Championship forecast and preview: Sheffield United modest expected to top Sunderland

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 17.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

This should be yet another absorbing clash at Bramall Lane in the Championship. Sheffield United is in 9th position and receive Sunderland in 6th place. Read all about the match here!

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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Sheffield United form and stats

Sheffield United have only played one Championship game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 13 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats from 23 matches.

The Sheffield United manager Heckingbottom and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Middlesbrough (placed 19th).

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's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 3 matches, drawn 0 and lost 2.

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

At Bramall Lane, Sheffield United has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Sunderland form and stats

Only one away game in the Championship so far for Sunderland and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 8 victories, 9 draws and 6 losses from 23 travels.

Sunderland played 2-2 against Queens Park Rangers in their previous match. It looked so good for Sunderland vs Queens Park Rangers, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw. Simms, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.63. Simms scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to Stoke City.

It's early days yet, but Sunderland has scored 3 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

Sheffield United-Sunderland H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Sheffield United two wins, Sunderland one win, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

SunderlandE. Simms
E. Simms
3 goals
SheffieldS. Berge
S. Berge
2 goals
SunderlandR. Stewart
R. Stewart
2 goals

Sheffield United missing players

Sunderland missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United Sunderland
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 0 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
1 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
4 2 2 Scored S 0 3 6
3 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
33% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 67%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 100% 33%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
33% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.7 3 3 Corners for (avg) C F 0 9 5.7
5 5 5 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8 4.7
3 3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7.3 8 8 Shots (avg) S ( 0 4 9.3
3.7 3 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 4.7
36% 67% 67% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 100% 43%
 
7.7 6 6 Shots against (avg) S A 0 4 11.3
3 1 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 3 3
Sheffield United Last season Sunderland
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
48 24   Played P   24 49
22 13   Won W   8 26
12 5   Drew D   10 13
14 6   Lost L   6 10
66 39   Scored S   31 83
48 17   Conceded C   35 54
85% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   88% 94%
65% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   79% 78%
44% 42%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 55%
27% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   25% 29%
10% 8%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 16%
44% 38%   BTTS BTTS   54% 53%
42% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 37%
29% 21%   Failed to Score F T   29% 16%
 
5.9 6.2   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5.8
4 4.1   Corners against (avg) C A   5.3 4.4
2 2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2
2 2   Red cards R C   2 3
 
13.1 14.2   Shots (avg) S (   12.6 14.1
4.2 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.2 4.9
33% 38%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 35%
 
9.5 9.1   Shots against (avg) S A   12.8 11.3
3.4 3.2   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   3.6 3.4

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Blackburn Rovers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 Hull City 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
3 Watford 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
4 Millwall 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
5 Cardiff City 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5
7 Preston North End 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
8 Rotherham United 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
9 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
10 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
11 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
12 Burnley 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
13 Swansea City 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
14 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
15 Wigan Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
16 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 3
17 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 3
18 Reading 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
19 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
20 West Bromwich Albion 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
21 Luton Town 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
22 Coventry City 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
23 Bristol City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 1
24 Norwich City 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1
Last season 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 46 27 9 10 106 43 23 14 4 5 56 20 23 13 5 5 50 23 63 90
2 AFC Bournemouth 46 25 13 8 74 39 23 13 7 3 41 21 23 12 6 5 33 18 35 88
3 Huddersfield Town 46 23 13 10 64 47 23 13 6 4 35 23 23 10 7 6 29 24 17 82
4 Nottingham Forest 46 23 11 12 73 40 23 13 4 6 43 22 23 10 7 6 30 18 33 80
5 Sheffield United 46 21 12 13 63 45 23 13 5 5 38 15 23 8 7 8 25 30 18 75
6 Luton Town 46 21 12 13 63 55 23 12 7 4 37 22 23 9 5 9 26 33 8 75
7 Middlesbrough 46 20 10 16 59 50 23 14 2 7 34 21 23 6 8 9 25 29 9 70
8 Blackburn Rovers 46 19 12 15 59 50 23 12 5 6 36 26 23 7 7 9 23 24 9 69
9 Millwall 46 18 15 13 53 45 23 13 6 4 32 16 23 5 9 9 21 29 8 69
10 West Bromwich Albion 46 18 13 15 52 45 23 12 8 3 33 16 23 6 5 12 19 29 7 67
11 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 9 18 60 59 23 10 6 7 30 25 23 9 3 11 30 34 1 66
12 Coventry City 46 17 13 16 60 59 23 10 5 8 32 26 23 7 8 8 28 33 1 64
13 Preston North End 46 16 16 14 52 56 23 9 10 4 33 28 23 7 6 10 19 28 -4 64
14 Stoke City 46 17 11 18 57 52 23 10 5 8 30 23 23 7 6 10 27 29 5 62
15 Swansea City 46 16 13 17 58 68 23 9 8 6 30 27 23 7 5 11 28 41 -10 61
16 Blackpool 46 16 12 18 54 58 23 11 3 9 29 26 23 5 9 9 25 32 -4 60
17 Bristol City 46 15 10 21 62 77 23 8 8 7 33 29 23 7 2 14 29 48 -15 55
18 Cardiff City 46 15 8 23 50 68 23 7 4 12 22 29 23 8 4 11 28 39 -18 53
19 Hull City 46 14 9 23 41 54 23 7 4 12 22 28 23 7 5 11 19 26 -13 51
20 Birmingham City 46 11 14 21 50 75 23 7 6 10 27 33 23 4 8 11 23 42 -25 47
21 Reading 46 13 8 25 54 87 23 7 5 11 33 44 23 6 3 14 21 43 -33 41
22 Peterborough United 46 9 10 27 43 87 23 6 7 10 27 33 23 3 3 17 16 54 -44 37
23 Derby County 46 14 13 19 45 53 23 11 7 5 30 22 23 3 6 14 15 31 -8 34
24 Barnsley 46 6 12 28 33 73 23 5 7 11 18 29 23 1 5 17 15 44 -40 30
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29

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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 Blackburn Rovers 3 3 0 0 6 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 5 9
2 Hull City 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 7
3 Watford 3 2 1 0 3 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
4 Millwall 3 2 0 1 5 4 2 2 0 0 5 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 6
5 Cardiff City 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
6 Sunderland 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 5
7 Preston North End 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 5
8 Rotherham United 2 1 1 0 5 1 2 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4
9 Sheffield United 3 1 1 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 4
10 Queens Park Rangers 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
11 Birmingham City 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 4
12 Burnley 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 4
13 Swansea City 3 1 1 1 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 -2 4
14 Huddersfield Town 3 1 0 2 4 4 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
15 Wigan Athletic 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 3
16 Stoke City 3 1 0 2 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 2 1 5 -2 3
17 Blackpool 3 1 0 2 1 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 3
18 Reading 3 1 0 2 2 6 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 3
19 Middlesbrough 3 0 2 1 5 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 2
20 West Bromwich Albion 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
21 Luton Town 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 2
22 Coventry City 2 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 4 -1 1
23 Bristol City 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 0 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 2 3 -2 1
24 Norwich City 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -2 1

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