On Apr 15th, Sheffield United hosts Reading at Bramall Lane in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Sheffield United recorded a 0-0 scoreless draw against AFC Bournemouth. Neither Sheffield United nor AFC Bournemouth could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 8 and 5 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,. Sheffield United is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while reading is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Cardiff City. Lucas João struck first for Reading in the 7th minute, then Alfie Doughty tied it up for Cardiff City in the 59th minute on a feed from Joe Ralls But luckily in the 85th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Will Vaulks. Reading is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Reading and Sheffield United last played eachother at the Select Car Leasing Stadium on Nov 23rd. Sheffield United took the match by a score of 1 to 0. Jayden Bogle struck first for Sheffield United in the 56th minute on a feed from David McGoldrick, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Reading couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield United ran away with the shutout win.
Reading’s most prolific scorer has been Josh Laurent. He has netted two goals over the last five matches. Sheffield United hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Morgan Gibbs-White and Sander Berge, and they each have 1 goal.