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Reading vs Sheffield Wednesday: result 3-0 and analysis

ChampionshipRegular Season - 35Kick-off on March 6, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading, Berkshire

Reading
3-0
Sheffield Wednesday

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What was the result of Reading vs Sheffield Wednesday?

Reading won 3-0 on March 6, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 30′M. OliseReading (pen.)
  • 65′Lucas JoãoReading
  • 88′A. YiadomReading

Official lineup for Reading vs Sheffield Wednesday

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Reading

4-3-1-2
  1. 18Lucas João
  2. 47G. Puşcaş
  1. 7M. Olise
  1. 30Alfa Semedo
  2. 28J. Laurent
  3. 17A. Yiadom
  1. 29T. Holmes
  2. 3O. Richards
  3. 5T. Mcintyre
  4. 6L. Moore
  1. 33Rafael Cabral

Sheffield Wednesday

4-4-1-1
  1. 26L. Shaw
  1. 18J. Windass
  1. 7K. Harris
  2. 2L. Palmer
  3. 10B. Bannan
  4. 19O. Urhoghide
  1. 5C. Paterson
  2. 15T. Lees
  3. 6S. Hutchinson
  4. 13J. Börner
  1. 28J. Wildsmith
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Reading have 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats; Sheffield Wednesday have 6, 1 and 8.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Reading
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 2, 2021Blackburn(home)1-0Championship
Feb 27, 2021Rotherham(away)1-0Championship
Feb 23, 2021Wycombe(away)0-1Championship
Feb 20, 2021Middlesbrough(home)0-2Championship
Feb 16, 2021Bristol City(away)2-0Championship
Sheffield Wednesday
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 3, 2021Rotherham(home)1-2Championship
Feb 27, 2021Luton(away)2-3Championship
Feb 24, 2021Brentford(away)0-3Championship
Feb 20, 2021Birmingham(home)0-1Championship
Feb 16, 2021Stoke City(away)0-1Championship

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 1 Reading win, 2 draws, 3 Sheffield Wednesday wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Dec 2, 2020Sheffield Wednesday 1-1 ReadingChampionship
Feb 15, 2020Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 ReadingChampionship
Aug 3, 2019Reading 1-3 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Feb 9, 2019Sheffield Wednesday 0-0 ReadingChampionship
Sep 1, 2018Reading 1-2 Sheffield WednesdayChampionship
Apr 21, 2018Sheffield Wednesday 3-0 ReadingChampionship

Last archived meeting: Sheffield Wednesday vs Reading on Dec 2, 2020

How many goals should we expect?

Reading score 1.1 and concede 0.8 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Wednesday score 1.0 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Reading1.10.875/156/15
Sheffield Wednesday1.01.546/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
24Sheffield Wednesday462123229890

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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