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Derby County v Sheffield United : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

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Derby County and their boss Paul Warne will be hoping for victory against Chris Wilder and his Sheffield United side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair go head to head at the Pride Park Stadium in the Championship. Stats drive the algorithmic predictions below for seventeen markets, and changing between them delivers bespoke analysis, including head-to-head, form and a whole lot more besides. The best odds are also provided. Hit the tabs below to find out more.

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Derby County's next match is v Norwich at 15:00 on Saturday 8th February
Sheffield United's next match is v Portsmouth at 15:00 on Saturday 8th February
The last English Championship meeting between Derby and Sheff Utd was on Saturday 1st February 2025
English Championship
February 1st 2025
Derby 0
1 Sheff Utd
 
49' B. Brereton
 
DER
SHU
Shots On
2
3
Shots Off
3
3
Corners
2
2
Possession
51%
49%
Fouls
10
12
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
DerbySheff Utd
 
J. Widell Zetterström
C. Forsyth
C. Nelson
M. Clarke
R. Nyambe (M. Harness 46')
K. Goudmijn (T. Barkhuizen 80')
B. Osborn
D. Ozoh (L. Thompson 67')
K. Jackson (N. Mendez-Laing 74')
L. Salvesen
J. Yates
M. Cooper
A. Ahmedhodzic
H. Clarke
J. Robinson
H. Burrows
(T. Campbell 61') C. O'Hare
V. de Souza Costa
H. Choudhury
(S. McCallum 75') R. Brewster
(J. Rak-Sakyi 62') football iconB. Brereton
(S. Peck 79') T. Cannon

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

There's 75% chance of Derby and Sheff Utd no more than 3 goals combined during this Championship fixture according to our predictive algorithm and, with no strong favourite in the win draw win market, we think that's where the smart money should go. Calculations are made based on latest form, historical head-to-head (H2H) statistics and the view of the betting market, and you can go with it at a best price of 1.33.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Sheff Utd coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Derby
30%
23/10
34%
12/5
6%
Draw
27%
9/4
7%
9/4
4%
Sheff Utd
44%
6/5
27%
23/20
5%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/1
8%
5/1
Sheff Utd 1-0
12%
6/111/2
8%
Derby 1-0
9%
8/1
31%
15/2
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
17/2
12%
15/2
6%
Draw 0-0
8%
15/2
11%
13/2
Sheff Utd 2-0
8%
9/1
25%
8/1
6%
Derby 2-1
7%
11/1
29%
10/1
Derby 2-0
5%
16/1
35%
12/1
13%
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Sheff Utd 3-1
4%
18/1
27%
14/1
Sheff Utd 3-0
4%
20/1
62%
14/1
Derby 3-1
3%
28/1
29%
20/1
9%
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
28/1
12%
22/1
Derby 3-0
2%
33/1
33%
25/1
10%
Derby 3-2
2%
40/125/1
10%
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
6/5
10%
11/10
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
4/6
7%
4/6
1%
Home 1st Goal
44%
7/5
23%
-
Away 1st Goal
50%
8/11
20%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
15/2
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
50%
5/610/11
2%
BTTS - No
50%
5/65/6
5%
BTTS - Home Win
13%
6/1
30%
11/2
7%
BTTS - Draw
18%
7/2
5%
17/5
4%
BTTS - Away Win
19%
4/1
33%
17/5
Home/draw
56%
4/6
19%
4/6
5%
Away/draw
70%
1/3
14%
3/10
1%
Home/away
73%
1/3
3%
1/3
2%
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
2/5
8%
4/11
3%
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
2/1
14%
19/10
1%
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
3/1
18%
13/5
5%
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
1/4
6%
1/4
2%
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
8/1
38%
6/1
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
1/14
4%
1/12
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
18/1
46%
14/1
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
1/40
2%
1/66
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/12
2%
1/14
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
7/1
16%
13/2
Home DNB
48%
11/8
37%
11/8
5%
Away DNB
62%
8/15
22%
8/15
3%
Derby win to nil
17%
9/2
39%
-
Sheff Utd win to nil
25%
5/2
27%
-
Derby / Derby
14%
9/2
35%
17/4
5%
Derby / Sheff Utd
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Derby / Draw
6%
14/1
12%
12/1
Draw / Derby
11%
6/1
30%
6/1
7%
Draw / Sheff Utd
16%
4/1
15%
4/1
4%
Draw / Draw
17%
15/4
14%
17/5
4%
Sheff Utd / Derby
3%
33/1
17%
25/1
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
23%
13/5
31%
12/5
6%
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
14/111/1
8%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Derby have played 29 matches so far this season and are in 22nd position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

