Ace Football previews the Championship round 46 match between Derby and Sheffield United and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
Sheffield United go up against Derby this coming Saturday for a Championship meeting at Pride Park.
Derby approach the next Championship round as number 8 in the table, having claimed 69 points this season so far. With 45 games behind them, Sheffield United amassed 57 points, placing them as number 15 before their next fixture.
Form: Derby vs Sheffield United
Derby Form
Derby have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Oxford by 1-0. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 2-1 against Norwich, before achieving a 2-3 win against Queens Park Rangers. Derby swept all opposition aside in the six most recent Championship matches at their home ground. They won all six, adding 18 points to their account, whilst scoring 11 and conceding two goals.
Sheffield United Form
In their last three matches, Sheffield United won 0-2 win against Watford, lost 1-3 against Blackburn and lost 2-3 against Preston. Sheffield United won three of a possible six away matches in the Championship, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored seven while also conceding four times.
Betting stats for Derby and Sheffield United
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Derby and Sheffield United played across all tournaments.
- In 11 of the last 12 Derby home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have won the last 4 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Derby have won the last 4 home matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 11 of the last 13 Derby home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Derby have won the last 3 home matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 10 Sheffield United away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 10 Sheffield United away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Sheffield United away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Sheffield United away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Derby vs Sheffield United
It’s been a great season for Patrick Bamford so far with 12 goals to his name across all tournaments this season. He also hit the target three times in his last six games, and no doubt The Blades want him to continue this productive spell against Derbythis coming Saturday.
Betting markets: Derby vs Sheffield United
Full-time result
Derby won six of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing three as well. Sheffield United won four from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost four in this run.
Both teams to score
Derby scored first in six of their last ten home games. Sheffield United scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Derby have won to nil in 3 consecutive home games. Of the previous 10 outings, Derby scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in five of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Derby’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 six of the last ten games for Sheffield United, who scored 1.4 times on average in these matches. Derby scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.
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