Sheffield United host Hull City as odds-on favourites: Big betting guide

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Tue 15.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

A victory to the home team is predicted from this match if the league standings is a guide to future results. The Sheffield United regulars are positive that the gulf between 8th and Hull City's 19th spot in the table will be revealed on the ground.

Insights:
  • Hull City have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Championship

It's no vacation for neither Sheffield United nor Hull City as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Sheffield United form and stats

All-inclusive Championship statistics at home this season for Sheffield United are 6-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Sheffield United, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.

The Sheffield goalkeeper Wesley Foderingham is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 209 minutes without conceding a goal in the Championship.

Sheffield United shared the glory with Huddersfield Town in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Basham was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.62 out of 10. The defender Basham won 8 of 10 duels.

Before that, Sheffield United had a home game versus West Bromwich Albion which ended with a victory 2-0.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Championship game versus Swansea City in only four days. This game is also played here at Bramall Lane.

The Sheffield fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 19 goals in 12 league matches. Sheffield United are not conceding a lot of goals here at Bramall Lane in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 12 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Hull City form and stats

There's been little loot from Hull City's travels as they have only collected 14 points from 15 away games in the Championship. Hull City only have 4 wins to counter their 9 defeats and 2 draws. It's a growing despair in Hull as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

Hull City's previous game was their home loss versus Fulham (0-1). Midfield player Smallwood was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.44/10. Smallwood hit three key passes.

Prior to that match, the Hull City manager Arveladze faced defeat when travelling to Derby County and losing 1-3.

Hull have another fixture that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Championship fixture against Queens Park Rangers. A rough diary for them!

The visitors have scored 11 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. 18 goals have been conceded by Hull City in these games.

Head 2 Head

This was the result when the contenders played each other earlier this campaign; Hull City - Sheffield 1-3. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Sheffield United wins - draws - Hull City wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield UnitedB. Sharp
B. Sharp
11 goals
Hull CityK. Lewis-Potter
K. Lewis-Potter
6 goals
Sheffield UnitedM. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
5 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Hull City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Hull City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 12 3 Played P 5 15 31
13 6 2 Won W 1 4 9
7 2 0 Drew D 0 2 5
9 4 1 Lost L 4 9 17
39 19 7 Scored S 2 11 26
33 11 3 Conceded C 8 18 36
86% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 94%
69% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 60% 65%
45% 42% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 20% 26%
28% 17% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 13%
10% 8% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
45% 42% 33% BTTS BTTS 20% 27% 29%
38% 42% 33% Clean Sheets C S 20% 27% 29%
31% 25% 33% Failed to Score F T 60% 53% 48%
 
5.5 6.2 10 Corners for (avg) C F 4.8 5.2 5.1
3.8 3.3 2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.6 4.4 4.3
1.7 1.4 0.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.6 2 1.7
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
13.2 16.6 18.7 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 10.8 10.6
4.2 4.6 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.1 3
32% 35% 58% Goal Efficiency G E 12% 23% 28%
 
