Sheffield United take on the visitors Reading in the round 42 match of English Championship. The match will be played on Friday, April 15th at Bramall Lane (Sheffield).
The hosts currently close the top-six teams. Major rivals Blackburn and Middlesbrough are two and three points behind, respectively. The current form of the Blades is not exactly good, one can hardly blame for draws with Bournemouth and Luton Town, but in more than half of the matches in the last ten rounds Sheffield have lost points. Of the advantages, there is a fairly easy schedule with teams that do not need anything from the tournament, as well as excellent statistics of home matches. The last defeat was in October last year. If the hosts are to lose points at Bramall Lane, then it’s only with rivals who are also fighting for promotion.
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Thanks to their recent good results and also to slipping rivals in the face of Barnsley and Derby County, the hosts can feel relatively safe at the end of the season. Looks like Reading is no longer in danger of relegation. But it would not hurt to take a couple of victories for greater persuasiveness. Ins has a good team, but the Rivermen are a home team. On the road, things are going badly, there are practically no victories, and there is a big problem with the defense. Everything is complicated by a large number of injured players. And although the visitors lost only four times in the last ten rounds, it will be difficult to count on at least one point in a duel against Sheffield.
Injuries to the main defenders and attackers should not be a particular obstacle to gain three points. If not to beat Reading, then what to hope for in the future? At home, the Blades have not conceded for three rounds in a row. And they score an average of almost 1.5 goals per match. The Royals have a very weak defense. Perhaps we can agree with the preferences of the bookmakers and bet on Paul Heckingbottom's team on a clean victory. Moreover, the match of the first round ended with a score of 1-0 in favor of his men.
Prediction for the match: Sheffield United to win.
