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

Sun 16th Mar, 12:30 BST, Hillsborough, Sheffield

We’ve Championship action to enjoy on Sunday lunch time, as Danny Röhl and his Sheffield Wednesday side host Chris Wilder’s Sheffield United at the Hillsborough. It's our aim to give you everything you need to make a smart bet on this encounter, so we've searched our 20+ year database and dug out the stats that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form are included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. Odds from leading bookmakers are there to make sure you get the best return.


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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

We do not expect to see a a bore-draw or a sneaky 1-0 win here, and instead we're tipping over 1.5 goals. That means that Sheff Wed and Sheff Utd will score a minimum of a couple of between them during 90 mins. This is based on form stats for each side, as well as past records of their head-to-head clashes. We give it a probability of 74%. The bookmakers have it at 1.36.

In-Play
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 41% chance of Sheff Utd coming away with a win.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
33%
2.45
6%
2.50
7%
Draw
26%
3.25
2%
3.25
2%
Sheff Utd
41%
2.88
10%
2.88
10%
Draw 1-1
12%
6.00
8%
6.00
Sheff Utd 1-0
10%
8.007.50
Sheff Wed 1-0
9%
7.50
6%
7.00
7%
Sheff Utd 2-1
9%
11.00
10%
9.50
6%
Sheff Wed 2-1
8%
10.009.00
Draw 0-0
7%
8.50
6%
7.50
6%
Sheff Utd 2-0
7%
13.00
8%
12.00
9%
Sheff Wed 2-0
5%
11.00
8%
10.00
9%
Draw 2-2
5%
15.0013.00
Sheff Utd 3-1
4%
26.00
13%
19.00
12%
Sheff Utd 3-0
3%
29.00
12%
21.00
11%
Sheff Wed 3-1
3%
21.00
9%
17.00
Sheff Utd 3-2
2%
34.0026.00
13%
Sheff Wed 3-0
2%
23.00
12%
19.00
10%
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
34.0023.00
Over 2.5 Goals
49%
2.20
5%
2.10
2%
Under 2.5 Goals
51%
1.67
3%
1.67
2%
Home 1st Goal
46%
1.83
9%
-
Away 1st Goal
49%
2.20
10%
-
No 1st Goal
5%
8.50
6%
-
BTTS - Yes
53%
1.831.85
BTTS - No
47%
1.831.85
BTTS - Home Win
16%
5.505.00
5%
BTTS - Draw
19%
4.504.33
2%
BTTS - Away Win
19%
6.50
18%
5.50
10%
Home/draw
59%
1.40
3%
1.40
5%
Away/draw
67%
1.53
6%
1.50
4%
Home/away
74%
1.331.33
Over 1.5 Goals
74%
1.40
3%
1.36
1%
Under 1.5 Goals
26%
3.00
6%
2.90
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
27%
4.003.70
3%
Under 3.5 Goals
73%
1.251.25
Over 4.5 Goals
13%
9.00
13%
7.50
7%
Under 4.5 Goals
87%
1.07
1%
1.07
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
19.00
12%
15.00
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1.021.01
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1.071.07
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
8.50
6%
7.50
6%
Home DNB
51%
1.73
5%
1.75
5%
Away DNB
59%
2.00
9%
1.95
7%
Sheff Wed win to nil
17%
4.00
8%
-
Sheff Utd win to nil
22%
4.50
4%
-
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
19%
4.334.00
5%
Sheff Wed / Sheff Utd
3%
29.0023.00
Sheff Wed / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Draw / Sheff Wed
15%
5.50
8%
5.50
4%
Draw / Sheff Utd
13%
6.50
8%
6.00
4%
Draw / Draw
18%
4.754.40
2%
Sheff Utd / Sheff Wed
3%
29.0023.00
Sheff Utd / Sheff Utd
17%
4.75
10%
4.50
7%
Sheff Utd / Draw
6%
15.0012.00
Win / draw / win Championship table

Sheff Wed have played 37 matches so far this season and are in 10th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

15 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 3 and won 2. Sheff Wed have conceded 31 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 8 matches and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Sheff Wed have played 18 games at home, winning 5, drawing 7 and losing 6 fixtures. They have scored 27 goals, conceded 27 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Sheff Utd lay in 1st place on 77 points in the Championship league table having played 37 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 37 games against teams below them in the table, winning 24, drawing 7 and losing 6 games. They have scored 52 goals and kept 19 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Sheff Utd have conceded 28 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Sheff Utd have played 18 away games, winning 11, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.4 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.8 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sheff Utd Away3724762477 
Mar 16
l
 
1-0A
-
-
2
Leeds36221044976 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
3-0A
l
 
1-3F
l
 
2-0A
3
Burnley37201523975 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-2A
Apr 21
4
Sunderland37191262169 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
4-0A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
5
West Brom37131771456 
w
 
3-2F
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2A
6
Coventry3716813456 
l
 
1-2A
w
 
1-2A
Mar 28
d
 
2-2F
7
Bristol C3713159754 
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1F
w
 
1-2A
8
M'Boro3715814953 
Apr 21
d
 
3-3A
w
 
3-1F
l
 
1-0A
9
Blackburn3615714452 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 8
May 3
w
 
