England - ChampionshipStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Sunderland and Reading, taking place on Saturday, 11 February 2023, at Stadium of Light in Sunderland.
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Sunderland, Recent FormIt's fair to say Sunderland will have been relatively pleased with a point from their last encounter with Millwall, a match that ended in a 1-1 draw. They achieved 59% possession in that match and had 5 strikes at goal, with 1 hitting the target, up against Millwall's tally of 15 efforts at goal, 2 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 7 and seen valuable points lost. They are consistently finding a way through on goal, scoring in each of their last 10 games. They are in some turmoil defensively at the moment and have been unable to record a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 games.
With an unbeaten league tally of 5 games from 6, their recent form should be viewed positively, especially with 3 wins thrown in.
When home matches come round at Stadium of Light, Ross Stewart will feel confident of adding more goals to his tally of 5 goals in Sunderland's last 6 home league matches.
Reading, Recent FormA 2-2 draw against Watford will be viewed as a positive outcome for Reading and a valuable point into the bargain. In that game they recorded 42 % of the possession, with 14 attempts on goal, 6 on target. Their opponents found the target on 4 of their 12 shots on goal.
It seems pretty certain that Paul Ince will be quite pleased with his squad's ability to score goals in recent matches, having managed 7 goals in their past 6 outings. In contrast, however, he will be concerned that their defensive qualities look a little more fragile, with 11 goals conceded in those matches and some crucial points dropped. After failing to get on the scoresheet in 7 away games out of 15 this season, he will be looking for a bit more consistency from his forwards.
They've had a bad run of form away from home recently, having lost 4 of their last 6 on the road and managing just 1 win.
On an individual basis, Jeff Hendrick will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 3 goals in Reading's last 6 league games.
After a good 0-3 win for Sunderland in this pair's last league encounter, Reading will certainly be looking for a better result this time round.
Sunderland will be feeling confident about extending their scoring record against The Royals, having notched up at least 1 goal in the previous 8 meetings between the two.
Sunderland manager Tony Mowbray has some team selection issues to consider ahead of this match. Dennis Cirkin (Knee), Elliot Embleton (Broken ankle) and Alex Pritchard (Calf) are all currently out of contention for this game.
Paul Ince has a number of injury concerns in his Reading squad to contend with: Sam Hutchinson (Achilles tendon), Liam Moore (Hamstring), Naby Sarr (Knee) and Dejan Tetek (Leg)
Sunderland Playing at home | Reading Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.4 | Goals scored | 0.7 |
| 1.1 | Goals conceded | 1.9 |
| 37' | Time first goal scored | 48' |
| 59' | Time first goal conceded | 26' |
| 1.8 | Yellow cards | 1.8 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3.5 | Subs used | 3.2 |
| 3-0 | Biggest victory | 2-1 |
| 4-2 | Biggest defeat | 4-0 |
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