Sunderland vs Reading Betting Tips & Match Predictions
Sunderland vs Reading Intro
Sunderland are looking to push their way further towards the top of the table as they welcome Reading to the Stadium of Light. Reading sit in the bottom half of the standings and will be looking for three points to steer clear of trouble. This Championship fixture will be held on Saturday February 11, 2023 at 3:00 PM. It’s matchweek 31, and the Championship table shows Tony Mowbray’s home side in the 9th place on 42 points, with their opponents’ strategist Paul Ince taking his team to the 16th position on 38 points. The Championship table shows there’s 4 points and 7 places between Sunderland and Reading.
Sunderland vs Reading Form
Sunderland can pick up another three vital points here to add to the one it managed in the draw with Millwall. That made it seven in the last five games. At the same time, Reading, following their draw with Watford, have seen a run of form D,L,D,L,D earning just the 3 points from their last five matches. Another victory here would be a positive for Sunderland, after taking nine points from last five Championship home games. Reading have only 4 points to show from their five away games.
Sunderland vs Reading H2H
Neither club can claim superiority here as both Sunderland and Reading have won 5 matches each. This has been a fairly evenly balance fixture in recent times, with Reading winning just one more than Sunderland in the last six meetings.
Sunderland vs Reading Analysis
Sunderland drew their last match. Tony Mowbray’s men played against Millwall. At the final wistle, the scoring board showed 1-1. Now it is time for Tony Mowbray’s men to face Reading. In their match against Millwall, Sunderland had the following ball possession : 58%. If we look at shots on goal, Sunderland had a total of 3 shots while they conceded 6 shots. Meanwhile, Reading earned 1 point from the drawn match. In that match, Paul Ince’s men faced Watford. After 90 minutes, the score was 2-2. Against Watford, Reading had a ball possession of 42%. In front of goal, Reading delivered 10 shots on goal while down back giving up a total of 6 shots to their opponents Watford.
Sunderland vs Reading Odds
Taking a look at the bookmakers’ odds, the favourite for this match between Sunderland and Reading is Sunderland.