their last three matches, Sheffield Utd won 2-1 and 3-0 against first Sunderland then Blackburn, before drawing 1-1 against Luton. Sheffield Utd won five of their last six Championship matches at Bramall Lane, scoring 13 and conceding three along the way. They lost once but didn't draw a single match.

They opened the season hopeful of medals, but in current form Sheffield Utd even deserves a mention when talking about the title.

In their last three matches, Reading first beat Blackburn 3-0, then Middlesbrough by 1-0 and finally Millwall by 0-1. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Reading won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and three scored.

Reading will probably do well to just fend off relegated this coming season and knowing how much every point counts, they should be ready from the outset.

Head-to-head encounters tend to bring out the best in both sides, and we fully expect the trend to continue, when Sheffield Utd renew Reading their acquaintance.

Sheffield Utd vs Reading Stats

Sheffield Utd vs Reading Team News

Sheffield Utd could have six players on the injured and absent list ahead of their match at home with Reading on Tuesday.

Billy Sharp, Jack Robinson, Enda Stevens, Adam Davies, Jayden Bogle and Jack O'Connell are all absent from the Sheffield Utd squad that faces Reading at Bramall Lane.

Reading have five on the list of injured and absent players before their next match against Sheffield Utd on Tuesday.

Yakou Meite, Ovie Ejaria, Liam Moore, Femi Azeez and Scott Dann all face a spell on the sidelines for Reading due to various injuries.

Sheffield Utd vs Reading H2H

Reading won 1-2 the last time, they faced Sheffield Utd, who won the match before that, when Sheffield Utd claimed a 1-0 win. Disappointingly, Sheffield Utd failed to get all three points in their latest encounter with Reading, as they lost 1-2. That result aside, the former have a strong record against their next opponents. They won seven of their last ten encounters last outings. The bookies have Sheffield Utd to win this match at best price odds of 1.55.

Sheffield Utd vs Reading Results

Both teams scored six times in the previous ten matches between home side Sheffield Utd and Reading. Best priced odds on BTTS with the bookies are at 1.83.

Sheffield Utd vs Reading Betting Tips

Iliman Ndiaye found the target three times in his previous six matches, whereas Shane Long just scored once in a similar number of matches.

Sheffield Utd claimed seven wins in their previous 10 home games across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in two of these outings. Reading won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five. In their previous 10 away matches, Reading claimed two wins to nil.

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Sheffield Utd managed an average of 2.3 goals, with Reading averaging 0.8 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet six times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sheffield Utd’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 1.4 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of the last ten matches Reading played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.