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Bramall Lane, Sheffield

Sunderland pay Championship competitors Sheffield United a visit on Friday night, as Régis Le Bris leads his men into an away clash with Chris Wilder & co. at the Bramall Lane. Statistics for our tip of under 2.5 goals are shown below, including head-to-head history. Switching the market with the tabs changes all statistics and the odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers, making it easier than ever to find the right bet for you.

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Sheffield United's next match is v West Brom at 15:00 on Sunday 8th December
Sunderland's next match is v Stoke at 12:30 on Saturday 7th December
The last English Championship meeting between Sheff Utd and Sunderland was on Friday 29th November 2024
English Championship
November 29th 2024
Sheff Utd 1
0 Sunderland
 
T. Davies 83'
 
SHU
SUN
Shots On
4
2
Shots Off
4
6
Corners
8
8
Possession
50%
50%
Fouls
12
8
Yellow/red cards
5/1
2/1
 
Sheff UtdSunderland
 
M. Cooper
A. Gilchrist
J. Robinson
H. Burrows (R. Norrington-Davies 87')
H. Souttar
C. O'Hare (F. Seriki 46')
G. Hamer (S. McCallum 90')
V. de Souza Costa
S. Peck
J. Rak-Sakyi (T. Davies 76')
T. Campbell (R. One 77')
A. Patterson
D. Ballard
C. Mepham
(A. Alese 76') Watson
T. Hume
L. O'Nien
D. Neil
J. Bellingham
(A. Aouchiche 84') C. Rigg
(E. Mayenda Dossou 77') P. Roberts
(A. Connolly 84') W. Isidor

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Best Tip: Under 2.5 goals

We're expecting a relatively tight affair here and, as such, we predict under 2.5 goals. That means we a suggesting 2 goals or less will be scored in total as Sheff Utd and Sunderland go head-to-head. Good performances all round will be required to deliver us a winner, but we have faith in both sides to deliver precisely that. The stats and the odds below suggest it's a sound bet too.

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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
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Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Sheff Utd are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.05.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Utd
48%
1/1
3%
21/20
3%
Draw
28%
23/10
6%
11/5
11%
Sunderland
24%
14/5
12%
14/5
9%
Sheff Utd 1-0
15%
5/1
8%
5/1
Draw 1-1
13%
11/2
7%
5/1
8%
Draw 0-0
11%
7/1
11%
6/1
13%
Sheff Utd 2-0
10%
15/215/2
6%
Sunderland 1-0
10%
8/115/2
6%
Sheff Utd 2-1
8%
8/17/1
Sunderland 2-1
5%
12/110/1
Sheff Utd 3-0
4%
16/114/1
15%
Sunderland 2-0
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
15%
Sheff Utd 3-1
4%
18/1
12%
14/1
Draw 2-2
4%
16/1
11%
12/1
13%
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Sunderland 3-1
2%
33/125/1
13%
Sheff Utd 4-0
1%
40/128/1
12%
Sheff Utd 4-1
1%
40/128/1
Over 2.5 Goals
37%
6/56/5
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
63%
4/68/13
2%
Home 1st Goal
52%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
40%
13/8
1%
-
No 1st Goal
8%
7/1
11%
-
BTTS - Yes
42%
1/119/20
3%
BTTS - No
58%
8/113/4
1%
BTTS - Home Win
16%
15/47/2
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/4
5%
7/2
6%
BTTS - Away Win
9%
15/2
13%
13/2
7%
Home/draw
76%
1/4
4%
1/4
3%
Away/draw
52%
4/58/11
4%
Home/away
72%
1/3
3%
1/3
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
64%
2/52/5
Under 1.5 Goals
36%
2/19/5
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
3/129/10
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
1/42/9
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
8/1
13%
13/2
6%
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
1/14
1%
1/14
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
18/114/1
12%
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
1/501/100
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
1/12
1%
1/12
2%
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
7/1
11%
6/1
13%
Home DNB
68%
4/94/9
3%
Away DNB
44%
13/88/5
4%
Sheff Utd win to nil
31%
9/4-
Sunderland win to nil
15%
5/1
9%
-
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
25%
9/49/4
2%
Sheff Utd / Sunderland
3%
33/128/1
12%
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
14/112/1
Draw / Sheff Utd
17%
15/419/5
4%
Draw / Sunderland
10%
7/113/2
7%
Draw / Draw
18%
15/410/3
10%
Sunderland / Sheff Utd
3%
25/120/1
Sunderland / Sunderland
13%
11/25/1
9%
Sunderland / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Utd have played 17 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the Championship league table. Sheff Utd are unbeaten at home after 8 games and have kept 7 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 11, drawn 4 and lost 1 match. They have kept 11 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. They have been outscored by their opponents by 26 goals to 24 goals.

