Ace Football previews the Championship game between Swansea and Sheffield United who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sheffield United head over to the Swansea.com Stadium on Saturday to face title favourites Swansea in a round 2 match in the Championship.
Swansea booked their first win of the season in the Championship as they claimed all three points in the opener. They are of course looking for a follow-up come matchday in round two,
Form: Swansea vs Sheffield United
Swansea Form
Swansea beat Charlton by 3-1, lost 0-1 against Birmingham, before defeating Stoke 1-2. Swansea only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent Championship matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew two and lost two, as they scored nine and conceded nine goals.
Sheffield United Form
In their three most recent outings, Sheffield United won 1-2 and 0-3 against Derby and Mansfield, before drawing 0-0 against Birmingham. Sheffield United managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored eight while also conceding five times. They also experienced one draw and two defeats.
Betting stats for Swansea and Sheffield United
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Swansea and Sheffield United. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 10 Swansea matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Swansea matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 Swansea home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 3 Swansea home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 11 Sheffield United away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 16 of the last 17 Sheffield United away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Sheffield United away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Sheffield United have won 6 of the last 8 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 6 of the last 7 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Swansea vs Sheffield United
Adam Idah look like value in the goal scoring market with three strikes to his name in six Championship matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers Patrick Bamford adds to his three Championship goals come this coming Saturday.
Popular markets: Swansea vs Sheffield United
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Swansea.com Stadium across all tournaments Swansea won four times, drew two and lost four times. Sheffield United claimed six wins, three draw and one defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Swansea scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Sheffield United scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Swansea games Sheffield United managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Swansea’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Sheffield United, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.7 times goals per game. Swansea scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.
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