Championship fixture sneak peek: Swansea City versus Sheffield United

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Competition: England Championship
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Swansea City FC Youth Academy Training Centre (1000 seats)

Round two of the Championship campaign and the teams have had a few days to digest the first game. Here's the ultimate Swansea City - Sheffield United guide:

It's no vacation for neither Swansea nor Sheffield United as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Swansea City form and stats

Last season, Swansea City's league statistics were 23 wins, 11 draws and 12 losses, resulting in a 4th position in the Championship. Over these 46 matches they scored 56 goals and conceded 39. Playing at home last season Swansea City managed 12-6-5 (win-draw-lost) with 27 goals and 16 conceded.

It's back home for Swansea, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Reading away with the result 3-0. Joel Latibeaudiere, Joel Piroe and Ben Cabango found the net in that victory. Attacking player Yan Dhanda bested all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 8.24 out of 10. Dhanda signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 53 successful passes (of 59 total).

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Blackburn Rovers (1-2).

The match schedule is unforgiving for Swansea City as they have a new game in only three days, a Championship match thankfully also at home. Stoke City are visiting.

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Sheffield United form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sheffield United performed last season in the Premier League: They landed a 20th position in the league table after playing out 7 victories, 2 draws and 29 defeats. In total they scored 20 and conceded 63 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 2 - drew 1 and lost 16 with 8/36 goals scored/conceded.

Sheffield are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Carabao Cup against Carlisle United. Midfield player Luke Freeman was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.85/10. Freeman hit three key passes, dribled passed the opponent 2 of 4 times and had 30 successful passes (of 35 total).

A 0-1 loss hosting Birmingham City before that.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Championship trip to West Bromwich Albion.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: five - one - three (Swansea wins - draws - Sheffield United wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Swansea City missing players

Sheffield United missing players

Swansea City Sheffield United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
1 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
2 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 1
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 100%
 
5 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 8
7 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
2 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
7 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 15
4 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
25% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Swansea City Last season Sheffield United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
49 24   Played P   19 38
24 12   Won W   2 7
12 7   Drew D   1 2
13 5   Lost L   16 29
58 28   Scored S   8 20
42 17   Conceded C   36 63
94% 88%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 100%
69% 62%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   58% 58%
29% 29%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   47% 39%
10% 8%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   16% 13%
2% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   11% 8%
39% 42%   BTTS BTTS   32% 32%
43% 46%   Clean Sheets C S   5% 13%
24% 25%   Failed to Score F T   63% 55%
 
5.2 5.2   Corners for (avg) C F   4.2 4.5
4.8 4.8   Corners against (avg) C A   7.2 6.4
1.4 1.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.2 1.9
2 1   Red cards R C   2 3
 
