11th Dec 2012 | Football
Sunderland v Reading Tip
The Black Cats may be missing Steven Fletcher again and that could mean more dropped points for the Mackems.
It may look a bit uninspiring to the neutral, but Tuesday night’s re-arranged fixture in the Premier League has a critical look to it. Neither team can really afford to lose and I think it’s most likely neither will; the draw is a best price 5/2 with Betfred.
Sunderland are the bookies’ favourities (21/20 PaddyPower) with home advantage but that’s hard to get enthusiastic about when they have a record of just two wins in their last 23 top flight matches. When you consider that they haven’t beaten 11 men since March 10th the odds look dreadful.
It’s even more fanciful to be confident of an away victory (3/1 WilliamHill) when Reading have taken a meagre two points on their travels all season. The Royals have lost four on the bounce and need to stop the rot with games against Arsenal and Man City upcoming.
They have enough about them to share the spoils especially as we shouldn’t forget that the Black Cats have drawn 12 of their last 23 Premier League clashes.
Odds correct at time of publishing: 12:36 11th Dec, 2012 but subject to change
