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Sheffield United v Plymouth Argyle : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 14th Dec, 15:00 BST, Bramall Lane (Sheffield), Sheffield

It's an away trip for Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle side on Saturday afternoon, as they travel to the Bramall Lane (Sheffield) for a Championship tie with Chris Wilder's Sheffield United. All of the important stats for the tie, including head to heads (H2Hs), predictions and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers across seventeen major markets are covered in this preview. It's all here with the aim of helping you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Sheff Utd
70%
--
Draw
20%
--
Plymouth
10%
--
Sheff Utd 1-0
15%
--
Sheff Utd 2-0
15%
--
Sheff Utd 3-0
10%
--
Draw 1-1
9%
--
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Sheff Utd 3-1
6%
--
Sheff Utd 4-0
5%
--
Plymouth 1-0
5%
--
Sheff Utd 4-1
3%
--
Plymouth 2-1
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Sheff Utd 5-0
2%
--
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
--
Plymouth 2-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
47%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
53%
--
Home 1st Goal
63%
--
Away 1st Goal
32%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
38%
--
BTTS - No
62%
--
BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
12%
--
BTTS - Away Win
4%
--
Home/draw
90%
--
Away/draw
30%
--
Home/away
80%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
72%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
28%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
25%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
75%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
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Under 0.5 Goals
8%
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Home DNB
84%
--
Away DNB
24%
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Sheff Utd win to nil
48%
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Plymouth win to nil
6%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 18 matches so far this season and lay in 1st place in the Championship league table. Sheff Utd are unbeaten at home after 9 games and have kept 8 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below in the table, having won 12, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 12 clean sheets and have failed to score in 3 fixtures. Sheff Utd have outscored their opponents by 25 goals to 18 goals.

Home League Performance

Sheff Utd have played 9 games at home winning 8, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 14 goals, kept 8 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

Plymouth are in 21st position in the Championship on 17 points having played 18 matches so far this season. Plymouth are having a poor run against away teams, having not won a match so far this season. They have also not scored in 7 of those games.

Away League Performance

8 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 27 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 3 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 9 games, drawn 3 and won 3. Plymouth have conceded 36 goals, scored 15, failed to score in 8 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
Plymouth
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd 1812421638 
-
-
Apr 12
Dec 14
2
Burnley1810621736 
Dec 26
Apr 21
Jan 22
l
 
1-0A
3
Leeds1810531835 
Feb 24
l
 
2-0A
May 3
l
 
3-0A
4
Sunderland189631333 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 1
w
 
3-2A
Jan 25
5
M'Boro189361130 
Feb 12
l
 
1-0A
Dec 21
Apr 18
6
Watford18936230 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
d
 
2-2A
Mar 29
7
West Brom186102728 
Dec 29
Dec 8
Feb 1
l
 
1-0A
8
Blackburn17845428 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
9
Norwich18675825 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Apr 5
l
 
6-1A
10
Millwall17674525 
Apr 8
Dec 11
Feb 11
l
 
1-0A
11
Bristol C18675325 
Mar 12
w
 
1-2A
Jan 1
l
 
4-0A
12
Sheff Wed18747-525 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
Mar 8
l
 
4-0A
13
Swansea18657123 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
Dec 10
Apr 9
14
Stoke18567-321 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
15
Derby18558-220 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
16
Coventry18468-318 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
Apr 21
Dec 26
17
Oxford Utd18468-818 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
Dec 7
Dec 29
18
Preston18396-818 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
d
 
3-3A
Apr 26
19
Luton185310-1318 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
w
 
3-1F
Feb 8
20
Cardiff18459-1117 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Feb 22
l
 
5-0A
21
Plymouth 18459-2017 
Dec 14
Apr 12
-
-
22
Hull18369-915 
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
d
 