Home League Performance

Sheff Utd have played 8 games at home winning 7, drawing 1 and losing 0 games. They have scored 13 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 2 goals at home.

Sunderland are in 4th position in the Championship on 33 points having played 17 matches so far this season. Sunderland are unbeaten in 2 games against teams above them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 2 games.

Away League Performance

2 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 8 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 12 goals in total and failed to score in 2 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

2 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 0 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Sunderland have conceded 2 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Utd
Sunderland
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd 1812421638 
-
-
Jan 1
l
 
1-0A
2
Burnley1810621736 
Dec 26
Apr 21
w
 
1-0F
Jan 17
3
Leeds1810531835 
Feb 24
l
 
2-0A
d
 
2-2F
Feb 17
4
Sunderland 189631333 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 1
-
-
5
M'Boro189361130 
Feb 12
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Feb 3
6
Watford18936230 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 4
Feb 8
l
 
2-1A
7
West Brom186102728 
Dec 29
Dec 8
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
8
Blackburn17845428 
May 3
w
 
0-2F
Apr 21
Dec 26
9
Norwich18675825 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1A
Dec 21
Apr 8
10
Millwall17674525 
Apr 8
Dec 11
Mar 29
d
 
1-1F
11
Bristol C18675325 
Mar 12
w
 
1-2A
Dec 10
Apr 18
12
Sheff Wed18747-525 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 15
w
 
4-0F
Mar 1
13
Swansea18657123 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 21
Apr 12
Dec 14
14
Stoke18567-321 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
Dec 7
Dec 29
15
Derby18558-220 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 1
w
 
2-0F
Jan 21
16
Coventry18468-318 
Mar 29
d
 
2-2F
d
 
2-2F
Mar 15
17
Oxford Utd18468-818 
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
18
Preston18396-818 
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
Mar 11
d
 
0-00-0
19
Luton185310-1318 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 15
Feb 12
w
 
