Championship preview: Can Sheffield United edge out victory against Fulham?

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 07.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

Sheffield United and Fulham are both riding high in the Championship with their 5th and 1st spots respectively. This could be a top game!

Insights:
  • Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (15) at home in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (106) in Championship

Fulham have already won the Championship. Congratulations! It will be interesting to see if this affects performances here at the final stages.

This has all the signs of an entertaining match with lots of action and bustle as both squads are well refreshed since they last played a game. Let's get started!

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Sheffield United form and stats

12 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Sheffield United have to build on here at Bramall Lane in the Championship.

Sheffield enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Queens Park Rangers's place. The match ended 3-1 with Ndiaye, Hourihane and Robinson scoring. Berge, a natural forward, was the declared top performer for the side in that game, collecting a rating of 8.4 (out of 10). Berge served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Sheffield United had a home game versus Cardiff City which ended with a victory 1-0.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Sheffield United have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found ten games) they have won five times, drawn three and lost two.

Sheffield United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bramall Lane with 34 goals in 22 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Sheffield have conceded only 15 goals.

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Fulham form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 13 wins, 5 draws and only 4 losses in the Championship.

Fulham are travelling after their nice 7-0 home win in the match against Luton Town (placed 6th). As you can tell from the results above, Fulham was very dominant against Luton Town, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 7-0 (!) with Reid, Mitrović (2), Seri, Tete, Carvalho and Cairney providing the goals. Mitrović, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.21. Mitrović scored two goals, hit two key passes and had 38 successful passes (of 44 total).

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Nottingham Forest.

Fulham are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is two wins, three draws and two defeats. From a total of seven matches.

The Fulham manager da Silva has got the team scoring on the road, with 50 away goals in 22 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Fulham are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 19 times in 22 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The former H2H match ended Fulham - Sheffield 0-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Sheffield United three wins, two draws and Fulham five victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

FulhamA. Mitrović
A. Mitrović
43 goals
Sheffield UnitedB. Sharp
B. Sharp
14 goals
FulhamF. Carvalho
F. Carvalho
11 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Fulham missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Fulham
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
45 22 6 Played P 6 22 45
20 12 2 Won W 4 13 27
12 5 2 Drew D 2 5 9
13 5 2 Lost L 0 4 9
59 34 9 Scored S 14 50 106
45 15 6 Conceded C 4 19 39
84% 86% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
62% 59% 83% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 73% 80%
40% 36% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 45% 53%
27% 18% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 36% 33%
11% 9% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 17% 32% 27%
42% 36% 67% BTTS BTTS 67% 55% 53%
42% 55% 33% Clean Sheets C S 33% 36% 38%
31% 23% 17% Failed to Score F T 0% 9% 11%
 
5.9 6.3 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.5 6.3
3.8 3.9 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 4.2 4.1
1.9 1.9 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 1.8 1.5
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
12.9 14.2 13.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 13.5 15.8
4.1 4.3 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 5.3 6
32% 36% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 43% 40%
 
