Sheffield Wednesday v Reading Betting Preview – Championship 17th March 7.45pm
The Championship play off race has been a wonderfully intriguing affair this season and another big game comes our way on Friday night. This is 5th placed Reading travelling to face the Owls who are just a place beneath them. They have each collected only the one win in their last five league games so both are just struggling for form, but at the same time this is a chance for both of them to relieve a bit of pressure with three points.
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Sheffield Wednesday v Reading Betting Tips
Sheffield Wednesday’s play-off hunt has been built on their great home form this season in the second tier. The Owls have gone W12 D2 L4 at Hillsborough this season in the league and in their last six there they have gone W4 D1 L1. They did take a loss against Reading out on the road earlier in the season, suffering a 2-1 defeat but back on home soil, they are unbeaten in their last three against them. Once again this will probably be a tight affair and under 2.5 goals at William Hill looks the way to go for a price of 8/11. Wednesday have produced a good scoring output at home as they have netted at least two goals in four of their last six home games and in the William Hill correct score market a Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 result is a price of 11/2 while a 2-0 for them returns a 7/1 quote. Wednesday are a quote of 15/8 to win the game to nil. The Owls have gone W3 D2 L2 in their last seven in the Championship against Reading, so again, things are pretty even. Fernando Forestieri and Jordan Rhodes are 11/8 joint favourites in the anytime goalscorer market for the game.
But what may give the Owls an edge is Reading’s away form, because that hasn’t been good enough lately. The Royals are on a three match losing streak away from home and they failed to score a single goal in that sequence. They have managed just the one win in their last six away games now in the Championship so they will be a little vulnerable for Friday night’s big fixture. Overall this season Reading have posted a W7 D2 L9 record on the road, so like the Owls, they have been very much a strong home side this term which is keeping their playoff hopes going. In recent high profile visits to promotion contenders Huddersfield and Brighton, the Royals lost both of them so that casts doubts about them in this high profile away game. Yann Kermorgant is a 3/1 anytime goalscorer option for them and with the Owls having a good run of form on home soil, Reading may not have enough punch to out-do them. Reading have conceded 12 more league goals than Wednesday have done this season too.
Sheffield Wednesday v Reading Betting Odds
Sheffield Wednesday, Draw 5/2, Reading 15/4
Sheffield Wednesday v Reading Predictions
Sheffield Wednesday Home Win: Reading’s away form hasn’t been up to scratch to suggest that they can go to Hillsborough and roll out the win. The Owls, by and large, a very tough side on home soil and they may just have enough to pick up the win in what is likely going to be a low scoring game.
