Only a win will satisfy the Sheffield United supporters in this Bramall Lane clash with AFC Bournemouth, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the Premier League table.
It's no vacation for neither Sheffield United nor AFC Bournemouth 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.
Sheffield United form and stats
The story so far in the Premier League for Sheffield United at their home stadium (Bramall Lane) is 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
A nice win for Sheffield United last time playing, versus AFC Bournemouth. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Billy Sharp and John Lundstram scoring for the victors. Before that match, a win away at Crystal Palace.
World class coaching! That was the thoughts of C. Wilder when John Lundstram scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Sheffield United matches with similar probabilities have ended with five wins, one draw and two defeats (from eight games).
Sheffield United are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 13 goals in 12 games. From these home matches, Sheffield United have conceded only 11 goals.
AFC Bournemouth form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for AFC Bournemouth so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-8 (win-draw-lose). It's all red in the travel logs of AFC Bournemouth, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.
It might be tough going out on the road again for AFC Bournemouth, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 1-2 versus Sheffield United (placed 6th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Aston Villa.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of AFC Bournemouth when being an outsider away as they are today, we find four matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing zero and winning zero games.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting AFC Bournemouth as they have only managed to score 10 times from 12 away games in the league. In the opposite end, AFC Bournemouth have conceded 19 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Sheffield United - AFC Bournemouth 2-1, played this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's five Sheffield United victories, one draw and zero AFC Bournemouth wins. three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Wilson 7 goals |  H. Wilson 7 goals |   J. Fleck 5 goals |
Sheffield United missing players
AFC Bournemouth missing players
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| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 9 | 14 |
| 28 | 15 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 11 | 26 |
| 24 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 40 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 65% | 54% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 62% | 69% |
| 23% | 31% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 54% | 58% |
| 8% | 8% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 31% | 31% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 8% | 4% |
| 42% | 31% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 46% | 54% |
| 35% | 38% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 15% | 15% |
| 27% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 46% | 38% |
| 5.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.9 |
| 5.8 | 4.9 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 7 | 6.6 |
| 2 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 263 | 154 | 52 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 126 | 257 |
| 86 | 51 | 13 | Shots on Target | S O | 10 | 39 | 82 |
| 33% | 29% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 28% | 32% |
- AFC Bournemouth has the fewest scored goals in the second half (10)
- Sheffield United has the fewest matches over the total-line (6)
- Sheffield United has the most matches under the total-line (20)
- Sheffield United have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Sheffield United have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game at 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 | Liverpool | 25 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 73 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 25 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 29 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 51 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 54 | 26 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 12 | 28 | 49 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 43 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 40 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 8 | 37 |
| 6 | Sheffield United | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 36 |
| 7 | Everton | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 24 | -4 | 36 |
| 8 | Manchester United | 25 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 29 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 7 | 35 |
| 9 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 35 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 25 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 31 |
| 11 | Burnley | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 20 | -10 | 31 |
| 12 | Newcastle United | 25 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 24 | -12 | 31 |
| 13 | Southampton | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 18 | -15 | 31 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 30 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 26 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 27 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 25 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | -13 | 26 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 26 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | West Ham United | 25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -13 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford | 26 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 24 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 24 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 25 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 47 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 18 |
- Sheffield United FC
- The Star - (local newspaper)
- The Yorkshire Post - (local newspaper)
- AFC Bournemouth
- Bournemouth Echo - (local newspaper)