Ace Football previews the Championship round 1 match between Sheffield United and Bristol City and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bristol City face a daunting first assignment in the Championship when they visit the title favourites Sheffield United on the opening day of the new campaign.
Team form: Sheffield United vs Bristol City
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Bristol City by 0-3, before beating Bristol City by 3-0. The winning streak came to an end against Sunderland, who ran out 1-2 winners. Sheffield United won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded five goals.
Bristol City Form
In their previous three games, Bristol City drew 2-2 with Preston, then lost 0-3 against Sheffield United and 3-0 against Sheffield United. Bristol City didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Championship matches, but managed two draws, while suffering four defeats. They conceded 13 and scored three goals themselves.
Betting stats and facts for Sheffield United and Bristol City
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 Sheffield United and Bristol City played across all tournaments.
- In the last 10 Sheffield United matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 6 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield United have won 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sheffield United have won 5 of the last 6 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 Bristol City matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Bristol City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bristol City have lost the last 4 away matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Bristol City have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 4 Bristol City away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Sheffield United vs Bristol City
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Callum O’Hare, who is performing well for Sheffield United. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Championship outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Bristol City.The visitors will be looking to Ross McCrorie to find the net once again, after managing three Championship goals for Bristol City in recent matches.
Popular markets: Sheffield United vs Bristol City
Full-time result
Sheffield United won four of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing two and losing four as well. Bristol City won two from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew three and lost five in this run. Amazingly, Bristol City failed to keep a clean sheet in their 13 last matches. Sheffield United have not lost to Bristol City in 9 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Sheffield United scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Curiously, Bristol City only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Bristol City managed the first goal of the game in only two of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Sheffield United were first on target in seven of their last 10 outings. Sheffield United have scored in 13 consecutive home meetings with Bristol City.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Sheffield United’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Bristol City, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.2 times goals per game themselves. Sheffield United scored at least once in their previous 8 matches.
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