Championship prediction: Sheffield United should edge out Luton Town on their own turf

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 11.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

Sheffield United and Luton Town are both high-flying in the Championship with their 2nd and 5th positions respectively. Expect a fun fixture!

Insights:
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Luton Town have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Championship

Sheffield United have less rest than Luton Town in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Championship game only four days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Reading.

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Sheffield United form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Bramall Lane as Sheffield United have scored 35 goals to get 36 points from 17 games. The overall stats in the Championship are 11-3-3 (wins-draws-losses).

It's back home for Sheffield United, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Reading away with the result 1-0. Ndiaye found the net in that victory. Goalkeeper Foderingham got the top rating on the team in that game; 7.41 out of ten. Foderingham topped it up with a clean sheet.

Heartbreak before that as Sheffield lost 0-1 at Blackburn Rovers's place.

Sheffield United are traveling soon after this match as the Championship match at Sunderland awaits in four days.

Goals decide football matches and Sheffield are scoring many of them at home; 35 on target from 17 league matches. Sheffield United have only conceded 16 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Luton Town form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 9 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.

Luton Town won their last game, 1-0 versus Swansea City played at home. Midfielder Doughty was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.81. Doughty hit seven key passes.

A draw for Luton Town before that, at their own venue hosting Millwall (2-2).

Few goals the story here? 8 of this team's most recent 10 league fixtures have seen two goals or less.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Bristol City in just four days.

Luton are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 20 away goals from 17 games (in the league). Luton Town are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 15 times in 17 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield United have pulled off a sequence of 5 consecutive matches without losing (2-3-0) when facing Luton Town.

The two teams in this fixture also played each other before this campaign: Luton Town - Sheffield 1-1.

Top Goalscorers

Luton TownC. Morris
C. Morris
14 goals
Sheffield UnitedO. McBurnie
O. McBurnie
11 goals
Sheffield UnitedI. Ndiaye
I. Ndiaye
11 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Luton Town missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Luton Town
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
35 17 6 Played P 4 17 35
20 11 4 Won W 1 9 15
7 3 1 Drew D 2 4 12
8 3 1 Lost L 1 4 8
56 35 16 Scored S 4 20 43
31 16 8 Conceded C 4 15 34
97% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 91%
63% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 76% 69%
43% 59% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 29% 34%
29% 41% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 6% 17%
9% 12% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
43% 47% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 35% 46%
43% 41% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 47% 40%
17% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 24% 23%
 
5.7 6.8 6 Corners for (avg) C F 2.8 4.6 6
5 4.5 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.8 5.2 5
2.2 2.4 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.5 2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 4
 
13.5 16.4 16.7 Shots (avg) S ( 7.8 10.1 12.2
5.1 6.5 7.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.5 4
31% 32% 37% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 33% 31%
 
10.2 8.5 9.8 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 11.6 11.4
3 2.8 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.8 2.5 2.9
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Luton Town have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Championship
  • Luton Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 35 20 7 8 56 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 18 9 4 5 21 15 25 67
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 West Bromwich Albion 35 14 9 12 45 38 18 9 5 4 25 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 7 51
10 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
11 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Bristol City 35 11 12 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 0 45
14 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
15 Reading 35 13 5 17 38 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 3 2 13 11 35 -16 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Huddersfield Town 35 8 8 19 30 51 18 6 4 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 32
24 Wigan Athletic 35 7 11 17 31 54 18 3 5 10 13 31 17 4 6 7 18 23 -23 32

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Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Burnley 35 22 11 2 68 28 18 13 5 0 40 13 17 9 6 2 28 15 40 77
2 Sheffield United 35 20 7 8 56 31 17 11 3 3 35 16 18 9 4 5 21 15 25 67
3 Middlesbrough 35 18 6 11 61 40 17 10 5 2 31 13 18 8 1 9 30 27 21 60
4 Blackburn Rovers 35 18 4 13 39 38 17 12 1 4 23 13 18 6 3 9 16 25 1 58
5 Luton Town 35 15 12 8 43 34 18 6 8 4 23 19 17 9 4 4 20 15 9 57
6 Norwich City 35 16 7 12 51 39 18 8 4 6 27 21 17 8 3 6 24 18 12 55
7 Millwall 35 15 9 11 45 38 17 9 5 3 27 15 18 6 4 8 18 23 7 54
8 Coventry City 35 14 10 11 41 34 18 9 5 4 23 16 17 5 5 7 18 18 7 52
9 West Bromwich Albion 35 14 9 12 45 38 18 9 5 4 25 15 17 5 4 8 20 23 7 51
10 Watford 35 13 12 10 41 38 17 8 5 4 24 16 18 5 7 6 17 22 3 51
11 Sunderland 35 13 10 12 50 43 17 6 5 6 22 22 18 7 5 6 28 21 7 49
12 Preston North End 35 12 11 12 30 38 18 4 6 8 12 22 17 8 5 4 18 16 -8 47
13 Bristol City 35 11 12 12 43 43 18 7 5 6 22 18 17 4 7 6 21 25 0 45
14 Hull City 35 12 9 14 40 48 18 7 4 7 20 23 17 5 5 7 20 25 -8 45
15 Reading 35 13 5 17 38 54 17 10 3 4 27 19 18 3 2 13 11 35 -16 44
16 Stoke City 35 12 7 16 44 42 17 5 4 8 20 19 18 7 3 8 24 23 2 43
17 Swansea City 35 11 10 14 47 52 17 7 3 7 27 25 18 4 7 7 20 27 -5 43
18 Rotherham United 35 9 13 13 40 47 17 7 5 5 29 21 18 2 8 8 11 26 -7 40
19 Birmingham City 35 10 9 16 39 47 18 5 5 8 20 21 17 5 4 8 19 26 -8 39
20 Queens Park Rangers 35 10 9 16 36 52 17 5 4 8 19 26 18 5 5 8 17 26 -16 39
21 Cardiff City 35 10 8 17 27 38 18 6 5 7 15 16 17 4 3 10 12 22 -11 38
22 Blackpool 35 7 11 17 33 51 17 4 6 7 17 21 18 3 5 10 16 30 -18 32
23 Huddersfield Town 35 8 8 19 30 51 18 6 4 8 16 20 17 2 4 11 14 31 -21 32
24 Wigan Athletic 35 7 11 17 31 54 18 3 5 10 13 31 17 4 6 7 18 23 -23 32

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