Struggling Sheffield United will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Liverpool in the upcoming league round. It’s 20th vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
- Sheffield United has the fewest scored goals (15) in Premier League
- Liverpool have scored more than double the goals of Sheffield United.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Sheffield United form and stats
Sheffield United's struggle is real here at Bramall Lane with only 7 points collected from 12 Premier League games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-9. With three straight defeats the pressure is piling up on Sheffield to get some points in this home game.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 216 minutes without scoring a league goal. A. Rudiger (own goal) was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager C. Wilder led his Sheffield to a defeat in the Premier League match away at Fulham. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Bramall Lane. Prior to that, an away loss at West Ham United.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus Aston Villa in only three days. This game is also played here at Bramall Lane.
Sheffield have scored 9 league goals here from 12 matches, not a lot. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Sheffield defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Liverpool form and stats
4-5-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Liverpool in their Premier League matches away. With the Liverpool losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.
Liverpool might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Everton proved too strong as Liverpool slumped to a 0-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Anfield. Ahead of that match was the victory versus RB Leipzig at their stadium, the result 2-0.
A quick return to home after this game, as Liverpool are hosting Chelsea in the Premier League only four days away.
Liverpool are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 23 times in 12 away games so far. In the opposite end, Liverpool have conceded 18 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Sheffield United and Liverpool have met before this season: Liverpool - Sheffield United 2-1. Sheffield United-Liverpool H2H statistics last five meetings regardless of arena: Sheffield zero wins, Liverpool four wins, one draw. two of these five matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  M. Salah Ghaly 17 goals |  S. Mané 7 goals |  R. Barbosa de Oliveira 6 goals |
Sheffield United missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Sheffield United | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 12 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 15 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 9 | 23 | 45 |
| 41 | 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 34 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 92% | 92% |
| 60% | 58% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 80% |
| 44% | 42% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 50% | 56% |
| 12% | 17% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 50% | 40% |
| 8% | 8% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 17% | 16% |
| 44% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 60% |
| 4% | 8% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 24% |
| 52% | 42% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 17% | 24% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8.7 | 10.1 | 7.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.2 | 13.8 | 15.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 21% | 22% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 37% | 33% |
- Liverpool have scored more than double the goals of Sheffield United.
- Sheffield United has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the fewest scored goals (15) in Premier League
- Sheffield United has the fewest scored goals in the first half (5) in Premier League
- Sheffield United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Sheffield United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 8 | 34 | 56 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 50 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Leicester City | 24 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 46 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 25 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 37 | 28 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 42 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 25 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 34 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 40 |
| 7 | Everton | 24 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 40 |
| 8 | Aston Villa | 22 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 36 |
| 9 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 36 |
| 10 | Arsenal | 24 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 34 |
| 11 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 25 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -6 | 33 |
| 12 | Leeds United | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 40 | 43 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 27 | -3 | 32 |
| 13 | Southampton | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 24 | -9 | 30 |
| 14 | Crystal Palace | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -15 | 29 |
| 15 | Burnley | 25 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -12 | 28 |
| 16 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -5 | 26 |
| 17 | Newcastle United | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 25 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 25 |
| 18 | Fulham | 25 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 32 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -11 | 22 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 25 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -36 | 14 |
| 20 | Sheffield United | 25 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 23 | -26 | 11 |
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