Ace Football previews the Championship game between Wrexham and Sheffield United who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sheffield United go up against Wrexham on Friday for a Championship meeting at SToK Cae Ras.
Wrexham approach the next Championship round as number 15 in the table, having claimed 28 points this season so far. With 22 games behind them, Sheffield United amassed 26 points, placing them as number 18 before their next fixture.
Team form: Wrexham vs Sheffield United
Wrexham Form
In their last three matches, Wrexham lost 2-0 against Hull, drew 2-2 with Watford, before losing to Swansea by 2-1. Wrexham managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored ten goals and conceded five times.
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United claimed a single victory in their last three matches. They started with a 1-1 draw against Norwich. Afterwards, a 2-0 defeat against West Bromwich followed, before beating Birmingham 3-0. Sheffield United managed a decent return of three wins in their last six Championship away matches, in which they scored 12 while also conceding 11 times. They also experienced zero draws and three defeats.
Betting stats for Wrexham 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 Wrexham and Sheffield United played across all tournaments.
- In 16 of the last 18 Wrexham matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Wrexham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Wrexham matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Wrexham matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Wrexham home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sheffield United have won 5 of the last 7 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- Sheffield United have won 5 of the last 7 matches in the Championship while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- In 5 of the last 6 Sheffield United away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Sheffield United away matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Sheffield United have won 5 of the last 7 matches and the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players on top: Wrexham vs Sheffield United
Having scored just once lately in the Championship, Josh Windass will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Sheffield United hope Patrick Bamford can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three Championship goals in his last six Championship games.
Popular betting markets: Wrexham vs Sheffield United
Full-time result
Wrexham won five of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at SToK Cae Ras. They drew four and lost one as well, while Sheffield United won four of their last 10 games away. They drew zero and lost six. Wrexham have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side. Sheffield United have not lost to Wrexham in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Wrexham scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Sheffield United scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Sheffield United managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Sheffield United have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Wrexham.
Total goals
Wrexham saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.1 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Sheffield United, who scored 1.9 times on average in these matches.
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