Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sheffield United and Derby who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sheffield United enjoy home advantage, when visitors Derby swing by on Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.
Sheffield United are placed 22th with nine points after 12 matches. Derby occupy a position as 17th in the league on 14 points.
Form: Sheffield United vs Derby
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Watford by 1-0, before winning 1-3 against Blackburn. The streak ended in a recent 3-2 defeat against Preston. Sheffield United only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Bramall Lane in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded ten goals.
Derby Form
Derby look back on their last three matches with two victories to show for their efforts. Against Oxford, they were left empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, but they bounced back by beating Norwich in a 1-0 win. They followed that up with a 1-0 win against Queens Park Rangers in their most recent outing. Derby won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches says seven goals conceded and six scored.
Betting stats and facts for Sheffield United and Derby
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sheffield United and Derby. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 11 of the last 13 Sheffield United home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield United have lost 5 of the last 6 home matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 9 of the last 11 Sheffield United home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield United have lost 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Sheffield United home matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
- In the last 8 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 8 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 8 Derby matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Derby matches the sum of goals was under 1.5
Players in form: Sheffield United vs Derby
Callum O’Hare has been great for Sheffield United lately, hitting the target three times, which makes him worth considering in the betting market. Derby are optimistic that Carlton Morris doubles up on the one goal he provided in their past six outings.
Popular markets: Sheffield United vs Derby
Full-time result
Sheffield United claimed three wins, drew one and lost six of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Derby won three, drew three and lost four of their last 10 games away. Sheffield United have not lost to Derby in 5 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Sheffield United scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Derby scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Derby managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Sheffield United have scored in 5 consecutive home meetings with Derby.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Sheffield United, who scored an average of 0.8 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in two of the last ten matches that Derby played across all tournaments. They scored 0.9 times on average in the process. Derby’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.
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