Championship: Bristol City - Sheffield United match guide and numbers

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Mon 18.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Ashton Gate Stadium (21497 seats)

The guesting Sheffield United side are probably odds-on favourites at Bristol City, as the away team have a 17 point advantage from their 42 league matches this season.

Insights:
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in Championship
  • Sheffield United have the most clean sheets (18) in Championship

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Bristol City form and stats

7-7-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Championship numbers at home for Bristol City so far this season. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.

Happy days for Bristol City in their previous game, a fixture away at Stoke City (placed 15th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. The goalie Bentley was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 7.51 out of ten. Bentley topped it up with a clean sheet.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Peterborough United.

Bristol has scored 27 league goals at home this season, in 21 matches. Bristol City's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 28 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Sheffield United form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 7 wins, 6 draws and 8 defeats.

Sheffield United have much to to correct after their surprise loss (1-2) to Reading in their previous outing, played in front of their own supporters. Late heartbreak for Sheffield in the Reading match, as the deciding 1-2 goal came deep into overtime. Midfielder Norwood was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.32. Norwood hit two key passes and had 80 successful passes (of 95 total).

Preceding that match was the 0-0 draw at home vs AFC Bournemouth.

Sheffield United have conceded 28 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Sheffield United - Bristol 2-0 was the scoreline in these squads' previous h2h match, earlier this season. Head to head statistics (for the former ten meetings): Bristol City won four games, zero matches ended with a tie and Sheffield United have six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / four

Top Goalscorers

Bristol CityA. Weimann
A. Weimann
19 goals
Sheffield UnitedB. Sharp
B. Sharp
14 goals
Bristol CityC. Martin
C. Martin
9 goals

Bristol City missing players

Sheffield United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bristol City Sheffield United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
42 21 7 Played P 7 21 42
13 7 1 Won W 6 7 18
9 7 3 Drew D 0 6 11
20 7 3 Lost L 1 8 13
53 27 8 Scored S 14 21 54
73 28 11 Conceded C 8 28 43
98% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 81% 83%
83% 81% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 86% 62% 62%
62% 52% 43% Over 2.5 O 2.5 57% 43% 40%
31% 19% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 33% 26%
19% 14% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 29% 14% 12%
69% 76% 86% BTTS BTTS 57% 43% 40%
12% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 29% 33% 43%
21% 14% 14% Failed to Score F T 14% 43% 33%
 
4.2 4.1 3.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5 5.7
6.2 6 7.9 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4 4
1.9 1.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.9 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
10.3 11.3 10.9 Shots (avg) S ( 13 10.8 12.6
3.3 3.4 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 3.7 4
38% 38% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 37% 27% 32%
 
14.1 13.7 17 Shots against (avg) S A 7 10 9.3
4.8 4.1 5.1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.1 3.6 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Bristol City have the most conceded goals in the first half (33) in Championship
  • Bristol City have the most dropped points from leading position (33) in Championship
  • Bristol City have the most matches over the total-line (19) in Championship
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Sheffield United have the most clean sheets (18) in Championship

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 40 21 11 8 62 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 74
3 Huddersfield Town 42 19 13 10 56 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 21 8 7 6 25 23 11 70
4 Luton Town 42 19 11 12 60 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 21 8 5 8 25 26 13 68
5 Nottingham Forest 40 19 10 11 61 37 21 11 4 6 34 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 24 67
6 Sheffield United 42 18 11 13 54 43 21 11 5 5 33 15 21 7 6 8 21 28 11 65
7 Middlesbrough 41 18 9 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 21 6 7 8 23 24 10 63
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 17 12 13 53 44 21 12 5 4 36 22 21 5 7 9 17 22 9 63
9 Coventry City 42 17 11 14 58 53 21 10 5 6 31 21 21 7 6 8 27 32 5 62
10 Millwall 42 16 14 12 46 41 21 11 6 4 27 15 21 5 8 8 19 26 5 62
11 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 12 14 47 41 21 11 7 3 29 16 21 5 5 11 18 25 6 60
12 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 57 55 21 9 6 6 28 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 2 60
13 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
14 Swansea City 41 16 10 15 49 54 20 9 6 5 26 22 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 58
15 Stoke City 42 15 10 17 53 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 21 6 6 9 25 26 5 55
16 Blackpool 41 14 11 16 45 49 21 10 3 8 23 23 20 4 8 8 22 26 -4 53
17 Cardiff City 41 14 7 20 48 63 21 7 3 11 21 27 20 7 4 9 27 36 -15 49
18 Bristol City 42 13 9 20 53 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 48
19 Hull City 42 13 8 21 36 46 21 6 3 12 18 27 21 7 5 9 18 19 -10 47
20 Birmingham City 42 11 12 19 45 64 21 7 5 9 24 29 21 4 7 10 21 35 -19 45
21 Reading 42 13 7 22 50 78 21 7 4 10 29 39 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 40
22 Derby County 42 13 13 16 42 48 21 11 7 3 29 18 21 2 6 13 13 30 -6 31
23 Peterborough United 42 7 10 25 36 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 21 2 3 16 14 51 -47 31
24 Barnsley 41 6 12 23 31 60 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 1 5 15 14 38 -29 30

