Reading vs Sheffield United – 07/03/2023
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Championship action is back already in England with Reading set to welcome Sheffield United to the Madejski Stadium after both sides experienced losses over the weekend with the Royals getting on the end of their worst result of the season.
Reading were annihilated by Boro over the weekend after a Chuba Akpom and Aaron Ramsey double saw Michael Carrick’s men smash the club 5-0.
“Regardless who we’re playing we’ve got to bounce back. It should be a good game.”
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— Sheffield United (@SheffieldUnited) March 6, 2023
Worse yet, Reading had just three shots towards goal that day and had zero efforts on target with the club seeing 34% of the ball across the 90 minutes.
That result doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story of Reading’s current form, as the club did defeat Blackpool 3-1 not long before their recent hammering from Middlesbrough.
Tom Ince scored twice in that game, as Andy Carroll netted from the spot after he surprisingly took over on penalty duty.
A 1-0 defeat to Cardiff City and a 2-1 win over Rotherham United also came in early February, as the Royals were also beaten by Sunderland with a draw coming against Watford.
Paul Ince’s men are now down in 15th in the table with 13 wins on the board, but as they have lost 16 times, Ince’s side sit with the most losses in the division after Blackpool and Cardiff.
Ince has also witnessed his side let in the second most goals in the Championship with 53 goals let in and only 38 scored – only Preston North End and those in the bottom four have netted fewer.
As for Sheffield United, they come into this one having beaten Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the FA Cup at Bramall Lane to set up a quarter-finals tie with Blackburn Rovers in two weeks.
Ironically, however, the club lost to Blackburn last time out in the league in a 1-0 defeat at Ewood Park, as the club had only three shots on target.
It still keeps the Yorkshire side in second, although Boro are now within four points of them in the league table.
Sheffield United do have a game in hand over Carrick’s team, but they now sit behind Burnley by 13 points in the table with eight losses on the board now.
Forebet predicts another win for the Blades, as this would bring them onto 20 wins for the season. Forebet also predicts the game to see over 2.5 goals despite only winning twice in the past five games.