9.1 8.5 7.8 Shots against (avg) S A 8.8 9 8.7
3.2 2.9 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 1.8 3 3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Fulham have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Fulham have the most points (44) away in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (106) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals (50) away in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the first half (51) in Championship
  • Fulham have the most scored goals in the second half (55) in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+31) away in Championship
  • Fulham have the the best goal difference (+67) in Championship
  • Fulham haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Sheffield United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (15) at home 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 45 27 9 9 106 39 23 14 4 5 56 20 22 13 5 4 50 19 67 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 44 23 13 8 72 39 21 11 7 3 39 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 33 82
3 Nottingham Forest 44 23 10 11 72 38 23 13 4 6 43 22 21 10 6 5 29 16 34 79
4 Huddersfield Town 45 22 13 10 62 47 22 12 6 4 33 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 15 79
5 Sheffield United 45 20 12 13 59 45 22 12 5 5 34 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 14 72
6 Luton Town 45 20 12 13 62 55 22 11 7 4 36 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 7 72
7 Middlesbrough 45 20 10 15 58 46 23 14 2 7 34 21 22 6 8 8 24 25 12 70
8 Millwall 45 18 15 12 53 44 23 13 6 4 32 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 9 69
9 Blackburn Rovers 45 18 12 15 57 49 23 12 5 6 36 26 22 6 7 9 21 23 8 66
10 West Bromwich Albion 45 17 13 15 48 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 3 64
11 Coventry City 45 17 12 16 59 58 23 10 5 8 32 26 22 7 7 8 27 32 1 63
12 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 9 18 59 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 22 8 3 11 29 34 0 63
13 Stoke City 45 17 10 18 56 51 22 10 4 8 29 22 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 61
14 Preston North End 45 15 16 14 48 55 22 8 10 4 29 27 23 7 6 10 19 28 -7 61
15 Swansea City 45 16 13 16 58 67 22 9 8 5 30 26 23 7 5 11 28 41 -9 61
16 Blackpool 45 16 12 17 54 53 23 11 3 9 29 26 22 5 9 8 25 27 1 60
17 Bristol City 45 15 10 20 62 75 23 8 8 7 33 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -13 55
18 Hull City 45 14 8 23 40 53 22 7 3 12 21 27 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 50
19 Cardiff City 45 14 8 23 49 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 22 7 4 11 27 39 -19 50
20 Birmingham City 45 11 14 20 49 73 22 7 6 9 26 31 23 4 8 11 23 42 -24 47
21 Reading 45 13 8 24 54 86 23 7 5 11 33 44 22 6 3 13 21 42 -32 41
22 Derby County 45 14 13 18 45 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 23 3 6 14 15 31 -7 34
23 Peterborough United 45 8 10 27 38 87 22 5 7 10 22 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -49 34
24 Barnsley 45 6 12 27 33 69 23 5 7 11 18 29 22 1 5 16 15 40 -36 30

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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 Fulham 45 27 9 9 106 39 23 14 4 5 56 20 22 13 5 4 50 19 67 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 44 23 13 8 72 39 21 11 7 3 39 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 33 82
3 Nottingham Forest 44 23 10 11 72 38 23 13 4 6 43 22 21 10 6 5 29 16 34 79
4 Huddersfield Town 45 22 13 10 62 47 22 12 6 4 33 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 15 79
5 Sheffield United 45 20 12 13 59 45 22 12 5 5 34 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 14 72
6 Luton Town 45 20 12 13 62 55 22 11 7 4 36 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 7 72
7 Middlesbrough 45 20 10 15 58 46 23 14 2 7 34 21 22 6 8 8 24 25 12 70
8 Millwall 45 18 15 12 53 44 23 13 6 4 32 16 22 5 9 8 21 28 9 69
9 Blackburn Rovers 45 18 12 15 57 49 23 12 5 6 36 26 22 6 7 9 21 23 8 66
10 West Bromwich Albion 45 17 13 15 48 45 22 11 8 3 29 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 3 64
11 Coventry City 45 17 12 16 59 58 23 10 5 8 32 26 22 7 7 8 27 32 1 63
12 Queens Park Rangers 45 18 9 18 59 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 22 8 3 11 29 34 0 63
13 Stoke City 45 17 10 18 56 51 22 10 4 8 29 22 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 61
14 Preston North End 45 15 16 14 48 55 22 8 10 4 29 27 23 7 6 10 19 28 -7 61
15 Swansea City 45 16 13 16 58 67 22 9 8 5 30 26 23 7 5 11 28 41 -9 61
16 Blackpool 45 16 12 17 54 53 23 11 3 9 29 26 22 5 9 8 25 27 1 60
17 Bristol City 45 15 10 20 62 75 23 8 8 7 33 29 22 7 2 13 29 46 -13 55
18 Hull City 45 14 8 23 40 53 22 7 3 12 21 27 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 50
19 Cardiff City 45 14 8 23 49 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 22 7 4 11 27 39 -19 50
20 Birmingham City 45 11 14 20 49 73 22 7 6 9 26 31 23 4 8 11 23 42 -24 47
21 Reading 45 13 8 24 54 86 23 7 5 11 33 44 22 6 3 13 21 42 -32 41
22 Derby County 45 14 13 18 45 52 22 11 7 4 30 21 23 3 6 14 15 31 -7 34
23 Peterborough United 45 8 10 27 38 87 22 5 7 10 22 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -49 34
24 Barnsley 45 6 12 27 33 69 23 5 7 11 18 29 22 1 5 16 15 40 -36 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.