9.1 8.8 8.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14 13.2 13
3.3 3.2 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.2 4.2 4.6
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Hull City have the most matches under the total-line (16) 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 30 19 7 4 78 26 16 10 4 2 40 13 14 9 3 2 38 13 52 64
2 AFC Bournemouth 30 17 7 6 49 26 14 8 3 3 29 15 16 9 4 3 20 11 23 58
3 Blackburn Rovers 31 15 8 8 45 33 16 10 3 3 31 19 15 5 5 5 14 14 12 53
4 Queens Park Rangers 30 15 7 8 46 34 16 8 5 3 23 13 14 7 2 5 23 21 12 52
5 Huddersfield Town 32 13 11 8 40 34 16 8 5 3 22 16 16 5 6 5 18 18 6 50
6 Middlesbrough 30 14 7 9 38 29 16 10 2 4 25 14 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 49
7 Nottingham Forest 31 13 8 10 43 33 16 6 4 6 21 20 15 7 4 4 22 13 10 47
8 Sheffield United 29 13 7 9 39 33 12 6 2 4 19 11 17 7 5 5 20 22 6 46
9 West Bromwich Albion 30 12 9 9 34 26 14 8 5 1 21 8 16 4 4 8 13 18 8 45
10 Luton Town 30 12 9 9 41 36 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 17 19 5 45
11 Preston North End 32 11 12 9 35 35 15 5 8 2 20 17 17 6 4 7 15 18 0 45
12 Coventry City 29 12 8 9 39 34 15 8 3 4 23 14 14 4 5 5 16 20 5 44
13 Stoke City 30 12 7 11 38 32 15 7 3 5 22 16 15 5 4 6 16 16 6 43
14 Blackpool 31 11 8 12 34 37 17 8 2 7 17 18 14 3 6 5 17 19 -3 41
15 Millwall 30 10 10 10 31 33 15 7 5 3 18 13 15 3 5 7 13 20 -2 40
16 Bristol City 31 10 7 14 41 55 16 6 5 5 20 20 15 4 2 9 21 35 -14 37
17 Birmingham City 32 9 9 14 37 49 16 6 4 6 21 21 16 3 5 8 16 28 -12 36
18 Swansea City 29 9 8 12 29 38 14 6 4 4 16 13 15 3 4 8 13 25 -9 35
19 Hull City 31 9 5 17 26 36 16 5 3 8 15 18 15 4 2 9 11 18 -10 32
20 Cardiff City 30 9 5 16 36 50 14 4 1 9 15 20 16 5 4 7 21 30 -14 32
21 Reading 30 8 4 18 36 60 16 4 4 8 23 34 14 4 0 10 13 26 -24 22
22 Peterborough United 29 5 5 19 23 60 14 4 4 6 15 18 15 1 1 13 8 42 -37 20
23 Derby County 31 9 12 10 32 35 15 7 6 2 21 14 16 2 6 8 11 21 -3 18
24 Barnsley 30 3 8 19 19 45 15 3 4 8 9 17 15 0 4 11 10 28 -26 17

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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 30 19 7 4 78 26 16 10 4 2 40 13 14 9 3 2 38 13 52 64
2 AFC Bournemouth 30 17 7 6 49 26 14 8 3 3 29 15 16 9 4 3 20 11 23 58
3 Blackburn Rovers 31 15 8 8 45 33 16 10 3 3 31 19 15 5 5 5 14 14 12 53
4 Queens Park Rangers 30 15 7 8 46 34 16 8 5 3 23 13 14 7 2 5 23 21 12 52
5 Huddersfield Town 32 13 11 8 40 34 16 8 5 3 22 16 16 5 6 5 18 18 6 50
6 Middlesbrough 30 14 7 9 38 29 16 10 2 4 25 14 14 4 5 5 13 15 9 49
7 Nottingham Forest 31 13 8 10 43 33 16 6 4 6 21 20 15 7 4 4 22 13 10 47
8 Sheffield United 29 13 7 9 39 33 12 6 2 4 19 11 17 7 5 5 20 22 6 46
9 West Bromwich Albion 30 12 9 9 34 26 14 8 5 1 21 8 16 4 4 8 13 18 8 45
10 Luton Town 30 12 9 9 41 36 15 7 5 3 24 17 15 5 4 6 17 19 5 45
11 Preston North End 32 11 12 9 35 35 15 5 8 2 20 17 17 6 4 7 15 18 0 45
12 Coventry City 29 12 8 9 39 34 15 8 3 4 23 14 14 4 5 5 16 20 5 44
13 Stoke City 30 12 7 11 38 32 15 7 3 5 22 16 15 5 4 6 16 16 6 43
14 Blackpool 31 11 8 12 34 37 17 8 2 7 17 18 14 3 6 5 17 19 -3 41
15 Millwall 30 10 10 10 31 33 15 7 5 3 18 13 15 3 5 7 13 20 -2 40
16 Bristol City 31 10 7 14 41 55 16 6 5 5 20 20 15 4 2 9 21 35 -14 37
17 Birmingham City 32 9 9 14 37 49 16 6 4 6 21 21 16 3 5 8 16 28 -12 36
18 Swansea City 29 9 8 12 29 38 14 6 4 4 16 13 15 3 4 8 13 25 -9 35
19 Hull City 31 9 5 17 26 36 16 5 3 8 15 18 15 4 2 9 11 18 -10 32
20 Cardiff City 30 9 5 16 36 50 14 4 1 9 15 20 16 5 4 7 21 30 -14 32
21 Reading 30 8 4 18 36 60 16 4 4 8 23 34 14 4 0 10 13 26 -24 22
22 Peterborough United 29 5 5 19 23 60 14 4 4 6 15 18 15 1 1 13 8 42 -37 20
23 Derby County 31 9 12 10 32 35 15 7 6 2 21 14 16 2 6 8 11 21 -3 18
24 Barnsley 30 3 8 19 19 45 15 3 4 8 9 17 15 0 4 11 10 28 -26 17

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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.