Championship match preview: Stoke City versus Sheffield United

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Competition: England Championship
Date: Sun 05.May
Match begins: 11:30 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Stoke City have their presumed home advantage while Sheffield United are ahead 34 points in the Championship table.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Stoke City form and stats

Stoke City have collected 32 points from their home games so far after 8-8-6. Stoke City has four consecutive draws when playing at home, an interesting stat.

Stoke City drew their last game, 0-0 away at Millwall. Preceding that game was the home draw versus Norwich City that ended 2-2.

Stoke City are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 24 goals in 22 matches. 22 goals have been conceded.

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Sheffield United form and stats

11 wins, 6 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Sheffield United, who have the fewest conceded goals (39) in Championship, playing as the away team this season. Sheffield United are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played eight in a row without losing.

Sheffield United won their last game, 2-0 versus Ipswich Town played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Hull City at their stadium, the result 3-0.

The travelling fans enjoy Sheffield United's attacking play in away games, having scored 34 goals in 22 away matches. 22 goals have been conceded by Sheffield United in these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Sheffield United - Stoke City 1-1, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Stoke City 1 win, 2 draws and Sheffield United 3 victories.

Top Goalscorers

B. Sharp
23 goals / 3 assists
D. McGoldrick
15 goals / 4 assists
J. Allen
6 goals / 4 assists

Stoke City missing players

Sheffield United missing players

Stoke City Sheffield United
Total Home Home vs top Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
45 22 7 Played 7 22 45
11 8 2 Won 4 11 26
21 8 3 Drew 1 6 10
13 6 2 Lost 2 5 9
43 24 7 Scored 9 34 76
50 22 8 Conceded 4 22 39
80% 86% 86% Over 0.5 86% 95% 93%
62% 68% 71% Over 1.5 43% 68% 71%
36% 32% 43% Over 2.5 29% 50% 47%
27% 18% 14% Over 3.5 14% 23% 24%
2% 5% 0% Over 4.5 14% 14% 16%
42% 36% 57% BTTS 14% 41% 42%
40% 41% 14% Clean Sheets 57% 41% 47%
38% 36% 43% Failed To Score 43% 23% 18%
 
5.6 6.1 5.4 Corners For (avg) 7.7 6.5 6.9
4.9 4.3 4.9 Corners Against (avg) 3.9 4.8 4.5
1.6 1.6 1.6 Yellow Cards (avg) 1.3 1.7 1.7
5 2 1 Red Cards 0 0 3
Key stats this season:
  • Sheffield United is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

Stoke City
All Championship Premier League Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
13-03-19 CH Derby County 0 - 0 Stoke City
16-03-19 CH Stoke City 0 - 0 Reading
30-03-19 CH Stoke City 0 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday
06-04-19 CH Blackburn Rovers 0 - 1 Stoke City
09-04-19 CH Swansea City 3 - 1 Stoke City
13-04-19 CH Stoke City 2 - 2 Rotherham United
19-04-19 CH Middlesbrough 1 - 0 Stoke City
22-04-19 CH Stoke City 2 - 2 Norwich City
27-04-19 CH Millwall 0 - 0 Stoke City
05-05-19 CH Stoke City 11:30 Sheffield United
Sheffield United
All Championship Club Friendlies FA Cup Carabao Cup
All Home Away
12-03-19 CH Sheffield United 2 - 0 Brentford
16-03-19 CH Leeds United 0 - 1 Sheffield United
30-03-19 CH Sheffield United 2 - 3 Bristol City
06-04-19 CH Preston North End 0 - 1 Sheffield United
10-04-19 CH Birmingham City 1 - 1 Sheffield United
13-04-19 CH Sheffield United 1 - 1 Millwall
19-04-19 CH Sheffield United 2 - 0 Nottingham Forest
22-04-19 CH Hull City 0 - 3 Sheffield United
27-04-19 CH Sheffield United 2 - 0 Ipswich Town
05-05-19 CH Stoke City 11:30 Sheffield United

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Norwich City 45 26 13 6 91 56 23 15 4 4 51 34 22 11 9 2 40 22 35 91
2 Sheffield United 45 26 10 9 76 39 23 15 4 4 42 17 22 11 6 5 34 22 37 88
3 Leeds United 45 25 8 12 71 47 23 14 4 5 38 21 22 11 4 7 33 26 24 83
4 West Bromwich Albion 45 23 11 11 86 59 23 12 7 4 53 31 22 11 4 7 33 28 27 80
5 Aston Villa 45 20 16 9 81 59 22 11 8 3 49 34 23 9 8 6 32 25 22 76
6 Derby County 44 19 13 12 65 52 22 12 7 3 37 19 22 7 6 9 28 33 13 70
7 Middlesbrough 45 19 13 13 47 40 23 10 6 7 23 17 22 9 7 6 24 23 7 70
8 Bristol City 44 18 12 14 56 51 23 8 8 7 28 26 21 10 4 7 28 25 5 66
9 Sheffield Wednesday 45 16 16 13 59 60 22 10 8 4 33 25 23 6 8 9 26 35 -1 64
10 Nottingham Forest 45 16 15 14 60 54 22 12 4 6 33 21 23 4 11 8 27 33 6 63
11 Swansea City 44 18 9 17 62 59 22 12 5 5 41 27 22 6 4 12 21 32 3 63
12 Preston North End 45 16 13 16 67 64 23 8 10 5 41 30 22 8 3 11 26 34 3 61
13 Hull City 45 17 10 18 65 67 22 11 5 6 36 23 23 6 5 12 29 44 -2 61
14 Blackburn Rovers 45 16 11 18 62 67 22 10 6 6 30 19 23 6 5 12 32 48 -5 59
15 Brentford 44 15 13 16 69 59 22 13 4 5 47 23 22 2 9 11 22 36 10 58
16 Stoke City 45 11 21 13 43 50 22 8 8 6 24 22 23 3 13 7 19 28 -7 54
17 Birmingham City 45 14 18 13 64 58 23 7 11 5 31 24 22 7 7 8 33 34 6 51
18 Wigan Athletic 45 12 13 20 50 64 22 10 8 4 28 20 23 2 5 16 22 44 -14 49
19 Queens Park Rangers 45 13 9 23 51 70 23 9 3 11 33 31 22 4 6 12 18 39 -19 48
20 Reading 45 10 16 19 49 66 22 8 5 9 29 31 23 2 11 10 20 35 -17 46
21 Millwall 44 10 14 20 47 61 22 7 9 6 25 25 22 3 5 14 22 36 -14 44
22 Rotherham United 45 8 16 21 51 81 22 7 8 7 31 36 23 1 8 14 20 45 -30 40
23 Bolton Wanderers 44 8 8 28 29 76 22 4 4 14 13 34 22 4 4 14 16 42 -47 32
24 Ipswich Town 45 4 16 25 33 75 22 2 11 9 19 29 23 2 5 16 14 46 -42 28

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