1-2F
20
Cardiff18459-1117 
Apr 18
Dec 21
Mar 8
w
 
0-2F
21
Plymouth18459-2017 
Dec 14
Apr 12
Jan 25
l
 
3-2F
22
Hull18369-915 
Jan 24
w
 
0-2F
Feb 22
w
 
0-1F
23
QPR18297-1115 
d
 
2-2F
Mar 1
May 3
d
 
0-00-0
24
Portsmouth16277-1213 
Feb 8
d
 
0-00-0
Jan 5
w
 
1-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Sheff Utd 1ST
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
40
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
D
4
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Sheff Utd0 - 2Liverpool
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
9 / 20
Clean sheets
11 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HSheff Utd1 - 3Nottm Forest
Sunderland 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Millwall1 - 1Sunderland
Preston0 - 0Sunderland
QPR0 - 0Sunderland
Luton1 - 2Sunderland
Hull0 - 1Sunderland
Watford2 - 1Sunderland
Plymouth3 - 2Sunderland
Portsmouth1 - 3Sunderland
Cardiff0 - 2Sunderland
Watford1 - 0Sunderland
West Brom0 - 1Sunderland
Leeds0 - 0Sunderland
Cardiff0 - 2Sunderland
Southampton4 - 2Sunderland
Norwich1 - 0Sunderland
Birmingham2 - 1Sunderland
Huddersfield1 - 0Sunderland
M'Boro1 - 1Sunderland
Ipswich2 - 1Sunderland
Rotherham1 - 1Sunderland
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
10 / 20
Clean sheets
10 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSunderland0 - 0West Brom
ASunderland1 - 1Millwall
HSunderland2 - 2Coventry
ASunderland0 - 0Preston
ASunderland0 - 0QPR
HSunderland2 - 0Oxford Utd
ASunderland2 - 1Luton
ASunderland1 - 0Hull
HSunderland2 - 2Leeds
HSunderland2 - 0Derby
ASunderland1 - 2Watford
HSunderland1 - 0M'Boro
ASunderland2 - 3Plymouth
ASunderland3 - 1Portsmouth
HSunderland1 - 0Burnley
HSunderland4 - 0Sheff Wed
ASunderland2 - 0Cardiff
HSunderland0 - 2Sheff Wed
ASunderland0 - 1Watford
HSunderland0 - 1Millwall
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
4
Sheff Utd have beaten Sunderland in 4 consecutive league meetings
League games at Sheff Utd since 1994
Sheff Utd
Sunderland
Goals: Scored
8
6
Games: Scored
4 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
4 / 8
SHU
4
D
2
SUN
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sheff Utd
Sheff Utd2 - 1
Sheff Utd3 - 0
Sheff Utd1 - 0
0 - 1Sunderland
0 - 4Sunderland
Sheff Utd2 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
League games at Sunderland since 1995
Sunderland
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
13
6
Games: Scored
7 / 8
3 / 8
Clean sheets
5 / 8
1 / 8
SHU
2
D
1
SUN
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Sunderland
1 - 2Sheff Utd
1 - 2Sheff Utd
Sunderland1 - 0
Sunderland3 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Sunderland4 - 2
Sunderland2 - 0
Sunderland1 - 0
Goal Statistics
Sheff Utd 1st Sunderland 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
0.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Sheff Utd will score no more than 1 goal
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Sunderland scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-15
Sheff Utd have scored 15% fewer goals at home than predicted
-18
Sunderland have scored 18% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
2.0
conceded
1.1
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Sheff Utd
PG (predicted goals)
Sunderland
1.3
0.8
Attack rating
SHU
SUN
6%
better
view stats
Games scored14
14
Failed to score3
3
Scored first12
13
Goals scored24
26
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.5
Avg. shots per game8
8
Avg. shots per goal6
5
Conversion rate for17
18
Avg. XG for1.3
1.3
KickOff rating
+6%
Defence rating
1%
better
SHU
SUN
view stats
Games conceded6
7
Clean sheets11
10
Conceded first4
1
Goals conceded9
12
Avg. goals conceded0.5
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded13
11
Conversion rate against8%
10%
Avg. XG against1
1.2
KickOff rating
+1%

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

Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18546
C O'HareT CampbellG HamerV Souza
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Cooper GLK16
2
-
A Gilchrist DEF171
1
-
H Souttar DEF17
3
1
J Robinson DEF7
2
-
H Burrows DEF152
2
-
S. Peck MID14
2
-
V Souza MID17
6
-
J Rak-Sakyi MID1742
-
C O'Hare MID1813
2
-
G Hamer MID1744
6
-
T Campbell FWD1351
1
-
Subs
A Davies GLK2
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF7
-
F Seriki DEF10
1
-
S McCallum DEF111
-
J Shackleton DEF9
-
T Davies MID21
-
A Brooks MID122
2
-
L Marsh FWD
-
R One FWD51
2
-
Sunderland Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18535
L O'NienW IsidorD NeilC Mepham
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Patterson GLK14
1
-
L O'Nien DEF1821
1
-
C Mepham DEF13
4
1
D Ballard DEF8
1
-
T Hume DEF171
4
-
D Neil MID173
2
1
J Bellingham MID1522
4
1
P Roberts MID1713
5
-
C Rigg MID1731
4
-
T Watson MID8
-
W Isidor FWD155
2
-
Subs
S Moore GLK4
1
-
L Hjelde DEF3
-
Z Johnson DEF
-
A Alese  DEF6
1
-
A Aouchiche MID2
-
E Mayenda FWD1032
-
N Rusyn FWD6
1
-
A Connolly FWD81
-
M. Aleksić FWD1
1
-