Betting preview: Stoke City vs Sheffield United - predictions and stats

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 02.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Bet365 Stadium (30089 seats)

Both these squads are capable of winning this one, Sheffield United enjoying a 12 point edge on Stoke City in the standings. Let's get started!

Insights:
  • Stoke City have the most dropped points from leading position (30) in Championship
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Stoke City form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Stoke City have managed 8 wins, 4 draws and suffered 7 defeats from 19 games.

Stoke City's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Millwall (placed 10th). The home side are looking to build on that result. Bonham, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 7.74 out of 10 in that game. Bonham saved a penalty and topped it up with a clean sheet.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Cardiff City.

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

The Stoke City fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 27 in 19 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Stoke have conceded 21 goals.

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Sheffield United form and stats

7-6-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Sheffield United in their Championship matches away.

202 minutes! That's how long the Sheffield United goalkeeper Wesley Foderingham and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Berge and Gibbs-White scored in Sheffield United's previous match, the home game against Barnsley that ended 2-0. Foderingham was the team player of the game with the player rating of 7.61. The agile goalkeeper Foderingham topped it up with a clean sheet.

A 0-0 draw at Blackpool's stadium before that.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Queens Park Rangers in just three days.

Sheffield find the net regularly in their away games. 21 goals from 20 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Sheffield United have conceded 27 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two teams in this fixture also encountered each other earlier this match year: Sheffield United - Stoke City 2-1. As for the last eight games between these two teams, there's one Stoke victory, three draws and four Sheffield United wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Sheffield UnitedB. Sharp
B. Sharp
14 goals
Stoke CityJ. Brown
J. Brown
10 goals

Stoke City missing players

Sheffield United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Stoke City Sheffield United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
38 19 6 Played P 7 20 38
13 8 1 Won W 0 7 17
10 4 1 Drew D 4 6 10
15 7 4 Lost L 3 7 11
48 27 5 Scored S 4 21 52
44 21 8 Conceded C 12 27 40
95% 95% 83% Over 0.5 O 0.5 71% 80% 84%
71% 68% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 57% 65% 66%
47% 47% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 43% 45% 42%
18% 21% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 43% 35% 29%
8% 16% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 14% 15% 13%
53% 47% 50% BTTS BTTS 43% 45% 42%
32% 37% 17% Clean Sheets C S 29% 35% 42%
21% 21% 50% Failed to Score F T 57% 40% 32%
 
5.2 4.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.6 5 5.7
5.1 4.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.9 4 4
2.2 2.1 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.9 1.9 1.9
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.8 10.8 7.8 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.8 12.9
3.8 3.7 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.9 4.2
33% 38% 31% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 27% 32%
 
10 9.1 10 Shots against (avg) S A 12 9.9 9.5
3.2 2.9 3.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.1 3.7 3.4
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stoke City have the most dropped points from leading position (30) 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 37 23 8 6 90 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 18 11 4 3 45 16 58 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 36 20 9 7 59 31 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 10 4 4 24 13 28 69
3 Luton Town 38 18 9 11 56 42 19 10 5 4 32 19 19 8 4 7 24 23 14 63
4 Huddersfield Town 39 17 12 10 51 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 20 7 7 6 24 23 8 63
5 Sheffield United 38 17 10 11 52 40 18 10 4 4 31 13 20 7 6 7 21 27 12 61
6 Blackburn Rovers 39 17 10 12 49 39 20 12 4 4 35 21 19 5 6 8 14 18 10 61
7 Middlesbrough 37 17 8 12 48 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 59
8 Queens Park Rangers 38 17 8 13 54 48 20 9 6 5 28 20 18 8 2 8 26 28 6 59
9 Nottingham Forest 36 16 10 10 53 35 19 9 4 6 30 21 17 7 6 4 23 14 18 58
10 Millwall 38 15 12 11 39 36 19 10 6 3 23 13 19 5 6 8 16 23 3 57
11 Coventry City 38 15 10 13 49 46 20 10 4 6 29 19 18 5 6 7 20 27 3 55
12 West Bromwich Albion 38 14 12 12 42 36 18 9 7 2 24 12 20 5 5 10 18 24 6 54
13 Blackpool 37 14 10 13 42 41 20 10 3 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 52
14 Preston North End 38 12 15 11 40 44 18 6 9 3 24 21 20 6 6 8 16 23 -4 51
15 Stoke City 38 13 10 15 48 44 19 8 4 7 27 21 19 5 6 8 21 23 4 49
16 Swansea City 37 13 9 15 41 52 18 8 5 5 23 20 19 5 4 10 18 32 -11 48
17 Cardiff City 38 13 7 18 45 56 20 7 3 10 21 23 18 6 4 8 24 33 -11 46
18 Bristol City 39 12 8 19 49 69 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 5 2 12 23 42 -20 44
19 Birmingham City 39 10 12 17 42 58 19 6 5 8 21 25 20 4 7 9 21 33 -16 42
20 Hull City 39 11 8 20 33 44 19 5 3 11 16 25 20 6 5 9 17 19 -11 41
21 Reading 38 11 6 21 44 73 19 6 4 9 26 36 19 5 2 12 18 37 -29 33
22 Barnsley 38 6 10 22 28 54 19 5 6 8 16 21 19 1 4 14 12 33 -26 28
23 Peterborough United 38 6 8 24 32 76 18 4 6 8 19 26 20 2 2 16 13 50 -44 26
24 Derby County 39 11 13 15 38 45 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 2 6 12 12 28 -7 25