0-2F
10
Sheff Wed Home3714914-551 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Mar 16
11
Norwich37121312749 
w
 
2-0F
w
 
2-3A
w
 
2-0F
d
 
1-1A
12
Watford3614715-449 
l
 
2-6A
May 3
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2F
13
Millwall36121212-148 
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-0A
Apr 8
w
 
0-1F
14
QPR37111115-644 
d
 
1-1F
w
 
0-2F
d
 
2-2F
w
 
1-2F
15
Preston3791711-644 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
16
Swansea3612816-844 
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
0-1F
w
 
1-0F
w
 
1-2A
17
Portsmouth3611916-1342 
Apr 26
w
 
1-2A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
0-00-0
18
Oxford Utd3691215-1639 
Apr 12
w
 
1-3A
w
 
3-0F
Apr 5
19
Hull3691017-937 
Apr 5
w
 
0-2F
l
 
0-3A
w
 
0-2F
20
Stoke3681216-1436 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
w
 
2-0F
Apr 26
21
Cardiff3781217-2136 
d
 
1-1A
Mar 29
Apr 18
w
 
0-2F
22
Derby379820-1235 
w
 
4-2F
w
 
1-2A
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-1F
23
Luton379721-2634 
d
 
1-1A
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
24
Plymouth3661218-3730 
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-0F
Apr 12
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
5
Sheff Utd have won 5 consecutive away league games
5
Sheff Wed have not won in 5 consecutive home league games
5
Sheff Utd have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
Sheff Wed 10TH
20 league games
Home
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
31
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
6
Draw
8
Lost
6
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
Sheff Utd 1ST
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
26
Conceded
20
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
D
4
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
13
D
3
L
4
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Sheff Utd have not lost to Sheff Wed in 5 consecutive league meetings
4
Sheff Utd have kept a clean sheet in 4 consecutive league meetings with Sheff Wed
League games at Sheff Wed since 1993
Sheff Wed
Sheff Utd
Goals: Scored
15
11
Games: Scored
10 / 12
6 / 12
Clean sheets
6 / 12
2 / 12
SHW
5
D
4
SHU
3
League games at Sheff Utd since 1992
Sheff Utd
Sheff Wed
Goals: Scored
16
12
Games: Scored
10 / 13
8 / 13
Clean sheets
5 / 13
3 / 13
SHW
1
D
8
SHU
4
Goal Statistics
Sheff Wed 10th Sheff Utd 1st
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Sheff Wed 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
+8
Sheff Wed’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+4
Sheff Utd’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.6
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2024/2025 season
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Sheff Wed
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Utd
1.2
1.4
Attack rating
SHW
SHU
19%
better
view stats
Games scored26
31
Failed to score10
5
Scored first13
26
Goals scored50
51
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal7
6
Conversion rate for15
17
Avg. XG for1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+19%
Defence rating
SHW
SHU
44%
better
view stats
Games conceded27
17
Clean sheets9
19
Conceded first21
9
Goals conceded56
27
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.7
Avg. shots/game conceded8
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
10
Conversion rate against19%
10%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+44%

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

Sheff Wed Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3711512
J BeadleJ WindassJ WindassD Bernard
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Beadle GLK37
1
-
J Windass MID35115
6
-
S Charles MID3415
10
-
B Bannan MID3444
5
-
D Gassama FWD3461
4
-
M Lowe DEF33
3
-
Y Valery DEF3324
7
-
M Smith FWD3384
1
-
M Johnson MID323
2
-
I Ugbo FWD31
1
-
P Valentín DEF281
4
-
D Bernard DEF272
9
3
S Ingelsson MID2614
2
-
A Musaba FWD2325
-
J Lowe FWD2332
2
-
L Palmer DEF20
3
-
D Iorfa DEF1811
2
-
C Paterson FWD1851
-
M Ihiekwe DEF151
2
-
N Chalobah MID11
3
-
O Kobacki FWD10
1
-
A Famewo DEF81
2
-
S Armstrong MID5
-
I Cissoko FWD4
1
-
R Hatsuse DEF3
1
-
C McNeill FWD2
-
Sheff Utd Championship squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
359612
C O'HareT CampbellC O'HareG Hamer
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C O'Hare MID3626
2
-
M Cooper GLK35
3
-
H Burrows DEF3453
2
-
S. Peck MID331
7
-
G Hamer MID3375
12
-
A Ahmedhodzic DEF2921
9
1
J Rak-Sakyi MID2962
1
-
A Gilchrist DEF282
6
-
S McCallum DEF281
-
V Souza MID281
8
-
R Brewster FWD2823
1
-
J Robinson DEF26
7
-
T Campbell FWD2591
1
-
K Moore FWD225
1
-
A Brooks MID1922
3
-
F Seriki DEF16
1
-
R Norrington-Davies DEF14
1
-
J Shackleton DEF12
-
O Arblaster MID1221
3
-
T Davies MID1211
4
-
R One FWD111
2
-
B Díaz FWD1032
2
-
H Choudhury MID8
1
-
T Cannon FWD71
-
H Clarke DEF5
2
-
R Holding DEF5
-
A Davies GLK2
-