A win for the hosts is expected from this game if the league standings is a guide to future results. The Sheffield United fans are confident that the contrast between 2nd and Stoke City's 18th spot in the table will be visible on the playing field.
- Sheffield United have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Championship
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Sheffield United form and stats
24 points is a decent return from 12 Championship games here at Bramall Lane for Sheffield United. The data says 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses. Sheffield United has recorded two wins in a row here at Bramall Lane, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
Sheffield United are returning here after guesting Millwall in a FA Cup game and winning with a 2-0 scoreline.
Before that, Sheffield played out a Championship draw 1-1 when visiting Queens Park Rangers.The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Sheffield United's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 8 games, won 5 matches, drawn 0 and lost 3.
The Sheffield United manager Heckingbottom has got the team scoring with 26 from 12 home games in the league.
Stoke City form and stats
5-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Stoke City in their Championship matches away.
Stoke have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 190 minutes ago. Peltier (own goal) was the goal scorer.
Two trips in a row for Stoke City, whose boss Neil could celebrate last time after the FA Cup win against Hartlepool United.
A loss against Preston North End was the result prior to that, in a Championship home game.The visiting Stoke City have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 13 games. As opposed to that, Stoke have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this campaign: Stoke City - Sheffield United 3-1. Sheffield United-Stoke City H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Sheffield United four wins, Stoke City three wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  O. McBurnie 9 goals |  I. Ndiaye 9 goals |   L. Baker 5 goals |
Sheffield United missing players
Stoke City missing players
| Sheffield United | Stoke City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 15 | 7 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 44 | 26 | 5 | Scored | S | 2 | 15 | 28 |
| 23 | 12 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 69% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 73% |
| 42% | 58% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 46% | 42% |
| 27% | 42% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 23% | 27% |
| 8% | 17% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 46% | 50% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 46% | 42% |
| 38% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 38% | 27% |
| 15% | 17% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 23% | 35% |
| 6.2 | 7.9 | 10 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| 5.3 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 11.3 | 6.2 | 5.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.6 | 17.1 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.7 | 12.1 | 12.9 |
| 5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4 | 4.3 |
| 34% | 34% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 29% | 25% |
| 9.9 | 7.3 | 6.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.5 | 10.9 |
| 2.8 | 2.4 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- 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 have the fewest conceded goals (23) in Championship
- Sheffield United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Stoke City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than 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 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 25 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 56 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 21 | 51 |
| 3 | Blackburn Rovers | 26 | 14 | 0 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 42 |
| 4 | Watford | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 40 |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 41 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 39 |
| 6 | Millwall | 25 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 39 |
| 7 | Luton Town | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 39 |
| 8 | Sunderland | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 38 |
| 9 | West Bromwich Albion | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 34 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 38 |
| 10 | Preston North End | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 12 | -2 | 37 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Queens Park Rangers | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -3 | 36 |
| 13 | Reading | 26 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 29 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 24 | -7 | 36 |
| 14 | Coventry City | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 35 |
| 15 | Swansea City | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 36 | 36 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 35 |
| 16 | Hull City | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 20 | -10 | 33 |
| 17 | Birmingham City | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 29 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -2 | 32 |
| 18 | Stoke City | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 30 |
| 19 | Bristol City | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 29 |
| 20 | Cardiff City | 26 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 28 |
| 21 | Rotherham United | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 39 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -11 | 27 |
| 22 | Blackpool | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 26 |
| 23 | Huddersfield Town | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 24 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -8 | 25 |
| 24 | Wigan Athletic | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 46 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -20 | 24 |
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