27 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 15 games, drawn 5 and won 7. Derby have conceded 37 goals, scored 30, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 6 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Derby have played 14 games at home, winning 6, drawing 2 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 19 goals, conceded 14 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Sheff Utd lay in 2nd place on 58 points in the Championship league table having played 29 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 28 games against teams below them in the table, winning 18, drawing 6 and losing 4 games. They have scored 40 goals and kept 16 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Utd have conceded 19 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Sheff Utd have played 15 away games, winning 8, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Derby
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Leeds3018934163 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
Feb 24
l
 
2-0A
2
Burnley31161322861 
Apr 9
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
3
Sheff Utd Away3019652061 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
1-0A
-
-
4
Sunderland30161041958 
l
 
0-1A
l
 
2-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
5
Blackburn3113612445 
Mar 8
l
 
4-2A
May 3
w
 
0-2F
6
West Brom30101461244 
w
 
2-1F
Apr 21
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
7
M'Boro30128101044 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 1
Feb 12
l
 
1-0A
8
Norwich3011910742 
l
 
2-3A
Feb 8
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
9
Bristol C3010128342 
w
 
3-0F
l
 
1-0A
Mar 12
w
 
1-2A
10
Sheff Wed3011910-342 
l
 
1-2F
l
 
4-2A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
11
Coventry3011811341 
Mar 11
w
 
1-2F
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
12
Watford3012513-241 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
13
QPR31101110-541 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
14
Millwall30101010340 
Feb 22
d
 
1-1F
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
15
Preston308139-537 
Mar 29
d
 
1-1A
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
16
Oxford Utd3191012-1137 
Feb 11
d
 
1-1A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
17
Swansea309714-1034 
l
 
1-2A
Apr 5
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
18
Stoke3071112-932 
May 3
l
 
2-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
19
Cardiff3071013-1831 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
20
Portsmouth307914-1630 
w
 
4-0F
Apr 12
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
21
Hull307815-929 
d
 
