Championship: Sheffield United vs Swansea – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sheffield United and Swansea who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Mid-placed Swansea travel to Bramall Lane to face struggling Sheffield United in a round 40 game, which kicks-off on Friday. The home side could do with a win to ease their trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Team form: Sheffield United vs Swansea

Sheffield United Form

In their last three matches, Sheffield United lost 2-1 against Norwich, drew 1-1 with Birmingham, before losing to Wrexham by 1-2. Sheffield United claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Championship. They also drew one and lost three, scored nine goals and conceded nine.

Swansea Form

Swansea have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it started with a 1-2 win against Portsmouth. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-0 against Wrexham, before suffering another loss in a 0-3 match against Coventry. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Swansea won twice, while also recording zero draws. They endured four defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying ten goals conceded and five scored.

Betting stats for Sheffield United and Swansea

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sheffield United and Swansea. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Sheffield United vs Swansea

Despite having scored only one times in his last 6 league matches, Patrick Bamford has actually netted nine goals during this Championship season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Swansea should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Patrick Bamford to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular betting markets: Sheffield United vs Swansea

Full-time result

Sheffield United claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing four. Swansea won three of their last 10 games away, drew zero and lost seven of the games in this run. Sheffield United have not lost to Swansea in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Sheffield United scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Curiously, Swansea only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games Sheffield United played. Swansea will feel optimistic about scoring this coming Friday with Sheffield United managing a measly two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to four clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Sheffield United have scored in 7 consecutive home meetings with Swansea.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Sheffield United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Swansea, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.