Sheffield United - West Bromwich Albion: Small difference between teams in Championship clash

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Wed 09.February
Match begins: 19:45 (UTC)
Venue: Bramall Lane (32702 seats)

Hey! Here's all you need to know about the Championship fixture Sheffield United - West Bromwich Albion!

Insights:
  • West Bromwich Albion 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.

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Sheffield United form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Sheffield United have managed 5 wins, 2 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 11 games. Sheffield United has recorded two wins in a row here at Bramall Lane, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.

Sheffield United enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Birmingham City's place. The match ended 2-1 with Sharp and Bogle scoring. Attacking player Sharp edged out all the other players in that game and managed a match rating of 7.21 out of 10. Sharp scored one goal and hit one key pass.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Peterborough United and winning 2-0.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Sheffield United as they are travelling to their away game against Huddersfield Town in the Championship. That match is three days after this one.

Sheffield United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Bramall Lane with 17 goals in 11 league matches.

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West Bromwich Albion form and stats

As the visiting team in Championship matches, West Bromwich Albion have produced an overall stat of 4-4-7 so far. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in WBA's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Diangana was the last player to score for the away team. West Bromwich Albion haven't scored a league goal in the last 181 minutes.

There might be some fixture complaints from West Bromwich Albion as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous match, 0-2 against Millwall.

Preceding that, the 0-2 home loss versus Preston North End.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with West Bromwich Albion playing away and similar expectations, we found five relevant matches. Results were zero West Bromwich Albion wins, one draw and four defeats.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. West Bromwich Albion have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these teams meet this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: West Bromwich Albion - Sheffield United 4-0. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - two - four (Sheffield United wins - draws - West Bromwich Albion wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

West Bromwich AlbionK. Ahearne-Grant
K. Ahearne-Grant
10 goals
Sheffield UnitedB. Sharp
B. Sharp
9 goals
Sheffield UnitedM. Gibbs-White
M. Gibbs-White
5 goals

Sheffield United missing players

West Bromwich Albion missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Sheffield United West Bromwich Albion
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 11 1 Played P 5 15 29
12 5 0 Won W 1 4 12
6 2 0 Drew D 2 4 9
9 4 1 Lost L 2 7 8
37 17 1 Scored S 3 13 34
33 11 2 Conceded C 5 16 24
89% 91% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 86%
70% 64% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 53% 59%
48% 45% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 40% 38%
30% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 13% 14%
11% 9% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 3%
48% 45% 100% BTTS BTTS 40% 33% 34%
33% 36% 0% Clean Sheets C S 20% 27% 41%
30% 27% 0% Failed to Score F T 60% 53% 38%
 
5.7 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.8 6 6.4
3.6 3.5 4 Corners against (avg) C A 2.2 3.3 3.5
1.7 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 2.2 1.9
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 5
 
13.3 16.8 17 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 14.5 15.7
4.1 4.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.3 4.8
33% 34% 17% Goal Efficiency G E 19% 20% 25%
 
8.7 8.3 5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.2 7.9 7.5
3.3 3.3 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.7 2.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • West Bromwich Albion 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 Fulham 28 17 7 4 74 26 15 9 4 2 37 13 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 58
2 Blackburn Rovers 29 15 8 6 45 30 15 10 3 2 31 17 14 5 5 4 14 13 15 53
3 AFC Bournemouth 28 15 7 6 44 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 8 4 3 18 10 20 52
4 Queens Park Rangers 28 15 6 7 44 31 15 8 4 3 21 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 13 51
5 Huddersfield Town 30 13 9 8 40 34 15 8 4 3 22 16 15 5 5 5 18 18 6 48
6 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 9 8 34 24 14 8 5 1 21 8 15 4 4 7 13 16 10 45
7 Middlesbrough 28 13 6 9 32 26 15 9 2 4 21 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 45
8 Nottingham Forest 29 12 7 10 39 31 15 6 3 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 13 8 43
9 Luton Town 28 11 9 8 39 32 14 6 5 3 22 16 14 5 4 5 17 16 7 42
10 Sheffield United 27 12 6 9 37 33 11 5 2 4 17 11 16 7 4 5 20 22 4 42
11 Coventry City 27 11 7 9 35 31 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 40
12 Stoke City 28 11 6 11 33 30 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 5 3 6 14 14 3 39
13 Preston North End 29 9 11 9 33 35 14 5 7 2 20 17 15 4 4 7 13 18 -2 38
14 Millwall 28 9 10 9 29 29 14 6 5 3 16 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 0 37
15 Blackpool 28 10 7 11 29 33 15 7 2 6 13 15 13 3 5 5 16 18 -4 37
16 Bristol City 29 9 7 13 38 51 15 5 5 5 18 19 14 4 2 8 20 32 -13 34
17 Birmingham City 30 8 9 13 33 46 15 5 4 6 18 21 15 3 5 7 15 25 -13 33
18 Hull City 28 9 5 14 25 31 14 5 3 6 15 16 14 4 2 8 10 15 -6 32
19 Swansea City 27 8 8 11 28 35 13 5 4 4 15 13 14 3 4 7 13 22 -7 32
20 Cardiff City 28 8 5 15 31 48 13 3 1 9 11 20 15 5 4 6 20 28 -17 29
21 Reading 28 8 4 16 33 55 15 4 4 7 21 31 13 4 0 9 12 24 -22 22
22 Peterborough United 27 5 5 17 23 55 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 1 1 12 8 38 -32 20
23 Derby County 29 8 12 9 28 30 14 6 6 2 18 13 15 2 6 7 10 17 -2 15
24 Barnsley 28 2 8 18 17 43 14 2 4 8 8 17 14 0 4 10 9 26 -26 14

