Reading will arrive with plenty of confidence and an exciting affair is surely on the cards, but Sheffield United's formidable home form could be too much to overcome, and we back Heckingbottom's side to get over the line. Read more.

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 72%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Reading had a probability of 9.28%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sheffield United win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (14.91%) and 3-0 (10.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.56%), while for a Reading win it was 0-1 (4.19%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sheffield United would win this match.

Result
Sheffield United	Draw	Reading
72% ( 1.42)	18.72% ( -0.63)	9.28% ( -0.79)

Both teams to score 38.01% (

-1.03)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

48.59% (

0.34)

51.41% (

-0.34)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

26.77% (

0.29)

73.22% (

-0.3)

Sheffield United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

87.04% (

0.52)

12.96% (

-0.52)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

60.56% (

1.06)

39.44% (

-1.06)

Reading Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

43.67% (

-1.45)

56.33% (

1.45)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

11.34% (

-0.85)

88.66% (

0.85)

Score Analysis

Sheffield United 71.99%

Reading 9.28%

Draw 18.72%

Sheffield United	Draw	Reading
2-0 @ 15.24% ( 0.39) 1-0 @ 14.91% ( 0.09) 3-0 @ 10.38% ( 0.46) 2-1 @ 8.75% ( -0.17) 3-1 @ 5.96% ( 0) 4-0 @ 5.3% ( 0.33) 4-1 @ 3.04% ( 0.06) 5-0 @ 2.17% ( 0.18) 3-2 @ 1.71% ( -0.08) 5-1 @ 1.24% ( 0.05) Other @ 3.29% Total : 71.99%	1-1 @ 8.56% ( -0.34) 0-0 @ 7.3% ( -0.1) 2-2 @ 2.51% ( -0.16) Other @ 0.35% Total : 18.72%	0-1 @ 4.19% ( -0.25) 1-2 @ 2.46% ( -0.21) 0-2 @ 1.2% ( -0.13) Other @ 1.43% Total : 9.28%