1-1F
Mar 1
23
QPR18297-1115 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
1-0F
Mar 11
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Win / draw / win form
8
Sheff Utd have won 8 consecutive home league games
9
Sheff Utd have not lost in 9 consecutive home league games
12
Plymouth have not won in 12 consecutive away league games
8
Sheff Utd have kept a clean sheet for 8 consecutive home league games
Sheff Utd 1ST
20 league games
Home
8
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
38
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
11 / 20
Clean sheets
9 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sunderland
Sheff Utd3 - 0Oxford Utd
Sheff Utd1 - 0Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd2 - 0Stoke
Sheff Utd2 - 0Luton
Sheff Utd1 - 0Swansea
Sheff Utd1 - 0Derby
Sheff Utd1 - 0Watford
Sheff Utd2 - 2QPR
Sheff Utd0 - 3Spurs
Sheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
Sheff Utd1 - 4Burnley
Sheff Utd2 - 2Chelsea
Sheff Utd3 - 3Fulham
Sheff Utd0 - 6Arsenal
Sheff Utd0 - 5Brighton
Sheff Utd0 - 5A Villa
Sheff Utd2 - 2West Ham
Sheff Utd2 - 3Luton
Sheff Utd1 - 0Brentford
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
13
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
8 / 20
Clean sheets
12 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
12
D
4
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HSheff Utd2 - 0Luton
HSheff Utd1 - 0Swansea
ASheff Utd0 - 0Portsmouth
HSheff Utd1 - 0Derby
ASheff Utd2 - 0Hull
HSheff Utd1 - 0Watford
ASheff Utd1 - 1Norwich
HSheff Utd2 - 2QPR
ASheff Utd2 - 0Preston
HSheff Utd0 - 3Spurs
ASheff Utd0 - 1Everton
Plymouth 21ST
20 league games
Away
12
Overall
Goals: Scored
11
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
W
3
D
4
Lost
13
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol C4 - 0Plymouth
Norwich6 - 1Plymouth
Derby1 - 1Plymouth
Leeds3 - 0Plymouth
Millwall1 - 0Plymouth
Cardiff5 - 0Plymouth
Burnley1 - 0Plymouth
West Brom1 - 0Plymouth
QPR1 - 1Plymouth
Sheff Wed4 - 0Plymouth
Millwall1 - 0Plymouth
Stoke3 - 0Plymouth
Rotherham0 - 1Plymouth
Norwich2 - 1Plymouth
Blackburn1 - 1Plymouth
Sheff Wed1 - 0Plymouth
M'Boro0 - 2Plymouth
Sunderland3 - 1Plymouth
Swansea0 - 1Plymouth
Huddersfield1 - 1Plymouth
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
39
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
APlymouth0 - 4Bristol C
APlymouth1 - 6Norwich
HPlymouth2 - 2Watford
APlymouth1 - 1Derby
HPlymouth1 - 0Portsmouth
APlymouth0 - 3Leeds
HPlymouth3 - 3Preston
APlymouth0 - 1Millwall
APlymouth0 - 5Cardiff
HPlymouth2 - 1Blackburn
APlymouth0 - 1Burnley
HPlymouth3 - 1Luton
APlymouth0 - 1West Brom
HPlymouth3 - 2Sunderland
HPlymouth0 - 1Stoke
APlymouth1 - 1QPR
HPlymouth1 - 1Hull
APlymouth0 - 4Sheff Wed
HPlymouth1 - 0Hull
APlymouth0 - 1Millwall
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Sheff Utd have not lost to Plymouth in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Sheff Utd since 2004
Sheff Utd
Plymouth
Goals: Scored
10
5
Games: Scored
4 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
1 / 5
SHU
4
PLY
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd4 - 3
Sheff Utd2 - 0
0 - 1Plymouth
Sheff Utd2 - 0
Sheff Utd2 - 1
League games at Plymouth since 2005
Plymouth
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
5
4
Games: Scored
2 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
3 / 5
SHU
2
D
2
PLY
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Plymouth
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Sheff Utd
Draw0 - 0Draw
Plymouth3 - 0
Goal Statistics

Plymouth Argyle have been awful at the back of late, conceding 2 or more goals in 3 consecutive Championship outings. This run could continue, with Sheffield United's PG an impressive 2.0.

Sheff Utd 1st Plymouth 21st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.0
goals
0.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
28%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Sheff Utd will score 1 or more goals
0
56%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 56% probability that Plymouth will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-12
Sheff Utd have scored 12% fewer goals at home than predicted
-44
Plymouth have scored 44% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
0.6
average goals scored
1.9
conceded
2.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Plymouth
2
0.6
Attack rating
35%
better
SHU
PLY
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Games scored15
10
Failed to score3
8
Scored first13
4
Goals scored25
18
Avg. goals scored1.4
1
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
8
Conversion rate for17
13
Avg. XG for1.3
0.8
KickOff rating
+35%
Defence rating
67%
better
SHU
PLY
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Games conceded6
17
Clean sheets12
1
Conceded first4
14
Goals conceded9
38
Avg. goals conceded0.5
2.1
Avg. shots/game conceded7
13
Avg. shots/goal conceded14
6
Conversion rate against7%
17%
Avg. XG against1
2
KickOff rating
+67%

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Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18546
C O'HareT CampbellG HamerG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID1813
2
-
A Gilchrist DEF171
1
-
H Souttar DEF17
3
1
G Hamer MID1744
6
-
V Souza MID17
6
-
J Rak-Sakyi FWD1742
-
M Cooper GLK16
2
-
H Burrows DEF152
2
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF141
5
1
S. Peck MID14
2
-
K Moore FWD142
1
-
T Campbell FWD1351
1
-
O Arblaster MID1221
3
-
A Brooks MID122
2
-
R Brewster FWD121
1
-
S McCallum DEF111
-
F Seriki DEF10
1
-
J Shackleton DEF9
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF7
-
J Robinson DEF7
2
-
A Davies GLK2
-
T Davies MID21
-
S Sachdev DEF1
-
Plymouth Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16325
B MumbaM WhittakerM BunduA Forshaw
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
B Mumba DEF181
3
-
D Gyabi MID161
3
-
K. Szűcs DEF15
3
-
A Randell MID1511
3
-
M Whittaker FWD153
3
-
R Hardie FWD1511
-
D Grimshaw GLK141
2
-
M Obafemi FWD142
-
L Gibson DEF131
1
-
A Forshaw MID13
4
1
M Bundu FWD1312
1
-
C Wright MID12
-
F Issaka FWD111
1
R Hajj MID101
-
J Houghton MID10
1
-
J Edwards MID101
4
-
I Cissoko FWD1031
2
1
V Pálsson DEF8
1
-
J Pleguezuelo DEF7
1
-
M Sorinola DEF6
2
-
N Ogbeta DEF5
-
B Galloway DEF5
-
C Hazard GLK4
1
-
C Roberts MID3
-
M Tijani FWD31
-