10.1 10.5   Shots (avg) S (   7.7 8.5
3.1 3.2   Shots on Target (avg) S O   2.3 2.6
38% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   18% 20%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 3
2 Luton Town 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
3 Stoke City 1 1 0 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Blackburn Rovers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Coventry City 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
6 Birmingham City 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 AFC Bournemouth 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 West Bromwich Albion 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
9 Barnsley 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
10 Blackpool 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
11 Bristol City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cardiff City 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
13 Derby County 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Fulham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Huddersfield Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Middlesbrough 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Millwall 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
18 Queens Park Rangers 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
19 Reading 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 3 -1 0
20 Nottingham Forest 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
21 Swansea City 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Sheffield United 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Preston North End 1 0 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 0
24 Peterborough United 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 0
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 Norwich City 46 29 10 7 75 36 23 14 6 3 39 15 23 15 4 4 36 21 39 97
2 Watford 46 27 10 9 63 30 23 19 2 2 44 12 23 8 8 7 19 18 33 91
3 Brentford 46 24 15 7 79 42 23 12 9 2 39 20 23 12 6 5 40 22 37 87
4 Swansea City 46 23 11 12 56 39 23 12 6 5 27 16 23 11 5 7 29 23 17 80
5 Barnsley 46 23 9 14 58 50 23 12 6 5 30 22 23 11 3 9 28 28 8 78
6 AFC Bournemouth 46 22 11 13 73 46 23 13 3 7 40 24 23 9 8 6 33 22 27 77
7 Reading 46 19 13 14 62 54 23 12 4 7 37 27 23 7 9 7 25 27 8 70
8 Cardiff City 46 18 14 14 66 49 23 8 6 9 37 26 23 10 8 5 29 23 17 68
9 Queens Park Rangers 46 19 11 16 57 55 23 11 4 8 32 27 23 8 7 8 25 28 2 68
10 Middlesbrough 46 18 10 18 55 53 23 11 4 8 30 25 23 7 6 10 25 28 2 64
11 Millwall 46 15 17 14 47 52 23 7 10 6 24 24 23 8 7 8 23 28 -5 62
12 Luton Town 46 17 11 18 41 52 23 8 9 6 25 23 23 9 2 12 16 29 -11 62
13 Preston North End 46 18 7 21 49 56 23 7 5 11 21 24 23 11 2 10 28 32 -7 61
14 Stoke City 46 15 15 16 50 52 23 9 5 9 29 28 23 6 10 7 21 24 -2 60
15 Blackburn Rovers 46 15 12 19 65 54 23 9 7 7 37 28 23 6 5 12 28 26 11 57
16 Coventry City 46 14 13 19 49 61 23 10 7 6 30 22 23 4 6 13 19 39 -12 55
17 Nottingham Forest 46 12 16 18 37 45 23 6 8 9 21 24 23 6 8 9 16 21 -8 52
18 Birmingham City 46 13 13 20 37 61 23 6 4 13 18 37 23 7 9 7 19 24 -24 52
19 Bristol City 46 15 6 25 46 68 23 7 3 13 18 30 23 8 3 12 28 38 -22 51
20 Huddersfield Town 46 12 13 21 50 71 23 8 7 8 28 23 23 4 6 13 22 48 -21 49
21 Derby County 46 11 11 24 36 58 23 6 7 10 20 26 23 5 4 14 16 32 -22 44
22 Wycombe Wanderers 46 11 10 25 39 69 23 7 5 11 17 28 23 4 5 14 22 41 -30 43
23 Rotherham United 46 11 9 26 44 60 23 5 4 14 26 35 23 6 5 12 18 25 -16 42
24 Sheffield Wednesday 46 12 11 23 40 61 23 8 8 7 22 17 23 4 3 16 18 44 -21 41
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 Manchester City 38 27 5 6 83 32 19 13 2 4 43 17 19 14 3 2 40 15 51 86
2 Manchester United 38 21 11 6 73 44 19 9 4 6 38 28 19 12 7 0 35 16 29 74
3 Liverpool 38 20 9 9 68 42 19 10 3 6 29 20 19 10 6 3 39 22 26 69
4 Chelsea 38 19 10 9 58 36 19 9 6 4 31 18 19 10 4 5 27 18 22 67
5 Leicester City 38 20 6 12 68 50 19 9 1 9 34 30 19 11 5 3 34 20 18 66
6 West Ham United 38 19 8 11 62 47 19 10 4 5 32 22 19 9 4 6 30 25 15 65
7 Tottenham Hotspur 38 18 8 12 68 45 19 10 3 6 35 20 19 8 5 6 33 25 23 62
8 Arsenal 38 18 7 13 55 39 19 8 4 7 24 21 19 10 3 6 31 18 16 61
9 Leeds United 38 18 5 15 62 54 19 8 5 6 28 21 19 10 0 9 34 33 8 59
10 Everton 38 17 8 13 47 48 19 6 4 9 24 28 19 11 4 4 23 20 -1 59
11 Aston Villa 38 16 7 15 55 46 19 7 4 8 29 27 19 9 3 7 26 19 9 55
12 Newcastle United 38 12 9 17 46 62 19 6 5 8 26 33 19 6 4 9 20 29 -16 45
13 Wolverhampton Wanderers 38 12 9 17 36 52 19 7 4 8 21 25 19 5 5 9 15 27 -16 45
14 Crystal Palace 38 12 8 18 41 66 19 6 5 8 20 32 19 6 3 10 21 34 -25 44
15 Southampton 38 12 7 19 47 68 19 8 3 8 28 25 19 4 4 11 19 43 -21 43
16 Brighton & Hove Albion 38 9 14 15 40 46 19 4 9 6 22 22 19 5 5 9 18 24 -6 41
17 Burnley 38 10 9 19 33 55 19 4 6 9 14 27 19 6 3 10 19 28 -22 39
18 Fulham 38 5 13 20 27 53 19 2 4 13 9 28 19 3 9 7 18 25 -26 28
19 West Bromwich Albion 38 5 11 22 35 76 19 3 6 10 15 39 19 2 5 12 20 37 -41 26
20 Sheffield United 38 7 2 29 20 63 19 5 1 13 12 27 19 2 1 16 8 36 -43 23

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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.