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  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Fulham 41 25 8 8 95 37 20 12 4 4 46 19 21 13 4 4 49 18 58 83
2 AFC Bournemouth 40 21 11 8 62 35 20 11 6 3 38 20 20 10 5 5 24 15 27 74
3 Huddersfield Town 42 19 13 10 56 45 21 11 6 4 31 22 21 8 7 6 25 23 11 70
4 Luton Town 42 19 11 12 60 47 21 11 6 4 35 21 21 8 5 8 25 26 13 68
5 Nottingham Forest 40 19 10 11 61 37 21 11 4 6 34 21 19 8 6 5 27 16 24 67
6 Sheffield United 42 18 11 13 54 43 21 11 5 5 33 15 21 7 6 8 21 28 11 65
7 Middlesbrough 41 18 9 14 52 42 20 12 2 6 29 18 21 6 7 8 23 24 10 63
8 Blackburn Rovers 42 17 12 13 53 44 21 12 5 4 36 22 21 5 7 9 17 22 9 63
9 Coventry City 42 17 11 14 58 53 21 10 5 6 31 21 21 7 6 8 27 32 5 62
10 Millwall 42 16 14 12 46 41 21 11 6 4 27 15 21 5 8 8 19 26 5 62
11 West Bromwich Albion 42 16 12 14 47 41 21 11 7 3 29 16 21 5 5 11 18 25 6 60
12 Queens Park Rangers 42 17 9 16 57 55 21 9 6 6 28 22 21 8 3 10 29 33 2 60
13 Preston North End 42 14 16 12 44 47 21 8 10 3 28 23 21 6 6 9 16 24 -3 58
14 Swansea City 41 16 10 15 49 54 20 9 6 5 26 22 21 7 4 10 23 32 -5 58
15 Stoke City 42 15 10 17 53 48 21 9 4 8 28 22 21 6 6 9 25 26 5 55
16 Blackpool 41 14 11 16 45 49 21 10 3 8 23 23 20 4 8 8 22 26 -4 53
17 Cardiff City 41 14 7 20 48 63 21 7 3 11 21 27 20 7 4 9 27 36 -15 49
18 Bristol City 42 13 9 20 53 73 21 7 7 7 27 28 21 6 2 13 26 45 -20 48
19 Hull City 42 13 8 21 36 46 21 6 3 12 18 27 21 7 5 9 18 19 -10 47
20 Birmingham City 42 11 12 19 45 64 21 7 5 9 24 29 21 4 7 10 21 35 -19 45
21 Reading 42 13 7 22 50 78 21 7 4 10 29 39 21 6 3 12 21 39 -28 40
22 Derby County 42 13 13 16 42 48 21 11 7 3 29 18 21 2 6 13 13 30 -6 31
23 Peterborough United 42 7 10 25 36 83 21 5 7 9 22 32 21 2 3 16 14 51 -47 31
24 Barnsley 41 6 12 23 31 60 20 5 7 8 17 22 21 1 5 15 14 38 -29 30

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The English Football League Championship (usually shortened to the Championship) is the second highest division in the English football league system. 24 teams play 46 fixtures from August to May, meeting each other twice. The Championship is the wealthiest second-level division in the world.