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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 28 17 7 4 74 26 15 9 4 2 37 13 13 8 3 2 37 13 48 58
2 Blackburn Rovers 29 15 8 6 45 30 15 10 3 2 31 17 14 5 5 4 14 13 15 53
3 AFC Bournemouth 28 15 7 6 44 24 13 7 3 3 26 14 15 8 4 3 18 10 20 52
4 Queens Park Rangers 28 15 6 7 44 31 15 8 4 3 21 11 13 7 2 4 23 20 13 51
5 Huddersfield Town 30 13 9 8 40 34 15 8 4 3 22 16 15 5 5 5 18 18 6 48
6 West Bromwich Albion 29 12 9 8 34 24 14 8 5 1 21 8 15 4 4 7 13 16 10 45
7 Middlesbrough 28 13 6 9 32 26 15 9 2 4 21 13 13 4 4 5 11 13 6 45
8 Nottingham Forest 29 12 7 10 39 31 15 6 3 6 19 18 14 6 4 4 20 13 8 43
9 Luton Town 28 11 9 8 39 32 14 6 5 3 22 16 14 5 4 5 17 16 7 42
10 Sheffield United 27 12 6 9 37 33 11 5 2 4 17 11 16 7 4 5 20 22 4 42
11 Coventry City 27 11 7 9 35 31 14 8 2 4 22 13 13 3 5 5 13 18 4 40
12 Stoke City 28 11 6 11 33 30 14 6 3 5 19 16 14 5 3 6 14 14 3 39
13 Preston North End 29 9 11 9 33 35 14 5 7 2 20 17 15 4 4 7 13 18 -2 38
14 Millwall 28 9 10 9 29 29 14 6 5 3 16 12 14 3 5 6 13 17 0 37
15 Blackpool 28 10 7 11 29 33 15 7 2 6 13 15 13 3 5 5 16 18 -4 37
16 Bristol City 29 9 7 13 38 51 15 5 5 5 18 19 14 4 2 8 20 32 -13 34
17 Birmingham City 30 8 9 13 33 46 15 5 4 6 18 21 15 3 5 7 15 25 -13 33
18 Hull City 28 9 5 14 25 31 14 5 3 6 15 16 14 4 2 8 10 15 -6 32
19 Swansea City 27 8 8 11 28 35 13 5 4 4 15 13 14 3 4 7 13 22 -7 32
20 Cardiff City 28 8 5 15 31 48 13 3 1 9 11 20 15 5 4 6 20 28 -17 29
21 Reading 28 8 4 16 33 55 15 4 4 7 21 31 13 4 0 9 12 24 -22 22
22 Peterborough United 27 5 5 17 23 55 13 4 4 5 15 17 14 1 1 12 8 38 -32 20
23 Derby County 29 8 12 9 28 30 14 6 6 2 18 13 15 2 6 7 10 17 -2 15
24 Barnsley 28 2 8 18 17 43 14 2 4 8 8 17 14 0 4 10 9 26 -26 14

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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.