1-1A
Apr 26
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
22
Derby Home307617-927 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
23
Luton307617-1927 
Apr 18
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
24
Plymouth3051015-3425 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Derby 22ND
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
15
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
12
D
2
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Derby0 - 1Sunderland
Derby0 - 2Watford
Derby0 - 1Leeds
Derby2 - 1West Brom
Derby4 - 0Portsmouth
Derby1 - 2Sheff Wed
Derby1 - 2Swansea
Derby1 - 1Plymouth
Derby1 - 1Hull
Derby2 - 0QPR
Derby2 - 3Norwich
Derby1 - 0Cardiff
Derby3 - 0Bristol C
Derby1 - 0M'Boro
Derby2 - 0Carlisle
Derby3 - 0L Orient
Derby1 - 0Blackpool
Derby1 - 0Bolton
Derby2 - 1Reading
Derby3 - 0Port Vale
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
W
3
Draw
6
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ADerby1 - 2Cardiff
HDerby0 - 1Sunderland
HDerby0 - 2Watford
ADerby0 - 1Bristol C
ADerby2 - 4Sheff Wed
HDerby0 - 1Leeds
HDerby2 - 1West Brom
ADerby1 - 2Luton
HDerby4 - 0Portsmouth
ADerby0 - 0Burnley
ADerby0 - 2Leeds
HDerby1 - 2Sheff Wed
HDerby1 - 2Swansea
ADerby1 - 1Preston
HDerby1 - 1Plymouth
ADerby2 - 1Coventry
ADerby1 - 2Stoke
HDerby1 - 1Hull
ADerby1 - 1Oxford Utd
ADerby1 - 1Millwall
Sheff Utd 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Swansea1 - 2Sheff Utd
Watford1 - 2Sheff Utd
Sunderland2 - 1Sheff Utd
Cardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
Millwall0 - 1Sheff Utd
West Brom2 - 2Sheff Utd
Coventry2 - 2Sheff Utd
Bristol C1 - 2Sheff Utd
Blackburn0 - 2Sheff Utd
M'Boro1 - 0Sheff Utd
Leeds2 - 0Sheff Utd
Portsmouth0 - 0Sheff Utd
Hull0 - 2Sheff Utd
Norwich1 - 1Sheff Utd
Preston0 - 2Sheff Utd
Everton1 - 0Sheff Utd
Newcastle5 - 1Sheff Utd
Man Utd4 - 2Sheff Utd
Brentford2 - 0Sheff Utd
Liverpool3 - 1Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
D
3
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSheff Utd0 - 3Hull
ASheff Utd2 - 1Swansea
HSheff Utd2 - 0Norwich
ASheff Utd2 - 1Watford
ASheff Utd1 - 2Sunderland
HSheff Utd1 - 1West Brom
HSheff Utd0 - 2Burnley
ASheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
HSheff Utd2 - 0Plymouth
ASheff Utd1 - 0Millwall
ASheff Utd2 - 2West Brom
HSheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
HSheff Utd3 - 0Oxford Utd
ASheff Utd2 - 2Coventry
HSheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
ASheff Utd2 - 1Bristol C
ASheff Utd2 - 0Blackburn
HSheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
ASheff Utd0 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Utd0 - 2Leeds
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Derby since 1995
Derby
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
17
13
Games: Scored
8 / 12
10 / 12
Clean sheets
2 / 12
4 / 12
DER
6
D
1
SHU
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Derby
Derby2 - 0
Derby2 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Derby2 - 1
0 - 1Sheff Utd
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Derby2 - 0
Derby2 - 1
Derby4 - 2
2 - 3Sheff Utd
League games at Sheff Utd since 1994
Sheff Utd
Derby
Goals: Scored
20
12
Games: Scored
10 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
3 / 13
DER
3
D
2
SHU
8
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
Sheff Utd3 - 1
Sheff Utd3 - 1
0 - 1Derby
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd4 - 2
Sheff Utd2 - 1
0 - 1Derby
Draw1 - 1Draw
Sheff Utd2 - 0
0 - 2Derby
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Derby 22nd Sheff Utd 3rd
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1.1
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
33%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 70% probability that Derby will score no more than 1 goal
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+2
Derby’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+3
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
https://api.kickoff.co.uk/v1/fixture/280438/accaPanel/formStats/marketCode/FULL
Derby
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.1
1.4
Attack rating
DER
SHU
23%
better
view stats
Games scored20
24
Failed to score8
4
Scored first12
19
Goals scored31
40
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.4
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for14
18
Avg. XG for1.1
1.3
KickOff rating
+23%
Defence rating
DER
SHU
45%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
12
Clean sheets6
16
Conceded first15
8
Goals conceded38
18
Avg. goals conceded1.4
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
11
Conversion rate against17%
9%
Avg. XG against1.2
1
KickOff rating
+45%

Derby v Sheff Utd Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Derby Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
28648
J ZetterströmJ YatesN Mendez-LaingM Harness
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Zetterström GLK28
1
-
R Nyambe DEF11
1
-
M Clarke DEF1
-
C Forsyth DEF2612
2
-
K Jackson MID3032
4
-
K Goudmijn MID2922
4
-
D Ozoh MID71
-
C Nelson MID2721
3
-
B Osborn MID211
2
-
L Salvesen FWD31
-
J Yates FWD2763
1
-
Subs
J Vickers GLK2
-
J Rooney DEF
-
D. Cox DEF
-
C. Allen MID
-
L. Wheeldon MID
-
L Thompson MID17
3
-
M Harness MID2511
8
-
T Barkhuizen FWD12
1
-
N Mendez-Laing FWD3024
2
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
30957
C O'HareT CannonC O'HareA Ahmedhodzic
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK
-
H Clarke DEF1
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF221
6
1
J Robinson DEF19
4
-
H Burrows DEF2751
2
-
V Souza MID22
7
-
H Choudhury MID1
-
R Brewster MID2421
1
-
C O'Hare MID3025
2
-
B Díaz MID31
-
T Cannon FWD21
-
Subs
A Davies GLK2
-
A Gilchrist DEF282
6
-
S McCallum DEF221
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF14
1
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID2342
1
-
A Brooks MID1922
3
-
S. Peck MID26
6
-
T Campbell FWD1861
1
-
R One FWD101
2
-