Ace Football previews the Championship round 8 match between Sheffield United and Southampton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
When Southampton come to Bramall Lane for the Championship match on Tuesday, Sheffield United will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Sheffield United are number 24 in the table on three points after seven matches. Southampton rank as number 19 with seven points after seven matches played.
Team form: Sheffield United vs Southampton
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Ipswich in a 5-0 defeat. Charlton also proved too hard to handle, as they won 0-1, before Sheffield United were able to strike back last time out in a 0-1 win against Oxford. Sheffield United only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Bramall Lane in the Championship. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded nine goals.
Southampton Form
In their previous three games, Southampton lost 3-1 and 2-1 against Hull and Liverpool, respectively, before drawing 1-1 with Middlesbrough. In their last six away matches in the Championship, Southampton won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and seven scored.
Betting facts for Sheffield United and Southampton
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Sheffield United and Southampton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 17 of the last 19 Sheffield United matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield United have lost the last 5 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sheffield United have lost the last 5 matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Sheffield United have lost the last 3 matches in a row and the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Sheffield United have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 15 of the last 17 Southampton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Southampton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Southampton matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Southampton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Southampton away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Sheffield United vs Southampton
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Callum O’Hare will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Southampton hope Adam Armstrong can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
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Full-time result
Sheffield United won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Bramall Lane. They drew one and lost six as well, while Southampton won three of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost four. Southampton have not lost to Sheffield United in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Sheffield United scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Southampton only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Southampton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Southampton have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Sheffield United when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Sheffield United saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 0.9 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Southampton, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.3 times goals per game themselves.
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