Championship: Plymouth vs Sheffield United – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship round 42 match between Plymouth and Sheffield United and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Plymouth enjoy home advantage, when visitors Sheffield United swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the Championship. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

While The Blades are now third in the Championship table after collecting 83 points in 41 rounds, Plymouth trail them on 37 points. This leaves them as number 24 in the table after 41 rounds played.

Team form: Plymouth vs Sheffield United

Plymouth Form

Plymouth went through their last three matches with a 0-0 draw against Watford, a 2-1 win against Norwich and a 3-0 defeat against Swansea. Plymouth claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship. They also drew one and lost two, as they scored 12 and conceded ten goals.

Sheffield United Form

In their last three matches, Sheffield United won 3-1 win against Coventry, lost 1-0 against Oxford and lost 0-1 against Millwall. Sheffield United recorded no less than five in their previous six Championship away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target seven themselves while allowing three goals against.

Betting stats and facts for Plymouth and Sheffield United

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

Players on top: Plymouth vs Sheffield United

There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Tyrese Campbell has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Sheffield United bank on him to build on these numbers against Plymouth. The latter relies on Ryan Hardie, who found the target three times in six games.

Betting markets: Plymouth vs Sheffield United

Full-time result

Plymouth won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Home Park. They drew two and lost four as well, while Sheffield United won eight of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost two. Sheffield United have beaten Plymouth in impressive 5 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Plymouth only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Astonishingly, Sheffield United scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Sheffield United will feel optimistic about scoring on Saturday with Plymouth managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games. Sheffield United have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Plymouth when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Plymouth, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Sheffield United’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.3 goals in these matches.