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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 Fulham 37 23 8 6 90 32 19 12 4 3 45 16 18 11 4 3 45 16 58 77
2 AFC Bournemouth 36 20 9 7 59 31 18 10 5 3 35 18 18 10 4 4 24 13 28 69
3 Luton Town 38 18 9 11 56 42 19 10 5 4 32 19 19 8 4 7 24 23 14 63
4 Huddersfield Town 39 17 12 10 51 43 19 10 5 4 27 20 20 7 7 6 24 23 8 63
5 Sheffield United 38 17 10 11 52 40 18 10 4 4 31 13 20 7 6 7 21 27 12 61
6 Blackburn Rovers 39 17 10 12 49 39 20 12 4 4 35 21 19 5 6 8 14 18 10 61
7 Middlesbrough 37 17 8 12 48 40 18 12 2 4 29 16 19 5 6 8 19 24 8 59
8 Queens Park Rangers 38 17 8 13 54 48 20 9 6 5 28 20 18 8 2 8 26 28 6 59
9 Nottingham Forest 36 16 10 10 53 35 19 9 4 6 30 21 17 7 6 4 23 14 18 58
10 Millwall 38 15 12 11 39 36 19 10 6 3 23 13 19 5 6 8 16 23 3 57
11 Coventry City 38 15 10 13 49 46 20 10 4 6 29 19 18 5 6 7 20 27 3 55
12 West Bromwich Albion 38 14 12 12 42 36 18 9 7 2 24 12 20 5 5 10 18 24 6 54
13 Blackpool 37 14 10 13 42 41 20 10 3 7 22 19 17 4 7 6 20 22 1 52
14 Preston North End 38 12 15 11 40 44 18 6 9 3 24 21 20 6 6 8 16 23 -4 51
15 Stoke City 38 13 10 15 48 44 19 8 4 7 27 21 19 5 6 8 21 23 4 49
16 Swansea City 37 13 9 15 41 52 18 8 5 5 23 20 19 5 4 10 18 32 -11 48
17 Cardiff City 38 13 7 18 45 56 20 7 3 10 21 23 18 6 4 8 24 33 -11 46
18 Bristol City 39 12 8 19 49 69 20 7 6 7 26 27 19 5 2 12 23 42 -20 44
19 Birmingham City 39 10 12 17 42 58 19 6 5 8 21 25 20 4 7 9 21 33 -16 42
20 Hull City 39 11 8 20 33 44 19 5 3 11 16 25 20 6 5 9 17 19 -11 41
21 Reading 38 11 6 21 44 73 19 6 4 9 26 36 19 5 2 12 18 37 -29 33
22 Barnsley 38 6 10 22 28 54 19 5 6 8 16 21 19 1 4 14 12 33 -26 28
23 Peterborough United 38 6 8 24 32 76 18 4 6 8 19 26 20 2 2 16 13 50 -44 26
24 Derby County 39 11 13 15 38 45 19 9 7 3 26 17 20 2 6 12 12 28 -7 25

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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.